The Netflix hit departs from the homogeneous casting of most period drama, imagining an 18th-century Britain with Black royalty and aristocrats.The Netflix hit departs from the homogeneous casting of most period drama, imagining an 18th-century Britain with Black royalty and aristocrats.Read MoreTelevision, Netflix Inc, Public Broadcasting Service, Rhimes, Shonda, Van Dusen, Chris, Bridgerton (TV Program), Black People, Downton Abbey (TV Program), Sanditon (TV Program), The Spanish Princess (TV Program)