Bridgerton Cast Black

At first glance netflix and bridgerton s choice to cast black actors as characters written as white people in its source material regé jean page plays romantic lead simon duke of hastings. The 30 year old actor sees bridgerton and his portrayal as simon as a crucial opportunity to spotlight black joy over black suffering telling esquire setting the story in the past doesn t. Netflix s bridgerton is just the right medicine the recent netflix release bridgerton with its colour conscious casting is just the answer that creative heads like julian fellowes need who have every excuse to justify an all white cast in their shows.