10 Differences Between Netflix’s “Bridgerton” Series And The Original Plot Of The Books

Recently, Netflix shook up the entertainment world again with the launch of bridgerton, a series that showcases the high society world of the British Regency and is based on Julia Quinn’s book series of the same name. The production was in the hands of Shonda Rhimes, creator of Grey’s Anatomy, which only raised expectations further. However, as with most adaptations, some details in the book have been changed. But is the story of the series more or less interesting than that of the book?

O awesome.club decided to compare and will show you the changes that Netflix has made in the plot of Bridgerton.

Although both in the series and in the book the beautiful couple met thanks to the intervention of Nigel Berbrooke, the two versions present some details that are a little different. In the series, Daphne evades Nigel’s insistence and accidentally meets the Duke in the middle of the ball. In the book, Simon is hiding, when he hears Daphne refusing Nigel and decides to intervene when the other proves too insistent.

One of the main obstacles to the romance between the young woman and the duke is the opposition of her older brother, Anthony, a great friend of Simon’s and who knows his reputation very well. However, in the book, Anthony is not so overprotective; therefore, when Daphne and Simon talk about their plan, he agrees to be an accomplice as long as three rules are respected: the pact must be kept secret, the couple must never be alone, and Simon must never kiss his sister. Book and series coincide again when Anthony discovers that the couple has broken the third rule of the pact, which leads her brother to challenge the duke to a duel.

From the moment he enters the scene, the Duke makes his boxing ability very clear. However, in the book there is no reference to this sport. But one thing needs to be said: during the time the story takes place this sport was at its peak.

bridgerton begins with the introduction of Daphne, the eldest daughter of the family, to society in the presence of the queen. In other words, it is the moment when the family shows to society that it is already “available” to get married. During the performance, the queen calls her “flawless”, which puts her in the crosshairs of all young people (and also the not-so-young). In the book, Daphne is in her second year of searching, has not been praised by the queen and has not been able to find any official suitors, as she is always seen as a simple friend.

Netflix has considerably changed the plot involving Marina Thompson. In the series, the young woman is a cousin of the Featheringtons and arrives in London on her father’s orders. Before long we learn that she is pregnant by a soldier, George Crane, who has stopped answering her letters. That’s why her big goal is to find a husband. George’s death is revealed a short time later and Marina agrees to marry his brother Phillip. In the book, Marina is a cousin of the Bridgertons and is married to Phillip Crane, but she is now dead. That is, she left Phillip a widower with two children to raise.

Although in the series Queen Charlotte is one of the most impressive characters, Julia Quinn doesn’t even mention her in her books. The role is based on the Queen Consort, who ruled England and Ireland with her husband, King George III, from 1761 until 1818, when she died at the age of 74.

One of the most tense moments in the series is when Friederich, the Prince of Prussia, appears and threatens to take Daphne’s heart. The character was invented by Netflix, that is, he did not exist in the plot of the books. It’s like we said before, Daphne wasn’t that popular and was far from impressing a prince.

Among the characters that do not appear in the book and that were added by Netflix is ​​also Genevieve Delacroix, the stylist who fakes a French accent and who is sought after by all the ladies who want new dresses. The character seems to be a supporting character, until Eloise Bridgerton decides she has all the makings of being Lady Whistledown. In the end, the idea that she is the anonymous writer is discarded.

Simon’s childhood was very hard: his mother dies in childbirth and he is left in the hands of his father, the stern Duke of Hastings. Since the boy is a stutterer and cannot speak properly, his father leaves him aside and Lady Danbury, a society lady and mother’s friend, takes charge of the child’s upbringing. In the book, that role is played by Nurse Hopkins, a simpler woman from a lower rung in the social hierarchy.

Lord Featherington is one of the more silent and introverted characters in the Netflix series. In the books, he is already dead and never appears. Apparently, the producers “resurrected” him so that the character would help them justify Marina’s presence in their house. At the same time, they decided to add to him a weakness for gambling, which ends up causing the Featheringtons financial difficulties after his death at the end of the first season.

What did you think of the adaptations made by Netflix? Do you prefer the plot as in the book or as in the series?