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‘Bridgerton’: Everything You Need to Know About Shonda Rhimes’ First Netflix Show
Oct 28, 2019
Good news: Shondaland has aggregated every actor you’ve ever liked in a small role and elevated them to a lead, put them in glorious costumes and filmed them in some of the most scenic parts of England, like Bath. If there is one show next year that is going to push costume drama glam to the max and make stars out of its cast, it is this one.
Click over for photos of pretty much the entire cast.
DEADLINE | HOLLYWOOD
Julie Andrews To Voice-over Lady Whistledown In Shondaland’s Bridgerton Series For Netflix
Jun 19, 2019
Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music star Julie Andrews is the first actor officially cast in Shondaland’s Untitled Bridgerton Project, an hourlong period series for Netflix based on Julia Quinn’s bestselling series of novels. Andrews will voice the pivotal character of Lady Whistledown in eight-episode series, slated to premiere in 2020.
NPR
This Valentine’s Day, Make A Date With A Book
Feb 13, 2019
“The number of romance novels I have read is vast; the number I have reread again and again is about five. One of those is Romancing Mr. Bridgerton by Julia Quinn.”
Entertainment Weekly
How Hollywood is rekindling the rom-com — with the help of romance novels
Aug 16, 2018
“All you need is love — a precept romance novels live by with the notion of the HEA (happily-ever-after) embedded in their DNA. But it’s a message Hollywood seemed to forget over the past decade, with mourners tolling the bell for the death of the rom-com.”
Deadline | Hollywood
Shondaland Unveils Netflix Series Slate
Jul 20, 2018
“From the world of Regency England all the way to present day Manhattan, we at Shondaland have a wonderful opportunity to explore new worlds and tell these stories in many different ways,” said Shondaland’s Betsy Beers.
The New York Times
Shonda Rhimes Describes Her Grand Netflix Ambitions
Jul 20, 2018
In this in-depth interview with Shonda Rhimes, the star producer reveals the eight shows she plans to make for Netflix, one of which is: “An adaptation of a group of lush romance novels set in Regency England — the Bridgerton Series, by Julia Quinn — that Scandal veteran Chris Van Dusen will turn into a dramatic series.”
Shondaland.com
The Books Behind Shondaland’s New Netflix Shows
Jul 23, 2018
“Before you binge, read these first.”
Town & Country
Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton Family Series Is Heading to Netflix
Jul 23, 2018
The streaming platform is bringing a new adaptation of the historical romance to the small screen.
The Washington Post
If You’ve Never Read Romance Novels, Start Here
Aug 8, 2015
So says The Washington Post about the Bridgerton series in a recent Act Four Opinion piece by columnist Alyssa Rosenberg.
NPR
The Bridgertons turn 15, and NPR throws a party
Mar 21, 2015
“With the Bridgertons, Quinn has created a family so likable and attractive, a community so vibrant and engaging, that we want to crawl into the pages and know them.”