Bridgerton fans in for a treat as ‘steamy’ new period drama with x-rated sex scenes starts streaming today
Calling all lovers of steamy period dramas - a completely unmissable new series just dropped - and we've got plenty of hot gossip.
The series landed on Amazon Prime today (27 June) and one of the best things about it is that it's a genre-bending romp that kicks back at expectations to fit into a neat box.
But one thing is for sure - there's a whole load of raunchy scenes to get stuck into - and the cast told Tyla all about them.
The brand new eight-episode period drama is called My Lady Jane, starring Emily Bader as the titular Lady Jane Grey and Edward Bluemel as Lord Guildford Dudley.
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They are joined by an impressive ensemble cast including Rob Brydon as Lord Dudley, Henry Ashton as Stan Dudley, and Joe Klocek as Fitz, among others.
Watch the trailer below:
Bluemel told Tyla: "It’s action, adventure, there’s a lot of sex. There’s an earnest heart to it which makes the comedy then stick out so much."
Klocek echoed: "You’re gonna see a lot of people coming to heads and also having sex.
"Lots of love/hate relationships, you’re in for a treat with this one."
My Lady Jane is an alternate version of the story of Lady Jane Grey, who infamously reigned as Queen of England for just nine days between 10 to 19 July 1553 before being executed for high treason at just 17 years old.
The short-serving monarch met her untimely death by being beheaded, alongside her husband, Lord Guildford Dudley.
In director Jamie Babbit's retelling, however, the two are not executed and they get the chance to live their lives on their own terms - with romance, intrigue and drama abound.
Of course, we jumped at the chance to get the cast to dish the dirt on the plethora of steamy scenes.
Ashton opened up: "Bridgerton smash it in their own way. We have certain elements similar to Bridgerton in terms of the sexiness of it.
"There are quite a few sex scenes… all of the sex scenes that we did, they’re not gratuitous, they all land in the right place."
Bluemel added: "I think it’s such an important part of the show and there’s so many scenes that involve sex.
"Between the cast, the crew and the intimacy co-ordinator [Ita O'Brien], we managed to make it really comfortable."
Every department head on set of My Lady Jane was a woman, and we asked co-lead Bader what kind of effect that had on bringing a script to life which featured so much sex.
She said: "Having such powerful women at the helm of this, we were considered in every decision that was made and were made to feel absolutely safe.
"And [by the time of filming] you’ve made best friends with the camera operator so you’re shyly looking off the camera… we really wanted to be able to show Jane as a coming-of-age story of a young woman and sex is a part of that.”
As for Brydon - his character is a far cry from what he's used to playing.
He did enjoy the sex scenes though, it seems.
He quipped: "I think [horny] is a word that follows me around… it kind of haunts me. I was hoping to shake it off… but it seems I failed.”
My Lady Jane is available to stream now on Amazon Prime.
Topics: Period Drama, Amazon Prime, Tyla Recommends, TV And Film
Kya Buller