The Queen’s Gambit, Emily in Paris and Bridgerton are all the same: colourful, people-pleasing TV
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Queen’s Gambit, Emily in Paris and Bridgerton give us clues about where Netflix is heading with its flagships. Julian Fellowes’s latest effort, the ITV/Epix co-production Belgravia, had a chocolate-box gloss that made Downton Abbey look gritty and realistic. “There’s definitely a homogenisation in terms of look and ways of telling stories,” says Joe Barton, creator of the Bafta-winning Giri/Haji, who has recently signed on as showrunner of HBO’s The Batman. The wider distribution is driving the look in other ways, too, says Brendan Galvin, a director of photography who’s worked on Westworld and Good Behaviour as well as Hollywood films like Rambo: First Blood.
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