It revolves around an eponymous fictional family and is set in the competitive world of Regency era London's ton during the social season where marriageable youth of nobility and gentry are launched into society.

The action in Netflix period drama series Bridgerton is set in a highly stylised version of Regency era London and several fictional country estates across England. The plot is largely taken from a set of eight 21st-century novels by author Julia Quinn, and the story and characters are (mostly) fictional.

Bridgerton offers a powerful message: those of us who have knowledge, who can move and speak freely, whose voice is heard, who are in a position of power, who have a support network, and who do not have to worry about how to put food on the table every day should use that agency and that power for good, even when the ...

Given that the first season of Netflix's Bridgerton was based on the first book in Julia Quinn's series of romance novels, it should come as no surprise that the second season - which was released on Friday - is based on the second book in the series, The Viscount Who Loved Me.

Besides, period dramas are traditionally considered to be straight-laced and conservative. Bridgerton chose to take a different route here too. Unlike any other standard British drama, there's an ample amount of drama, comedy, scandal, gossip, intimacy, lavishness, and much more to enjoy.

Young Queen Charlotte's marriage to King George of England sparks an epic love story and transforms high society in this "Bridgerton" universe prequel.

Quinn's book series doesn't address race Netflix's Bridgerton places Black citizens into positions of high ranking and power, and the Sharma family in season two are from India. In Quinn's book series, all of the characters are presumably white.

Bridgerton is set in 1813, thus placing it in the historical epoch known as the Regency, which extends from February 1811 to January 1820.

Jane Austen and her satirical tales of love and marriage in Regency England have cast a long shadow over the romance genre, and in many ways, proved the ur-text for historical romantic fiction. Indeed, Bridgerton author Julia Quinn has cited Austen as inspiration and even been compared to her.

ESQ: A lot of viewers have reacted strongly to the scene where Daphne and Simon are having sex, which ends with him ejaculating inside of her against his will, amid his pleas for her to stop. In the book, she takes advantage of Simon while he's drunk and asleep, which many readers view as a rape scene.

Queen Charlotte is well-loved in the Bridgerton series, but her character was created specifically for the show, as she doesn't exist in any of Quinn's books. In the book setting, no specific King or Queen is ever noted to readers. Oh, and Daphne's sweet suitor Prince Frederich? He's non-existent in the books as well.

So, in bridging the gap between television and books, Bridgerton encouraged more mainstream audiences to pick up historical romances and served as a launching pad for Regency authors to find new readers.

"Bridgerton" has been praised for its many steamy sex scenes and the way it portrays female pleasure, but there's one intimate moment that really got fans talking - and it was far more controversial. The scene, which shows Daphne Bridgerton initiating sex with her husband Simon Basset, first appears to be consensual.

They Were Willing To Give Up A Lot To Be Together They then must marry to protect Daphne's honor. In doing so, they both give up things that they want at first, but, in the end, they are both willing to do this because they really do love one another.

Bridgerton's Sex Scenes Are “Choreographed Dances” That Require Consent Forms So Everyone Feels Safe. Love to hear it.

five While the answer to "how many children do Daphne and Simon have?" is five, what's more important is that the order in which these children are born, and their names, vary between the books and the show. In the books, Simon and Daphne do eventually have two sons, but their first three children are girls.