Bridgerton Season 3 Might Not Follow The Books, Teases Shonda Rhimes
Shonda Rhimes strongly suggests the already-ordered Bridgertonseason 3 won't follow the same order as Julia Quinn's book series. This week marks the return of Netflix's hit period romance Bridgerton, which debuts Friday and kicks off a brand new love story. With gossip columnist Lady Whistledown watching over the scandals of London society, the new season will find Anthony (Jonathan Bailey), the eldest Bridgerton, finally agreeing to settle down with a wife. He sets his sights on newcomer Edwina Sharma (Charithra Chandran), but it's her sister Kate (Simone Ashley) who might prove to be a better match. That's provided Anthony and Kate can get over their immense dislike of each other.
Bridgerton season 2 is a noted departure from the first, which focused on the steamy romance between Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) and Simon, the Duke of Hastings (Rege-Jean Page). Fans were stunned to realize Simon and Daphne would no longer be the focal point of the series, but that's just keeping with Quinn's books. Each novel explores the love story of another Bridgerton sibling, all the way through the youngest, Gregory. If Bridgerton the show keeps with Quinn's books, then it'll be second child Benedict (Luke Thompson) who is the star of season 3.
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However, it sounds like that may not be the case. Speaking to ET ahead of the Bridgerton season 2 premiere, producer Shonda Rhimes confirmed the plan is still to give a season to every sibling, but that there might be some changes ahead. Rhimes said:
«There's eight Bridgerton siblings, so we're planning on following each one of the siblings' romantic stories. We're not necessarily going in order but we are going to
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