Beyond Bridgerton And Into The Manor

Not that the Netflix series "Bridgerton" wasn't already well-liked. Indeed, sultry novels and even PG-rated films always benefit from the sexual passion of the Regency era that simmers beneath the surface of the social mores of the day. However, fans' bosoms are heaving over heaving bosoms, sights are set on silk brocades, lavish set pieces, and horse-drawn carriage rides are all the rage in this highly sought-after romantic drama series with a Guiness World Book of Records rating, which is geared toward a decidedly female gaze (according to Netflix, a whopping 80% of viewers are female).

Downton Abbey occasionally made people laugh, but viewers haven't seen shows like "Bridgerton," which would undoubtedly make Jane Austen blush.

We quickly realized that, despite the show's occasional naughtiness, we would see an X-rated adaptation of "Bridgerton," as these things tend to go in our culture. "Ashford Manor" from Lust Cinema, directed by Inka Winter and starring Erika Lust, represents the next step in the development of Regency sex.

What happens in the manor stays in the manor.

The series' Lust Cinema page characterizes "Ashford Manor" as "a playful homage to the work of Jane Austen, set in the Regency Era, which follows the pursuit of love and sexual awakening by Annabel (Nicole Kitt) and her friend Beatrice (Jasmine Tea)." When Beatrice's friend Katherine (Nolina Nyx), her husband Philip (Dillon Diaz), and their friend Graf Willhelm (Jonte) come to visit, adventure arrives in the picturesque countryside. Will Annabel and Wilhelm's growing tension turn into a romantic relationship? In the meantime, Katherine and Beatrice explore their feelings for one another and tell Philip about their travels.

There are undoubtedly similarities between this and the well-known Netflix series regarding the clothes, set pieces, and declared period, but that is about it. In the drawing halls of this house, there is a lot of same-gender canoodling, various forms of oral sex, and numerous partner liaisons, as one might anticipate from an homage with an adult theme. Ashford Manor takes its adult action extremely seriously, and it is unquestionably an homage rather than a porn parody—of which there are undoubtedly plenty.

Bridgerton sex

You can tell a show is doing erotica right when a popular magazine like Glamour starts ranking your sex scenes, like they do here. And frequently. Glamour reports that many heat-inducing hookups occur in "Bridgeton's" season one, but not so many in season two. However, they guarantee that the heat increases in the just-released season three, which is based on Julia Quinn's novels about upper-class British people having a good time in the 18th century.

However, as this article explains, "Bridgerton" achieves something that other period pieces have not done: "it implemented a distinctly modern adaptation of the British Regency era." This is in addition to all the tight bodices and askance glances. As mentioned in the article above, despite its "flat costumes" (the argument being that other films and television shows did/do a better job of capturing the nuances of the costumes of the era), "Bridgerton" is made much more relatable by the sex and the modern music covers by artists like Taylor Swift, BTS, and Billie Eilish.

Whether or not it is set in a sex manor, it is hot in its own right.