India Amarteifio plays her first lead role in Netflix’s Bridgerton adaptation Queen Charlotte

India Amarteifio gets her first lead role in Netflix’s new Bridgerton spin-off series Queen Charlotte.

The 21-year-old actress accepted her first lead role after playing supporting characters in TV series such as Line Of Duty, Sex Education and Doctor Who, Il Sole Reports.

First announced about a year ago, the prequel chronicles the life of young Charlotte (played by India) years before the first two seasons of Bridgerton.

Bridgerton’s second season didn’t arrive on Netflix until March 25, but Queen Charlotte has already started filming.

But India, which fans will remember as DCI Roz Huntley’s daughter Sophie in the fourth season of Line Of Duty, hasn’t announced the news or officially confirmed she’s the show’s lead role.

However, a TV expert told The Sun: “This will undoubtedly be India’s breakthrough.

“It’s a pretty big responsibility given the attention Bridgerton has gotten. She also follows in the footsteps of Golda Rosheuvel, who plays the adult queen in the main series and this spin-off.

She may be the first British queen of mixed heritage to play the role, as she is said to be of Indian, German, and African descent.

Her Majesty: A Bridgerton Prequel Series “Based on the Origins of Queen Charlotte” is pipelined on Netflix by creator Shonda Rhimes

The actress, who fans will remember as DCI Roz Huntley’s daughter Sophie in the fourth season of Line Of Duty, accepted her first lead role after playing supporting characters.

Bridgerton’s prequel series “based on the origins of Queen Charlotte” is in the works on Netflix by creator Shonda Rhimes, Deadline reported Friday.

Queen Charlotte, played by 51-year-old actress Golda Rosheuvel, named Daphne Bridgerton the “apple of the season” and set things in motion with the Duke of Hastings.

According to Deadline, Netflix and Shondaland (the production company of Shonda Rhimes) are working on a limited prequel series set in the Bridgerton universe.

A TV official told The Sun: “This will undoubtedly be India’s decisive role.”

The story is said to have been written by Rhimes and he grew up to be King III.

It also includes the origins of other Bridgerton characters i.e. Violet Bridgerton and Lady Danbury.

“Many viewers never knew the story of Queen Charlotte before Bridgerton took her into the world, and I’m thrilled that this new series will expand the story and the world of Bridgerton even further,” Netflix’s global head of TV told Deadline. said. .

“Shonda and her team are carefully building the Bridgerton universe to continue to offer fans the quality and style they love.

“And now by planning and preparing all the upcoming seasons, we hope to maintain a pace that will fully satisfy even the most insatiable audience.”

To keep up this dizzying pace of production, Deadline also reports that Jess Brownell has been hired as showrunner for Bridgerton’s third and fourth seasons.

“Many viewers never knew the story of Queen Charlotte before Bridgerton took her into the world, and I’m thrilled that this new series will expand the story and the world of Bridgerton even further,” Netflix’s global head of TV told Deadline. said. .