Bridgerton Black Characters Realistic

Netflix s bridgerton breaks norm by showing black people in lead characters of period dramas.

Bridgerton black characters realistic. The author behind the books that inspired netflix s upcoming drama bridgerton is defending the network s decision to cast queen charlotte of mecklenburg strelitz as black. Queen charlotte in bridgerton was a real royal. The first season of show centers around the relationship between a white future duchess daphne bridgerton phoebe dynevor and a black inheritor of dukedom simon basset regé jean page.

Like black people in real life the black characters in shondaland s bridgerton simply exist in the space of the story. In a new interview with. Other influential rich characters including simon the duke of hastings regé jean page and lady danbury adjoa andoh are black.

While the shondaland netflix original series bridgerton is not technically a historical drama in the same sense as the streaming platform s the crown or hulu s the great it does include several. To some this understandably comes off as a far too simplistic way to delve into the very complex idea of race relations in 19th century britain particularly when bridgerton was co executive produced and written by van dusen a white man. The changing palette of period dramas.

Bridgerton is an answer to many of the stereotypes and racial assumptions on the surface the show is no different owing to its same old plot and typecast characters. Take the reaction to one casting of hamilton which is designed to led. However what does stand out is how beautifully they have internalized the diversity instead of establishing the subject of race at the forefront of the storyline.

There s complete taboo over a gay character who makes an impassioned speech to one of the bridgertons about having to hide his love away following a massive. The bridgerton family is made up of white actors like dynevor while the duke of hastings is played by page who is black. As are quite a.