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The “lover’s eye” necklace is one of a handful of masterfully planted Easter eggs carefully constructed by the show’s costume designers, John Glaser and Ellen Mirojnick, to broadcast stealthy messages about the world of Regency England built by the show’s creator, Chris Van Dusen. Glaser discovered lover’s eye jewelry while researching “the perfect accessory for secret affairs.” He brought the idea back to the members of the costume department. They were so enchanted that they...

Bridgerton Liam Daniel / Netflix Bridgerton has proved one of the runaway hits of the New Year, quickly soaring to success after its Christmas Day debut. Masterminded by US producer Shonda Rhimes, the Netflix period drama series has won praise for its gripping plot, lavish aesthetic and the refreshing racial diversity of its talented cast. Yet while most of those in the Bridgerton world are fictional, taken from Julia Quinn’s historical romance novels, Queen Charlotte was a real-life figure ...

Its A Sins Russell T Davies on importance of gay actors playing gay roles Louise McCreesh © Colin McPherson/Corbis via Getty Images Its A Sin writer Russell T Davies has reiterated the importance of casting gay actors in gay roles ahead of his Channel 4 show starring Stephen Fry airing. The TV writers Channel 4 series Its A Sin hits screens later this month and follows a group of young gay men who move to London in the 1980s amidst the AIDS epidemic. Speaking recently, Davie...

This week, read about "Bridgerton," "Wu-Tang," "Sylvies Love," "The High Note" and "In The Long Run." Golda Rosheuvel portrays Queen Charlotte in the Netflix series, "Bridgerton." Photo: Liam Daniel | Netflix By QCity Metro Staff January 11, 2021 This is the second installment of our new series, in which two of QCity Metro’s young staff members and television fans suggest and review shows and movies that feature Black actors, directors, writers and showrunners. Read their recaps, opinions a...

Cover by Zeke Barbaro / Getty Images My original draft of this column was a breezy little number about political theatre and the pointless-but-for-the-political-points posturing of so many Republican politicians, including Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who belly-flopped in his attempts to sue four battleground states that went for Biden, and Sen. Ted Cruz, who has spearheaded a challenge to the Electoral College vote count. I cant imagine either Paxton or Cruz thought the...

Advertisement Netflix officially confirmed the news on 15 February, tweeting: ‘Get ready to fall in love with Simone Ashley, who will play Kate in Season 2 of Bridgerton. Kate is a smart, headstrong young woman who suffers no fools – Anthony Bridgerton very much included.’ The Bridgerton account added: ‘Quite the juicy bit of gossip, dear readers... This author is certainly looking forward to many a column covering Miss Kate Sharma.’ Based on the character of Katharine Sheffield in J...

Liam Daniel / Netflix What do you get when a hit historical novel series collides with a streaming service giant and one of the hottest TV producers around? A formula for success, if new period drama Bridgerton is anything to go by. In case anyone was in any doubt that the world has truly gone Bridgerton mad, it’s now been officially confirmed – and on a suitably grand scale for such a decadent show. Regé-Jean Page as Simon Basset and Phoebe Dynvenor as Daphne Bridgerton LIAM DANIEL / N...

What Bridgerton Got Right About Queen Charlotte Andrea Park © Liam Daniel - Netflix Netflixs Bridgerton is a fictional take on 1800s England, but its portrayal of Queen Charlotte is spot-on. Heres the true story of the former queen. Youve probably figured out by now that Bridgerton isnt exactly based on a true story. String quartets (unfortunately) didnt play "thank u, next" at formal balls in the 1800s, and young ladies of the time wouldnt have dared push back on their fami...

Liam Daniel / Netflix Gossip Girl is back, but with corsets. It’s like Tatler on telly, circa 1812. What am I talking about? The new Netflix period drama Bridgerton, which transported us to Regency London when it premiered over Christmas. There are headpieces and carriages galore, and Lady Danbury’s godson is a priapic duke. But most intriguing of all is the Gossip Girl sub-plot, in which the trials and tribulations of our lavishly costumed heroes are revealed via an enigmatic narrator, La...

During this season’s penultimate episode of “His Dark Materials,” Carlo Boreal met his demise. The character’s fate wasn’t a surprise to those familiar with Philip Pullman’s fantasy novels, as the HBO series, which concludes its second season Monday, did not stray too far from the source material for this part of Boreal’s story. But the Boreal of the TV show, portrayed by actor Ariyon Bakare, was distinct from the Boreal of the book: He played a much larger role onscreen, f...