Netflix hypes first Shonda Rhimes collab, ‘Bridgerton’
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Shonda Rhimes’ “Bridgerton” will premiere on Christmas Day on Netflix.
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Netflix’s first Shonda Rhimes sigh, “Bridgerton,” will premiere on Christmas Day.
The sigh may be the streaming big’s first below the Shondaland umbrella — two years after Rhimes made her substantial address them, which was as soon as reportedly within the neighborhood of $150 million.
In maintaining with a sequence of historical romance novels by Julia Quinn, “Bridgerton” is a length drama web page online in England’s Regency generation, 1811-1820. Predict of top hats, petticoats and dance cards straight out of Jane Austen. It’s quite a departure from the contemporary-day doctors and attorneys that populate the the rest of Shondaland in shows equivalent to “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal” and “How To Web Away With Ruin.”
The plan follows Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor), the oldest daughter of the indispensable Bridgerton family, as she makes her debut in London society and searches for a husband. She quickly crosses paths with the rakish Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page). Your complete while, the mysterious Lady Whistledown (voiced by Julie Andrews) tracks all and sundry’s scandals. The sequence has color-blind casting, painting a various portray of 19th-century England, and this may well be helmed by longtime Shondaland collaborator Chris Van Dusen (who worked on “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Scandal”).
Other actors within the solid comprise “Derry Ladies” star Nicola Coughlan, Jonathan Bailey, Florence Hunt, Claudia Jessie, Adjoa Andoh and more.
“Bridgerton” will hit Netflix on Dec. 25, 2020.
Phoebe Dynevor and Ruth Gemmell in a scene from “Bridgerton.”
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The “Bridgerton” forged also comprises Adjoa Andoh and Regé-Jean Page.
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“Bridgerton” stars Nicola Coughlan, Polly Walker, Harriet Cains, Ben Miller and Bessie Carter.
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Jonathan Bailey engages with Regé-Jean Page in a scene from “Bridgerton.”
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Golda Rosheuvel performs Queen Charlotte in “Bridgerton.”
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Phoebe Dynevor and Regé-Jean Page rep shut in “Bridgerton.”
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Ben Miller, Polly Walker, Bessie Carter, Harriet Cains, Luke Newton and Ruby Barker in “Bridgerton.”
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