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Imagine doing audition after audition for a role in Bridgerton, only to lose out to actress Ruby Stokes for the role of Francesca in a gut-wrenching final round. Imagine watching it turn into one of Netflix's biggest shows while you remain stuck in sophie heawan admin job, juggling spreadsheets.

Bridgerton showrunner Shonda Rhimes has thrown shade at the Barbie movie and said people 'tried to make the film so much more' than it was in a barbed new interview. Rhimes, 54, who is gearing up for the third season premiere of Bridgerton on May 16, initially said 'no comment' when asked her thoughts on the Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling blockbuster before letting rip at the film's 'feminist manifesto.'

After being renewed for season 21, Grey's Anatomy is expected to return to primetime television on ABC. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the hit medical drama, which first appeared nearly 20 years ago in 2005, is now under the care of showrunner Meg Marinis, who took on the lead role in the show's new 20th season. Marinis appeared in Grey's Anatomy's third season as a writer's production assistant and then moved up over the years.

In our analysts' picks, a steamy tale of love triangles, a racy Regency romp, and an insider's account of the controversies and scandals that roil around Manhattan are among our analysts' picks. We've compiled a list of the 20 best shows to watch On Demand right now, sorting through thousands of choices to save you the hassle. Can't decide what to watch this weekend? Find out why the sultry shows are well worth your time...

Shonda Rhimes: Please call Shonda Rhimes and inform her that Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital has some competition. The late-night host was rolled on a gurney into his doctor's appointment for a sketch titled Dre's Anatomy on Tuesday's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Netflix has collaborated with Bath & Body Works to bring costumers their favorite scents from the hit TV show Bridgerton. The streaming platform and the fragrance company announced the products on March 25, just in time for the third season of the hit regency drama series, which will be available on TV screens on May 16th. So, in a matter of just two weeks, customers will smell like their favorite characters from the 1800s show. The scents are influenced by images, scenes, and motifs and are sure to make you want to curl up on your couch, light a candle, and press play to watch the drama unfold.

Since the early 1900's, International Women's Day has been observed. On March 8, the global festival honors women's socioeconomic, cultural, and political achievements, as well as acting as a catalyst for gender equality. With Daily Mail, eight well-powered female entrepreneurs in fashion and beauty talk about how to flourish in 2024 and how they made it to the top.

A dramatic mixture of tension, passion, and intrigue can be obtained during period dramas. But with so many options across so many streaming services, where should you start? Well, our reporters have done the hard work for you by sifting through copies to bring you an unbeatable selection of 30 options that will take you back to the excitement and passion of long-past eras.

In our analysts' picks of the best shows to watch On Demand right now, ripping thrillers, romantic comedies, and period dramas are all included. The experts have chosen their top 20 shows to watch this weekend, as well as reviewing new launches. Find out what to watch this weekend by clicking here.

In comparison to new seasons of The Diplomat, Empress, and Bridgerton, Netflix has revealed that the second season of smash-hit Squid Game will premiere this year. Despite last year's strikes pushing back the debut of some titles, Netflix told investors in a letter that 'we have a robust, rich slate for 2024.' Squid Game first appeared on Netflix in 2021 on September 17, 2021, and it quickly became a pop culture hit en route to becoming the company's most watched series in history.

On Monday night, the Emmy Awards celebrated nostalgic cast reunions of some of the best and most beloved shows in television history. In an interview with Variety last week, Emmy Awards executive producers Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon, and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay hinted two of these reunions for the hit 90s sitcom Martin and the hit legal thriller Ally McBeal. In the interview, Rouzan-Clay said, 'I think they'll be talking about the ones that they might not see on television.'

President Joe Biden's campaign for a second term raised more than $97 million in the last three months. The amount was more than the $68 million raised by former President Barack Obama during the same period of his reelection, but it was dwarfed by former President Donald Trump's $154 million. A series of celebrity-studded fundraising activities, including one in Boston starring singer-songwriter James Taylor, and three days in California for Steven Spielberg, Barbra Streisand, Shonda Rhimes, Rob Reiner, and David Geffen were among Biden's battle chests raised.

Viola Davis is leading the tributes in honor of Andre Braugher's death, who co-starred in ABC's 'Good Times' back in 2019. 'Heartbreaking.' The 58-year-old EGOT champ wrote to her 12 million Instagram followers on Tuesday, 'You went way too soon.' "I loved every minute of working with you: your abilities, your bottomless heart, your love of your family, and your wife.' You were an excellent man. May God bless your children and your beautiful wife. Andre Braugher will be missed.'

After a string of fundraisers attended by a bewildering number of actors, including Barbra Streisand, Steven Spielberg, Shonda Rhimes, Rob Reiner, and David Geffen, President Joe Biden left Los Angeles with $15 million more in his campaign coffers than he started. During their whirlwind three days on the West Coast, president and first lady Jill Biden attended six private fundraising activities as well as sat in shiva at the home of TV actress Norman Lear. The time was spent with a $15 million budget, according to The Hollywood Reporter, citing a source close to Jeffrey Katzenberg, the DreamWorks and Biden campaign co-chair.

After a string of polls that put him marginally behind Donald Trump in head-to-head matchups, President Joe Biden is turning to Hollywood to keep filling his campaign coffers. He flew to Boston on Tuesday, where singer-songwriter James Taylor will appear at an evening performance to raise funds for his cause.

