The Trailer for 'My Lady Jane' Promises a Magical New Take on a Dark Tudor Tale

If you're at all familiar with the story of Lady Jane Grey, it's probably because of the tragic turn her young life took. Known as the Nine Days' Queen, she was just sixteen years old when she was installed on the throne of England as part of a bid to prevent the succession of the Catholic Mary Tudor. That attempt failed and she was beheaded a year later in the Tower of London, and now is remembered almost solely for the fact that she was the shortest reigning monarch in British history.

Well, if its trailer is anything to go by, Prime Video's My Lady Jane is set to say "F*** that" to history. The seven-part drama, which will arrive on the streamer this June, aims to reimagine the story of Lady Jane Grey in an altogether different fashion, this time as a romantic fantasy saga filled with girl power and a dash of magic.

Based on the popular YA novel of the same name by the trio of Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows, the story reimagines Jane as a feisty young heroine in her own right. Dreading her arranged marriage to one of Lord Dudley's sons, she finds herself drawn into a whirlwind of events, including a surprise coronation as queen and an unexpected romance with an unlikely partner. And, if the show follows the book's plot at all, a daring mission to save a group of magical beings who are being persecuted by her political rivals.