Bridgerton announces beloved character is getting a spin-off series as season 2 breaks Netflix records

Actress Ayoola Smart has joined the cast of Prime Video’s “Wheel of Time” Season 2.Smart will play Aviendha.Executive producer Rafe Judkins made the announcement at a panel for the series at JordanCon 2022.No further details were announced or if her story will follow Robert Jordan’s books. If the character does, Aviendha should be interacting with Moiraine (Rosamund Pike), Egwene (Madeline Madden) and Rand (Josha Stradowski).Smart played Audrey in the third season of BBC America’s “Killing Eve.” As Season 1 came to an end in December 2021, Stradowski offered TheWrap hints at what’s next for Rand, who chose not to return to his friends after his battle with the Dark One.“Rand always had a pretty good idea of who he was, and what he wanted in life, and that changed when Moiraine entered the village,” but there’s more change than he could have imagined, Stradowski said.

When it comes to recent Hollywood franchise failures, there’s none worse than Universal‘s short-lived Dark Universe and the film that sank it, Alex Kurtzman‘s 2017 film, “The Mummy.” And what a disaster that movie was. Critics reviled the film, audiences chose to keep going to “Wonder Woman” and the latest “Pirates Of The Caribbean” movie instead, and the film tanked at the box office.

Eric Church is defending his decision to miss his San Antonio show for a “once-in-a-lifetime” experience.

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes have joined this year’s Download Festival line-up.They will be joined by newly announced acts including Napalm Death, Kris Barras Band, I Pengshui and Aniilmalia. KISS, Iron Maiden and Biffy Clyro were previously announced as this year’s festival headliners.Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes will now be headlining the Second Stage on Friday June 10, replacing The Distillers who last week announced that they’d postponed all their European festival appearances, as well as their June headline tour.The Brody Dalle-fronted band shared a statement on social media that said: “It is with great regret that The Distillers have been forced to postpone their upcoming European festival appearances and headline tour this June.”“The band express their sincere apologies to all of the fans and hope to return to Europe to play the headline shows as soon as they can, so please hold onto your tickets.” No reason was given for the postponement.Last year, Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes headlined the first night of the historic Download Pilot event, which welcomed the return of camping festivals to the UK.Download festival will take place from June 10-12 at Donington Park, Leicestershire.

Simon Gregson has opened up on how it’s “amazing” his wife Emma Gleave survived after going through her eleventh miscarriage.The Coronation Street star, 47, has shared the experience of how wife Emma, 38, sadly suffered her eleventh miscarriage in 2018 after her tubes became twisted.The couple share three sons - Alfie, 14, Harry, 12, and Henry, six - however have faced heartbreak in their journey to have children. In an interview on The Likely Dads podcast, Simon said: “We lost 11 along the way. It was horrific.The first one was 21 weeks.

Former The Only Way Is Essex Star Jess Wright has given fans a sneak peek of her upcoming kitchen transformation after giving the “messy” room a makeover. The 36 year old, who is expecting her first child, a son, with husband William Lee-Kemp, documented the cleaning process on her Instagram account. Giving her 1.5million followers a glimpse of her kitchen, the TV personality shared a series of snaps and videos of the state of the room.

TV star Kate Lawler, 41, has proudly unveiled her C-section scar after giving birth to her daughter in February 2021, and has vowed to “never remove it”. The former Virgin Radio DJ shares her daughter Noa, one, whom she affectionately calls ‘Tayto’ with her fiancé Martin 'Boj' Bojtos, 48. In a candid post to Instagram marking International Caesarean Section Awareness month, Kate shared a series of snaps in black underwear, showing off her washboard stomach, heart-shaped bellybutton jewellery and her caesarean section scar.

So Many Thoughts on Royal Style and editor Rachel Burchfield reveal all of the messages you may have missed from the Duchess of Sussex. Be warned: There are a lot of them.Elizabeth Holmes: It’s so fun as a fashion person to see [Meghan Markle] really embrace fashion—and not the kind of fashion that you typically think of when you think of the royals…the princess-y stuff. To see that was just such a statement to me.

Kris Jenner‘s testimony in court on Friday (April 22) kicked off with a huge bombshell.

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White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch, he was just the visionary micromanager to heat up the retailer’s image and sales.Jeffries sought to encapsulate the brand’s lusty, youthful mystique in their stores — dimly-lit, permeated by cologne and thumping club beats, guarded by statuesque, shirtless “brand representatives.” Abercrombie became a pop culture phenomenon.“That smell. That music.

