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BRIDGERTON'S boss has hinted the show will run for a whopping eight seasons after breaking Netflix's Christmas records.

It was revealed earlier this month that the period drama had been streamed by 63 million households since it arrived on Netflix on Christmas Day.

 

Bridgerton could run for eight seasons, the show's boss has hinted
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Bridgerton could run for eight seasons, the show's boss has hinted Credit: � 2020 Netflix, Inc.

Fans have been left desperate to know if there will be more seasons, and now showrunner Chris Van Dusen has hinted there could be up to eight.

He told Collider: "This being a family of eight children and there being eight books, I would love to be able to focus and really tell stories and love stories for all the Bridgerton siblings. For each character, for sure.

“I would love that [eight season]. In success, I would love that."

The Netflix series is based on the Bridgerton books by Julia Quinn, with the first novel focusing on Daphne Bridgerton and her on-off romance with Duke Simon Basset.

The period drama has been streamed by 63 million households since it was released on Christmas Day
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The period drama has been streamed by 63 million households since it was released on Christmas Day Credit: � 2020 Netflix, Inc.
Season one focused on the romance between Daphne Bridgerton and Duke Simon Basset
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Season one focused on the romance between Daphne Bridgerton and Duke Simon Basset Credit: Netflix
But with the Bridgerton family being so large, the boss thinks other series could focus on different siblings
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But with the Bridgerton family being so large, the boss thinks other series could focus on different siblings Credit: � 2020 Netflix, Inc.

But Chris thinks future series could focus in on other members of the family, saying: "It's interesting, I think it's too early to tell right now.

“I think that we're along for the ride of Daphne and Simon's love story this first season. 

“And, I think we've done some work in Season 1 to set up other characters. 

“We really dig into Anthony's love story.”

The show is based on the series of books of the same name by Julia Quinn
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The show is based on the series of books of the same name by Julia QuinnCredit: �Netflix / Supplied by LMK

The 63 million stat released by Netflix is based on total viewing hours and average viewing hours per subscriber.

The total made it Netflix’s fifth biggest original series launch of all time.

Bridgerton is available on Netflix now.

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