Bridgerton spoilers to follow.
Bridgerton is the new eight-part series that launched on Netflix on Christmas Day. He comes from Shondaland, the producer of Shonda Rhimes, and is part of his multi-million dollar contract with the streaming service.
Based on Julia Quinn’s books, the show takes place in the London Regency era and shows the lives of eight brothers from the wealthy Bridgerton family. It has a unique peculiarity, as an anonymous person named Lady Whistledown shares all the biggest scandals in the city in a pamphlet.
In a recent interview with The times, Quinn said he supports Netflix’s ‘color-conscious’ decision to cast Queen Charlotte as Black.
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“Many historians believe that she had some African background. It is a highly debated point and we cannot do a DNA test, so I don’t think there will be a definitive answer, ”she explained.
Quinn added this Bridgerton cast Golda Rosheuvel as Queen Charlotte and several other black actors for a specific reason.
She said, “It was a very conscious choice, not a blind choice.”
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Queen Carlota reigned for almost 60 years and was married to King George III until she died in 1818. She was also the great-grandmother of current Queen Elizabeth.
Born in Germany, Queen Carlota was the daughter of a Duke and a descendant of Margarita de Castro y Sousa, who was the black branch of the Casa Real Portuguesa.
Although Queen Charlotte’s racial identity has never been fully confirmed, many art historians have found that some of her portraits portrayed traditional characteristics of someone with African heritage. Queen Charlotte’s alleged race was not public knowledge until many years after her death.
Bridgerton is available for streaming now on Netflix.
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