Prime Video's 'My Lady Jane' Fills Out Its Cast With Familiar Faces

Prime Video has confirmed a roster of over a dozen new cast members for its forthcoming adaptation of My Lady Jane, an eight-part series based on the popular YA historical fantasy novel of the same name. It follows the story of Jane Grey, niece of King Henry VIII, who was essentially added to the royal succession by sheer force of will and the general weakness of child king Edward VI.

But Edward's "decision" to rewrite his will immediately before his death cut his sisters Mary and Elizabeth out of contention for the throne entirely and named his cousin Jane as his heir. Jane's reign was exceptionally short-lived as the public still largely supported Henry's daughter Mary Tudor's obvious claim to rule. She was deposed, imprisoned in the Tower of London, and executed. Except that is not exactly the story the book written by the "Lady Janies" trio of Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows tells.

My Lady Jane is the first in a series of young adult novels that reimagines the stories of overlooked, misunderstood, or ill-treated historical women, usually with a magical or supernatural twist. The series boasts whip-smart dialogue, tons of modern-day pop culture references, and a sense of adventure and possibility that doesn't often exist in their source material. (The other novels focus on both real and fictional women, such as Calamity Jane, Jane Eyre, Mary, Queen of Scots, and Mary Shelley.)