Netflix Orders Bridgerton Prequel About Lady Violet, Written by Shonda Rhimes

Bridgerton is returning to the past, this time through Lady Violet. Deadline Hollywood described the project as a long-rumored expansion that has now received Netflix's green light.

There is already a precedent for this approach. TVLine Television reported that the announcement comes three years after Queen Charlotte received the prequel treatment.

On October 8, 2026, Netflix and Shondaland announced that the streamer had ordered a new limited series in the Bridgerton universe, according to Variety Movies. The order makes the Violet project a confirmed series rather than a prospective expansion.

The story will chronicle Violet's early life and her romance with Viscount Edmund Bridgerton, Deadline Hollywood reported. The project remains untitled.

Shonda Rhimes will write, executive produce and serve as showrunner, according to The Wrap TV. Her involvement puts the writing and leadership of the limited series in the same hands.

The Hollywood Reporter identified the new show as the second spinoff of the Shondaland-produced period romance. Together, the reports establish both the project's approval and its place within the wider series.

Netflix has greenlit a limited series, with young Violet and her relationship with Edmund as its central story. Deadline Hollywood and Variety Movies both reported the order on October 8.

The supplied coverage does not give a cast, episode count, production schedule or release date. The confirmed details concern the premise, the format and Rhimes's creative responsibilities.

The next details to watch are the title, casting and production timetable. A release date would also clarify when viewers can expect the prequel, but none appears in the supplied coverage.