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Released last Christmas, Netflix‘s Bridgerton was a massive social phenomenon, watched across North America by huge numbers of people and discussed at length on social media and in the press. With a second season on the way, what other shows like Bridgerton are worth checking out?
The first season followed various families in Regency-era London in the 1800s. The well-to-do Bridgerton family is looking to marry off their daughters to maintain their social standing. This leads to a great deal of conflict and scandal. The series is narrated by Lady Whistledown, a mystery socialite who comments on the gossip of the day in her widely-read newsletter, entertaining her readers with the implicit threat that they could be her next target.