United Kingdom, Aug. 21 -- Shonda Rhimes sees Bridgerton as a "workplace drama".

The 55-year-old screenwriter - who serves as an executive producer on Bridgerton - has pushed back against the idea that the hit Netflix show is a conventional "romance" story.

Speaking at the Edinburgh TV festival, Shonda explained: "I didn't see it as a romance. It was more of a workplace drama.

"The women don't have power in other areas of their lives, the power is in how they marry, so it becomes a workplace. And that's where the drama is.

"More importantly, I could see myself in them. If a black woman in 21st century America can see herself in regency England, it's a good story."

The show is based on the book series of the same name by Julia Quinn, ...