Move over, Bridgerton. There’s a new period-style drama reportedly in the works, and we have a real-life royal, Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson, to thank for it.
Turns out, the Duchess of York already has big plans of turning her upcoming historical novel, Her Heart for a Compass, into a scripted TV series.
“[Her team] is already in talks with at least one streaming service and will be approaching others once a 360-degree treatment of the book is finalized,” a source told Variety. “These will include Amazon and Netflix. Everyone involved is looking at the success of Bridgerton as a demonstration of the immense appeal of period drama on streaming services.”
“I’m really hopeful that Her Heart for a Compass will come to life on screen: I see it as a TV series rather than a film,” Ferguson told the outlet. “Things are at a very early stage but we’re already in talks with some program makers about the potential to make it into a historical drama.”