'Bridgerton': Who Will Be the Focus of Season 3? Shonda Rhimes and Chris Van Dusen Weigh In (Exclusive)

Going back in time! Following the success of Netflix’s Bridgerton series, it wasn’t long before creator Shonda Rhimes invested in Queen Charlotte (Golda Rosheuvel) on a larger scale.

Luke Thompson is opening up about playing Benedict Bridgerton on Netflix’s Bridgerton in a new interview.

Bridgerton is still reigning on the Netflix charts!

Bridgerton has continued its reign on Netflix with season two already setting a record on the streamer less than a week after premiering on the platform.The romance series has already logged 193 million hours of viewing time worldwide, the most any English-language Netflix series has amassed in its first three days, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Not only that, but the hit series is also in the top 10 in 92 of the 93 countries where rankings are tracked by Netflix, with Japan being the only outlier, adds THR. A royal good time! Bridgerton has continued its reign on Netflix with season two already setting a record on the streamer less than a week after premiering on the platformBridgerton season two is currently number one on Netflix's Top 10 list worldwide for English language shows, according to The Wrap.Season twoalso had the second highest opening weekend total of all Netflix series, according to THR.

It’s all about Shondaverse in the latest Netflix top 10 for TV, with three Shonda Rhimes series making the list for the week of March 21.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer“Bridgerton” Season 2 was viewed for 193 million hours over its debut weekend, per Netflix’s newly released Top 10 rankings for the week of March 21-27. That impressive three-day viewership is a record-breaker, as “Bridgerton” Season 2 is now the most-watched Netflix English-language TV title in its premiere weekend in the streamer’s history.Naturally, the second season of “Bridgerton” landed in the No.

Bridgerton is the scheming, easily bored, snuff-sniffing, and ultimately pro-love Queen Charlotte, played by and based on the real-life wife of King George III (you know, the dude that America revolution'd against in 1776).And because of the series' popularity, Netflix is giving us viewers : a prequel spin-off about Queen Charlotte that will also feature two other grand dames of the ton. We can't wait!Here's everything we know about the upcoming series…It's about Queen Charlotte, Lady Danbury, and Violet Bridgerton.

“Bridgerton” — Netflix’s hit period production about upper-class courtship in England’s Regency era — is a world populated with sparkling balls, intricate courtship rituals, extravagant attire, and insidious gossip. And, apart from the Julia Quinn novels, there’s a surprising inspiration for it: West Hollywood. 

Chris Van Dusen is opening up about whether Benedict Bridgerton, the second son in the title family on Bridgerton, is gay.

Season two of Bridgerton just premiered, but we’re already thinking about season three, of course!

The second series of the hugely popular Bridgerton was released today and viewers may have noticed the Duke, Simon, hasn't appeared. Played by Regé-Jean Page the Duke was a hit with many fans of the show.

Emily Longeretta It’s been nearly a year since Netflix announced that “Bridgerton” would be bid adieu to Regé-Jean Page as Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings. So, when Season 2 debuted on the streamer on Friday, the show wasted no time whatsover sharing where he was.Just as in the Julia Quinn books, Season 2 shifts focus to Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate’s (Simone Ashley) love story.

VIP costars! While many human actors get top billing on most TV shows and movie sets, it’s often their four-legged counterparts who end up stealing the show.

Always on our minds! Regé-Jean Page‘s absence as Simon Basset was felt during season 2 of Bridgerton — but it wasn’t mentioned.

Making an impression. While some Bridgerton fans fell in love with the Netflix dramas’s chaste courtship traditions, many viewers just couldn’t stop talking about those steamy sex scenes — including the cast.

Bridgerton season two is released today on Netflix as fans of the regency romp get stuck into a new story.This time around it’s Jonathan Bailey’s Anthony Bridgerton who leads the show as viewers watch him caught in a love triangle with Kate Sharma (played by Simone Ashley) and Edwina Sharma (Charithra Chandran).However, as the series airs, it also prepares to say goodbye to one of its key players next season.This is because showrunner Chris Van Dusen will be stepping down at the end of season two.His replacement has not yet been named but there are two more outings of the show already confirmed.Speaking at the Bridgerton Global Press conference earlier this week, Jonathan opened up about this and how sad he’ll be to bid farewell.He told Express.co.uk and other media how helpful Chris was when he was preparing to star in the show.Jonathan explained: "Chris, we had loads of amazing conversations.“It's gonna be so sad to not have him as our captain going forward.”Following his comments, many of his co-stars shared their sadness with a round of applause for the creator.Elsewhere at the press conference, the stars addressed the lack of sex scenes in the second series of the show.As many fans will know, the Netflix hit became famed for its raunchy moments when season one aired.However, the second outing has toned these down as showrunner Chris opened up about why.He said: "It was never about quantity for us."Our approach to intimacy on the show really is the same as season one.“And we use these intimate scenes to tell a story and to push the story forward.“We've never done a sex scene for the sake of doing a sex scene, and I don't think we ever will."It all serves a larger purpose and it's a different story this season.“It's

SPOILER ALERT: The following story reveals major plot points from Season 2 of Netflix’s Bridgerton.

Fans of period drama will be pleased to find out that series two of the Emmy-nominated series Bridgerton, from creator Chris Van Dusen and legendary producer Shonda Rhimes (Grey's Anatomy and Scandal), will be available on Netflix soon.

daylight-saving time, which is a sign of the arrival of spring, as well as a new cycle of TV programming featuring people of color.This year’s spring television lineup is packed with plenty of scripted shows and documentaries, along with the return of some highly anticipated favorites. Although this is the time of year that brings people outside again, there will be tons of things to watch on cable and digital streaming platforms during those days when you just want to stay in the house.As March comes to an end, we will see the premiere of Netflix’s Bridgerton, along with the third season of Donald Glover’s Atlanta, after an almost four-year hiatus.

Shonda Rhimes is happy when her kids don’t watch her shows.

 is just days away from dropping on March 25 on Netflix, and we can't wait for another round of regency-era looks and love stories.The stars of the Netflix series hit the red carpet in their finest of modern wears during the show's season premiere in London Tuesday night and let's just say, they came to slay. From Simone Ashley to Shonda Rhimes and Charithra Chandran, nobody held anything back on the carpet.