"Gird your loins for the tragic tale of Lady Jane Grey, the young Tudor noblewoman who was Queen of England for nine days and then beheaded in 1553... F*ck that. We're retelling history the way it should have happened: the damsel in distress saves herself. This is an epic tale of true love and high adventure set in an alt-universe of action, history, fantasy, comedy, romance, and rompy-pompy. Buckle up."
It's been confirmed that the eight-part comedy drama My Lady Jane will be released on Amazon's Prime Video service on Thursday 27th June.
The producers have released a series of first-look photos to accompany the announcement.
Inspired by the best-selling book, My Lady Jane is "a radical retelling of English royal history, in which King Henry VIII's son Edward does not die of tuberculosis, Lady Jane Grey is not beheaded, and neither is her rascal of a husband Guildford".
The producers explain: "At the centre of this rollicking new series is the brilliant and headstrong Jane who is unexpectedly crowned queen overnight and finds herself the target of nefarious villains coming for the crown (and her head)... My Lady Jane is an epic tale of true love and high adventure, where the damsel in distress saves herself, her true love, and then the Kingdom."
Emily Bader plays the titular role, and starring opposite her is Edward Bluemel as Guildford Dudley.
My Lady Jane. Image shows left to right: Guildford Dudley (Edward Bluemel), Jane Grey (Emily Bader)
My Lady Jane. Image shows left to right: Guildford Dudley (Edward Bluemel), Jane Grey (Emily Bader)
Jordan Peters plays King Edward, Dominic Cooper is Lord Seymour, Anna Chancellor takes on the role of Jane's mother, Lady Frances Grey, and Rob Brydon portrays Lord Dudley, Guildford's father. The series also features Jim Broadbent as the Duke of Leicester, Jane's uncle.
My Lady Jane. Image shows left to right: Jane Grey (Emily Bader), Margaret Grey (Robyn Betteridge), Katherine Grey (Isabella Brownson), Lady Frances Grey (Anna Chancellor)
My Lady Jane. Image shows left to right: Jane Grey (Emily Bader), Margaret Grey (Robyn Betteridge), Katherine Grey (Isabella Brownson), Lady Frances Grey (Anna Chancellor)
My Lady Jane. Image shows left to right: Lord Dudley (Rob Brydon), Stan Dudley (Henry Ashton)
My Lady Jane. Image shows left to right: Lord Dudley (Rob Brydon), Stan Dudley (Henry Ashton)
My Lady Jane. Image shows left to right: Stan Dudley (Henry Ashton), Lady Frances Grey (Anna Chancellor)
My Lady Jane. Image shows left to right: Stan Dudley (Henry Ashton), Lady Frances Grey (Anna Chancellor)
My Lady Jane. King Edward (Jordan Peters)
My Lady Jane. King Edward (Jordan Peters)
My Lady Jane. Image shows left to right: Princess Bess (Abbie Hern), Princess Mary (Kate O'Flynn), Lord Seymour (Dominic Cooper), Lord Dudley (Rob Brydon)
My Lady Jane. Image shows left to right: Princess Bess (Abbie Hern), Princess Mary (Kate O'Flynn), Lord Seymour (Dominic Cooper), Lord Dudley (Rob Brydon)
My Lady Jane. Guildford Dudley (Edward Bluemel)
My Lady Jane. Guildford Dudley (Edward Bluemel)
My Lady Jane. Image shows left to right: King Edward (Jordan Peters), Princess Mary (Kate O'Flynn), Lord Seymour (Dominic Cooper), Princess Bess (Abbie Hern)
My Lady Jane. Image shows left to right: King Edward (Jordan Peters), Princess Mary (Kate O'Flynn), Lord Seymour (Dominic Cooper), Princess Bess (Abbie Hern)