Netflix, 2024
Bridgerton , t he Netflix series that dropped in 2020 and became one of the most-watched shows on the service, has consumed us body and soul ever since. Three seasons and one devastatingly romantic spin-off titled Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story later and it’s still a major obsession.
I won’t waste my time spoiling too much of the plot since I’m sure you’ve already watched, but as the name implies, the series, which takes place in the 1800s, follows the Bridgerton family and their love interests in a sexy Regency England. But to describe this show as “sexy” is a bit of an understatement. The series may seem like an innocent, cutesy watch à la Pride and Prejudice or Downton Abbey , but it’s actually anything but G-rated. The series is adapted from Julia Q