The first Shondaland project in Shonda Rhimes’ mega-deal with Netflix burst on the scene on Christmas Day 2020, when the Regency-era drama series Bridgerton hit the streaming service. With a story mixing Jane Austen, Gossip Girl and the lush looks of London (and its aristocratic denizens) circa 1813 combined with a strong, multi-racial cast and contemporary storytelling, it quickly found a place in the zeitgeist, shattering Netflix’s viewership records with 82 million households around the world watching the first season in the first four weeks.
The series was produced by Rhimes and created by her Scandal compatriot Chris Van Dusen based on Julia Quinn’s bestselling romance novel series. Van Dusen kicked it all off on Netflix with the Season 1, Episode 1 script, titled “Diamond of the First Water,” launching the tale of the Bridgerton and Featherington families (and of course Regé-Jean Page’s Duke of Hastings) who quite literally duke it out during debutante season,...
The series was produced by Rhimes and created by her Scandal compatriot Chris Van Dusen based on Julia Quinn’s bestselling romance novel series. Van Dusen kicked it all off on Netflix with the Season 1, Episode 1 script, titled “Diamond of the First Water,” launching the tale of the Bridgerton and Featherington families (and of course Regé-Jean Page’s Duke of Hastings) who quite literally duke it out during debutante season,...
- 6/15/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
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