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'Bridgerton' Showrunner Promises More Queer Couples in Upcoming Seasons


'Bridgerton' showrunner Jess Brownell discussed her plans to introduce more prominent LGBTQIA+ characters into the show

Based on Julia Quinn‘s novels of the same name, the series began with the love story of Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) and Simon Basset (Regé-Jean Page). While some Bridgerton fans fell in love with the Netflix dramas’s chaste courtship traditions, many viewers just couldn’t stop talking about those steamy sex scenes — including the cast. Brownell later clarified why Benedict’s story was put on hold, telling Variety in May 2022, “Well, we already differ from the books a little bit because we’re an ensemble show.

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