Princess Charlotte first look: India Amarteifio plays the titular role in the upcoming Bridgerton prequel series

Before its Tudum fan event on Saturday, Netflix on Friday unveiled the first official image from its Bridgerton prequel, officially titled Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. In the upcoming limited series spinoff, Golda Rosheuvel's Queen Charlotte from the original Bridgerton series will be followed through her formative years. In this new timeline, the young Queen Charlotte is portrayed by India Amarteifio of Line of Duty fame.

The Netflix official logline described the series that in the Bridgerton-verse prologue, which is centred on Queen Charlotte's ascent to fame and dominance, describes how the young Queen's marriage to King George triggered a wonderful love story as well as a social revolution, resulting in the world of the Ton that the characters in Bridgerton inherited.

While making the announcement, the official Instagram page of Bridgerton shared Amaeteifo's first look and wrote, "Dearest readers, rejoice in a formal introduction to royalty herself, India Amarteifio, who, along with the incomparable duo of Golda Rosheuvel and Adjoa Andoh, will reveal the origins of Your Majesty. Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is on the way, indeed."

In the next prequel series, Rosheuvel, Adjoa Andoh, and Ruth Gemmell will all return in their respective roles as the elder Queen Charlotte and Lady Agatha Danbury, respectively. The roles of Princess Augusta is played by Michelle Fairley (Gangs of London); young King George is played by Corey Mylchreest (The Sandman); young Agatha Danbury is portrayed by Arsema Thomas; Reynolds is portrayed by Freddie Dennis (The Nevers); Lord Bute is portrayed by Richard Cunningham (The Witcher); Adolphus is portrayed by Tunji Kasim (Nancy Drew), and the Royal Doctor is portrayed by Rob Maloney (Casualty).

Hugh Sachs, who has appeared in Bridgerton Seasons 1 and 2, will play Brimsley, and Cyril Nri of Cucumber will play Lord Danbury.

The show's creator, executive producer, and writer is Shonda Rhimes. Director and executive producer Tom Verica is joined by executive producer Betsy Beers.