No comment. Prince William avoided Prince Harry’s Queen Elizabeth comments. When asked about whether the Queen needed protecting, the royal and his wife Kate Middleton didn’t respond. 

You mean to tell us someone named “Shifty” isn’t reliable? We refuse to believe it!

Prince Harry's relationship with his dad Prince Charles has become extremely troubled over the years.

A Lanarkshire drama school is looking to recruit some new stars.

MixMag. A statement from police said at the time: “It is reported that about 1000 people are attending the event. A large number of vehicles have also been reported travelling through the area.“We have received a number of calls from concerned and upset residents who have had their sleep disturbed by the noise levels coming from the event.

Netflix drama Heartstopper.Based on the graphic novel by Alice Oseman, Heartstopper is a coming-of-age teen romance series about high school students Charlie Spring (Joe Locke) and Nick Nelson (Kit Connor).Colman’s involvement in the series has been a secret until the show debuted today (April 22), appearing as Nick’s mother Sarah at the end of the first episode.The character is seen at several points throughout the series, offering emotional support to her son as he struggles to come to terms with his feelings.So the secret is out… Olivia Colman stars as Nick Nelson's wonderful mum, Sarah, in Heartstopper! pic.twitter.com/IPdBOrSOUP— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) April 22, 2022Viewers have shared their surprise at the reveal, with many impressed how Netflix managed to actually keep Colman’s role a secret.“Olivia Colman as Sarah Nelson in Heartstopper is a+ casting,” one viewer wrote.Everyone during episode 1 of #Heartstopper when there's suddenly OLIVIA COLMAN.

Ally McCoist has called on Rangers and Celtic to 'get rid of the nonsense' when it comes to away fans at Old Firm clashes.

Classy, crisp and colourful could best describe this opulent four-bed in the heart of Ayr.

Partick Thistle are eyeing a deal for Ayr United defender Paddy Reading.

Television finales are an incredibly tough beast – just ask the team behind The Sopranos or Lost.

Jackson and April are checking back into “Grey’s Anatomy”.

Nicolas Cage is working on his lullabies!

Aaron Taylor-Johnson is hard at work on a new project!

Kelly Clarkson is doing some musical time-travelling with her latest cover song to open “The Kelly Clarkson Show”.

Bridgerton spinoff series focusing on a younger Queen Charlotte has found its full cast.The currently untitled project will star India Amarteifo as the young Charlotte, and centers on the Queen’s rise to power, as well as her marriage to King George and how their love story created the current existence of the characters in Bridgerton. The eight-episode series will also feature young versions of Lady Danbury – played by Adjoa Andoh – and Violet Bridgerton.Written and executive produced by showrunner Shonda Rhimes, the cast includes Golda Rosheuvel, who will play the elder Queen Charlotte in the prequel, alongside Amarteifio, Andoh, and Ruth Gemmell as Lady Bridgeton.The additions to the cast are Michelle Fairley, who will play Dowager Princess does what it takes to secure her son’s place as monarch amidst a changing, modernizing Britain.

Netflix has confirmed that there will be a Bridgerton prequel series all about the young Queen Charlotte and her rise to power and prominence. The matchmaking matriarch, played by Golda Rosheuvel, is one of the most beloved characters in the hit show.

The Bridgerton universe is expanding quickly!

return for Season 2 over the weekend, there’s more news from that world. Netflix has confirmed the cast for the young Queen Charlotte spinoff series from Shonda Rhimes herself – including the actress who will play the young Charlotte.India Amarteifio (“Line of Duty”) plays the young Queen in the currently untitled series.

Eagle-eyed Bridgerton fans have been delighted to see Ruth Gemmell stepping back into the role of Violet Bridgerton as the raunchy period drama returns to our screens for a second series. But the actress, who plays the matriarch of the Bridgerton family, has played the part of a famous mum before.

Bridgerton is the scheming, easily bored, snuff-sniffing, and ultimately pro-love Queen Charlotte, played by and based on the real-life wife of King George III (you know, the dude that America revolution'd against in 1776).And because of the series' popularity, Netflix is giving us viewers : a prequel spin-off about Queen Charlotte that will also feature two other grand dames of the ton. We can't wait!Here's everything we know about the upcoming series…It's about Queen Charlotte, Lady Danbury, and Violet Bridgerton.