Released this Christmas, Netflix's "Chronicle of the Bridgertons" is already one of the best starts in Netflix series history.

First production of the creator of "Grey's Anatomy", the first season should quickly be followed by a second.

Good news for Netflix at the start of the year: released at Christmas, its new series

The Chronicle of the Bridgertons

is already a hit with subscribers and ranks among the most viewed series.

According to Netflix, it is expected to reach 63 million households in its first four weeks of availability - the 4th best start in history for a Netflix series.

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The series, cut into eight episodes and adapted from the literary saga

The Bridgertons

by Julia Quinn, tells the story of Daphne, eldest daughter of this wealthy London family.

And a bit like in

Gossip Girl

, a mysterious narrator, Lady Whistledown, scrutinizes the lives of young people in society to reveal their little secrets.

A probable season 2

Although still not officially announced, a season 2 should see the light of day according to the specialist site TVLine, because production would already begin in March 2021. All the more likely since the literary saga has eight volumes, each based on a member of the family, which should make it possible to hold a certain number of episodes ...

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The Bridgertons Chronicle

is the first production by Shonda Rhimes, creator of the medical and sentimental series

Grey's Anatomy

, since signing a very lucrative contract with Netflix, valued at $ 150 million!