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Mr. Malcolm's List Directed by Emma Holly Jones
Set in early 1800's England, a young lady (Gemma Chan) engages in courtship with a mysterious wealthy suitor, Mr. Malcolm (Sope Dirisu), unaware of his unattainable list of demands for his future wife. Written by Suzanne Allain, based on her script and novel of the same name, and directed by Emma Holly Jones, the romantic comedy stars Sope Dirisu, Gemma Chan, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, and Freida Pinto.
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[@refinery29]

Are you as obsessed with this diverse cast as we are? :)

[@abigailfriday6538]

Refinery29 oh yes

[@heartpng]

I'm so excited for part two!

[@sariwilmi]

I literally got upset when I saw the to be continued. Can’t wait for the next episode, hope it come tomorrow

[@Xoxo_mirella]

It's a little confusing

[@mimpikujadigurulaskarpelangi]

Cant wait for part 2. .

[@cryztalqueer]

Gemma Chan make me feel like a peasant and I love it

[@babagalacticus]

have u watched the sc-fi series "HUMANS"? it REALLY utilized her ridiculous level of beauty to great effect.

sad

[@jjai471]

Asians of the day in regency England WERE peasants. But what are facts when agendists are busy remaking history into what it was not - especially when it comes to uplifting the non-white races into being of the elite when they were far from it. Very far from it.

[@beecaa6191]

@@jjai471 I see what you're trying to say, and in fact it could be seen that way. But this is fiction, and as I see from this short clip, the cast is perfect for the roles, omy, can't possibly imagine other actors playing the parts better, so... Also there has been a lot of shows and movies that historically shouldn't have been played by caucasian people but they were, and that's alright, as long as the role fits. I think equality will be more achieved if we stop focusing on these superficial qualities and see the actual qualities that matter, in their case, personality and talent.

[@shoppinmadnesz22]

*Gemma's voice sounds more expensive than my own apartment*

[@xdeitenx]

I loled so hard I snorted my tea

[@frickinshawty3145]

I mean she owns 14 apartment buildings

[@apurva6196]

lol

[@arthurlowe3796]

@@frickinshawty3145 probably one of those 🤣

[@lorienalvar7012]

Came back to watch this again and this is the best comment I’ve seen 😂

[@monesachristyvillanueva5195]

I watched this short film around 5 yrs ago and completely forgot about it. And I came back here after seeing the movie and was awed that most of the actors playing the characters are the same! 😁❤

[@nataliagarofalo626]

Yeah im sure brigerton saw this and was like "yeah just like that"

[@lolabint3411]

I've been seeing bridgerton everywhere and it reminded me of this so I came to watch it again 😂

[@riahoodlum5698]

Nah Shonda Rhimes needs to be imprisoned expeditiously, #that show is nothing alike

[@mizuxsion]

omg fr tho hahahaha

[@kikijanuary3333]

Can't agree more! Just wondering if one of the Brigerton's producers were making this. Perhaps. :P

[@jjai471]

Well, not quite. Julia Quinn, the author of Bridgerton, wrote all of the characters to be white. True to the era because Quinn is a historical romance writer. Until black agendist Shonda Rhimes got ahold of the story and make the queen, the male lead, half the ladies in waiting and more - black. That was not possible during that era, but what's facts when there's an agenda to push.

[@storml4163]

When western films have brain washed you into thinking mr malcom was the white guy in red

[@sreelakshmi8983]

true

[@Momotenzin]

exactly

[@marianescilla6789]

Yes

[@camilleansan3744]

M Stormy fact

[@gemkarl9470]

M Stormy yessss

[@estelledesigns]

This needs to be a full feature length film! These episodes are too short 🙁Besides that, everything was perfect - the music, acting, costumes, storyline, everything! 👌Can't wait for the next episode!

[@westworlds]

Wait are there more episodes??? Where?

[@mahnoorahmed5976]

there is a previous episode?

[@damnmuggle]

This is a short film lol..

[@AJmaverick3]

Where do I watch the rest?

[@mahnoorahmed5976]

What do you mean by "these episodes"? What episodes are you talking about?

[@Chris-oo7lr]

I see Gemma Chan, I click. Don't care what it's about, I love her elegance.

[@96navya]

It says something about the exposure I've had when I immediately assumed that the white dude was Mr. Malcolm. Pleasantly surprised

[@cat5220]

To be fair, they did angle the cameras and arrange the actors in such a way that your assumptions were only encouraged. But I agree, I was also pleasantly surprised by the mini plot twist! :)

[@berryblueish13]

Katia Lei it also has something to do with history as we only hear about noble white people back then and not really noble black people or Asian people or anyone other than white 😂😂😂but yeah I also assumed till I read the comments lol kinda wish I watched instead it f reading it cause fam I would have been SHOOK 😂😂😂

[@lilmamachiatv]

You can tell they did that in purpose to surprise people in a good way

[@jolisaramos4215]

i love that the white man was not mr.malcolm. its a very lovely twist

[@jjai471]

@who am I? .... most likely, is that you thought it would be true to historical fact. Which this piece of black propaganda, certainly wasn't.

