Kris Bowers (King Richard, Green Book, Dear White People, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Mrs. America) has composed the original score for the new Netflix limited series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. The Bridgerton prequel is created by Shonda Rhimes (Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal) and stars Golda Rosheuvel, India Amarteifio, Adjoa Andoh, Michelle Fairley, Ruth Gemmell, Arsema Thomas, Corey, Mylchreest, Sam Clemmett, Hugh Sachs, Freddie Dennis and Julie Andrews. The series, which also features Bridgerton-style orchestral versions of hit songs (by Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, among others) from the last decades, revolves around the title character whose marriage to King George of England sparks a love story and transforms high society. A soundtrack release will be announced within the next week. Rhimes is also executive producing the Shondaland production with Betsy Beers (How to Get Away with Murder, Station 19), as well as Tom Verica who also directed all six episodes. Bowers has previously scored all episodes of the first two seasons of Bridgerton and also collaborated with Rhimes on ABC’s For the People and Netflix’s Inventing Anna. Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story will premiere next Thursday, May 4 on Netflix.
Among Bowers’ other upcoming projects are the features The Color Purple and Marvel Studios’ Netflix series Secret Invasion.
