Like many historical romances, it has a society family at its heart-the Bridgertons, lead by Violet (Ruth Gemmell) and her eight children, each of which handily has a name beginning with the first eight letters of the alphabet.Īll of these featured in Season 1 of the show-Anthony (Jonathan Bailey), Benedict (Luke Thompson), Colin (Luke Newton), Daphne, Eloise (Claudia Jessie), Francesca (Ruby Stokes), Gregory (Will Tilston) and Hyacinth (Florence Hunt). Quinn's Bridgerton series of books has a unique gimmick that sets it apart from other romance franchises. Bridgerton, To Sir Phillip, With Love, When He Was Wicked, It's In His Kiss and On The Way to the Wedding.

This is the first of eight main books, with The Duke and I followed by T he Viscount Who Loved Me, An Offer From A Gentleman, Romancing Mr. The first season was an adaptation of the first book in the series, The Duke and I, which tells the story of the kind socialite Daphne Bridgerton (played by Phoebe Dynevor) and the aloof Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page). The period drama is based on the Bridgerton series of books, published from 2000 onwards by romance novelist Julia Quinn. Clearly, however, the show has been a huge hit for the streamer, meaning that Season 2 is likely to be coming very soon to Netflix. Bridgerton is expected to reach over 60 million households across its first four weeks per Netflix, making it their fifth most-watched show ever-though it should be noted that the streamer counts anything over two minutes as a 'watch,' and its viewing claims are unverified by an outside body.

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