Bridgerton TV Series Details:
| Based on | Bridgerton by Julia Quinn |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Regency romance Historical romance Alternate history |
| Season | 3 |
| Episodes | 24 |
| Release date | December 25, 2020 – present |
| Running time | 57–72 minutes |
| Age rating | TV-MA |
| Starring | Adjoa Andoh Lorraine Ashbourne Jonathan Bailey Ruby Barker Sabrina Bartlett Harriet Cains Bessie Carter Nicola Coughlan Phoebe Dynevor Ruth Gemmell Florence Hunt Claudia Jessie Ben Miller Luke Newton Regé-Jean Page Golda Rosheuvel Luke Thompson Will Tilston Polly Walker Julie Andrews Simone Ashley Charithra Chandran Shelley Conn Rupert Young |
| Created by | Chris Van Dusen |
| Directed by | Tom Verica Tricia Brock Sheree Folkson Alrick Riley Julie Anne Robinson Cheryl Dunye Alex Pillai |
| Written by | Chris Van Dusen Jess Brownell Abby McDonald Geetika Lizardi Joy C. Mitchell Daniel Robinson Sarah L. Thompson Leila Cohan Sarah Dollard Janet Lin Jay Ross Oliver Goldstick Lou-Lou Igbokwe Lauren Gamble Azia Squire Eli Wilson Pelton |
| Produced by | Sarada McDermott Holden Chang Sarah Dollard |
| Executive producers | Shonda Rhimes Betsy Beers Chris Van Dusen Julie Anne Robinson |
| Cinematography by | Jeffrey Jur Philipp Blaubach Alicia Robbins Diana Olifirova |
| Edited by | Jim Flynn Gregory T. Evans Kyle Bond Bridget Durnford Eli Nilsen Matthew Pevic |
| Music by | Kris Bowers |
| Casting By | Kelly Valentine Hendry Cole Edwards |
| Production Design by | Will Hughes-Jones Alison Gartshore |
| Production Company | Shondaland CVD Productions |
| Distributor | Netflix |
Bridgerton TV Series Cast & Character:
- Adjoa Andoh as Agatha, Lady Danbury, the sharp-tongued, insightful doyenne of London society
- Julie Andrews as the voice of Lady Whistledown, the author of a scandalous society newsletter
- Lorraine Ashbourne as Mrs. Varley, the Featheringtons’ housekeeper
- Jonathan Bailey as Anthony, 9th Viscount Bridgerton, the eldest Bridgerton son and head of the family
- Ruby Barker as Marina, Lady Crane (née Thompson), a Featherington cousin from a rural gentry family (season 1; guest season 2)
- Sabrina Bartlett as Siena Rosso, an opera singer and Anthony’s former lover (season 1)
- Harriet Cains as Philippa Finch (née Featherington), the middle Featherington daughter
- Bessie Carter as Prudence Featherington, the eldest Featherington daughter
- Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington, the youngest Featherington daughter and close friend of Eloise
- Phoebe Dynevor as Daphne Basset (née Bridgerton), Duchess of Hastings,[4] the fourth Bridgerton child and eldest daughter (seasons 1–2)
- Ruth Gemmell as Violet, Dowager Viscountess Bridgerton, mother of the Bridgerton children
- Florence Hunt as Hyacinth Bridgerton, the eighth and youngest Bridgerton child
- Claudia Jessie as Eloise Bridgerton, the fifth Bridgerton child and second daughter
- Ben Miller as Archibald, Baron Featherington, the patriarch of the Featherington family (season 1)
- Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton, the third Bridgerton son
- Regé-Jean Page as Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings,[5] one of London’s most eligible bachelors (season 1)
- Golda Rosheuvel as Queen Charlotte, Queen of the United Kingdom and wife of King George III
- Ruby Stokes (season 1–2) and Hannah Dodd (season 3) as Francesca Bridgerton, the sixth Bridgerton child and third daughter
- Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton, the second Bridgerton son and an artist
- Will Tilston as Gregory Bridgerton, the seventh Bridgerton child and youngest son
- Polly Walker as Portia, Dowager Baroness Featherington, the matriarch of the Featherington family
- Simone Ashley as Kathani “Kate”, Viscountess Bridgerton (née Sharma), a spinster who recently arrived from India (season 2–present)
- Charithra Chandran as Edwina Sharma, Kate’s younger half-sister (season 2)
