| Creator: | Gemma Burgess |
| Director: | Jamie Babbit Stefan Schwartz |
| Narrated: | Oliver Chris |
| Music: | Rael Jones |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 8 |
| Producer: | Paula McBreen |
| Cinematography: | Maja Zamojda |
| Network: | Amazon Prime Video |
My Lady Jane (titled My Queen Jane on screen for episodes four through six) is a historical fantasy romance television series made for Amazon Prime Video, starring Emily Bader as the titular character. Produced by MacDonald & Parkes, the television series is adapted by Gemma Burgess from a novel by Jodi Meadows, Brodi Ashton, and Cynthia Hand that provides a fantasy reimagining of the life of Lady Jane Grey.[1]
All episodes of the series were released on June 27, 2024. In August that year, Amazon cancelled My Lady Jane after one season.[2]
In an alternate 16th-century England, Lady Jane Grey is coerced by her mother into marrying Lord Guildford Dudley. Jane, as cousin to Edward VI, is in line to the throne. The world of My Lady Jane is inhabited by Ethians, humans who can take animal form, as well as ordinary humans, known as Verity. In England, the Verity ruling class have driven Ethians out of society; in response, Ethians have formed a group called the Pack.
The series is based on the historical young adult novels by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand and Jodi Meadows. Production company Parkes & MacDonald are producing the series with Gemma Burgess and Meredith Glynn as co-showrunner and executive producers, and Jamie Babbit directing the pilot and executive producer, whilst Sarah Bradshaw and Laurie MacDonald are executive producers.[3] Eight episodes were ordered for season one of the series.[4] In November 2022, Anna Chancellor, Rob Brydon, Dominic Cooper and Jim Broadbent were announced to have supporting roles as aristocrats.[5]
Filming took place in the UK in 2022 ahead of a projected late 2023 release.[6] In November 2022, filming was reported at Great Chalfield Manor, standing in for the Greys' residence Bradgate House,[7] and Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, standing in for Hampton Court Palace.[8] Production designer Will Hughes-Jones initially intended to use the real Hampton Court, but found its architecture had evolved too much since the 16th-century, whereas Herstmonceux "looks more like Hampton Court did back then than it does now". Still, the grounds of Hampton Court were used in the series for outdoor scenes. Hughes-Jones selected Broughton Castle for the Dudleys' residence.[9] Other filming locations included Dover Castle, Dorney Court, Hatfield House, Ashridge, Chiltern Open Air Museum, Langley Park, St Bartholomew-the-Great, St Etheldreda's Hatfield, and Crossways Farm.[10]
In mid-August of 2024, it was reported that the series had been cancelled.[11]
The series had its world premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival on 12 June 2024, and was streamed on Amazon Prime Video on 27 June 2024.
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 92% "Certified Fresh" score, based on 24 reviews with an average rating of 7.1/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "A romp-antasy for revisionary souls, My Lady Jane has her cake and slays it too."[12] On Metacritic, the series holds a weighted average score of 70 out 100 based on reviews from 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[13]