Shondaland veteran Chris Van Dusen has signed a multi-year overall deal at Netflix, the streamer announced Monday.
Van Dusen will create new series and projects for Netflix under the deal, the first project being the previously announced, still untitled adaption of Julia Quinn’s “Bridgerton” novels. The project is described as a “smart feminist take on Regency England romance unveils the glittering, wealthy, sexual, painful, funny and sometimes lonely lives of the women and men in London’s high society marriage mart as told through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.”
He will adapt, showrun, and executive produce the one-hour, straight-to-series drama, and Rhimes and Betsy Beers will also executive produce.