You know what they say about sticks and stones, but sometimes words really can hurt you. Poor Penelope Featherington learned that the hard way back in season 2, but she’s back and more determined than ever to mend her broken heart and find herself a husband. The only problem is that her best chance of help in that endeavor happens to be, well, who else but Colin Bridgerton? Countless romance novels have used a premise about former friends possibly turning into lovers in order to jump headfirst into tales of passion and intrigue, but there’s nothing quite like the “Bridgerton” approach to even the most well-worn tropes of the genre.
Season 3 comes from Shonda Rhimes’ producing company Shondaland and new showrunner/writer Jess Brownell, who’s taking over from Chris van Dusen after his work on the prior two seasons of the series. The new season will reportedly follow the events of author Julia Quinn’s “Romancing Mister Bridgerton” novel, the fourth book of eight total that have provided the rough roadmap for the Netflix series (and its “Queen Charlotte” spin-off, of course). Fans can expect much of the core cast to reprise their roles for this next batch of episodes, though it was previously reported that Phoebe Dynevor would not return. New additions, however, include Daniel Francis, Sam Phillips, and James Phoon.
“Bridgerton” season 3 will be released on Netflix in two separate parts: the first four episodes on May 16, 2024, followed by the final four on June 13, 2024.
