As soon as Netflix debuted Bridgerton, fans became invested in the stories still yet to be told.
Based on Julia Quinn‘s novels of the same name, the series began with the love story of Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) and Simon Basset (Regé-Jean Page). Season 2 of Bridgerton told the story of Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) finding love with Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley). Ahead of the show’s highly anticipated return, producer Shonda Rhimes revealed the larger picture that she wanted to see told.
“To me, Bridgerton is about identity and the exploration of who you are as a person versus who society wants you to be,” she shared during an interview with Netflix in March 2022. “While a lot of people want to think that the show is just romance, romance is nothing without all of that rich, layered character experience, and watching these characters battle and fight for who they want to be inside.”
Rhimes continued: “These people are trying to rise through the expectations that society has of them to become who they really are. That is really powerful. It makes for really powerful storytelling, and it enhances any romantic storyline we’re trying to tell.”
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