According to revenue estimates, the Grammy Award-winning singer's memoir The Woman in Me has sold 1.1 million copies in the United States alone in the first week. Reports have already announced that some of the best celebrities out there are going to bring her story to either film or television, but the bidding war is still heating up. Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Shonda Rhimes, and Reese Witherspoon are among the celebrity actors in Hollywood set to sell somewhere in the'mid-eight figures' range for the rights.

The Idol, HBO's most recent hit series, has sparked a lot of controversy on social media due to its graphic nudity and sex scenes. Lily-Rose Depp and TheWeeknd, a pop star and a cult-leading nightclub owner who became embroiled in a tumultuous friendship, are among them. And though the show has courted controversy over its sex-driven content, it is still a long way from some of television's most popular shows, from Normal People to Sex/Life to Netflix's megahit Bridgerton.

Shonda Rhimes is no stranger to mastering the art of the romantic hero. With the debut of Netflix's Bridgerton in 2020, the Grey's Anatomy showrunner, 53, brought her expertise to a new level. The first season of Daphne Bridgerton and The Duke of Hastings was a hit on television, bringing Phoebe Dynevor and Regé-Jean Page to the forefront.

STEPHEN: Hot steamy sex is back - and who knew it had gone anywhere? However, after clocking up to nearly 400 million 'viewing hours' in just over three weeks, the new shag-tastic Queen Charlotte: A Bridgeton Story is a good indication that we've all been yearning for some binge-worthy bonking. The 6-episode drama is billed as a precursor to the streaming service's adored Regency romance, which is ostensibly. It explores Queen Charlotte (Golda Rosheuvel)'s origins and the forces that made her into the series's no-nonsense matriarch. We also get a look at the young lives of fan favorites: Ladies Agatha Danbury and Violet Bridgerton. The whole thing, however, is just a grand-old excuse for some not-so-soft porn, all set in the gloriously overwrought Bridgerton fantasy land of camp color palettes, frissing wigs, and palaces abounds. A veritable blur of bodices, brocades, buttocks, and bosom.

"Queen Charlotte" — created by Shonda Rhimes and influenced by Julia Quinn's book of the same name — follows its title character and King George III as their arranged marriage eventually leads to a whirlwind love story. Although the show does not have the same revealing gossip from "Bridgerton"'s anonymous columnist Lady Whistledown," it does have the same steamy love scenes viewers are looking for, courtesy of Charlotte and George's honeymoon period. On Netflix, watch "Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Novel."

Millions of viewers around the world have now watched Queen Charlotte and King George fall in love, against the odds in the latest spinoff of Netflix's most popular show "Bridgerton." Although their palpable chemistry and steamy love scenes have most likely inspired a new line of fan fiction, the on-screen romance continues on the page, thanks to the woman in charge of the entire Bridgerton universe. Author Julia Quinn's novelization of the drama series was released just days after "Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story" premiered on Netflix this month. Whereas Quinn's Bridgerton book series inspired the similarly named film, now that the Netflix adaptation of the "Queen Charlotte" book served as the seed for the "Queen Charlotte" series.

Shonda Rhimes has speculated that she may be preparing another spin-off set in Regency England, telling Queen Charlotte that she had become very interested in another character's storyline (left). The latest miniseries, which premiered on May 4, has captured audiences with its many hot and steamy scenes that rival those in the original show, Bridgerton (right).

"Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Novel" gives us a slew of new information about the origins of fan-favourite "Bridgerton" characters. Queen Charlotte, King George III, Lady Danbury, and Violet Bridgerton appeared in the miniseries, as well as the Queen's ever-loyal right-hand man, Brimsley. In the past, Brimsley gets a love story of his own, with the name "King's Man" Reynolds, but we don't see or hear about Reynolds in the present day, sparking a lot of rumors about what happened to Reynolds in the intervening decades. Brimsley and Reynolds appear to be planning on a life together, or as much as they can have in that time and in their roles. When it looks as though George and Charlotte have reconciled and decided to remain together (and in the same palace), Brimsley and Reynolds share a sweet scene in a bath, in which they discuss how their jobs could be used to have a lifetime together. Reynolds is nowhere to be seen in the present-day timeline. Charlotte asks Brimsley if he has a family, he dismisses the question by saying how his entire life has been dedicated to serving her. Later, he was seen dancing alone in a palace garden, intercut with clips of him performing in the same spot with Reynolds during the queen's ball decades ago.

Dearest gentle readers, the novelisation of "Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story" has finally arrived! The book version of Queen Charlotte's early days, written by Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes, gives readers a different view of King George, King George, Lady Agatha Danbury, and others around them. If you're curious to find out what, exactly, goes on in this new book, we've got all the spoilers you need right here! The tale begins with a brief prologue in the present "Bridgerton" timeline, with the announcement that Princess Charlotte, King George III's granddaughter, and Queen Charlotte, died in childbirth. This is not just a familial tragedy, but a royal disaster, according to Lady Whistledown. The princess was the only legitimate heir to come from George and Charlotte's 13 children, many of whom are still unmarried. Now, the Queen will have to matchmake for her own children or risk the end of her family's reign.