Bridgerton: Everything We Know About Shonda Rhimes's First Netflix Series Dec 14, 2020 At last, our earliest glimpses of a new era: Shonda Rhimes is at Netflix! In the full trailer for Bridgerton (which premieres Christmas Day), TV's greatest mind brings a bit of Grey's intrigue to the Georgian era. Adapted from Julia Quinn's nine-book romance series, which began with the series sees the upper crust of London society rocked by an anonymous column produced by the well-informed and gossip-minded Lady Whistledown. The newest trailer offers more insight into Rhimes's take on Regency England—and it's much steamier than your run-of-the-mill costume drama, complete with bodice-ripping orgies, faked romances, and an impatient queen (Golda Rosheuvel) hungry for drama.