00:00Mi chiamo Lady Whistledown. Non mi conoscete e non mi conoscerete mai, ma vi avverto gentili lettori, io di certo
00:12conosco voi.
00:19First of all, why did you choose to tell this story in this historical period? What did you like of
00:26the novels?
00:27You know, I was a writer, producer on another Shonda Lynn show prior to this scandal. And as that show
00:32was coming to an end, I was looking for what to do next. And I knew I wanted to do
00:36something completely different than modern day political intrigue in Washington, D.C.
00:42And that's when Shonda told me about the books. And I took the books home and I read them that
00:46first night. I started reading that first night and I was immediately hooked. You know, I was drawn into this
00:51amazing, decadent, beautiful world.
00:54The books had every element that I love. You know, they were sexy, they were funny, they were emotional. And
01:03there was this delightfully charming family at the center of them all.
01:08Most of all, you know, the books offered an escape. And escape was exactly what I was looking for at
01:14the time. And I think an escape is what a lot of, you know, audiences out there are craving right
01:19now. And it's what they'll get with Bridgerton.
01:21Setting is important in Bridgerton. So can you tell something about the choices for the locations and the work on
01:30the sets for the show?
01:31Yeah, you know, everything on the show is really told through our own unique modern lens. And I think that's
01:37true on a number of levels. You see it with our casting, you see it with our sets and locations,
01:42our costumes, the look of the show is very fresh, I call it, and it's youthful, and it's joyful. And
01:49there's a little sparkle and effervescence to everything.
01:52You know, we shot the show in and around London and all over the beautiful English countryside. And, you know,
01:59I knew if we were telling, you know, some of the most romantic love stories of all time, that our
02:03sets and locations needed to do the same.
02:06And they needed to offer that same level of romance and beauty and escape.
02:12What about the casting process? Was it difficult to find the right actors for each role and have Julia Andrews
02:19as this kind of narrator?
02:22Yeah, we have an amazing, sprawling cast. It's really such a talented group of actors. Everyone from Phoebe Denevore, who
02:28plays Daphne Bridgerton, to Regé-Jean Page, who plays Simon.
02:33Julie Andrews, of course, is the voice of Lady Whistledown. You know, we offered Julie the part, never in a
02:39million years thinking that she would accept it.
02:42But she ended up reading the scripts and loving the scripts and falling in love with this world.
02:46And she said yes. And I'm so happy that she did, because that's really one of the things I'm really
02:51excited for audiences to hear.
02:53The words coming out of Julie Andrews' mouth as Lady Whistledown, because she gets to say some of the most
02:58scathing, insulting things,
03:00but always in her bright, signature Julie Andrews kind of way.
03:04And I think that was, you know, one of the most fun, fun parts about this show.
03:08Can you tell something about the adaptation process from the novels to the screen? Did you change a lot?
03:15You know, I think with any adaptation, there's always going to be changes from the source material.
03:20But I also think that, you know, fans of these books are going to see every element they love on
03:25screen as well.
03:26They're going to see the way the Bridgerton family loves each other.
03:29You know, the way that the brothers banter and the way that they joke with each other.
03:34The way that Violet, the matriarch, loves her family with this fierceness and how she would do anything for them.
03:40And of course, you know, this beautiful, moving, sweeping romance between Daphne and Simon.
03:46You know, that is the bedrock of the series.
03:48But I think, you know, at the same time, I wanted to add new elements as well.
03:54Because this show, for me, it wasn't just about the Bridgertons.
03:58It was about a world. It was about a society.
04:00So I wanted to open up the world a bit.
04:03And, you know, we have Queen Charlotte now, who's not a part of the books.
04:07And she's opened up an incredible world for us to explore.
04:10And we also explore love stories for other characters that aren't necessarily in the books.
04:15So I would say it's a good mix.
04:16I noticed the interesting choices for the score of the show, which is both classical and modern.
04:25How did you work on music?
04:27I think, you know, the music was definitely, the music of Bridgerton was definitely an evolution for us.
04:34You know, we really found the music in post-production.
04:36Once we had the show put together and once we really saw what the show looked like as a whole.
04:41You know, for me, it was about wanting, when you watch the show, I wanted an audience member to feel
04:46this very same way that these characters would feel.
04:49You know, that Daphne would feel walking into the ballroom and hearing this amazingly popular song at the time.
04:56So I wanted that fun and that spirit and that energy to really translate to the screen and for the
05:02audience to feel the exact same thing.
05:04Is it different to produce a show for a streaming platform like Netflix and why?
05:09You know, I think that Netflix has been so supportive and so encouraging of the vision for the show from
05:15the beginning.
05:15There is an unparalleled level of creative freedom that Netflix afforded me as a creator.
05:22And, you know, one of the most, you know, amazing things to me is that when this show launches on
05:28December 25th, that it goes out to 190 countries, almost 200 countries simultaneously.
05:34And I think that that, you know, that reach, you know, that this show is going to go out on
05:39such a global scale is really phenomenal and just amazing to me.
05:48Non c'è niente che tu non possa fare.
05:56Sei una Bridgerton.
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