Prepare for one more promenade. Bridgerton grew to become an on the spot hit after making its Netflix debut on Christmas Day — and followers aren’t the one ones who’re craving extra.
The collection follows the Bridgerton household — performed by Jonathan Bailey, Phoebe Dynevor, Claudia Jessie, Luke Newton, Luke Thompson, Florence Hunt, Will Tilston and Ruth Gemmell — as they try to seek out love in Regency-era excessive society. In season 1, eldest sister Daphne (Dynevor) and her relationship with London’s most eligible bachelor Simon Basset (Regé-Jean Web page) pulled a lot of the story’s focus.
Earlier than the interval drama was formally renewed, rumors of a second season emerged when it was reported that manufacturing was slated to renew in England in March. After reaching greater than 63 million households, Bridgerton is sort of assured to return for extra. Nevertheless, even the solid is at nighttime about what may occur subsequent.
“All of us actually hope [it will be renewed],” breakout star Nicola Coughlan (a.ok.a. Penelope Featherington) advised Selection in December 2020. “It’s an actual pleasure to make and the response has been past our wildest goals. However till the Netflix gods come down and bless us, we don’t know.”
Regardless of retaining the specifics top-secret, creator Chris Van Dusen has huge concepts for persevering with the present, which is predicated on Julia Quinn‘s in style romance guide collection. The writer gave every Bridgerton member of the family their very own likelihood to shine — and Van Dusen is hoping to do the identical.
“Clearly we’re simply centered on the primary season proper now. And whereas that focuses on the eldest Bridgerton daughter Daphne and her love affair with Simon, we all know there are eight Bridgerton siblings [and] there are eight Bridgerton books,” Van Dusen advised Cosmopolitan UK in December 2020. “So, in success I’d love to have the ability to discover love tales and romances for all of the Bridgerton brothers and sisters, in fact.”
Nevertheless, viewers haven’t seen the final of Daphne and Simon, who seemingly get their fortunately ever after within the closing moments of season 1. Web page beforehand hinted that issues may nonetheless go south for the couple in the event that they returned for brand spanking new episodes.
“I believe that love is an evolving factor,” the British heartthrob advised TV Information shortly after the present’s premiere. “It’s a residing, respiratory factor that wants tending, that wants taking care of, that wants mending when it will get worn or torn. They get married very younger. They nonetheless have a number of rising to do. They’ve so much to do, and I believe it’ll at all times be enjoyable to look at them do this collectively.”
4 months later, Netflix introduced that Web page won’t be returning for season 2.
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