The period drama produced by Shonda Rhimes has become the latest bingeworthy show, setting the tone for everything from the diversity of the cast (British Queen Charlotte is Black and played by actress Golda Rosheuvel) to whether there will be a second season.
But the steamy sex scenes also caught the audience’s attention, and according to one of the show’s stars, making them wasn’t as easy as they seemed.
“And it was so great because it felt safe and fun: you choreograph it like a stunt or a dance,” she said. “I think it’s strange that there hasn’t been in the past. I’ve done sex scenes before, but I can’t believe I did: it was only five or six years ago, but it shouldn’t be now.”
Based on the 2000 novel ‘The Duke and I’ written by novelist Julia Quinn, the main plot of the series features an interracial relationship between the young Miss Bridgerton and a duke, Simon Basset, played by Britons. -Zimbabwean actor Regé-Jean Page.
Dynevor said Page was “perfect casting” and had a message for those who think having black characters in a Regency era series is unrealistic.
“Will Mondrick, the boxer, is based on a real boxer of the time,” she said. And there were many rumors – and many historians still say – that Queen Charlotte was a mixed race. The fact that we haven’t seen these stories before seems insane. ‘
And those who are really hoping for more seasons can take heart in the fact that showrunner Chris Van Dusen has plenty of source material to work with, as Quinn wrote a series of “Bridgerton” books.