Bridgerton tries to put a fresh perspective on historical romance, but it forgets to be interesting. I don't get it. Bridgerton has been praised as a racially diverse show set in the Regency era, because having Black people in a big budget production period show—or film—about England before the … Most actors from season 1 will be reprising their roles in season 2. The expected cast of season 2 include: Jonathan Bailey I’m noting all the historical inaccuracies in passing and not crying over one of them, because this is all a splendid fairy-tale. Discussion of the show Bridgerton on Netflix. Discussion of the show Bridgerton on Netflix. It doesn’t pretend to be an accurate depiction of the past. Absolutely. "Bridgerton" Season 2 has not been confirmed yet by Netflix, but the cast has already been hinting at what could happen in another season of the Shonda Rhimes period drama. Maybe we shouldnt expect reality from a romance novel. And that’s just the behind-the-scenes! There’s only about four POCs characters with speaking lines. One of the wives was Indian and she had a couple lines. yeah ik it's not a doc, but it just shows they put zero effort in making it even slightly historically accurate, A good comparison is A Knight's Tale--it's not aiming for documentary-style period-piece stuff, and honestly a lot of 'historical' TV and movies miss the mark with regards to accuracy in several respects, already. And it could do better. The historical reasoning to me is rather weak. The presence of black characters who are not slaves or servants bothers you? Jamaicans aren't the same as Nigerians who aren't the same as Somalis. Does he just really like tea and country gardens? Are they going to stop colonizing? Ok.. i can't wait for Black Panter to cast a white actor. However this is now an heavily debated issues - when historically it’s not debatable. It doesn't matter what colour people are. It is part of the show's identity..It is a fictional story after all. Also, were they from anywhere in particular? You don't need to explain everything. The vast majority of white Americans almost certainly have significantly more Sub-Saharan ancestry than Charlotte did. Historians dispute even this, saying she was probably a Mozarab (Iberian Christian). Some may wonder whether 'Bridgerton' is accurate in its depiction of Black people in London, let alone So glad to see an Indian on screen that wasn't a cab driver or nerdy programmer. Exactly - popular culture moves the goal posts, so people end up believing things that they wouldn't have even considered otherwise. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I always liked that about her and it was one of the few traits that made her somewhat unique compared to other wallflower tropes. Renewed for Season 2! It is based on Julia Quinn's novels set in the competitive world of Regency era London's ton during the season, when debutantes are presented at court. Of course correct me if I'm wrong, OP. Daphne is much less sympathetic as a fallen Diamond of the First Water once recognized by the queen than she was as “the girl next door” in the book. Premiered Dec 25 Romance, gossip and scandal. Apparently it matters to u as well so this comment of yours is contradictive in nature so why don't you get over it. Other cast members include Golda Rosheuvel as Queen Charlotte and Adjoa Andoh as the Dowager Lady Danbury, with Jonathan Bailey, Luke Newton and … Bridgerton has set an unprecedented tone that TV casting should be colourblind (to a certain extent), and will no doubt inspire future productions to adopt the same approach. Bridgerton is pretty deliberate about a lot of what it is doing. This show is based on the Bridgerton book series by Julia Quinn. Note: This Bridgerton article contains no book or series plot spoilers. I did not liked the Queen being black at first,but after watching the show It did not even mattered. White people get so upset when you've had it your own way for hundreds of years. With #Bridgerton @netflix continues their staunch tradition of casting a lightskin Black women in the main cast. Why hate on it? Why are so many of the aristocratic characters in this show black? We exist, get over it. Each book in this eight book historical romance series features a member of the Bridgerton family. So there is no evidence that Madragana was Black. I mean, personally, I would have preferred colour-blind casting (maybe with the exception of families, to prevent people from getting confused), just in the sense of, 'we aren't going to try to explain this' - I wouldn't mind if they set out with a diverse cast in mind. I love the inclusivity and You just can't mess with Bridgerton's success. Anytime someone prefaces something with “I don’t mean for this to sound racist but....” something problematic is going to follow. First, the purported 'Black' ancestor of Charlotte of Mechlenburg-Strelitz was called Madragana, born around 1230 and mistress to Alfonso III of Portugal. I counted one time and I think through one line she had 1 pair of great-great-grandparents, where normal people have 16. Press J to jump to the feed. "That would imply that … Okay Charlotte lifted them all up but now this society is somehow just... not racist at all? So what if black actors play fictional aristocrats? I only know because I'm Indian and I was excited to see it because it never happens. Premiered Dec 25, 2020. They seem to support the diversity, and just don't like the producers feeling like they need to find some genuine historical explanation for a black Queen Charlotte. Each book in this eight book historical romance series features a member of the Bridgerton family. Gal Gadot is being accused of whitewashing because we accepted theories that Cleo may have been black. One chronicler writing two centuries after her death described her as a 'Moor' - which in context probably would have meant North African (in modern terms, Arab). This thread has been locked by the moderators of r/BridgertonNetflix, More posts from the BridgertonNetflix community. Black … I'm glad this is moving in a