My Lady Jane launches on 27th June
"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 in 1553... 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."
It's been confirmed that the eight-part comedy drama My Lady Jane will be released on Amazon's Prime Video service on Thursday 27th June.
The producers have released a series of first-look photos to accompany the announcement.
Inspired by the best-selling book, My Lady Jane is "a radical retelling of English royal history, in which King Henry VIII's son Edward does not die of tuberculosis, Lady Jane Grey is not beheaded, and neither is her rascal of a husband Guildford".
The producers explain: "At the centre of this rollicking new series is the brilliant and headstrong Jane who is unexpectedly crowned queen overnight and finds herself the target of nefarious villains coming for the crown (and her head)... My Lady Jane is an epic tale of true love and high adventure, where the damsel in distress saves herself, her true love, and then the Kingdom."
Emily Bader plays the titular role, and starring opposite her is Edward Bluemel as Guildford Dudley.
Jordan Peters plays King Edward, Dominic Cooper is Lord Seymour, Anna Chancellor takes on the role of Jane's mother, Lady Frances Grey, and Rob Brydon portrays Lord Dudley, Guildford's father. The series also features Jim Broadbent as the Duke of Leicester, Jane's uncle.
