Bridgerton is an American period drama series created by Chris Van Dusen and produced by Shonda Rhimes for streaming television. It is based on Julia Quinn’s novels, which are set in the competitive world of Regency era London’s ton during debutante season. It’s Rhimes’ first Netflix original series.

With 656.16 million hours viewed since its March 25, 2022 premiere, Bridgerton’s Season 2 is the most watched English-language television series on Netflix. It debuted at number one in 92 countries on the platform, with mostly positive reviews. In the first three days of season two’s availability, Nielsen Media Research reported a total of 2.55 billion minutes viewed on US television screens, more than doubling all other shows across all streaming platforms for that week. In its second week at the top of the charts, it received an additional 3.2 billion minutes of viewing. The first season premiered on Netflix on December 25, 2020, to generally positive reviews, and it quickly became the most-watched English-language series on Netflix at the time of its premiere, with 625.49 million hours viewed before being surpassed by the sophomore season.

The show was already in pre-production for a second season before the first season aired, and it was formally announced in January 2021. The series was renewed for a third and fourth season in April 2021.

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