Netflix and Shondaland today announced plans for an all-new limited series based on the origins of Queen Charlotte — the reimagined and beloved character who captivated 82 Million households around the world in Bridgerton Season 1 We already knew Netflix had already confirmed there would be (at least) four seasons of Bridgerton, but not they’ve gone further. They … >
More Bridgerton is the latest news from Lady Whistledown in a surprise (but welcome) announcement Just an hour ago, Lady Whistledown took to Twitter (impressive from the early nineteenth century) to bring news of two more Bridgerton seasons: Esteemed members of the Ton, It seems we have a rather special announcement. Bridgerton shall return for seasons three and … >
Some Bridgerton season 2 casting news, and while understandable, there’s waves of surprise as a major star won’t be back There are some interesting new cast members for Bridgerton season 2, and we will get to them, but the major talking point is Regé-Jean Page will not be returning as the Duke. Phoebe Dynevor is very much … >
Mother’s Day (UK, March 14 — you did remember?!) and it’s the Regé-Jean Page CBeebies debut Regé-Jean will read Rain Before Rainbows by Smriti Halls and David Litchfield about a girl and her companion fox who travel together from a place of loss and despair, through uncertain times, towards the hope of colour, light and … >
The Nielsen’s for the week 1-7 February are out and Firefly Lane has taken the top spot from Bridgerton. As ever there’s more to talk about in the details Last week we predicted Bridgerton would soon drop from the #1 position, and this week the data shows they’ve been handsomely beaten by Firefly Lane. The original data is … >
The latest Nielsens for the end of January show Bridgerton leads the way (still) — but is that the whole story? The Nielsen US streaming figures for January 25-31 are out, and show Bridgerton leads the pack still in the top slot (but not by as much as other weeks). As we pointed out last week, you get … >
We recently discussed how the popularity of the Bridgerton novels has soared since the series hit Netflix, and now the streamer has done some analysis of just how well book sales benefit from television adaptation led by Bridgerton, half of the Top 10 titles on The New York Times Best Sellers list this month are books … >
The Nielsen figures for (US) streaming show Bridgerton marches on at the top once more Last time we looked at the Nielsens, the news was WandaVision joining the Mandalorian as Disney+ had two top ten entries. The news is not so good for Disney+ this week, and if you look at the table (below) you’ll see Bridgerton continues to lead the … >
Netflix has its Kate! Bridgerton season 2 focusses on the romance between Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate Sharma played by Simone Ashley After Bridgerton season 1, eldest brother Anthony is looking to settle down. Enter the Sharma sisters to London society. As Lady Whistledown explains: 1814 promises to be another eventful season, but not, This … >
Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton novels are dominating our fiction reading during lockdown, at least on Amazon Unsurprisingly, major success in one medium (in this case TV) can result in major sales of associated products. The Queen’s Gambit sparked a rise in sales of chess sets worldwide (and popularity of chess as a whole) and the same effect … >