[@sadiebowman4672]

I can’t believe that this isn’t a real movie? The cast, costumes, writing, cinematography.... perfection! I can’t wait for the next chapter. Well done!

[@paelie]

it will be a real movie (the casting was recently finalized). this short was made as a prequel to the movie (both are based on a yet-to-be-released novel - crazy how films can now be made on unreleased books now!), but it looks like the exquisite gemma won't be in it. shame.

[@oopsiedaisy3976]

@@paelie when will it be out?

[@Olivia-vg4mm]

@@paelie last two sentences made me cry

[@ChaosAngel1331]

@@oopsiedaisy3976 It's supposed to be this July

[@keeptaiwanfree]

@@paelie it’s even ruined by the fact that Gemma isn’t in it :(

[@winonapurple7957]

Gemma chan needs to be in more movies as leading actress

[@jjai471]

Maybe she could play Harriet Tubman as an asian.

[@amihum]

@@jjai471 Are you that hurt?

[@msnawrecka9786]

I think Gemma would have great chemistry with Adam Driver.

[@avatiede1512]

Sersi = eternals

[@kevinmaynard842]

Jesus Christ loves you This is the Gospel John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life

[@Sarah-pb9jy]

Colorblind casting and a boss director for the win! Amazing to see diverse actors playing roles in this time period. Gemma Gemma Chan

[@kittykuchi7896]

Colorblind history too! We should re-write the history books of 17th century England and make everyone believe that blacks and asians were a normal part of English nobility! That would be great wouldn't it?

[@Pluh126]

I find it disgusting that everything is being black washed (or diversity washed) and white people demonised to the point of being erased in their own history. I won’t be watching this.

[@ayyaz.4864]

Who else was SHOOKINGTON that the man in red was NOT Mr. Malcolm, I repeat NOT Mr. Malcolm

[@fictionwriter24]

Completely!

[@legallylatina5983]

Shookeethhh!!!! we need MORE!!

[@gabriellaboutte4921]

I was shooke 😭😭😭 I love it lmaoo

[@mountainboy983]

I had a hunch, because the guy in the nice velvet blue suit (Mr. Malcolm) was much more neat and proper in appearance compared to the guy in red with his crooked bow.

[@eb.3764]

naw

[@sykoelf]

i didnt know how bad i wanted people of color in period piece films till this lovely bit. cant wait for more

[@eldrew999]

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[@belle-ashton2167]

Watch the movie "Belle". It's such a beautiful movie. Dido Elizabeth Belle in the end of the XVIII century was a slave and a ship captain daughter, she grew up in high society beside her uncle.

[@construction11111]

@Ink Slingerr thank you. Black women was actually queen g.co/kgs/w31SbL Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was the wife of King George III. She was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from her wedding in 1761 until the union of the two kingdoms in 1801, after which she was queen consort of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until her

[@Sharpe1502]

Dottie Ndots Historical accuracy? Europe was a melting pot and had a high population of people from Africa as well as Asia (whom England would have been trading with for years at this point). Hell, early King Arthur stories utilized middle eastern court ideals which is why we have stories like Gwain and the Green Knight (who is coincidentally going to be played by an Indian/British actor, so perfect casting tbh). It’s actually historically inaccurate to NOT have people from different ethnic backgrounds in period dramas. Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights is actually heavily debated to be biracial or of Asian descent due to the description of his skin and the sea port he is from in the book. Plays, movies, and popular culture just chose to erase any non-white people from the setting up until recently.

[@alishafrazier8025]

If people went to the theater more 🎭 this wouldn’t be so new to anyone!!

[@mysteriousshadowofdoom2311]

Where's part 2? And part 3? And part 4, 5, 6--I need a whole movie!

[@princessusagiharmony606]

The filming has been delayed with the pandemic it was suppose to have started filming in the summer

[@insane_lollipop6064]

@@princessusagiharmony606 how do you know?

[@JaimieJo]

@@insane_lollipop6064 Article in Deadline today!

[@ach4049]

Its been one year already and we still dont have part 2? Cmon

[@jolisaramos4215]

same here

[@kumite2787]

I saw the full-length film for the first time last night. As someone who didn’t watch this before seeing it, I can say that it was really fun to watch and the energy from this translated very well to the big screen! I highly recommend checking it out if you loved this!

[@neilmenon8943]

Nah it was boring has hell. Walked out.

[@almohvn33]

Where did you watch it.. FREE of course!!!!!

