Bridgerton Characters 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.

Bridgerton characters black. And charlotte s presence on the show is very much addressed by its black characters. The 30 year old actor sees bridgerton and his portrayal as simon as a crucial opportunity to spotlight black joy over black. The bridgerton family is made up of white actors like dynevor while the duke of hastings is played by page who is black.

This show is based on the bridgerton book series by julia quinn. Premieres dec 25 2020. Discussion of the show bridgerton coming to netflix in 2020.

Like so many of the characters of bridgerton just wants to be. Writer defends new netflix drama bridgertonfor depicting queen charlotte as black. Netflix s new period drama bridgerton gives us a queen charlotte who is petulant imperious funny bossy gossipy well dressed bewigged fond of pomeranians oh and she s black.

What adds to the sheer ridiculousness is that while the black nobility is just assumed 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 orgy he put on. 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. It was very much a conscious choice not a blind choice said american author julia quinn whose book series of.

The drama centers on the bridgerton family. Violet dowager lady bridgerton.