Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Parents Guide

Wondering if Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is ok for kids? Shonda Rhimes is back with a prequel that brings back what fans love most about Bridgerton – drama and sex. If you liked Season 2, this series may be too steamy for tweens and teens. Here’s what parents need to know in this Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Parents Guide.

Centered on Queen Charlotte’s rise to prominence and power, this Bridgerton prequel tells the story of how the young Queen’s marriage to King George sparked both a great love story and a societal shift, creating the world of the Ton inherited by the characters in Bridgerton.

Charlotte is betrothed to King George against her will, a contract and an alliance between her brother and the British monarchy. Stong-willed Charlotte contemplates running away, but ultimately sticks it out. However, she realizes she has not been told the complete truth about George. Very lonely in her life, she does make a friend in Lady Agatha Dansbury, and we see two strong women emerge from their struggles.

Age Rating: Why is Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Rated TV-MA?

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is rated TV-MA for nudity, sex, and smoking which means some content is not appropriate for kids under 17.

Language

There is some language in Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story including words like damn, bastard, and whores.

Mature Content: Is Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Ok For Teens?

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is heavy on the sex and nudity. This series is for mature audiences only and is more like Bridgerton with steamy love scenes.

One particular married couple is seen having sex multiple times while clothed, with a man on top of a woman, thrusting and groaning while the bed shakes. The couple is seen in other positions as well with the man seen behind the woman kneeling and him thrusting back and forth.

Two men engage in sex and you can see them remove some of each other’s clothes. You see a naked backside and butt and the look of sexual gratification on their faces.

Another male and female couple are naked and having sex with close up shots on body parts. You do see a naked male butt while other body parts are strategically covered, but the act is very sensual with bodies moving up and down.

A couple is seen having sex on tables and in bathtubs. Again, there is a lot of thrusting, groaning, and moaning.

There are charcoal drawings of sex acts.

Queen Charlotte talks openly about mistress, virgins, whores, and talk about whether her daughter’s husband is putting it in the right place to produce an heir.

There are other mature topics such as racism and talk of the Great Experiment which is to mix societies and white and black people.

A character suffering from unknown mental health issues is seen being tortured in many ways such as waterboarding, a torture chair, and beaten. He is often heard screaming and is seen in pain.

Characters are seen drinking alcohol and smoking.

Is Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Appropriate for Kids Under 16?

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is not appropriate for kids or teens. You can expect nudity, mature themes, and lots of sex and is not kid friendly for any ages.

This is not supposed to be a historical lesson though some of the characters are inspired by real events and people. It’s still a period drama with many liberties taken all for the sake of entertainment. While I did appreciate the different characters and deeper conversations, the insertion of random sex is distracting to the real issues at hand.

Bridgerton fans may appreciate the return of some more risque scenes, but I found this season a little dull. If you need to insert sex scenes to liven up the place, then there’s a problem with your story. I wish the show would have delved more into the social commentary, a bit more into the love story. Trying to make everyone forget about racism in a 6-episode series seems too Disney. But don’t worry, because it’s not Disney, because there’s a bunch of sex.

Even the conversations about sex amongst older women and metaphors about gardens proved to be awkward, especially for a show about strong females who don’t care about decorum.

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story was not my cup of tea.