From Pride and Prejudice and Emma to Little Women and Jane Eyre, the 90s seemed to be a romantic renaissance of movies based on some of the world’s classics, and since the enormous success of the Netflix series Bridgerton, we have begun to see a repeat of the 90s regency craze. With the sudden resurgence […]
Continue readingFan favorite “Bridgerton” character Lady Danbury is making her prequel debut courtesy of upcoming Netflix series “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.”Based on a novel co-written by Shonda Rhimes, “Queen Charlotte” focuses on the rise of the titular royal, played by India Amarteifio. Actress Golda Rosheuvel portrays the queen in “Bridgerton.”Now, a new sneak peek at […]
Continue readingHappy New Year, Bridgerton fans! 2023 is the year that will bring us the highly-anticipated prequel, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, which follows the titular Charlotte (India Amarteifio) as she marries a young King George (Corey Mylchreest), sparking a change throughout the Ton. Though the series is set some time before the events of the […]
Continue readingWith Game of Thrones still standing as HBO’s most ever viewed series, and as Bridgerton, Outlander, House of the Dragon, and various fantasy adaptations enjoy sizable audiences of their own, it is clear that audiences enjoy watching historical fiction. Part of what’s great about history in fictional storytelling is the high stakes, can’t-make-it-up drama already […]
Continue readingWith another 205.33 million hours viewed last week, “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” is Netflix’s No. 2 English-language TV series of all time. Now above “Bridgerton” Season 2, “Dahmer” only ranks behind “Stranger Things 4.” Given the very significant gap, things will likely stay that way.If you think 200-plus million hours of viewing […]
Continue readingBridgerton blew us away when it premiered on Netflix on Christmas Day of 2020. Season 1 of the Regency-era period drama shattered streaming records and its fairytale ending for the Duke and Duchess of Hastings left us burning for more after the curtains came down in the season finale. The promise of a second season […]
Continue readingNetflix’s horror blockbuster ”Stranger Things” and HBO’s black comedy/whodunit “The White Lotus” led the Creative Arts Emmys this weekend with five awards apiece. “Euphoria,” the gritty teen phenom, followed right behind with four prizes, while Netflix’s global sensation, “Squid Game,” the Korean survival drama, captured three wins, as did HBO’s popular “Barry” comedy. However, the […]
Continue readingClick here to read the full article.Netflix’s Bridgerton is welcoming some new faces to its third season.The Shondaland romance has added Daniel Francis, Sam Phillips and James Phoon to the ensemble for the coming season, which has begun production in London. Season three of Bridgerton will focus on the love story between Penelope Featherington (Nicola […]
Continue reading“Bridgerton” breakout Regé-Jean Page has put the Netflix series in the rearview mirror, to the point where Page would have no qualms if the production were to recast his role moving forward.“They’re free to do as they like,” Page told Variety’s Marc Malkin at the premiere of Page’s new espionage action film “The Gray Man.” […]
Continue readingIt is a truth universally acknowledged that if you’re going to make a period romance these days, you have to do something new. Audiences can no longer be satisfied with stuffy costume dramas or long extended scenes of white people promenading around sun-dappled gardens — you’ve got to mix things up a bit.The latest period […]
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