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Seventh Row Editors / August 9, 2024

Ep. 141: My Lady Jane (feat. Nathalie Atkinson): An addictive, swashbuckling, Tudor-era romance

Toronto film critic Nathalie Atkinson joins Alex Heeney on the podcast to discuss their latest obsession — Amazon Prime’s swashbuckling fantasy series, My Lady Jane — and why we can’t stop thinking about it.

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Edward Bluemel (left) and Emily Bader (right) star in My Lady Jane on Amazon Prime. A white man and white woman in period dress embrace. She has her hand on his chin and is turned towards the camera. He looks at her adoringly.
Edward Bluemel (left) and Emily Bader (right) star in My Lady Jane on Amazon Prime.

Toronto film critic Nathalie Atkinson joins Alex Heeney on the podcast to discuss their latest obsession — Amazon Prime’s swashbuckling series, My Lady Jane. We discuss everything, including husbands that are sometimes horses, intimacy coordination by Ita O’Brien (Normal People), the incredible cast, and more. Together, we try to understand why we can’t stop thinking about the show. And we place it in the Young Adult (YA) and historical romance landscape.

My Lady Jane reimagines the story of Lady Jane Grey, who ascended to the Tudor-era English for just 9 days. The show asks, what could have happened if Lady Jane lasted a little bit longer, had a whole lot of gumption? And what if a bunch of people, called Ethians, could also transform into animals? The show is part romance, part adventure, part YA coming-of-ager, with an incredible supporting cast.

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An AI-generated transcript for the episode is available at the bottom of the page.

Show notes

  • Intimacy Coordinator Ita O’Brien’s on-set guidelines
  • Alanna Bennett’s Twitter thread on “The Look”

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Credits

This episode was edited, produced, and recorded by Alex Heeney.

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: Alex Heeney podcast, LGBTQ, Nathalie Atkinson podcast, podcast, television, Women Directors, Women Directors podcast

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