[@ludwigmartina6924]

@@almohvn33 KZbin freida pinto

[@EvermoreisTimeless]

@@neilmenon8943 I have to agree. I was so excited that the two leads were people of color, and was sad to see this flop. I don’t think it was the actors fault. I really think the script and story were underdeveloped and the tropes they tried ended up being cliché.

[@madonnahood3381]

I loves it. Great chicken flick. Purchased the DVD so I can watch it over and over.

[@kearthable]

Loved seeing the diverse "not historically accurate" cast. Always loved the Austen universe but never saw characters that looked like me.

[@estelledesigns]

Completely agree!

[@Nguyen2784]

Yes it’s forced diversity

[@nat0y]

There were POC in Georgian England.

[@cule189911]

bruh who cares hollywood has been doing this since the beginning, if you were sincere in your point, you would would know its not new, now its just less racist

[@BonnieVanguardia]

@@Nguyen2784 To be fair, many Shakespearean plays are performed with POC actors because the intent is to portray a moral narrative (i.e. Indira Varma). If the historical setting is not a theme and just a backdrop, then it doesn't matter. I mean, the Great Wall had white people in it, so the reverse is fine.

[@vizzinia11]

People only scream about "historical accuracy" when it comes to race, or when defending women being brutalized on screen. if you want TRUE accuracy, you'd see people dying of dysentery and syphilis, and people with rotting teeth and terrible skin. You'd also see women with no makeup, who've never shaved anywhere, or plucked their bushy eyebrows. If seeing a couple POC in a period piece offends you that much, I can guarantee it's not because of historical accuracy. Regardless, this is such a lovely piece. Well done!

[@JulianneHannes]

And it's interestimg those people also overlook the thousand times white actors played POC, they say nothing about John Wayne and Yul Brenner playing Asians in period pieces

[@deathbysp0rk]

​@@evaveres4875 Ah, so you're worried about historical accuracy. So, I imagine you were super annoyed that Alicia Nash in 'A Beautiful Mind' was not played by a woman who was from Central America. Or that the characters in 'Gods of Egypt' were entirely non-Egyptian? OH and Matt Damon saves China in 'The Great Wall'. Weird, right? Did it really rankle you when Johnny Depp played a Native American in the 2013 'Lone Ranger' movie? Or maybe did you not like it when Jake Gyllenhaal played a Persian in 'Prince of Persia'? Did you poop yourself when Christopher Abbott and Alfred Molina played Afghan people in 'Whiskey Tango Foxtrot'? And what about 'World Trade Center', where a real life black man was played by a white actor? Or (LOL) maybe you, like so many other people, literally only care if it's asian or black characters playing out of time and space in a 'white people-only movie'. A FICTIONAL 'white people-only movie'. And, if this is the case, grow up and get un-racist, you baby.

[@duasyed7247]

well said!

[@pwahahahafunny]

@@evaveres4875 There's no point in arguing, really. I love how it was made sure that the protagonists were a black man and a asian woman - Cinderella made it better anyway. Ignoring the usual rubbish everyone spits these days with regards to "diversity" (basically, everything but white), this was really, really well done and it would be awesome to see more of it. Quite enjoyed it.

[@annafed2419]

It’s not historically accurate but that’s what I love about it. It’s so refreshing and I honestly want more

[@jackuon]

someone made my dream into a reality?? a beautifully diverse cast in a light romantic period piece?? everything was perfect, the writing, the tone, and of course the gorgeous cast. please make more of this!!!

[@edwinsunil5743]

well have i got a show for you...

[@drkim4077]

I hope you’ve watched Shonda’s Bridgerton

[@belle-ashton2167]

I love how unapologetically sweet and nostalgic it is. The pacing is just like in Korean period dramas, especially with the innocent background music. This is so refreshing and it’s actually good for the mental health. This kind of cute love story is rare these days, and in our cynical world, we need this kind of movie more.

[@almohvn33]

So well said... I waited so long for this.. it is NOW a movie!!!!!!!

[@loreninavloggingcup]

Yall are cuties

[@kevinmaynard842]

Jesus Christ loves you This is the Gospel John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life

[@StraightShooter271]

I love Gemma so much. She’s the definition of elegance and class.

[@brittlonge7473]

This short film is so beautiful and means so much to me. As a black girl living in London ive always been obsessed with 17th & 18th century fashion , art etc. But i knew if I was alive during those times my life would look nothing like all the stories i fantasize. This short film gives me peace and healing, but more importantly it is a perfect illustration of that regardless of skin colour we are all the same ❤️❤️

[@StellarNovah]

maybe because the people of that time period are racist and unwelcoming. maybe you shouldn't romanticize it.

[@kikidee23]

I don't know if it was that racist back then. No more than it is now. There were black people in Tudor England as well.

[@kikidee23]

As long as you had money, you were ok, I think. Costume dramas do ignore POC but they tend to also ignore the poor people living on the fringes of society.