- Shelley Conn as Lady Mary Sharma (née Sheffield), Kate’s stepmother and Edwina’s mother (season 2)
- Martins Imhangbe as Will Mondrich, gentleman’s club owner, retired boxer, and confidant of the Duke of Hastings (season 2; recurring season 1)
- Calam Lynch as Theo Sharpe, an apprentice at the printing shop used by Lady Whistledown who befriends Eloise (season 2)
- Rupert Young as Jack, Baron Featherington, the new head of the Featherington family (season 2)
- Molly McGlynn as Rose Nolan, Daphne’s loyal maid and confidant (season 1)
- Joanna Bobin as Lady Cowper, Cressida’s mother
- Jessica Madsen as Cressida Cowper, a gossipmonger and Daphne’s rival debutante
- Jason Barnett as Jeffries, the Bassets’ butler (season 1)
- Hugh Sachs as Brimsley, the Queen’s gossip-mongering secretary
- Geraldine Alexander as Mrs. Wilson, the Bridgertons’ housekeeper
- Kathryn Drysdale as Genevieve Delacroix, a high society modiste and dressmaker
- Simon Ludders as Humboldt, the Bridgertons’ butler
- Julian Ovenden as Sir Henry Granville, an artist who befriends Benedict (season 1)
- Oli Higginson as John, a footman in the Bridgerton household often working for Eloise
- Jamie Beamish as Nigel, Baron Berbrooke, Daphne’s suitor (season 1)
- Caroline Quentin as Lady Berbrooke, Nigel’s mother (season 1)
- Freddie Stroma as Prince Frederick of Prussia, the Queen’s grandnephew (season 1)
- Amy Beth Hayes as Lady Trowbridge, the hedonistic widow of an earl (season 1)
- James Fleet as King George III
- Céline Buckens as Kitty Langham, a general’s wife (season 1)
- Chris Fulton as Sir Phillip Crane, Marina’s husband, a baronet
- Daphne Di Cinto as Sarah Basset, Duchess of Hastings, Simon’s mother (season 1)
- Richard Pepple as the Duke of Hastings, Simon’s father (season 1)
- Pippa Haywood as Mrs. Colson, the housekeeper at the Hastings’ country estate (season 1)
- Emma Naomi as Alice Mondrich, Will Mondrich’s wife
- Anthony Head as Lord Sheffield, Lady Mary’s father and Edwina’s grandfather (season 2)
- Shobu Kapoor as Lady Sheffield, Lady Mary’s mother and Edwina’s grandmother (season 2)
- Rupert Evans as Edmund, 8th Viscount Bridgerton, father of the Bridgerton children (season 2)
Storyline:
Set against the backdrop of the Regency era, the eight close-knit siblings of the noble and powerful Bridgerton family – Anthony, Benedict, Colin, Daphne, Eloise, Francesca, Gregory, and Hyacinth – navigate London high society in search of love, surrounded by friends and rivals alike.
About Bridgerton TV Series:
Bridgerton is an American historical romance television series created by Chris Van Dusen for Netflix. Based on the book series by Julia Quinn, it is Shondaland’s first scripted show for Netflix. It revolves around an eponymous fictional family and is set in the competitive world of Regency era London’s ton during the social season in the early 1800s, where young marriageable nobility and gentry are introduced into society.
On July 20, 2018, Netflix announced that Shonda Rhimes, through her production company Shondaland, would produce the screen adaptation of the bestselling novels of the Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn, while Chris Van Dusen would serve as showrunner.
The first season of principal photography commenced in July 2019 and wrapped in late February 2020. Production on the second season began in March 2021 and wrapped on November 20, 2021. The third season began principal photography in July 2022 and wrapped in March 2023.
The first season debuted on December 25, 2020. The second season premiered on March 25, 2022. The third season will premiere in two parts; the first is set to premiere on May 16, 2024, followed by the second on June 13, 2024.
The show’s second season set a record and cemented Bridgerton as a franchise per Entertainment Weekly. The series was renewed for a third and fourth season in April 2021. In May 2023, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story was released, a spin-off series focused on Queen Charlotte.
