Another Bridgerton romance! Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate Sharma’s (Simone Ashley) epic slow burn romance, fans have questioned if Benedict Bridgerton’s (Luke ThompsonThe (love) journey would be put on hold.
The finale of season 2 was released in March 2022. It saw Anthony and Kate finally admitting their love for one another. After the older Sharma sister accepted his proposal, the couple happily enjoyed the next chapter in their lives — which included another iconic game of Pall Mall.
According to the Julia QuinnThe books that inspired the hit Netflix series were inspired by the Bridgerton brothers, and now the second-oldest Bridgerton brother will be next. Thompson spoke out about the pros and cons of shifting the focus each season, ahead of the season 2 premiere.
“I think the advantage of having a series where you switch the leads like that every season is brilliant because it gives it a whole new breath of fresh air. We’ve got a whole new family in there. Even just the feel of the show — it goes somewhere different, which is so fun to share,” he told The WrapMarch 2022
The U.K. native noted that he didn’t ask too much about his character’s story line before filming his scenes.
“You don’t have too much of an inkling and actually, in a strange kind of way, as an actor, you don’t really want too much of an inkling because if you do, if you know exactly where you’re going, you can end up doing an awful lot of signposting and explaining your journey through things rather than actually just living it,” he explained at the time. “I think actually, in a strange kind of way, as in life, we don’t know what’s going to happen from one day to the next. It’s sort of better to not know too much.”
During season 2, viewers got to see Benedict helping out his older brother amid Anthony’s struggles with his love life.
“When you’re siblings, I guess you’re sort of made of the same stuff. You have huge similarities, which simultaneously makes you a really good person to confide in, but also sort of the worst person because you’re too similar,” The ClubAn alum shared more information about the siblings. “And so actually, I think what’s lovely about their relationship is that in all of those scenes, you sort of feel like the needling and this sort of teasing is actually their sort of way of understanding each other and themselves.”
After being accepted into Royal Academy, Benedict was confused about his identity as an artist. The second season ended with Benedict discovering that Anthony paid for him to join the school — which called their future dynamic into question.
“It’s really fun to play because it’s very complex,” Thompson said about the ups and downs between the duo. “It’s very difficult to get hold of and it is not a straightforward relationship. And that also makes it a lot of fun to watch, I think, because they don’t let each other off the hook.”
In the same month, executive producers were also included Shonda RhimesIt was suggested that there might be a story shift. “There’s 8 Bridgerton siblings so there are eight books. We are definitely planning on following each one of the their romantic stories,” she shared during an interview with Entertainment Tonight. “We are not necessarily going in order. But we are going to be seeing each of the siblings and their story.”
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