Bridgerton: a second season for the Netflix series

Could it be otherwise? A real success since its launch on Netflix, the Bridgerton series has been renewed for a second season by the streaming giant.

Shooting is expected to begin next spring in London as Chris Van Dusen, creator of the series, revealed to Today: “We are going to be starting filming later this spring in London, and we’re all so excited. I know the cast cannot wait to get back to it and neither can I.”

During his exchange with the American media, Chris Van Dusen also confirmed that season 2 would focus on Lord Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) as in the second volume of the literary saga written by Julia Quinn: “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.” This second season should also introduce two new characters: Kate and Edwina Sheffield.

For those who are not familiar with the work of Julia Quinn, here is the summary of the second volume: “After spending years as one of the most notorious rakes of the ton, Anthony Bridgerton has decided it’s time to settle down and carry on the family line. He knows love exists, because his parents were a shining example of a loving, happy marriage. Still, he has no intentions of falling in love with his intended bride. Anthony’s father died quite young, so Anthony believes, albeit irrationally, that he will die young too. Falling in love is a complication he doesn’t need in his already too short life, so he sets out to court the beauty who is the latest toast of the ton. She is a woman who meets his requirements for a wife, but with whom he could never see himself falling in love. Anthony just didn’t count on her older sister’s meddling or the infuriating lady stirring his desires in a way no other woman ever has.
Kate Sheffield has no intention of allowing Anthony Bridgerton anywhere near her sister. She vows to do whatever it takes to interfere with the rakish viscount’s courtship, but in the process manages to unintentionally get herself into some outlandish situations, which also place her into close proximity with the man himself. Her encounters with Anthony leave her hot and bothered and feeling confused. When Kate and her family are invited to a house party at the Bridgerton country estate, she discovers a whole new side to Anthony that completely changes her opinion of him. Before long, Kate finds herself falling for the handsome rogue, but an unexpected turn of events leaves Kate compromised and the pair rushing to the altar to avoid a scandal. Anthony may have stubbornly declared he will never love her, but Kate isn’t willing to give up on her new husband so easily.”