Queen of Netflix
Streaming Shondaland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5859108 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Olivia Khoo (0000-0001-8383-8877, Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publication date | 2025-05-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Studies in Television The International Journal of Television Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-6020 • E-ISSN: 1749-6039 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/17496020251342021 |
| OpenAlex | W4410293173 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 19 |
In 2017, Netflix announced that it had entered into an exclusive multi-year development deal with award-winning American producer and writer Shonda Rhimes. Under this deal, all of Rhimes's future productions (made under her company Shondaland) would be Netflix Originals. This article examines Bridgerton and Queen Charlotte to consider how the traditional period drama has been transformed, in this case through colour-blind and colour-conscious casting, and a focus on strong female leads of colour and interracial relationships. The article will consider more broadly how streaming services like Netflix are taking diversity seriously as a key to reaching contemporary global audiences
Art · Biology · Computer Science · South Asian Cinema and Culture
Reading the Romance
The History Bubble
Streaming diversity
The quest for normalcy
The Racial Logic of Grey’s Anatomy
Conceptualizing color-evasiveness
Interracial romances and colorblindness in Shondaland’s Bridgerton
Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema
Scandalicious
Streaming difference(s)
Strategically Ambiguous Shonda Rhimes
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |