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Bridgerton showrunner on the  success of the racy Regency romance
The first season of Bridgerton was an unapologetically frothy confection filled with romance and scandal in Regency England's mercenary "marriage mart". It grew rapidly from a Netflix hit into a global phenomenon. In its first 28 days, it was watched by 82 million households.
Video: YouTube | Netflix
Now the second season of the lavish romance is here and creator Chris Van Dusen has dished on the success of Netflix's most-watched English-language drama.
The Regency time period was such a fascinating time of decadence and excess and beauty. It was over the top and that’s why I love it ... That time period really affords us an escape, and I think the escape is what audiences were really seeking.
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Chris Van Dusen
Bridgerton creator
While season one focused on the union of the titular Bridgerton family's eldest daughter Daphne, and the emotionally tortured Duke of Hastings, the new season is about the search for a wife by Daphne's older brother.
Video: YouTube | Netflix
The head of his family since his father's sudden death, Lord Anthony Bridgerton is determined to put his head before his heart to protect his wealthy family's name as he chooses a viscountess.
Meanwhile, the "insipid wallflower" Penelope Featherington continues to secretly write her widely read scandal sheet and another Bridgerton sister, Elouise, rails against the options available to her as a high-society debutante.
The show has broken new ground with its bold commitment to multiculturalism; the Bridgerton aristocracy is ethnically diverse, and cross-cultural marriages and affairs are common among England's "upper ten thousand".
Video: YouTube | Netflix
We wanted the show to reflect the world that we live in today. We are set in the 19th century but we still wanted modern audiences to relate to it and to see themselves on screen, no matter who they were.
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Chris Van Dusen
Bridgerton creator
Some sceptics have pointed out that embedding people of colour within the 1800s British ruling class glosses over the historical reality that non-white people were then often enslaved or oppressed colonial subjects.
We’re not shying away from the fact that we’re reimagining history as it’s been told and as it’s been fed to us for centuries.
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Chris Van Dusen
Bridgerton creator
Bridgerton season two launches on Netflix on March 25.
																		

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