Bridgerton, Netflix’s hit of the season, which is adapted from the historical fantasy novels of Julia Quinn, plays fast and loose with history. It opens in 1813, the year in which Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice was published, Napoleonic war raged in Europe and London’s Westminster Bridge was illuminated by the world’s first public gas company.
Bridgerton is far from an accurate portrayal of the historical Regency period in which it is set – named for the transfer of power from the incapacitated King George III to his son George IV in 1811 until the king’s death in 1820. However, it does get some things right.
seems to break barriers when it comes to race. In this semi-fictionalized world, created under Shonda Rhimes’ new mega-deal at the streaming service, race does not preclude a person from belonging to a certain class a point of contention for those arguing the series is
historically inaccurate. In the first episode, viewers meet a Black male lead, Regé-Jean Page (a real-life Disney prince if I ever saw one), who plays the Duke of Hastings. He is the most eligible bachelor of the bunch but has sworn off marriage until he meets Daphne Bridgerton, a sought-after white girl whose future becomes intertwined with his.
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By Kenisha Alexander
January 10, 2021 In case you ve suddenly moved underground and haven t heard about the latest masterpiece by TV producer powerhouse
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Bridgerton.
Christmas Day, just in time to fulfill all of our holiday binge watching needs. Based on
Julia Quinn s series of novels, it features a colourful cast, scandalous love affairs, a critical analysis of classism – oh, and it s set in the 19th century and is also highly addictive. The show uses stripped-back covers of popular music and elaborate costumes to transport us back in time. And one element of the series that s very welcome is its deliberately diverse cast.
When it comes to Netflix's hit series, Bridgerton, we have a few behind the scenes details you may not have known that we couldn't keep to ourselves.
December 28, 2020 at 12:25 pm
Think of a Regency-set period drama and you might expect a restrained and genteel affair; tea will be sipped and gossip might be whispered. Viewers may be invited to peer into panelled parlours lit by flickering candlelight, or an opulent Assembly room to watch a chaste yet highly charged Quadrille.
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Bridgerton takes this further, promising an on-screen Regency romance that feels made for the modern era. There are many playful and stylised elements; brightly lit settings and bold primary colour palettes, not to mention the string quartet arrangements of chart-topping favourites by Ariana Grande or Shawn Mendes. It is these choices made by creator and showrunner Chris Van Dusen and the team behind the new drama, explains Dr Hannah Greig, that help to translate the modern and ground-breaking nature of Georgian high society for a 21st-century audience. A historian of 18th-century Britain and the Beau Monde, Greig served as