Produced by MacDonald & Parkes, the television series is adapted by Gemma Burgess from a novel by Jodi Meadows, Brodi Ashton, and Cynthia Hand that provides a fantasy reimagining of the life of Lady Jane Grey.

[2] The cancellation inspired backlash and a petition, including from fantasy author and A Song of Ice and Fire creator George R.R.

[3] In an alternate 16th-century England, Lady Jane Grey is coerced by her mother into marrying Lord Guildford Dudley.

The series is based on the historical young adult novels by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand and Jodi Meadows.

[6] In November 2022, Anna Chancellor, Rob Brydon, Dominic Cooper and Jim Broadbent were announced to have supporting roles as aristocrats.