Bridgerton.
Though it only premiered on Christmas Day 2020,
Bridgerton has already become Netflix s biggest hit ever. The lavish period drama, which is set in Regency-era England, is based on Julia Quinn s eight-book series. The debut season follows the events of
The Duke and I, the first book in the series, in which the eldest Bridgerton daughter, Daphne (played by Phoebe Dynevor), sets out to find a husband in 1813.
Over the course of both the show and the book, Daphne meets Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page), and they strike a deal: They pretend to be courting so that Simon can stop being pestered by eager mothers trying to marry their daughters off to an eligible duke. In return, Daphne can attract more suitors by making them jealous. What could go wrong? A lot, it turns out.
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The subtext of Bridgerton s season one finale feels clear: couples are happiest when they have kids, and if you don t want them there s something wrong with you, writes Christian Harimanow.
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Like 63 million other households, my wife and I finished the entire first season of Netflix s Bridgerton in a matter of days.
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And just like every one of those other 63 million households claim, it wasn t the raunchy sex scenes that kept us watching.
But the season finale left me disappointed. I didn t like how easily Simon changed his mind about having children, I told my wife, as if we knew these people in real life.
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“Bridgerton”
on Netflix is a smash hit, with millions of subscribers finding themselves obsessed with the glossy new period drama.
Based on Julia Quinn’s series of historical romance novels, the series is set in Regency-era England and follows the young men and women of London’s elite society as they enter the marriage market to find love.
Netflix subscribers have thronged to the series this winter, with the show having been streamed by 63 million households since it was released on Christmas Day and widely praised for its impressive costumes, racially diverse casting and progressive world view.