Van Dusen is still reeling from the enormity of it all, but in the wake of the show’s outstanding launch, he’s had a lot of time to think about what went into the making of this stratospheric hit.
Even for Van Dusen, a Shondaland veteran accustomed to the enormous followings that have coalesced around shows like Scandal, Grey’s Anatomy, and Private Practice, Bridgerton’s hit debut was surreal.
What he didn’t anticipate was how the series would skyrocket into the pantheon of Netflix’s top five debuts of all time, with 63 million households projected to stream it within less than a month of the series premiere. When Chris Van Dusen launched Bridgerton on Christmas Day, he hoped that this sexy, escapist period romance would find an eager audience.
