My Lady Jane was the show I, quite literally, never knew I needed. When I first heard that here was going to be a revisionist history of the famous Lady Jane Grey story complete with humans who could shape-shift into animals, I didn't realise that we would be getting one of the most iconic enemies-to-lovers period drama romances of the last decade (spoiler, the ‘nine days queen’ falls in love with her husband the horse-man, and it's totally, wonderfully bonkers).
And I am certainly not the only one who is chomping at the bit (yes that is a horse pun) for more. With its irreverent, fiercely modern script, frenetically energetic performances and, yes, truly wild plot, it's easy to see why this show has everyone talking. What we all want to know is: will there be more? And when?! The people have spoken! “Give us the sequel,” they cry! “I need that season 2 renewal so bad,” they plead!
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Will there be a season 2 of My Lady Jane? Here's what we know so far…
What happened in season 1 of My Lady Jane?
A quick refresher, in case you have somehow forgotten the bonkers details of season one: The series begins with Jane (Emily Bader) living a life of independence with her two sisters and mother (Anna Chancellor) in Tudor England. (In this version of Tudor England, some people are Ethians who can turn into specific animals at will, while others are Verities who — well — can't. It's kind of like the tensions between the Catholics and the Protestants that really did rage at the time, expect more fun.) Jane is living a happy quiet life with a passion for herbal remedies, until her mother announces that Jane will be married off to Sir Guildford Dudley (Edward Bluemel). After a few attempts to weasel her way out of the marriage, Jane finds herself wedded to the handsome, rakish Guildford.
“You’re never going to please every single side of the fan base.”
Guildford, it turns out, is an Ethian who can't control his transformations – and becomes a horse during daylight hours. No wonder he was always hanging around in inns every night! Jane agrees to try and help him find a cure using her skills as an amateur herbalist. Things take a turn when King Edward, Jane's cousin, unexpectedly dies having named her as his successor. Edward, we learn, has been slowly poisoned by his sister Mary. Jane is named Queen and taken to Hampton Court Palace where she becomes determined to find Edward's poisoner.
We won't give away the rest, but in this retelling of Jane's story, she, spoiler, doesn't die. Instead, she gets to live happily ever after with the horse-man!
Who is in My Lady Jane?
The show has an all-star cast that includes Emily Bader as Jane, Edward Bluemel (Sex Education) as Guildford, Anna Chancellor as Jane's conniving mother and Rob Brydon as Guildford's inexplicably Welsh father, Lord Dudley. Here's hoping they all return if there is a second season.
Will there be a season 2 of My Lady Jane?
Unfortunately, Prime have yet to announce a second season of My Lady Jane. But we're hopeful!
What might happen in My Lady Jane season 2?
One of the small issues is that Jane Grey's story kind of wraps up in season 1. The show is based on the novel of the same name by Cynthia Hand. While a second season of the show could hypothetically break from the source material and continue with Jane's story, there is another option.
Hinds wrote two other books in her The Lady Janies series. The second book, My Plain Jane, reimagines the story of the fictional character Jane Eyre from Charlotte Brontë's famous novel. The third book, My Calamity Jane, follows the story of “Calamity Jane" who was a sharpshooter in the American Wild West in the 1800s.
Suffice to say, a second season of My Lady Jane could be very, very different. But are we still desperate for it? Yes.