[@kittykuchi7896]

It's also a good way to blur the lines between history and fantasy. So when you say "But i knew if I was alive during those times my life would look nothing like all the stories i fantasize" - There are people out there who don't want you or others like you to know this. It's a nice way of re-writing history and confusing future generations. Imagine your kids or your grand children going around believing that black people were part of 17 and 18th century English nobility! So then they might wonder what happened? Did black people really get mistreated like some of the whiny snowflaky bitchy SJW types are claiming??? Maybe it's just exaggerated nonsense? Maybe its reverse racism against white folk? Maybe the civil rights movement is just a myth to promote the cause of black people for no good reason?

[@kittykuchi7896]

@@kikidee23 Yeah it was no different back then when people were shipped from Africa as slaves! That still happens today doesn't it? This article below describes what happened during the 17th and 18th century and I found myself wondering just like you and sayting to myself "but this still happens today"! www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/black_britons_01.shtml And I know that some people would like to draw an inference from the fact that there were black Tudors to the conclusion that blacks were no more or less oppressed than white Tudors. It's telling how writers like Miranda Kaufmann can pluck out 10 historical examples from hundreds of records of black tudors and use those examples to argue that England was not a monoculture and was in fact populate by immigratns from Africa for many centuries - Yet there are people who want to conclude from this that therefore blacks were no more mistreated than white folks! This is exactly why so much rests on understanding history and staying in touch with historical accuracy.

[@WaterSparkle]

Love the diversity of the cast. Also, never seen an Asian cast in a period piece, let alone the female lead.

[@kattykleo8579]

Wow, you're not much for international film, then, I guess.

[@7.5Mviews]

Gemma is also in the new movie Mary, Queen of Scots

[@WaterSparkle]

@@kattykleo8579 I was referring to the castings of these particular period dramas, there normally isn't much diversity.

[@WaterSparkle]

@@7.5Mviews Yes, that is a surprise, I have yet so see. Hope she has a significant role in the film.

[@kattykleo8579]

​@@WaterSparkle lol. You mean British period pieces? And... why would there be? Diversity would be inaccurate. There were virtually zero Asians in Britain at this time. And certainly none were English ladies. Just like there were no Europeans or Africans who were Chinese noblewomen. Ever seen a Chinese period drama? The casts are always 100% Chinese. Go figure!

[@TheBlanketwer]

Gemma Chan is a brilliant actress not to mention breath taking!

[@greyghost8343]

Gemma is perfect for this role. She's beautiful, refined and graceful beyond words. Actually, the whole cast did an excellent job, cant wait to see more of this. 😁

[@deniziz]

This reminds me of Bridgerton. Wish Gemma can be cast in that!

[@josephinewise]

i saw someone fan cast her as kate and that would be so perfect

[@bittytrt]

i would watch it if she was lol

[@jahanna2005]

Same!! I have my fingers crossed she will be cast as Kate for season 2.

[@DuffyWybieBigReputation]

@@josephinewise yes!

[@vertigoed.]

@@josephinewise sadly, the casting for Kate has already been announced, and it's not our girl. Tho i trust the actress would do good.

[@katpizo]

i see gemma chan, i click

[@cryztalqueer]

omg same

[@firecookie2603]

Sameee

[@dianarahim7548]

OMG, this is beautiful. The diversity is so harmonies. It didn't feel forced or awkward. Love this. Love love this. 😍

[@refinery29]

+dianarahim So glad you liked!

[@cossaizy6309]

@@refinery29 i usually dislike period dramas with non-accurate casts, but this is one of those rare gems, it doesnt claim to be historically accurate

[@ClearanceCollector]

Watched the movie last night. Never heard of it nor any expectations, turns out, the movie was better than I expected! Music scores were lovely!

[@almohvn33]

Same here... why was the Asian gal replaced??

[@haoweishi1340]

Gemma Chan is a literal angel, how is she so perfect?

[@anniejillybean]

Who do we need to write a petition to make this into a full-length film/mini-series?

[@wildcatste]

This is the Austen-esque internet series I didn't know I needed! Next episodes immediately please!

[@Orphen42O]

This movie, however, needs a Julian Fellowes level consultant on authentic Regency era behavior because Julia would never be seated with her knees crossed when receiving guests in her drawing room.

[@receptionmfncs4691]

@@Orphen42O i was wondering if anyone else caught that!!

[@MsRunningInRain]

please tell me the "to be continued..." ACTUALLY means that there is more to come???

[@narutoshibuya7199]

but where are the rest?!!! it has been over 4 months! 😭

[@daniella3116]

@@narutoshibuya7199 literally

[@samsalot6115]

I keep revisiting incase theres been an update

[@Bhaerin]

Ugh can someone let me know when there's a new video please

[@maryam-db3ny]

I hope so

[@katierosefun7722]

I love Gemma Chan in anything, and I’m just in love with this whole piece in general. (Also: I laughed at the bit about corn laws because I once took a class about 19th Century literature, and no one could ever remember what the heck the corn laws were about.)

