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Bridgerton.The Sound Of Music star is known for spilling secrets as the anonymous gossip writer in the series, but her biggest one is kept behind the scenes.The acclaimed actress stopped by the Today show on Wednesday to discuss her role in the Netflix drama, revealing that while she is the voice behind the series, she's yet to actually meet any of her co-stars — and instead just watches them on television like the rest of the show's fans."You know I've never met the company in person," Andrews told co-host, Hoda Kotb. "Of course, I see them on the show sometimes. But I do all my recording far far away from them."Bridgerton premiered on Netflix in 2020.The Regency-era romantic drama, which is the streaming platform's most-watched original series to date, follows the lives of esteemed families of the British high society and their romantic pursuits through the lens of mysterious gossip columnist, Lady Whistledown. Jonathan Bailey and Simone Ashley are among its robust cast of stars.Created by Chris Van Dusen, produced by Shonda Rhimes and based on author Julia Quinn's book series, the show is as popular for its juicy storylines as it is for its scenic locations."I think it's gorgeous looking, and they're all wonderful in it and they're lovely people to work with," Andrews shared on Today when asked what she thinks of the series. "Shonda Rhimes and the whole gang down, they're terrific.

For Bridgerton, showrunner Chris Van Dusen wanted to bring a fresh, new perspective into the historical fiction genre. The first season, based on Julia Quinn’s first novel The Duke and I, was met with critical acclaim and received 12 Emmy nominations. Season 2 quickly became Netflix’s most watched English-language series, which could make Bridgerton a more daunting competitor in this year’s Emmy race.

signed a pledge promising to portray guns in a responsible way onscreen.A batch of writers, actors, producers and directors — including Jimmy Kimmel, Mark Ruffalo and Amy Schumer — have endorsed an agreement titled #ShowYourSafety for Brady United.The organization is a gun-safety lobby launched in 1981 after Jim Brady, Ronald Reagan’s White House Press Secretary, was shot by a gunman who was attempting to assassinate the former president.“Hollywood has modeled positive culture change before: Seatbelt use, smoking, teen pregnancy, marriage equality,” the company explained on its website Monday. “Now, as America’s gun violence epidemic worsens, is the time to undertake a responsibility in storytelling depicting firearms and gun safety.”Other A-listers who notarized their signature include Debbie Allen, Judd Apatow, Betsy Beers, Adam Brody, Shonda Rhimes, Adam McKay, Liz Tigelaar, Chris Van Dusen, Krista Vernoff, Julianne Moore and many more.The petition does not ask Hollywood to rid of guns and gun violence on TV and film completely, but for creatives to be “mindful” of onscreen weapons and how they are depicted.The pledge implored “America’s storytellers” to entertain audiences, but also to “acknowledge that stories have the power to effect change.”“Guns are prominently featured in TV and movies in every corner of the globe, but only America has a gun violence epidemic,” the memo went on.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorComposer Kris Bowers could find himself landing more than one Emmy nomination come July.From composing the music to “Bridgerton” to “Inventing Anna,” and reuniting with Ava Duvernay for “Colin in Black and White” to penning an original song for “Dear White People,” the odds are stacked in his favor as he has multiple paths to landing a nomination and even win.Bowers returned to score “Bridgerton’s” second season. The composer says he spent a lot of time focusing on Kate (Simone Ashley) and Anthony’s (Jonathan Bailey) theme and how it should sound.As the characters go from enemies to lovers, Bowers explains he knew their storyline would be “complicated, messy and devastating for somebody.” His initial version of the theme was “pretty dark.

Bridgerton season 3 as series creator Chris Van Dusen moves on to other projects, just revealed the thinking behind the surprise announcement that would focus on Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton's romance, rather than following the book series order and centering Benedict. Yep, . And it's going to be so cute.“I really feel like it’s Colin and Penelope’s time," Brownell told .

Emily Longeretta When Nicola Coughlan announced that “Bridgerton” Season 3 will focus on Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington’s love story, viewers couldn’t help but wonder why the show was straying from the Julia Quinn books it’s based on.While the first two seasons of the Netflix hit followed the books — first focusing on Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) and then on Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathon Bailey), the third book is about Benedict. Jess Brownell, who stepped in as the new showrunner as Chris Van Dusen exited, exclusively shares the reasoning with Variety.“I really feel like it’s Colin and Penelope’s time.

