Prime Video ‘s latest period series, My Lady Jane , promises to be a fun ride. Jordan Peters tells Blavity’s Shadow and Act how he felt playing being a lonely king in the new series. Peters plays King Edward, who became a ruler as a young child. As a result, King Edward is lonely and devoid of childhood experiences. Through his friendship with Lady Jane Grey (Emily Bader), he’s able to experience some things he might have missed in his youth. “I loved the journey that King Edward goes on, epsecially being king at such a young age and he’s been robbed of his childhood, so there are so many things he didn’t get to experience,” Peters told Shadow and Act’s managing editor Trey Mangum. “He doesn’t have that many friends; his only friend is Lady Jane Grey. He’s such a lonely king.” “…The journey that he goes on is liberating and it was so nice just to interact with other people, even with me…as an actor just working with other actors, trying different costumes and seeing different sets,”...
