“Bridgerton” is the first series produced by Shonda Rhimes after her deal with the streaming service.
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the new series.
- Bridgerton is an English period drama streaming television series
- It is created by Chris Van Dusen
- It is produced by Shonda Rhimes
- It is based on Julia Quinn’s bestselling novels
- The series is set in the competitive world of Regency London high society’s Ton during the season, when debutantes are presented at court
- The series premiered on December 25, 2020, on Netflix
- On July 20, 2018 Netflix announced that Shonda Rhimes would produce the Bridgerton series based on Julia Quinn’s best-selling novels, while Chris Van Dusen would be showrunner
- On June 19, 2019, Julie Andrews was cast as Lady Whistledown
- Julie Andrews voice-overs explain much of the series’ action
- On July 10, 2019, it was announced that Phoebe Dynevor and Regé-Jean Page would play leads
- While Jonathan Bailey, Golda Rosheuvel, Luke Newton, Claudia Jessie, Nicola Coughlan, Ruby Barker, Sabrina Bartlett, Ruth Gemmell, Adjoa Andoh and Polly Walker were cast in as regulars
- Bridgerton was filmed in London, at Leigh Court in Somerset for the ballroom scenes and in Bath, Somerset
- Wilton House, near Salisbury, was also used as a filming location
- Bridgerton was released on December 25, 2020
- The teaser was released as well as the posters in November 2020
- For the series, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 94%
- Based on 34 reviews
- With an average rating of 7.73/10
- Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 76 out of 100
- Based on 24 reviews
- Indicating “generally favorable reviews”
- There is no news at the moment about a second season
