will intentionally despite it being historically inaccurate. After Bridgerton’s third season concluded on Thursday, June 13, showrunner Jess Brownell was asked about the show currently being set in 1815, since Queen Charlotte ( ) died in 1818 — months before the birth of her granddaughter a.k.
a the future . “I worship Golda Rosheuvel and I think she’s so fantastic in her role. and I, internally, have just decided that we’re in an alternate dimension,” Brownell told TVLine about why viewers don’t have to worry about Charlotte being killed off.
Brownell specifically pointed to the moment when the queen and Lady Danbury “worked together to make society more inclusive” as the point that created the alternate universe. “That’s where we went into another timeline,” she explained. “There’s potential that in this timeline, Queen Charlotte could live forever.
” The monarch has been featured front and center on Bridgerton since the show debuted in 2020. The fan-favorite character later received a prequel series of her own, which introduced the young Queen Charlotte’s ( ) after she exchanged vows with King George III ( ). In addition to by Rosheuvel and , who played present-day King George, Queen Charlotte also focused on young Lady Danbury ( ) and Violet Bridgerton ( ).
Before the prequel premiered, Rosheuvel, 54, teased how Netflix . “We’re going to still be in the world of Bridgerton. We’re not moving away from the world that we know and love Quee.