Shonda Rhimes has hinted that another Bridgerton spinoff could be on the way, and she already has a leading lady in mind: Violet Bridgerton.
Talking about a recent episode of Craig Melvin’s Glass half full podcast, the executive producer was candid about the possibility after the success of 2023’s Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.
“I certainly think so,” she said. “It’s an area that we’re excited about and know that it could be really rich and mined really well.”
And when it comes to who could anchor that story, Rhimes didn’t have long to answer.
“I’ve always said that I thought if we were going to do something like this, Violet would be a great person to tell the story of, the Bridgerton mom,” she said. “Yes, that is a possibility.”
It’s a direction that feels timely.
Season four of the Netflix series gave viewers more of Violet Bridgerton, played by Ruth Gemmell, as she began to develop feelings for Lord Marcus Anderson, played by Daniel Francis, the brother of her close friend Lady Danbury.
But the romance hit a wall when Violet decided she wasn’t ready to take the next step.
The question of whether Violet’s story could sustain its own series is one that even Bridgerton writer Julia Quinn has struggled with.
Quinn published the short story Violet in bloomwhich follows Violet’s life from childhood through her marriage to Edmund and his death, but has stopped short of writing a story that takes her beyond that point.
On her website, she explained that she simply cannot imagine anyone good enough for Violet. “I just adore her,” she plainly wrote.
Whether or not the show goes where the books haven’t remains to be seen, but with Rhimes clearly excited about the prospect, Violet Bridgerton’s story might not be over just yet.
