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‘Bridgerton’ Star Adjoa Andoh On How The Netflix Regency Smash “Amplified History” & Why Shonda Rhimes Is “Queen Of Long-Form Narrative” – Italian Global Series Festival
'Bridgerton' star Adjoa Andoh has called Shonda Rhimes "the queen of long-form narrative" at the Italian Global Series Festival.
“It’s based on an internationally best-selling series, it’s being driven by the queen of long-form narrative Shonda Rhimes and is on this bonkers platform, Netflix, that goes everywhere,” she said to a charmed audience. She didn’t reveal details of the show’s second run when quizzed, but instead praised Rhimes’ writing, noting how she had added Queen Charlotte to the Bridgerton universe and made her Black despite the TV character not existing in Julia Quinn’s book series. Responding to an audience question on whether Bridgerton and Queen Charlotte had “rewritten history” with a diverse take on royal British life in the early 19th century, she was sharp and precise.
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