’Bridgerton’ Spinoff About Young Lady Violet Greenlit At Netflix With Shonda Rhimes Writing

October 8, 2026 Deadline

The long-rumored expansion of the Bridgerton universe is a reality: Netflix has greenlighted an untitled spinoff chronicling the early life of a young Lady Violet and her romance with Viscount Edmund Bridgerton. The widowed Bridgerton family matriarch is played on the mothership series by Ruth Gemmell. Like Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, the Violet prequel […]