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Jodi McAlister, Lecturer in Writing, Literature and Culture, Deakin University

A whole new set of horny lords and ladies: how Bridgerton brought romance book serialisation to television

Liam Daniel/ Netflix

The first season of steamy romance series, Bridgerton achieved immense popularity – it is Netflix’s second-most watched television series of all time, beaten only by Squid Game.

Over the weekend, the second season had the most successful opening weekend of an English-language Netflix series to date, amassing 193 million hours watched.

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