What if King Henry VIII’s son, Edward, didn’t die of tuberculosis? And what if Lady Jane Grey wasn’t beheaded along with her husband Guildford? And… what if the alternate history that unfolds is full of modern-language, NSFW jokes and shenanigans?
That’s the premise of the upcoming television series My Lady Jane, which is based on a book of the same name by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows. We’ve got our first trailer for the show today, and it looks like a rip-roaring, tongue-in-cheek affair.
Here’s its official synopsis:
Gird your loins for the tragic tale of Lady Jane Grey, the young Tudor noblewoman who was Queen of England for nine days and then beheaded, back in good ol’ 1553. Actually… f*ck that. We’re retelling history the way it should have happened: the damsel in distress saves herself. This is an epic tale of true love and high adventure set in an alt-universe of action, history, fantasy, comedy, romance, and rompy-pompy. Buckle up.
The co-showrunners for the series are creator Gemma Burgess (Brooklyn Girls trilogy) and Meredith Glynn (The Boys). Laurie MacDonald (Men In Black, Gladiator) and Sarah Bradshaw (The Mummy, The Hedge Knight) are executive producers. Jamie Babbit (Only Murders in the Building, But I’m A Cheerleader) directs five of the eight episodes and is producing director/executive producer.
Emily Bader will play the titular role of Jane Grey. Other cast members include Edward Bluemel (Killing Eve) as Guildford Dudley, Jordan Peters (Pirates) as King Edward, Dominic Cooper (Preacher) as Lord Seymour, Anna Chancellor (Pennyworth) as Jane’s mother, Lady Frances Grey, Rob Brydon (The Trip) as Lord Dudley, Guildford’s father, and Jim Broadbent (The Duke) as the Duke of Leicester, Jane’s uncle.
Others on the call sheet include Henry Ashton (Outlander) as Guildford’s brother, Stan, with Isabella Brownson (Napoleon) and Robyn Betteridge (Wheel of Time) playing Jane’s sisters. Kate O’Flynn (Landscapers) and Abbie Hern (Enola Holmes 2) portray the king’s sisters, Princess Mary and Princess Bess, respectively.
All eight episodes of My Lady Jane will premiere on Thursday, June 27, 2024 on Prime Video.
Check out the trailer below.