better direction. I found the addition of the queen to be unnecessary. Premiered Dec 25, 2020. This show is based on the Bridgerton book series by Julia Quinn. If they kept casting other POCs I would be fine with it. There is no debate, and no credible historian would ever suggest Queen Charlotte had an amount of African ancestry anywhere near enough to be visible or to be considered 'Black' in modern terms. This show is based on the Bridgerton book series by Julia Quinn. This whole genra of historical fictions is called Alternative Universe(AU). That being said, Rege-Jean and Adjoa are simply perfect in their roles. Ethnic diversity doesn't just arrive out of nowhere, there is always an interesting and varied migration history that underpins how and why different ethnic groups get to particular places, and then socio-economic forces that shape where different ethnicities end up within societies. We can only watch and Hello, so I realise as I'm writing this that lots of people are going to call the very fact this bothers me racist, but let me preface this - I have no issue with the show having diverse characters, or even making Queen Charlotte (or any specific historical character) Black. On the main point though, the showrunners could easily be saying 'we were inspired by a myth/debunked theory about Queen Charlotte' instead of 'there is historical debate around whether Queen Charlotte was Black'. unless I know that in-universe they aren't going to try to explain it. If it was a more serious show that was taking pains for historical accuracy, it would be a bit jarring, but it's fine for this. Why would a Prussian Prince cross half a continent to find a match far below his station in Britain, when there would be dozens of more suitable matches closer to home? But even if she was, if there are 500 years between Madragana and Charlotte, and you assume a generation every 25 years, that would make Charlotte 1,048,576th Black, or in other terms, 0.000095%. They didn’t want to say it was a color-blind casting but the alternative explanation is weak in my opinion. You’re taking this issue of “historical accuracy” way too seriously. If they build out the cast to offer friends, love interests, extended family members, good suitors and bad ones, and continue to only cast happy Black people on the periphery, they will not have succeeded. I bet that's fine.. right. It's actually really interesting anthropologically - peerless ruling dynasties tend to either opt for harems or for incest. Many have dubbed Bridgerton the next hit show to "colorblind cast," but showrunner Chris Van Dusen doesn't agree with that terminology. Bridgerton is more than just a show – it’s the whole world for its fans. But not the inaccurate music, hair, or clothes? I’m adoring it all without their ‘explanation’. Honestly, I'd be happier if they made Elizabeth I or Queen Victoria black, because at least then people would be clear it's a matter of artistic license. They should've just dropped the whole "some historians say..." thing and just went with it without trying to find some historical foundation for it. Declare this as an Alt-History (alternative universe history) and be done wth it. We challenged the cast of Bridgerton to play a jolly good game of ‘Guess the Regency Slang’ with us in this interview. The series features a mixed cast of white and Black actors in prominent roles. The Netflix period piece "Bridgerton" offers viewers a glimpse at what early 1800s England could have looked like if Black people were in power. lol I never said anything you're implying, black people are just not part of the English aristocracy that's all. It is (very) loosely based on our history but it is from a different universe where such characters could have existed. Does it even matter? Bridgerton news update - two new characters have reportedly been cast in major roles for the second season of Netflix's hugely popular Regency-era drama. Cast Indian actors and East Asian actors and Latinx actors. This story has important details about the "Bridgerton" books that may also spoil the Netflix series. "Bridgerton"'s popularity has helped to set fire to the careers of some of its cast members including Regé-Jean Page, Phoebe Dynevor and Adjoa Andoh. The historical reasoning to me is rather weak. So yea, my mom was watching this show and I caught a few glimpses on it, and I noticed that there are a lot of black people … Just to throw this in as well. Because the Black British population in the early 19th century would have been small, in the low 1000s, and overwhelmingly male. At the same time also introducing a significant number of, culturally indistinguishable, black nobility within a generation? I think this show should have done that too, instead of trying to fit an almost complete eradication of racism in Georgian-Regency England into a few lines of dialogue. I do agree things like this do become problematic as people tend to believe fiction more than fact. Dukes aren't young and handsome and these ladies lived around animals....they saw breeding. Can you imagine a movie about 1800's Africa and all the king's and queens there were Chinese? You see the same with the Incan empire and, we now know through genetic evidence, Prehistoric Ireland. Discussion of the show Bridgerton on Netflix. I agree. Bridgerton is pretty deliberate about a lot of what it is doing. Lazy is stuff like characters not wearing gloves at balls in Jane Austen adaptations (examples like Pride and Prejudice or Emma.) I don't really get why people who hate this kind of stuff do not simply ignore the show. Honestly if they fit the role, who cares? Hamilton is awesome because it’s unashamedly race-blind and expects the audience to go with that. I love seeing a diverse cast, but ultimately Bridgerton isn’t as diverse as it thinks it is. A great example is the Cleopatra ethnicity. I know people will say I'm taking this too seriously, but I can't not think about it... Just to say, they did cast a couple of Indian actors, I saw them on screen.

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