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>>> ALL RIGHT, GUYS, THINK JANE AUSTEN MEETS GOSSIP GIRLS AND
WITH MORE THAN 63 MILLION VIEWS,
"BRIDGERTON" IS ONE OF THE MOST
WATCHED SHOWS ON NETFLIX.
THANKS TO MEGA PRODUCER, SHONDA
RHYMES, WE CAN ALL SWOON OVER
AND OVER AGAIN AT THAT PERIOD
PIECE.
PIECE.
PIECE. TAKE A LOOK AT MY CONVERSATION
WITH HOT STARS PHOEBE DYNEVOR
AND REGE-JEAN PAGE.
PHOEBE, REGE-JEAN, TAKE YOU
FOR BEING WITH US AND
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE SUCCESS
OF THE SHOW.
I GOT LIKE A ROCKSTAR STATUS
WITH MY FRIENDS THIS WEEKEND
AND WHEN I TOLD HIM I WAS
GETTING A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. LET'S TALK ABOUT WHY YOU THINK
THIS SHOW IS RESONATING WITH
VIEWERS?
VIEWERS?
VIEWERS? ONE OF NETFLIX'S TOP SHOWS, TOP
ORIGINAL SERIES, GROUNDBREAKING
FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF
DIVERSITY OF CHARACTERS AND
SOME OF THE PROGRESSIVE THEMES.
WHAT YOU THINK IT IS THAT MAKES
PEOPLE REALLY WANT TO TUNE IN?
>> I THINK IT IS REALLY AN
ESCAPE, SUCH AN EXTRAVAGANT AND
LAVISH WORLD AND OBVIOUSLY WE
HAVE ALL BEEN SORT OF CONFINED
TO OUR HOMES AT THE MOMENT. IT
IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL ESCAPE IN
THIS WORLD, WHICH IS SO EXTRA
AND EXTRAVAGANT.
AND EXTRAVAGANT. I THINK THE ROMANCE OF THE SHOW
IS SOMETHING PEOPLE REALLY LIKE
ABOUT IT AS WELL.
YEAH, THIS SORT OF LOVE STORY
BETWEEN DAPHNE AND SIMON.
>> AND I THINK SEEING A LITTLE
BIT OF GLAMOUR, INDULGENCE AND
THE BEST VERSION OF THE WORLD
IS VERY REFRESHING IN THE
MOMENT WE ARE LIVING IN.
WE ARE GETTING THERE.
>> WHAT ABOUT A LIFE, MY LIFE?
I NEED TO TAKE CHARGE OF IT.
>> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT BOTH OF
YOUR CHARACTERS.
YOUR CHARACTERS. WE WILL START WITH YOU, DAPHNE,
I LOVE HER BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH
SHE CONFORMS TO HIGH SOCIETY,
SHE'S ALSO VERY STRONG-WILLED,
HAS A MIND OF HER OWN, A LITTLE
BIT OF A FEMINIST.
WHAT REALLY DRIVES HER?
>> I THINK ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THAT
REGENCY ERA, SO TO PLAY A WOMAN
IN THE CONTEXT OF THAT TIME
THAT HAS SO MUCH WILLPOWER AND
STRENGTH WAS REALLY SUCH A JOY.
SOMEONE THAT KNEW NOTHING ABOUT
THE WORLD OR SEX, OR ANY OF THAT
, SHE IS SORT OF LEARNING AS WE
GO ALONG AND I THINK WE GET TO
SEE IT THROUGH HER EYES.
I THINK SHE REALLY FINDS HER
VOICE THROUGH THE SHOW AS WELL,
WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT IS
GREAT TO PLAY.
EVEN THOUGH SHE MIGHT NOT BE
THE OBVIOUS FEMINIST OF THE
TIME, SHE DEFINITELY HAS SOME
INNER STRENGTH AND IS VERY MUCH
IN CONTROL OF HER DESTINY.