[@kiniiiru]

I googled corn laws cause I was curious. Only a quick wikipedia skim though.... her answer was not really that wrong, I guess? XD

[@xiaotingqtie]

*GEMMA CHAN* IS SO FOKING BEAUTIFUL AND GORGEOUS IM CRYING

[@msbcorbin]

Um... I need at least 4 more hours of this please...

[@RuthJuanita]

I concur

[@tallulahrich4660]

I wish netflix would stop making trash and start funding this.

[@imfunbut2994]

Lucy Rich Some shows are really good tbh

[@StellarNovah]

this is trash though, and cheesy af.

[@thomaschristopherwhite9043]

What have you been watching on netflix?

[@alexag.6333]

@@thomaschristopherwhite9043 i think trash tbh. lol there are some good ass series on Netflix. well produced, well written, and great actors too.

[@thomaschristopherwhite9043]

@@alexag.6333 Hell yeah, there's a shit ton of good shows and movies on netflix. From Stranger things to the crown and movies like beasts of no nation to mudbound. All of which deserve emmies, golden globes, oscars. I think it takes more effort to find trash on netflix..

[@gutentag1231]

Freida Pinto and Gemma Chan are so amazing! I admire them so much.

[@katherinelambert4662]

During regency era in England there were African British and Asian British people living in England. Some of them would have been wealth and mixed in proper/polite society so I don’t see how this isn’t historically un accurate

[@belle-ashton2167]

In History and the movie "Belle", Dido Elizabeth Belle at the end of the XVIII century was a slave and a ship captain daughter, she grew up in high society beside her uncle. This movie is officially one of my favorite period dramas films.

[@shinjineesen400]

The 2nd Earl of Liverpool, Prime Minister of England, had as n Anglo-Indian mother Amelia Watts, and an Anglo-Indian grandmother "Begum Johnson". I believe he was one eighth to one sixteenth Indian. Queen Charlotte, born a German princess, was visibly part African in ancestry. It is now believed that General Hannibal, Peter the Great's African slave, was her biological father or maternal grandfather. His famous great -grandson Alexander Pushkin was definitely of part African descent. There were two illegitimate Medici scions in the 16th century who had part African ancestry. What the story doesn't tell me is how the youngest son of a British earl looks mostly African. Was his mother a second wife and a freed or a freeborn African woman? A rare marriage but such marriages happened in the later Victorian age. The heroine being part Asian or Indian or African in ancestry can be easily explained. She was perhaps another Dido Belle, a much loved natural child made heiress by a self made father. Or the daughter of such a woman. Jane Austen's Sanditon features a West Indian heiress. The novel Jane Eyre has Bertha Rochester who is implied to have African ancestry. (Yes, I am aware this is Freida Pinto, who is Indian).

[@turtlesama9476]

Nonsense, how can u make such mistake, it’s “inaccurate” not “un accurate”

[@elliesmith1752]

dkfca I think it was meant as a joke

[@Sunshiiineandstorm]

Elfietimes Scene ikr 😂😂😂 sometimes sarcasm and humor is lost over texts.

[@lexi2408]

Gemma SCREAMS elegance and I LOVE IT.

[@TheJrMacanas]

I came her for Gemma and found more! This project is worthy to be funded for full-length.

[@BuxomBlue]

HAHAHAHA. 4:19 - Her butler is like, "Nah bruh, she dumb."

[@WalkGood]

I saw that as well and laughed out

[@marguerittetwinkle3624]

I repeated this part a 1000 times 😂😂😂

[@emilymary]

i expect this to be CONTINUED because i’m starting to get interested in it!

[@tiklmysoul]

Gemma in her true lingual accent and loving it

[@dianamarquez4774]

I can't, can't wait to see this movie. Love the perfect timing with the catty remarks, the facial features, yummy main actor, the actresses who are great in their roles, the supporting actors! Oh boy, oh boy. An intelligent movie, yippee!

[@belle-ashton2167]

Yes!! I can’t believe this is happening. It will be my first Regency period drama on the big screen if it ever comes out in France. I hope so. I’m actually glad Zawe is going to play Julia, she has such a good chemistry with Freida as a friend on screen, and she’s so funny! Also, the fact that it was written, directed, edited and produced by women makes it all the more powerful!

[@Alicia-rr1gq]

Does anyone know when the next episode will be released? This looks amazing. I am loving the Jane Austen feel of this short film!

[@Fumi007]

Came for the Crazy Rich Black Panther. Stayed for the plot and excellent acting.

[@TheVeek192]

Stayed for the entire eleven and change minutes! Wow. Impressive.