Bridgerton was positively received for its direction, actor performances, production and set design, winning two Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, a Make-Up Artists And Hair Stylists Guild Awards, and nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Satellite Awards and NAACP Image Awards. The music score by Kris Bowers earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media.
On January 27, 2021, Netflix announced that 82 million households have watched at least two minutes of the season amounting to 625 million hours viewed. It was the most-watched original series launch on the service at the time of its premiere, prior to being surpassed by Squid Game in October 2021.
Season 2 of Bridgerton, a Netflix series, premiered on March 25, 2022, and ranked first in 92 countries. It was the most viewed show on US television screens for three weeks, with 193 million viewing hours in its opening weekend. The series broke the record for most viewed English-language series in a single week, with 251.74 million hours from March 28 to April 3. By April 19, Bridgerton had overtaken its predecessor as the most watched English-language television series on Netflix, with 627.11 million hours viewed since its launch.
The first part of season 3 premiered on May 16, 2024, with four episodes. The second part premiered on June 13, 2024, wrapping up the third season.
Bridgerton Season Overview:
| Season | Episodes | Originally released |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 8 December 25, 2020 |
| 2 | 8 | March 25, 2022 |
| 3 | 8 | May 16, 2024 (Part 1, 4 episode) June 13, 2024 (Part 2, 4 episode) |
Bridgerton TV Series Episodes List:
Season 1 (2020)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Teleplay by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Diamond of the First Water | Julie Anne Robinson | Chris Van Dusen | December 25, 2020 |
| 2 | 2 | Shock and Delight | Tom Verica | Janet Lin | December 25, 2020 |
| 3 | 3 | Art of the Swoon | Tom Verica | Leila Cohan-Miccio | December 25, 2020 |
| 4 | 4 | An Affair of Honor | Sheree Folkson | Abby McDonald | December 25, 2020 |
| 5 | 5 | The Duke and I | Sheree Folkson | Joy C Mitchell | December 25, 2020 |
| 6 | 6 | Swish | Julie Anne Robinson | Sarah Dollard | December 25, 2020 |
| 7 | 7 | Oceans Apart | Alrick Riley | Jay Ross & Abby McDonald | December 25, 2020 |
| 8 | 8 | After the Rain | Alrick Riley | Chris Van Dusen | December 25, 2020 |
Season 2 (2022)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Teleplay by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | Capital R Rake | Tricia Brock | Chris Van Dusen | March 25, 2022 |
| 10 | 2 | Off to the Races | Tricia Brock | Daniel Robinson | March 25, 2022 |
| 11 | 3 | A Bee in Your Bonnet | Alex Pillai | Sarah L. Thompson | March 25, 2022 |
| 12 | 4 | Victory | Alex Pillai | Chris Van Dusen & Jess Brownell | March 25, 2022 |
| 13 | 5 | An Unthinkable Fate | Tom Verica | Abby McDonald | March 25, 2022 |
| 14 | 6 | The Choice | Tom Verica | Lou-Lou Igbokwe | March 25, 2022 |
| 15 | 7 | Harmony | Cheryl Dunye | Oliver Goldstick | March 25, 2022 |
| 16 | 8 | The Viscount Who Loved Me | Cheryl Dunye | Jess Brownell | March 25, 2022 |
Season 3 (2024)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Teleplay by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | Out of the Shadows | Tricia Brock | Jess Brownell | May 16, 2024 |
| 18 | 2 | How Bright the Moon | Tricia Brock | Sarah L. Thompson | May 16, 2024 |
| 19 | 3 | Forces of Nature | Andrew Ahn | Eli Wilson Pelton | May 16, 2024 |
| 20 | 4 | Old Friends | Andrew Ahn | Lauren Gamble | May 16, 2024 |
| 21 | 5 | Tick Tock | Bille Woodruff | Azia Squire | June 13, 2024 |
| 22 | 6 | Romancing Mister Bridgerton | Bille Woodruff | Annabelle Hood | June 13, 2024 |
| 23 | 7 | Joining of Hands | Tom Verica | Geetika Tandon Lizardi | June 13, 2024 |
| 24 | 8 | Into the Light | Tom Verica | Daniel Robinson | June 13, 2024 |
