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Netflix's Bridgerton Season 3 Adds "Sexy" New Character
There's nary denying that Nicola Coughlan is the diamond of Bridgerton season three.
The actress, who takes implicit the starring woman spot from play 1 and two's respective stars Phoebe Dynevor and Simone Ashley, was spotted filming a country for the caller play portion in Bath, a metropolis located successful England's Somerset county. Dressed successful a vibrant greenish gown, Nicola's Penelope Featherington beams arsenic she enters a soiree with mother Lady Portia Featherington (Polly Walker).
While Penelope's season 3 emotion interest Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) is not spotted successful the scene, we bash spot plentifulness of Lady Whistledown papers. So, beloved reader, it's wide that Penelope's broadside hustle continues to roar successful the adjacent installment.
Still, Netflix has promised emotion for the introverted Featherington daughter, who has decided to take a husband. "Preferably 1 who volition supply her with capable independency to proceed her treble beingness arsenic Lady Whistledown," the streamer's statement revealed, "far distant from her parent and sisters."
While fans of the Bridgerton publication bid cognize that Penelope and Colin yet get together in Romancing Mister Bridgerton, Netflix antecedently noted that Colin—who offended Penelope astatine the extremity of play two—initially serves arsenic much of a mentor successful play three.
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In fact, Daniel Francis, Sam Philips and James Phoon play swoon-worthy bachelors who are caller to the Ton. But don't number Colin retired conscionable yet.
Netflix besides shared, "When his lessons commencement moving a small excessively well, Colin indispensable grapple with whether his feelings for Penelope are genuinely conscionable friendly."
Burning for much Bridgerton? We don't blasted you, particularly since Nicola teased to E! News successful May that play 3 volition beryllium "a batch different." Per the Bridgerton star, viewers volition spot Penelope arsenic she "finally becomes a pistillate successful play 3 and comes into herself."
For everything we cognize astir Bridgerton play three, support reading:
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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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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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