Ashton Kutcher thought "Bridgerton " was porn when he awoke toMila Kunis watching the fifth episode.- On Monday's episode of "Today," the actor said he thought there was "someone else" in their bed.
- The actor then joked that his wife was "cheating" on him with the hit Netflix show.
Warning: This article contains spoilers for season one of "Bridgerton."
Ashton Kutcher mistook "Bridgerton" for pornography when he woke up to his wife Mila Kunis watching the Netflix series' steamy fifth episode.
On Monday's episode of "Today," Kunis, 37, told cohosts Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush that she's so hooked on the Regency-era romance that she stayed up late to see what happens.
"I fall asleep by 9:30. I am out. It doesn't matter what is on. I'm asleep," she said, continuing, "Last night, I clearly stayed up until midnight. I was like, 'What's happening in this show?'"
Kunis said Kutcher was "dead asleep" next to her while she watched the fifth episode, titled "The Duke and I." But he woke up at the "peak" of the episode: a graphic sex scene between Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) and Simon Basset (Regé-Jean Page).
"Are you watching a porno?" Kunis recalled the 42-year-old actor asking her.
Kutcher explained that he was extremely confused since the interaction happened "in the middle of the night."
"I didn't know what was going on. I was like, 'Is there somebody else in the bed?' It was terrifying," he said
As Kunis, Kotb, and Bush talked about how much they enjoyed the Shonda Rhimes-produced show, Kutcher joked that his wife was "cheating" on him with "Bridgerton."
The "Black Swan" actress isn't the only person enthralled by "Bridgerton."
The romance drama, which is an adaptation of Julia Quinn's best-selling book series, has been hailed by critics and watched by a record-breaking number of viewers within its first month on the platform.
Read more: 18 ways Netflix's 'Bridgerton' is different from Julia Quinn's books
On Wednesday, Netflix announced that "Bridgerton" beat "The Witcher" as the streaming platform's biggest series debut ever, sharing that it was watched by 82 million households worldwide in the month following its release on December 25.
The show, which is the first series to come from Rhimes' $150 million deal with Netflix, has already been renewed for a second season.
Production will begin in Spring 2021 and shift the focus to Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey).