Period romanticism , with handsome counts and dukes, ladies with character who raise their voices; a class society where the aristocracy does not mix with servants or artists, a libertine who is not so much, a model family, which is not the combination of The Bridgertons, the series that triumphs on Netflix and of which it has already been announced the second season.
Based on the celebrated romance novels by Julia Quinn, the series chronicles the lives of the eight Bridgerton siblings as they search for love and happiness in London’s high society. A classic soap opera with a good dose of love, family and intrigue, shot in wonderful sets and with a very careful wardrobe.
The Bridgertonsyou can see the complete first season on Netflix and it is, for those who have not seen it yet, a mix between the kind of Donwton Abbey and Dangerous Liaisons, in terms of its aesthetics, but it is not just another period series: it is full of winks and sex, an original and addictive product , in the purest style of producer Shonda Rhimes . Not in vain is it the first series of the production company founded by the creator of hits like Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal, Shondaland.
Phoebe Dynevor, the sweet protagonist
The 25-year-old actress is the undisputed protagonist of the first season . Commission Daphne Bridgerton .Dynevor is the daughter of Coronation Street soap opera actress Sally Dynevor and writer and actor Tim Dynevor. Born in Manchester in 1995 and the oldest of three children, she attended Cheadle Hulme School in Stockport, UK.
Dynevor made his screen debut when he was only 14 years old and still in school. Since then, he has appeared in drama series such as Prisoners’ Wives, Dickensian, Monroe, and The Musketeers, as well as the sitcom Younger. He also played a lead role in the comedy crime drama Snatch . The complicity with her partner in the series leaves no one indifferent and her sweet appearance hides a woman with character who fights against some of the stereotypes of the time.
Rege-Jean Page, the handsome Duke
The chemistry between the Duke of Hastings , played by Rege-Jean Page and Daphne Bridgerton, their relationship, discussions and glances are the true success of the series. About to turn 33 , he grew up in Zimbabwe until he was 14, where his mother was a nurse and his father was an English preacher. He has three mestizo brothers like him. Already in London he enrolled in the British National Youth Theaterwhile studying sound engineering. After two years of auditions, he was accepted into the Drama Center in London. His first acting job was in the play The History Boys and from 2005 he began to have small roles in television series until he got a character in Waterloo Road, a BBC school drama. Shortly after came the miniseries Roots’
Along with these two protagonists there is an extensive list of actors that accompany them such as Golda Rosheuvel, Jonathan Bailey , Luke Newton, Luke Thompson, Claudia Jessie , Nicola Coughlan, Ruby Barker, Sabrina Bartlett and Ruth Gemmell.
