Lace and lust

摘要

As television's great dis-ruptor, if Netflix is to take on a Regency period drama, expect it to try and reinvent the form. Enter Bridge/Ton, the streaming service's Christmas big-hitter and a fresh take on the decades-old style. For all the show's traditional draws, such as the opulence of the debutante season, high-society scandal and growls of "I demand satisfaction", a modern-day sensibility has been smartly woven throughout. "I love a good period piece, but they're often considered a little conservative. So, from the beginning, I wanted to make the period show I've always wanted to see," says the series showrunner Chris Van Dusen. "The themes we're exploring are set in the 19th century, but the stories and the characters are universal, which is how we get to explore some modern, relat-able issues on the show."