[@Fumi007]

@@TheVeek192 Whoa! It felt like it was at least 30! Not even joking. Generally when you like something it feels shorter, not longer. Weird...

[@Sarah-cd1mj]

What in the Fitzwilliam Darcy is happening! This cast made all my dreams for a Regency Era piece come true!

[@vasundharaadil8693]

could we please get an entire tv series???? i'M IN LOVE WITH THE STORY

[@inuyashas_]

can’t believe 3 years later we’re finally getting it 😭

[@raveseesstars]

This is based on the story by Suzanne Allain?! That’s so awesome. There’s a book for all of you who are interested. It’s nice to see this brought to life.

[@coffeonnn]

Please where can I find the book? What's the title?

[@raveseesstars]

@@coffeonnn sorry this is late! It's the same title, Mr Malcolm's List and it's on Amazon last I checked.

[@kimquinn7728]

@@raveseesstars Thank you!!! Oh. I feel deprived that I have been unaware of it! More! This is wonderful!

[@honeybee347]

I saw the title and did a mini excited silent scream! I listened to the script on the blacklist podcast, to see it on film and with such a fresh take totally made my day. Plus anything Gemma Chan always a pro on my list.

[@coffeeislyf5969]

In my opinion, I rather want to see actors who can really act their roles passionately regardless of their race. I love this this short film. Not some half ass main stream actors who couldn't potray their given roles.

[@Konnen-l9h]

Only when the character is white, when it's ethnic it HAS TO BE ETHNIC. Right?

[@jjai471]

@@Konnen-l9h .. because to change the race of any character who is non-white would be considered racist, especially from the non-white communities who are busy promoting changing everything white - from fictional fairy tales to classic novels to actual white historical figures - as anything but.

[@haniseokchan]

Okay bruh but gemma chan is the epitome of elegance

[@destinyafinni1147]

this popping up in my recommendations after my bridgerton binge is the definition of perfect timing

[@ruchagavaskar9242]

Came here for my Queen Gemma ❤️😍👑

[@legasalvini9808]

Stop removing comments

[@ruchagavaskar9242]

@@legasalvini9808 wut?

[@ruchagavaskar9242]

@Marvin White?

[@mayronque3282]

So why is this not a BBC series or a netflix mini series or an actual film? Asking for a trigerred fan of romanticize 19th century literature novels

[@hanath1272]

Lovin every shades of color in 11 minute ❤️ thank you refinery!

[@inspirationalgoodnewsi.g.n1847]

A Romantic Love Story 'A pure motive and good wholesome intentions.' 'To Conclude: Excellent casting and intelligent storytelling.'

[@DaisukiDaiiyo]

I need a full season of Mr. Malcolm's list IMMEDIATELY!

[@raininglemons28]

this is a brilliant and inspired idea! why has no one thought of this sooner? adored it! can't wait for more!!!!!

[@sai8995]

The footman is my fave character tbh hahahahahaha

[@lunacraftcrochet]

Same

[@alenemarie1726]

Seriously though! He’s so good

[@laleypops]

Omg, I love Gemma and I love Austen-type shows, never thought I'd get to have them combined! I need more of this please!!

[@neoskies771]

Seriously, I need more period dramas with people of colour starring in them! I loved this so much! I want more! 😭❤️

[@kaiholoa3875]

I think they heard you!! #Bridgeton

[@jjai471]

@NeoSkies.... so, what you're actually saying is that you need to see more of non-whites appropriating white culture, because that's exactly what they're doing. They're all acting and dressing like white people did at the time. If you want to see period dramas with people of colour, it won't be in high society, least of all in Britain.

[@belle-ashton2167]

@@hi-ve1cw While I love the diverse casting of Mr. Malcom’s List (and it’s I think cool because it’s just fiction), Korean period dramas are also really outstanding. Mr. Sunshine on Netflix is a phenomenal example. Maybe people are just lazy to read subtitles.

[@marialewis6432]

2022: saw the movie over the weekend, it was THOROUGHLY ENTERTAINING!!!

[@whatalsaid]

This was Bridgerton BEFORE Bridgerton

[@BashHarryofficial]

I don’t care if people think it’s inaccurate. I want to see people like me on screen ❤️

[@somayab3380]

Bash Harry yesss❤️

[@JulianneHannes]

If John Wayne can play Genghis Khan, Gemma Chan can play a Jane Austen-ish period heroine haha It's only fair, white people have been playing POC for centuries, it's their turn to play us

[@kittykuchi7896]

@@JulianneHannes Don't fall for it! They want you to believe that it was all rosey for POC in history. It's their way of helping to re-write history so that we all forget.

