The book will publish alongside the prequel series on Netflix under the imprint of William Morrow Group at HarperCollins, Avon Books. Shonda Rhimes and Julia Quinn, author of the popular Bridgerton series of romance novels, will cowrite a novel about the Queen Charlotte character featured on the Netflix series, “Bridgerton.” The queen’s character, which does not appear in the romance novel series, will also be the first prequel to “Bridgerton” and will air on Netflix, too. Following the rise of Queen Charlotte, the story will show “how the young Queen’s marriage to King George sparked both a great love story and a societal shift, creating the world of the ton (high society during the regency era of Great Britain) inherited by the characters in “Bridgerton.” The literary adaptation is set to accompany the new series.ĭescribed as a “collaborative novel,” the book will be written by Quinn and the head of Shondaland herself, Shonda Rhimes, according to the Hollywood Reporter. As theGrio previously reported, in addition to more seasons of the popular series, a prequel show following fan-favorite character, Queen Charlotte, is also underway.

Each book in the period series follows a different member of the Bridgeton family as he or she falls in love. The popular Netflix series from Shonda Rhimes is currently in production for its first prequel show, and now that story is set to get a literary adaptation, according to various media accounts.Īs “Bridgerton” fans very well know, the popular Netflix series is adapted from the Julia Quinn romance novel series featuring the family of the title. The “Bridgerton” universe continues to grow. The book will publish in tandem with the upcoming Netflix prequel series focusing on Queen Charlotte.

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