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY!
THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS I
LOVE HER SO MUCH.
REGE-JEAN, LET'S TALK ABOUT
YOUR CHARACTER, SAM BASSETT.
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME YOU
HAVE WORKED WITH MEGA PRODUCER,
SHONDA RHYMES.
SHONDA RHYMES. WHAT WAS IT ABOUT THIS ROLE
THAT ATTRACTED YOU?
I JUST FINISHED EPISODE TWO,
AND I LIKE THAT WE ARE LEARNING
ABOUT THE THINGS IN YOUR PAST
AND CHILDHOOD THAT REALLY
HELPED DEFINED WHO YOU ARE.
I JUST LOVE THE WAY THAT THIS
IS GOING.
IS GOING.
IS GOING. >> I THINK IT WAS EXACTLY THAT,
THE RICHNESS AND THE DEPTH OF
THE WORLD THAT SHONDA PROPOSED
ABOUT THE SHOW.
I THINK THEY HAVE LOOKED AT
WHAT PEOPLE CONSIDERED TO BE
PERIOD DRAMAS AND WHAT PEOPLE
KNOW TO BE PERIOD DRAMAS AND
HOW MUCH SPACE THERE WAS TO DO
SOMETHING NEW, TO DO SOMETHING
FASTER, FUNNIER, WHITER, MORE
GLAMOROUS, MORE UNAPOLOGETIC OF
ITS OWN SCOPE AND JOY, AS WELL
AS GOING A LITTLE DEEPER INTO
HOW COMPLICATED THESE
CHARACTERS COULD BE.
THAT COMBINATION AND KNOWING
HOW THE COMPANY WORKS MADE IT A
VERY EASY DECISION.
>> PERHAPS, YOUR GRACE, IT
WOULD BE BETTER IF YOU WOULD
NOT REFER TO ANYTHING ABOUT ME
AT ALL.
AT ALL.
AT ALL. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR
CHEMISTRY. HOW DOES THAT WORK
FOR THOSE OF US THAT ARE JUST
LOOKING IN FROM THE OUTSIDE?
DO YOU GUYS GO OUT BEFORE
PRODUCTION AND GET TO KNOW EACH
OTHER, OR EITHER DO YOU SAVE IT
ALL FOR WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED
ONSET?
ONSET?
ONSET? IT
ONSET? IT IS UNDENIABLE, YOU GUYS, IT
IS JUST ELECTRIFYING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE SIX WEEKS OF
PrEP BEFORE WE STARTED SHOOTING
, WHICH WAS SO MUCH REHEARSING
AND DANCE REHEARSALS AND ALL
SORTS THAT WE GOT TO REALLY
DELVE INTO AND FORM THAT
CHEMISTRY.
CHEMISTRY. IT WAS ALREADY THERE.
WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN SUCH GOOD
MATES AND I THINK THAT IS A
START AND WE WERE GIVEN THE
TIME TO REALLY EVOLVE, I GUESS.
I REALLY THINK THE DANCE
SEQUENCE AND THE MUSIC AND
EVERYTHING REALLY HELPS WITH
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> BEAUTIFUL.
>> BEAUTIFUL. >> OBVIOUSLY, IT WAS A THRILL
TO WORK WITH REGE-JEAN, IT WAS
NOT A DIFFICULT THING ON MY
PART.
PART.
PART. >>
PART. >> THANK YOU.
I COULD NOT HAVE SAID IT ANY
BETTER MYSELF.
BETTER MYSELF. >> WE SO APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THIS
WONDERFUL FANTASY RETREAT FROM
THE DOLDRUMS OF OUR QUARANTINE.
WE SO, SO APPRECIATE IT AND
BEST OF LUCK TO THE BOTH OF
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
LIKEWISE.
LIKEWISE.
LIKEWISE. THANK YOU, THANKS FOR HAVING US.
>> I JUST FINISHED IT