Bridgerton on Christmas Day, 2020. Shonda Rhimes' Shondaland company produced the series.
Bridgerton is based on bestselling author Julia Quinn's 2015 romance novels of the same name. Like Jane Austen's novels,
Bridgerton takes place during England's Regency Era. George III, who once reigned over the American colonies, became mentally ill. His son, who would become George IV, ruled as his regent. The Regency Era is known as a time of elegance, luxury, and refinement.
Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) debuts as a marriageable young woman by being presented to Queen Charlotte (Golda Rosheuvel). By the end of the eighth, hour-long episode, Daphne is happily married to the handsome, passionate Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page).