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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser that supports HTML5video Amazon Prime’s upcoming alt-fantasy period drama, My Lady Jane, retells the Tudor-era story of England’s infamous ‘Nine Days’ queen . After the dizzying success of Netflix ’s Bridgerton – an alternate universe Regency-era drama based on a bestselling book series and jampacked with steamy scenes – Prime is coming in strong with their must-watch period drama for the masses. My Lady Jane – based on the popular novels by Cynthia Hand, Brodie Ashton and Jodi Meadows – turns the story of King Henry VII’ s granddaughter, Lady Jane Grey’s (Emily Bader) tragic execution on its head in this quick-witted romantasy.

Instead of focusing on the dramatic last days of her tortured reign , the satirical eight-episode show instead imagines what her life could have looked like if she had survived (with a dash of magical realism for good measure). After Jane’s hand is sold to the highest bidder, mysterious nobleman Guildford Dudley (Edward Bluemel), her hatred soon morphs into lust. And she is not alone as the whole palace is gripped by salacious affairs and hot encounters (including a gay couple!).



Meanwhile, Jane finds herself caught up in a plot to kill King Edward (Jordan Peters) and navigating a court populated by conniving and overbearing noblemen such as Lord Seymour (Mamma Mia star Dominic Cooper ) and Lord Dudley ( comedian Rob Brydon ). The synopsis conti.

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