Nicola Coughlan, Simone Ashley and Charithra Chandran gather up for a group photo as they arrive for Netflix’s Bridgerton FYSEE event held at Raleigh Studios on Sunday (May 15) in Los Angeles.

Netflix’s FYSEE Space’s opening night ATAS panel on Sunday night showcased Shondaland’s Bridgerton season 2 and revealed big news about Season 3.

Emily Longeretta Netflix’s “Bridgerton” is skipping ahead. Season 3 of the period drama based on Julia Quinn’s books will follow the Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) love story, Coughlan revealed during Sunday’s FYSEE panel.The first two seasons followed the first two novels; Season 1 focused on Daphne Bridgerton’s (Phoebe Dynevor) love story with Simon (Regé-Page Jean), while the second dove into Anthony Bridgerton’s (Jonathon Bailey) romance with Kate (Simone Ashley).While the third book zones in on Benedict Bridgerton’s love life, that season will likely be pushed to a later date with the fourth book’s subject, Penelope, moved up.During the Season 2 finale of “Bridgerton,” Penelope overheard Colin, who she has been interested in for years, say that he would never marry her.

Turning up the heat! Season 3 of Bridgerton has officially tapped Luke Newton and Nicola Coughlan to lead the next chapter — with Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington’s love story being moved up in an interesting turn of events.

Welcome to the Ton! While Ruby Stokes left midway through Bridgerton season 2 amid other commitments, the Netflix series has officially cast another star to take over the sixth sibling’s role.

EXCLUSIVE: We will likely see more of Francesca on Bridgerton next season, and she will look a little different. Hannah Dodd (Anatomy of a Scandal) is set to play the the elusive Bridgerton sibling in Season 3 of Netflix and Shondaland’s Regency-era period drama series based on Julia Quinn’s romance novels. She is joining the hugely popular series in a recasting, taking over the role from Ruby Stokes who left and is the lead of another Netflix series, the upcoming Lockwood & Co., an adaptation of Jonathan Stroud’s books.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterNetflix’s “Bridgerton” was viewed for more than 2.5 billion minutes during the week of its Season 2 debut, according to Nielsen’s newly released streaming Top 10 rankings.The Chris Van Dusen-created period romance was easily the No. 1 program on streaming for the week of March 21-27 on Nielsen’s charts, even though only its first season was available for the majority of that week, as Season 2 premiered on March 25.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterAll hail the viscount. The second season of “Bridgerton” has knocked the show’s first season out of the No.

exactly happened between Anthony and Kate on that gazebo? With so much to discuss, we called up showrunner Chris Van Dusen to ask every lingering question that remains about Bridgerton season 2. Spoilers ahead, obviously.Glamour: I need to know: Where is Francesca?Chris Van Dusen: I personally love that character, and I love working with [actor] Ruby Stokes. We unfortunately lost Ruby midway through filming due to another project.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer“Bridgerton” Season 2 has landed the title of Netflix’s third-most popular English-language TV series — a list that is calculated based on shows’ first 28 days on the streaming service — in just 17 days.Per Netflix’s newly released Top 10 data for April 4-10, “The series had 115.75M hours viewed on the English TV list, appearing in the Top 10 in 91 countries, making it the most viewed title for the third week in a row. The season also entered the Most Popular list at #3 with 560.50M hours viewed.

Fans of “Bridgerton” have been eagerly anticipating the long-awaited second season, and now that’s finally arrived they some questions.

Telling a different story. Jonathan Bailey addressed the decision to scale back on the sex scenes during season 2 of Bridgerton — and for the actor, it felt like the right choice considering the circumstances.

Bridgerton character Kathani “Kate” Sharma will be returning for season three. Netflix and Bridgerton hosted a dinner in Los Angeles on Tuesday celebrating South Asian culture with guests that included Never Have I Ever's Poorna Jagannathan, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, and Richa Moorjani, along with , actor Kal Pen, and others. Obviously, spoiler alert ahead for season two of Bridgerton.During the event, Ashley shared the good news about her character Kate Sharma who became Viscountess Kate Bridgerton in the final scenes of season two.

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!