Yes, it’s officially happening! Netflix’s confirmed Bridgerton Season 2. Find out what will happen next in the steamy series?
“Bridgerton” is the latest Netflix series to smash all previous streaming records and take the Internet by storm. It is a Regency-era“Gossip Girl meets Jane Austen meets Downtown Abbey” romance drama. With the unprecedented numbers and popularity, the show has been able to achieve in just its first season, it’s safe to say that it has triggered a resurgence in romance novel adaptations.
Bridgerton is an adaptation of romance author Julia Quinn’s bestselling novel series. Owing to the immense popularity of the first season, Quinn’s novels have witnessed a meteoric rise in sales catapulting them back to the best seller section.
What’s It About?
The “Bridgerton” novel series follows the love and courtship chronicles of the eight siblings of the elite and powerful Bridgerton family. Season one of the “Bridgerton” follows Daphne Bridgerton, one of the siblings, who’s also a debutante in the new marriage season. To keep the nosy and marriage-fixer mothers and eager bachelors at bay, Daphne forms a pact with the Duke of Hastings – Simon Bassett. What starts with a meet-cute, fake courtship soon turns into a genuine, passionate, and fiery love between the two.
The show is explored through the narration of a mysterious “Lady Whistledown”, who is an anonymous newsletter writer (narrated by Julie Andrews). Although the show plays on some genre-typical clichés, the way it executes it all is very atypical and fresh. The characters are funny, relatable, and have depth. the women in the show do not suffer from the tired tropes, instead, they are presented as witty, assertive, and ambitious. To make it relatable to the modern audience, the show’s soundtrack has some reimagined classical versions of popular songs from Shawn Mendes and Ariana Grande. Similarly, the trials and tribulations the characters have to go through in the show are relatable to the dating culture of today.
A Blend Of Diverse And Hot Star Cast
Bridgerton has a lot of things thatlegitimize its popularity,the star cast being one of them. The showchampions a diverse cast of characters – somethingthe books do not have in common with the Netflix adaptation. That and the insanely hot leads certainly contributed a lot to the obsession for the show.
Bridgerton is being called by many the “Gossip Girl” for gen z and millennials. And they’re not wrong! The charming Regé Jean Page (playing the Duke of Hastings, Simon Bassett) has quickly become the new Internet boyfriend, wooing people with his hots left and right. Thirst tweets and memes dot Twitter and Instagram. Although color-inclusivity has been called out by many as imperfect or clumsy at best, many consider it to be a step in the right direction.
Unexpected Popularity That No One Anticipated
According to Netflix, the saucy romantic drama surpassed all projections and became the biggest series ever in the platform’s history. The show is said to have been watched in over 82 million households in just its first month online.
The dramatic popularity is seen by many as a result of the show’s ethnically diverse casting. According to Jinny Howe, vice president of the original series at Netflix, a big reason for the show’s worldwide popularity is the empowerment of women and people of color.
The previous record for biggest streaming numbers was held by Netflix’s fantasy drama “The Witcher”, with a whopping 76 million households turning in for its first month. Following the show’s popularity, it was a no-brainer for the executives to greenlight Bridgerton season 2, expected to come out in 2022.
A game-changer for the romance genre?
The largely positive critical reception to the show suggests that it got at least a couple of things right. The show is already being praised for its diverse casting. There’s a lot more to the period drama than that though, the show just drips with eye candy. Vibrant colrs,beautiful sets, and great costumes and makeup make the show a delight for the eyes.
Bridgerton nails that aristocratic, extravagant, and exuberant aesthetic. The production value is unmatched, the costume designs are flawless, and the jewellery is opulent. The show is the imperfectly perfect escape filled with frothy romance and beauty – just the kind of thing many people were craving for after the dull and morose year, that had been 2020.
