Bridgerton creator Chris Van Dusen and Netflix this morning announced an official Season 2 renewal for the sweeping Regency romance series.
In an interview on Today with Hoda and Jenna, he also confirmed that Season 2 will chronicle the marriage pursuits of the eldest Bridgerton sibling, Anthony, played by Jonathan Bailey, as depicted in the second book of Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series, The Viscount Who Loved Me.
The shift in emphasis raises questions about the future on the show of the Season 1 romantic leads, Regé-Jean Page and Phoebe Dynevor. Their arc was wrapped up nicely at the end of Season 1, which was based on the first book in Quinn’s series, The Duke and I. It centered on the complicated romance between the eldest Bridgerton daughter, Daphne (Dynevor), and the Duke of Hastings Simon Bassett (Page).
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“I hope so,” Van Dusen said when asked whether Page and Dynevor’s characters will be back next season. “They are now of course the Duke and Duchess of Hastings but in my mind they will al be Bridgertons and they will always be part of the show.”
He confirmed that production on Season 2 starts in late spring in London.
“We have a bunch of new characters we are going to be introducing,” Van Dusen said. “Anthony is going to have a love interest next season, and I think it’s going to be as sweeping and moving and as beautiful as viewers of the first season have come to expect from the show.”
The love interest Van Dusen is likely referring to is Kate Sheffield, the female romantic lead opposite Anthony Bridgerton in The Viscount Who Loved Me.
Anthony is coming off the heartbreaking end of his relationship with opera singer Siena.
“We left him at the end of the first season at a bit of a crossroads, so I’m looking forward to jumping in and discovering how he fares on the marriage market,” Van Dusen said.
The Bridgerton book series consists of eight novels, each revolving around the love life of one of the Bridgerton siblings, and Van Dusen has previously indicated that he would like to follow the format with a season dedicated to each of the brothers and sisters.
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