[@JulianneHannes]

@@kittykuchi7896 I always remember the injustices, forced slavery, and massacures of POC, of my ancestors. Movies with POC in a period piece playing aristrocrats are not enough to make me forget, this isn't rewriting history but simply giving POC actors opportunites to play characters they weren't allowed to play in our recent history (there was a film code in the 20th century, Hays Code that forbidded interacial relationships onscreen that prevented actors and actresses of color from getting lead roles in big studio films)

[@legasalvini9808]

Then watch your homogeneous Asian productions in Asia. How many Europeans in GOLDEN HARVEST or TOEI productions? How many of us are reading Good morning Beijing OR giving the weather report in Osaka. European countries are not your homeland's you over privileged self entitled foreigner.

[@daffodilsanddogwoods9695]

I love that they made this into a full length movie and it is clean and a feel good movie with a diverse cast.

[@sana-qx1pr]

Oo have you watched it? I saw it in theaters and I loved it!

[@emilym3791]

This is fantastic. Everything about this is what the Arts needs. A diverse cast. Accurate costumes. Propper Acting. No green screen. This is

[@IHARumor]

So glad they're expanding this to be a full movie. A bit sad Gemma Chan wasn't able to reprise her role for the movie though (someone else will play her role in the full length movie). I love Gemma! Still very excited though!

[@Garcelle1987]

Gemma is the lead in a new Marvel movie. Plus she has also set up her own production company so it is very likely she was too busy to do this period movie, sadly

[@IHARumor]

@@Garcelle1987 Oh yeah she was definitely too busy. Though I don't think it was because of Eternals because that movie has been done for a while now (it was supposed to release late last year but delayed due to Covid).

[@skyebphoto8681]

This is stunning!!! I want this to be a movie!

[@amoil6537]

I'm throwing my money at the screen but nothing's happening! How do we get this as a tv series????

[@chtitmog]

Amoi Lee This comment is hilarious - laughed so hard! Same here! 🤣

[@JaimieJo]

Feature film coming out!

[@sunkissedbambi]

Jaimie Johnson do you have any updates?

[@JaimieJo]

@@sunkissedbambi It's not going to happen until COVID 19 is done. Everything is put off for it. They should have already been filming Outlander season 6, but they are hopeful that maybe in August they can start that.

[@AR-nt3cw]

They are going to start filming in Ireland and hope it will be released in 2022

[@courtneyogtravel]

I saw this years ago and kept it on my watch later list so i could see if there would ever be any updates. Now i just saw the trailer for the full feature film!!! Casting is a little different but I'm still excited 🤩

[@Shamuto7]

I just learnt of Gemma in CRA and I am so amazed by her acting. She's so great in embracing the personality of her character like it's natural. I also love regency stories so I adored that most film are recently turning these novels into a worthy film. This is brilliant.

[@TheMrsMenes]

More please. Gemma Chan is perfect. Casting is brilliant. We are forced to suspend belief of typical casting and societal prejudices. About time.

[@Shamshere13]

I loved this! I really don't understand what this is? Are they making episodes or are they turning this into a full feature film later and this is a trailer? Whatever it is, I want to see it!

[@marzigeisha]

This feels akin to watching a neighbouring Bridgerton town.

[@FullStyleInc]

I am here the diversity of this cast!!! Completely caught off guard it and it was a most welcoming surprise. As an African American who has a not so secret obsession with period pieces and historical dramas, this was truly refreshing to see.

[@jjai471]

Would have thought, with all the recent uproar about blacks preserving their culture and heritage, there was none of either and certainly nothing of the actual period or any historical accuracy in seeing their own race mimicking white people. Why not make period and historical dramas with what they actually WERE acting and dressing like instead of trying to pass mass white cultural appropriation off as fact. Would think the black community would be the first to decry such cultural appropriation, especially if it was done to their culture.

[@FullStyleInc]

@@jjai471 I'm sorry I believe you are confusing historical fiction with historical accuracy. As well as the definition of culture. The English or that is the English country lifestyle of the 1600s to 1800s is not 'white culture'. That is European history and also we all know what a large population of blacks were doing during this time. being stolen from their homes, sold and forced into slavery. And we have plenty of movies depicting this as if it the only story we have to tell. Like I said I was here for well picked talent and the refreshing look of diverse cast. Asian women and black man. It is not mocking or mimicking it is the rewritting of the same Ole palyed out stereotypes. If you had so much to say on this comment under this video after taking the time to go to my channel and seeing that I was indeed black before clicking post. You must have been so confused and in a uproar over Bridgerton. I grew up watching BBC and historical fiction and dramas, reading June Austen and solving crimes with Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot. Dreaming and wanting to see faces like my own as more then the help, slaves, extras or the problem the main character tries to solve or fight. It is about time we see black people playing the roles that let's them play out of what we have been typecast as for so long. Creating roles and accepting roles that display the abundance of talent we inherent. Be blessed and have a great day.

