‘Bridgerton’ Season 3 Set to Explore Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington’s Love Story
16.05.2022 - 07:35
/ usmagazine.com
Turning up the heat! Season 3 of Bridgerton has officially tapped Luke Newton and Nicola Coughlan to lead the next chapter — with Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington’s love story being moved up in an interesting turn of events.
The announcement was made at Netflix’s For Your Consideration event on Sunday, May 15, in Los Angeles, where Television Academy voters (who determine the Emmy Awards) watched a panel discussion with Coughlan, 35, as well as fellow cast members Simone Ashley (Kate Sharma) and Charithra Chandran (Edwina Sharma). They were joined by showrunner Chris Van Dusen, costume designer Sophie Canale and composer Kris Bowers.
Fans previously questioned whether Colin and Penelope would be next after executive producer Shonda Rhimes hinted at a narrative shakeup. “There’s 8 Bridgerton siblings so there are eight books. We are definitely planning on following each one of the their romantic stories,” the writer, 52, shared during an interview with Entertainment Tonight. “We are not necessarily going in order. But we are going to be seeing each of the siblings and their story.”
Based on the books written by Julia Quinn, season 2 explored Anthony Bridgerton’s (Jonathan Bailey) slow burn romance with Kate Sharma. The couple ended the sophomore season happily married — but not every character’s story wrapped up on a high note.
During the finale, which premiered in March, Penelope’s best friend Eloise Bridgerton (Claudia Jessie) discovered that she was actually Lady Whistledown. Amid her rift with Eloise, Penelope also overheard Colin telling his friends that he wasn’t romantically interested in her.
At the time, Newton, 29, opened up about the time that it might take for Colin and Penelope’s connection to blossom