How Many Episodes Are In Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story?

The first two seasons of "Bridgerton" each boast eight episodes or 16 in total. With "Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story," it's clear that Shonda Rhimes and team are going for a leaner season that puts the emphasis on Charlotte. Not a fan of Queen Charlotte? You'll still find something worth binging with the latest miniseries as it's not just a prequel series that puts the magnifying glass on her origins.

"Queen Charlotte" oscillates between present-day "Bridgerton" and the royal's early days, when she marries King George (Corey Mylchreest). There are, however, differences between "Charlotte" and "Bridgerton" that Rhimes wants to make explicit. While speaking with Hello!, Rhimes opened up about how her latest miniseries for Netflix is a more complex and involved story. "To me ["Queen Charlotte"] was a much more intimate story and about much more," Rhimes discussed. "It's about a husband's illness, it's about race, it's about a lot more things than we do in 'Bridgerton,' which is supposed to be a much lighter show."

While "Bridgerton" isn't all peaches and cream, it's interesting to see how Rhimes has labeled her latest as a more darker and intimate show. Critics, like Looper's Audrey Fox, were particularly captivated by the mature and thoughtful depictions of complex relationships in the miniseries. "With thoughtful writing and strong lead performances, it is a bittersweet and heartbreaking romance that has an emotional weight beyond the steamy period romps of "Bridgerton" — in part because it makes no attempt to make its central relationship a fairy tale," wrote Fox in an 8/10 review.

All six episodes of "Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story" are streaming on Netflix.