[@jjai471]

@@FullStyleInc ... if you're sorry for anything, you should be sorry for your own ignorance - historical and otherwise. The "English country lifestyle" was made up of 99.9-percent caucasians. The mannerisms, clothing, lifestyle and more were all evolved from caucasians. The suit the black man wore was created by a white Englishman by the name of Beau Brummel and they'd have you believe that a black man could wear it(after less than 100 years of civilization) better than the white man walking beside him whose bow tie was all askew. BTW. blacks weren't "stolen from their homes". They were sold by their own african chiefs who were more than willing to sell them. In fact, it has been demanded of the descendants of those chiefs to apologize for doing so. It's a shame that the black community can only find salvation in their own race by pining after and mimicking white culture and actually changing historical fact and white characters - historical and fictional - to be non-white. Cultural appropriation at its worst and by a race who rises up in outrage if anyone so much as dares to wear a corn row or a braid.

[@evacope1718]

@@FullStyleInc you're still focusing on Europe though, kinda forgetting that there are stories of Africans in Africa and Asian in Asia. It don't have to be set in England or France and there doesn't need to be a focus on slavery. P.s I never understood this concept that you must look like a character in order to empathize with them.

[@jackeduprecruit]

I saw the feature and didn't know about the short film until now. I was so surprised when I read Gemma Chan was originally cast. While I adore Gemma, the light comedic tone really translates with Zawe Ashton's portrayal.

[@kiniiiru]

Gemma Chan is stunning, but when Freida Pinto came onscreen I was like, wow. I'm invested in this now and can't wait for the feature!

[@tjgill7374]

This walked so Bridgerton could run

[@r.l.6937]

Who else is back after seeing the trailer?!!

[@scablet]

I love this! Savored every milisecond every minute detail every look every small nuance ....I'm a sucker for period romances

[@ccc_846]

I come back every so often to watch this and always get the feels after!! so glad to hear they're making this into a full movie but wish Gemma could have played her role. excited to see Constance play it tho!

[@wheretheywent]

Omg this is what bridgerton wished it was!!

[@ccc_846]

sis lmaoo yes and it’s also giving To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before vibes oop

[@ramonaflowers9]

After immersing myself in BRIGERTON for the past few days, I am back here. I think I might be obsessed with the 1800s perhaps?

[@stopbotheringme]

Why was Gemma Chan replaced with Constance Wu in the full feature film? Gemma is absolutely perfect for this role, so elegant and beautiful!

[@gayle7989]

Wait? She was replaced? By CONSTANCE WU? Hell na, Gemma Chan is the perfect actress for this role. Constance Wu really doesn't fit the role.

[@loonylaura85]

@@gayle7989 I think that role is being played by Zawe Ashton in the film. 🙂

[@loonylaura85]

@@gayle7989 I read an interview with the director & she said that someone dropped out so that could be what happened with her.

[@lumisolumis7157]

Bridgerton is now so big but we all know that you started this. Would you ever made a second part?

[@melindawolfUS]

Well, I'm hooked. I need more -this is beautiful eye candy in women, architecture and costumes ... with humor and heart that hit the right notes. Looking forward to seeing more :)

[@leanneneville2431]

She is exquisite, both in appearance and manner and has such a sweet and gentle way about her. Seriously underrated as an actor.💐

[@Elensila2718]

Gemma is the most beautiful woman, and she is so talented!

[@songarinsk]

The diverse leading cast, the stunning cinematography, the costumes ! So here for it ! This is just incredible stuff from Refinery29. More soon, please! 💟

[@refinery29]

+songarinsk Yay! Thanks so much for watching!

[@AnnaNguyen42]

just remembered this after seeing Bridgeton trailer. I need a period drama with Gemma

[@abbyduell8331]

How was that 11 minutes? Felt like two. More please!

[@toBe8ere]

I love the witty banter between the cast, especially from Mr. Malcolm!

[@makaylar.mr.23]

I just watched the full length film in theaters. I rather enjoyed the film despite it being full of troupes and kinda predictable....a good summer film full of a diverse cast. PLUS the costumes are incredibly *historical accurate* in color, cut, and materials which was appreciated immensely. side note: The credits were laid out so prettily as well and gave little insights to what happened afterwards with some characters.

[@Freakforphotos]

Hollywood, give me a period drama starring Gemma Chan.

[@dragunland]

i’m here because i’m obsessed with Gemma after watching crazy rich asians

[@lipsohlips97]

SO MUCH COLOR I MIGHT SWOON 🥰🥰🥰

[@ThePurpleCosmos]

I still go back and watch this occasionally. I'd bet money Netflix watched this and was like "Yes we need to make this"

[@kristiLB93]

This was so great. The actors were brilliant! That servant in the beginning running with the dress-CRACKED ME UP!! So great. I can hardly wait for the continuation! Hurry please!😄