‘My Lady Jane’ Boss Says Royal Fantasy Drama Is ‘The Boys’ Meets ‘Bridgerton’

“They’re both trying to say something specific about the world that we live in,” showrunner Meredith Glynn tells TheWrap of the Prime Video series

"My Lady Jane" and "The Boys" (Credit: Prime Video)
"My Lady Jane" and "The Boys" (Credit: Prime Video)

Prime’s upcoming series “My Lady Jane” may be (very loosely) based on the tragic true story of Lady Jane Grey, but it’s recruited “The Boys” writer and executive producer Meredith Glynn as series showrunner. And, according to the industry vet (also of “Scream: The Series” and “Supernatural” fame), “The Boys” and “Jane” actually share some DNA, despite being set in wildly different times and settings.

“I think that ‘My Lady Jane’ and ‘The Boys’ have a lot in common,” Glynn told TheWrap. “They’re both trying to say something specific about the world that we live in now, but they’re both playing in lots of different tones and lots of different genres.”

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