Bridgertonis Netflix’s biggest series ever. The streaming service made the announcement earlier this week. The Regency-era romance drama was created by Chris Van Dusen and produced by Shonda Rhimes. It is based on Julia Quinn’s romance novel series of the same name. The series is a worldwide hit and it was just announced that season 2 is officially happening at Netflix.Bridgertonlaunched last month, quickly becoming a hit all over the world.
According toNetflix, who does not publicly share their viewership data,Bridgertonwas streamed in 82 million households within its first 28 days, making it the streaming service’s biggest series ever. Netflix also reveals that the hit show made their top 10 in each of its markets except for Japan, though it remains to be a hit in 83 other countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, France, India, and South Africa.
According to Jinny Howe, vice-president of original series at Netflix,Bridgertonis similar toThe Queen’s Gambitin that it “defies tradition, and demonstrates that period dramas are not limited in scope or audience.“The Queens Gambitis another hit that recently premiered on the streaming service. As for the drama being historically correct, that isn’t exactly the point. “Chris Van Dusen and Shondaland’s Regency reimagined isn’t meant to be history. It’s designed to be more lavish, sexier and funnier than the standard period drama - and that’s what so surprised and delighted our members,” Howe added.
The romance between Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) andSimon Basset(Regé-Jean Page) has more and more people coming to Netflix to see whatBridgertonis all about. The sex scenes were filmed like stunts, according to Dynevor. “We did the intimate scenes like stunts - we blocked them out, so you have yoga balls in between you and all sorts of things that never make you feel exposed in any way,” she said. “I’d rehearse with Regé so much that we both knew what we were doing. It felt very practical.” In addition to the romantic scenes,Bridgertonhas also gotten attention for its soundtrack, which sees pop songs getting the string quintet treatment.The official Netflix Twitter accountis thanking the fans for makingBridgertonits most-watched series.
