What does Bridgerton author, Julia Quinn, have to say about the Second season of the series?
by Jaskiran Kaur | Tue, 29 Mar 2022 17:55:12 GMT

Bridgerton took the internet by a storm, becoming a chart-topper on Netflix as fans just could get enough of the regency romance drama. Based on the bestselling book series by Julia Quinn, the TV series takes place in the same Regency-era London. 

Bridgerton focuses on an elite family of the same name as the title, including the eight siblings of the family. The novel follows along with the love lives of these characters as they grow up and embark on their own romantic journeys. And there is also Lady Whistledown, the gossipmonger of the family no one actually knows much about. 

The show has now come back for its second season as of March 25, and the author of the titular novel can't be excited enough for her fans to see how things go down at the Bridgerton abode. The phenomenal author explained how she is connected with the TV series adaption of her book and what makes the show worth it. 

The second season will now portray the burning romance of Anthony Bridgerton, Jonathan Bailey after the initial season focused on Daphne. Anthony romances Kate Sharma, played by Simone Ashley

Julia Quinn shared that despite being the author of the series that the novel is based on, she had quickly agreed to give over the creativity credits and control of the series to the series creators. However, she does get to have a little say here and there in the series. 

Explaining why she was okay with giving over the rights of the creativity to the series, she shared that it was the first time in Hollywood that a romance novel was used as the base material for a TV series. 

Romance work has been done in Hallmark movies, but there are not many historical series that could come to the level of romance as in Bridgerton. While there are remotely romantic series like Outlander, Bridgerton is primarily history romance, and Quinn wanted to grab this lifetime opportunity to redefine a genre. 

She plays the role of a "consultant" in the series, which is a pretty easy job to do. The creators present her with the scripts, and all she has to do is check them and say that they are great. The creative team is good with its work, and the author has nothing to worry about. 

She called herself a fan of the series who gets to watch the show before other people and also visit the actors on the set. And just like other fans, even she was surprised when the show became a gigantic hit on Netflix.  

It was a "surreal" experience for her even though she knew that she was tapping into a huge audience base of romance readers and people who enjoy watching period dramas. Yet she could not have predicted the immense success of the show and was just trying to introduce a new genre. 

The show also piqued the interest of people looking into cultural timelines. The series was the stuff of late-night talk shows in no time at all as hosts mentioned its popularity with increasing delight. It was even featured in a spoof on SNL. 

The author also explained that while the characters were always meant to be seen as animated and living people, regardless of whether they were portrayed on screen on book pages, it was crazy to see them reach such a vast number of people. 

The show helped her, and her husband get through the difficult times of COVID, as he is an infectious disease doctor. As he battled the pandemic on the frontlines and came home exhausted each day, the delightful success of Bridgerton made up as an exciting piece of news each day. 

The widespread popularity of Bridgerton brought an increase to the number of romance readers as a whole. While Quinn saw a definite increment in the number of people who read her novel series, her other books also received a fair amount of attention. 

Now the romance genre as a whole has more readers than before. People who saw the romance series for the first time decided they would like to read more like it and were introduced to a fantastic new world of romance. 

Julia Quinn now popularly receives the credits to bring back romance novels in fashion. She also cleared that there are many amazing romance writers, but people never thought to pick these books and read them. 

There is the common misconception that series and films are for entertainment, while book reading is for nerds and for deep topics. However, many people can now vouch for the fun and enjoyment that a romance novel can bring them. 

The series is now in its second season and will share the story of a second couple. Their relationship dynamic will be different than the first couple seen in season 1. Needless to say, Bridgerton has now moved on from Simon and Daphne to Anthony and Kate. 

Bridgerton season 2 focuses on the romance of Anthony Bridgerton and Kate Sharma; Credits: Indiewire

The show is based around the primary structure of a romance series, just like the original books in the Bridgerton novel collection. The prospect of a new romance uncovered with different characters in focus is exciting for the author, and she hopes the fans will see that too. 

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