Bridgerton Season 3 Is Underway, And Some Newbies Also Join The Mix

Bridgerton Season 3 Is Underway, And Some Newbies Also Join The Mix

Updated on July 22, 2022 11:23 AM by Anthony Christian

On Wednesday, Netflix announced that Bridgerton Season 3 is officially underway in London.

As announced earlier, Bridgerton Season 3 will center on the love story of Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), who continues to lead a double life as Lady Whistledown amid an ongoing rift with best friend, Eloise Bridgerton (Claudia Jessie).

 After seasons 1 and 2, showrunner Chris Van Dusen and Jess Brownell will now steer the Regency ship, delving into this latest love story. Three dashing newcomers are also heating the screen, Lord Debling (Sam Phillips), Harry Dankworth (James Phoon), and Marcus Anderson (Daniel Francis), sending the ton into a tizzy.

Alluding to what's to come, the streamer said that what Phoon's character "lacks in wit and intelligence, he more than makes up for with seriously good looks." At the same time, Phillips will play a "genial lord with unusual interests" who still intrigues the young ladies looking for love.

Meanwhile, Anderson will appear as "a charismatic presence who lights up any room he enters, attracting the notice of certain matriarchs in the ton, and the ire of others."

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See what's happening behind the scenes

Further teasing the fun, Netflix showed what's happening behind the scenes with a new 30-second video. Dressed in casual clothes, the quick clip began with Jonathan Bailey (who plays season 2 star Anthony Bridgerton) throwing up two fingers, smiling as he raised a third, referencing the show's third season.

Jessica Madsen (Cressida Cowper), Adjoa Andoh (Lady Danbury), Emma Naomi (Alice Mondrich), Harriet Cains (Philippa Featherington), Luke Thompson (Benedict Bridgerton), Polly Walker (Lady Portia Featherington), Bessie Carter (Prudence Featherington), Hugh Sachs (Brimsley), Ruth Gemmell (Lady Violet Bridgerton), Hannah Dodd (who joins as Francesca Bridgerton), Martins Imhangbe (Will Mondrich) and Golda Rosheuvel (Queen Charlotte) Jessie all make the same gesture, signifying season 3.

Then, the camera pans to Newton, 29, who opens a carriage to show Coughlan, 35, wearing Bridgerton hair and makeup with a hoodie. She says, "Bridgerton season 3 has officially begun filming," adding, "You coming in?." To which Newton replies, "Let's go."

Executive producers Chris Van Dusen, Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, and Tom Verica helm the hit alongside new showrunner Jess Brownell, Netflix said in the statement. Previously, Van Dusen and Rhimes teased that season 3 could get a little "creative" when adapting Julia Quinn's book series the show is based.

Van Dusen said in March, "It was always my goal to focus on a different Bridgerton sibling every season and it's no secret there are eight Bridgerton siblings."

He added, "We will be on as long as Netflix will have us, but I would love to focus on every single one of those eight Bridgerton siblings and tell romance stories for all of them."

In May, the streamer disclosed that season 3 would stray from the book order and instead focus on Penelope and Colin's love story, which isn't detailed until the 4th Bridgerton novel, Romancing Mister Bridgerton.  Bridgerton season 3 isn't expected to premiere until at least 2023, as no official release date has yet been announced.

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