Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Netflix Announces Bridgerton Prequel About Violet and Edmund’s Romance
Netflix is making a new limited series connected to Bridgerton.
It will take place before the main story and follow a young Violet Bridgerton.
The series will tell how Violet and Viscount Edmund Bridgerton fell in love.
They are the parents of the eight Bridgerton siblings.
Shonda Rhimes and Nicholas Nardini will write and lead the show.
Tom Verica will direct, and Betsy Beers will also help produce it.
Netflix has not announced the cast or release date.
Meanwhile, Bridgerton season five is filming in London and is expected in 2027.
Netflix announced a limited-series prequel centered on young Violet Bridgerton and her romance with Viscount Edmund Bridgerton.
Violet and Edmund are the parents of the eight Bridgerton siblings.
Shonda Rhimes and Nicholas Nardini will write and showrun the series and executive produce it.
Tom Verica will direct and executive produce; Betsy Beers will also executive produce.
The prequel’s cast and release date have not been announced; season five is filming in London and is expected in 2027.
- Who
- Netflix and Shondaland; the story centers on young Violet Bridgerton and Viscount Edmund Bridgerton.
- What
- A limited-series prequel about Violet and Edmund’s romance.
- When
- Netflix announced the series on October 8, 2026; its release date has not been announced.
- Where
- The series is for Netflix; Bridgerton season five is filming in London.
- Why
- The series will tell the love story of the parents of the eight Bridgerton siblings.
- Format
- Limited-series prequel
- Story
- The romance of young Violet Bridgerton and Viscount Edmund Bridgerton
- Family
- Violet and Edmund are the parents of eight Bridgerton siblings
- Writers and showrunners
- Shonda Rhimes and Nicholas Nardini
- Executive producers
- Shonda Rhimes, Nicholas Nardini, Tom Verica, and Betsy Beers
- Director
- Tom Verica
- Casting and release
- Neither the prequel’s cast nor its release date has been announced
- Bridgerton season five
- Filming in London; expected in 2027 and set to focus on Francesca and Michaela
Sources
Netflix Officially Announces Bridgerton Spinoff On Young Lady Violet's Romance; Shonda Rhimes To Write Series
Bridgerton gets new prequel spinoff centered on Lady Violet and Viscount Edmund
What will the Bridgerton spin-off show about Violet and Edmund’s love story before their eight children?