Parents' Guide to

My Lady Jane

By Jenny Nixon, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 15+

Comedic re-imagining of Tudor tale has sex, swearing, booze.

My Lady Jane TV show poster: Jane in a close-up shot with her husband, her hand resting on his chin.

A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this TV show.

Community Reviews

age 17+

Based on 13 parent reviews

age 17+

Terrible

As a long time fan of the book, this was extremely disappointing. Whereas the book is blissfully free of harsh language and sex, making it a perfect choice for its target audience, within the first five minutes of Episode 1 we are inundated by constant swearing and sexual situations COMPLETELY inappropriate for the books target audience. I couldn’t watch past Episode 2 and am amazed that this disgrace of a television show shares the same name as the book. If you are not a fan of the book and are looking for a funny bridgerton esque romp then this could be for you, but for anyone interested who loved the book BEWARE! I think that it is very harmful to remove a story so completely from its original target demographic and I hope that no young teens make the mistake of viewing this thinking that they will get a story remotely similar to that of the book.

age 18+

NOT Correct rating!

This is not for kids of age 14. This has been wrongly rated and isn't for young teens but adults due to nudity and subject matter and scenes of oral sex being done....this is an adult show- should be rated TV-MA.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (13 ):
Kids say (2 ):

While it certainly doesn't lack energy or creativity, this series sometimes goes overboard on the "irreverence" (we get it, the narrator loves F-bombs) in a way that seems desperate. My Lady Jane is the latest re-imagined period piece (see also The Buccaneers) to combine corset-heavy costume drama with anachronistic music choices (we hear Portishead, Led Zeppelin, and Kate Nash). Reminiscent of Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette, it's amusing here and there but can also be heavy-handed.

All of this plus the concept of a parallel-reality Lady Jane escaping execution (and seeing what comes after) would have been entertaining enough; it feels like overkill that the show also adds fantastical elements like shape-shifting maids who turn into hawks. But if you can hang with the slightly-too-much vibes, there are charming performances and fun twists that make it worth your time.

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