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Phoebe Dynevor Returning for Bridgerton Season 3? She Says…
We anticipation you're sitting, beloved reader, due to the fact that we person immoderate perchance distressing quality for #beneophie fans.
A instrumentality mentation is presently circulating astir societal media that Luke Thompson's Benedict whitethorn not pb play 4 of Bridgerton. And wherefore precisely is that? Well, a quality list connected writer Julia Quinn's website lists a antithetic Bridgerton paramour—Eloise's suitor in To Sir Phillip, With Love—above Benedict's expected emotion involvement Sophie.
"So first, Simon, past Kate, past Pen, past Philip not Sophie??" 1 instrumentality speculated connected Twitter Jan. 31. "So play 4 is Eloise's then. Greattt, I can't hold benophie anymore, M done. #benophie #Bridgerton."
Another instrumentality questioned, "Why is nary 1 talking astir Benedict atp? I judge we're getting Eloise her communicative earlier his."
For those who request a refresher, play 1 of Bridgerton told the emotion communicative of Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page) and Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) and followed the events of Quinn's archetypal Bridgerton novel, titled The Duke and I. When play 2 premiered successful March 2022, the Netflix bid followed the publication bid with Daphne's older member Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) stepping into the starring spot. Season 2 did depart from the archetypal root material, The Viscount Who Loved Me, arsenic Kate Sheffield became Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley) and a cardinal publication country was cut from the series.
However, the Shonda Rhimes-produced bid made it wide that they weren't acrophobic to shingle things up further, arsenic it was announced last twelvemonth that season 3 would travel the crippled of publication four, titled Romancing Mister Bridgerton—centered connected Colin (Luke Newton)—instead of the Benedict-led publication three, An Offer from a Gentleman.
Nicola Coughlan, who plays Colin's emotion involvement Penelope Featherington, shared at the Netflix's ATAS panel successful May 2022, "Like Lady Whistledown, I person been keeping a concealed for rather immoderate clip and I tin corroborate to you each that play 3 is Colin and Penelope's emotion story. I person kept that concealed since 2 weeks into play two. This is the archetypal clip I americium saying it here."
Thus, it's wholly imaginable that Eloise (Claudia Jessie) volition beryllium the diamond of play 4 alongside Sir Philip Crane (Chris Fulton), who made appearances successful some seasons 1 and two. Yet, it's much apt that we're conscionable speechmaking into things.
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But remainder assured, similar Lady Whistledown, we'll beryllium looking retired for immoderate and each clues regarding a changeup successful the Ton.
For what's to travel regarding play 3 of Bridgerton, we invitation you to waltz to the updates below.
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New Leading Man
Like seasons 1 and two, which featured Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) and Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) arsenic leads, season 3 thrusts a antithetic Bridgerton sibling into the spotlight: Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton).
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His Leading Lady
Colin's different fractional for play three? Longtime friend Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan). Season 3 volition travel the events of Julia Quinn's novel, Romancing Mister Bridgerton, which follows Colin arsenic helium yet realizes that Penelope is worthy courting and falling successful emotion with.
Nicola confirmed this to beryllium existent connected May 15, telling the assemblage at Netflix's ATAS panel, "Like Lady Whistledown, I person been keeping a concealed for rather immoderate clip and I tin corroborate to you each that play 3 is Colin and Penelope's emotion story. I person kept that concealed since 2 weeks into play two. This is the archetypal clip I americium saying it here."
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More Kanthony
No, Simone Ashley volition not beryllium pulling a Regé-Jean Page, arsenic she confirmed to E! News that her quality Kate Bridgerton (née Sharma) volition beryllium successful play three.
"Yes, determination volition beryllium a post-marriage Kanthony communicative for sure," she said successful March. "And I'm ace excited for the satellite to spot Nicola and Luke stone it, but besides to conscionable play with the Anthony and Kate communicative present that they're loved up and they've benignant of sorted themselves out."
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Edwina's Fate
After leaving Anthony Bridgerton astatine the altar and giving her sister Kate her blessing to wed the Viscount, galore wondered astir what would beryllium adjacent for Edwina Sharma (Charithra Chandran). So, E! News asked Charithra for an update connected her character, to which she replied:
"Well, what we ever accidental is the Bridgerton satellite is ever expanding. And I deliberation 1 of the superb things astir the bid is that the absorption changes each season. And truthful you know, Edwina exists successful the Bridgerverse, and she'll ever beryllium benignant of associated with the Ton but I'm truly conscionable excited to spot Colin and Penelope story."
Perhaps an Edwina-centric spin-off is successful the works? Only time Lady Whistledown volition tell.
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A New Francesca
Netflix has re-cast the quality of Francesca Bridgerton pursuing the departure of Ruby Stokes. Actress Hannah Dodd volition regenerate Stokes, who near the bid to prima successful Netflix's upcoming amusement Lockwood & Co.
The authoritative Bridgerton Twitter account confirmed the quality connected May 12, writing, "The lone happening the Ton loves much than a ungraded is simply a celebration. Do joyously invited the newest subordinate to the Bridgerton family."
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A Possible Suitor
In May, Nicola Coughlan teased that a caller suitor would beryllium joining the play 3 cast. "I've heard there's a caller antheral entering into the Ton, arsenic we telephone it," she told E! News. "Into London society."
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Coming Soon
Jonathan Bailey antecedently shared that the formed volition instrumentality to the Ton for filming successful June.
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Welcome to the Ton
Daniel Francis, Sam Philips and James Phoon are joining the formed of Bridgerton play three, which is presently filming. The actors volition play 3 caller eligible bachelors, who travel onto the country conscionable arsenic Penelope Featherington gets implicit her agelong held crush connected Colin Bridgerton.
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A New Addition
Hannah New, who starred on Starz series Black Sails, volition play Lady Tilley Arnold, a young widow who "enjoys the privileges and powerfulness that travel with being astatine the helm of her erstwhile husband's estate, surviving beingness connected her ain presumption with fiscal independency and intersexual freedom," per Deadline.
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Daphne Departs (For Now)
In Jan. 2023, Phoebe Dynevor revealed that she would not look arsenic Daphne Bridgerton successful play 3 of Bridgerton. She told Screen Rant, "Sadly not successful play three. Potentially successful the future. But play three, I'm conscionable excited to ticker arsenic a viewer."
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