Bridgerton season three spoilers follow.

Dear reader, brace yourselves for the latest dispatches from the Ton: ahead of the second part of Bridgerton season three, Netflix has finally released the full-length trailer of the upcoming episodes in the latter half of the series.

The season has been split into two 4-episode parts, with the first airing on 16 May and the second following soon after on 13 June. Fans have already devoured the first part of season three, which followed the budding romance between Nicola Coughlan’s Penelope (the mastermind behind a certain society gossip sheet) and Luke Newton’s Colin. We’ve also had an in-depth look at what the other Bridgerton siblings have been up to (including Francesca Bridgerton, played by Hannah Dodd) and, of course, have delighted in all of the drama that comes with the court of Queen Charlotte.

But, what about part two of the highly-anticipated third season? Luckily, we have a trailer for you to watch:

The clip gives us a glimpse of what’s next for Penelope and Colin, alongside the challenges they will face. Will Colin find out what Penelope has been writing? Will Eloise tell her brother the truth about his wife-to-be? It looks like it’s all to play for in what will be a dramatic finale.

What will happen in Bridgerton season 3?

Fans will know that the first half of Bridgerton season three follows Penelope looking for a husband. She is looking for a man who “preferably one who will provide her with enough independence to continue her double life as Lady Whistledown, far away from her mother and sisters”.

However, it’s not all smooth-sailing. Penelope first attracts the attention of Lord Debling (played by Sam Phillips) before ultimately choosing Colin, who declares his true feelings for her in that steamy carriage scene…

Other storylines follow Penelope’s fall-out with Eloise, who has “found a new friend in a very unlikely place” in the form of Cressida Cowper, and also tackles Penelope’s rising social status in the Ton that makes it much harder to keep her gossipy alter ego a secret.

Season three has shaken up the show’s formula slightly, as it is based on the fourth instalment in Julia Quinn’s book series, Romancing Mr Bridgerton, rather than the third novel, An Offer From A Gentleman, which focuses on the second Bridgerton brother, Benedict. 

Who is in the cast of Bridgerton season 3?

New to the cast for season three is Hannah New as Lady Tilley Arnold, a firebrand widow who enjoys an affair with Benedict Bridgerton. 

Best known for her breakout role as Princess Leila in 2014 movie Maleficent, New has played Eleanor Guthrie for four seasons on Starz’s Black Sails and has also featured in Guillermo del Toro’s The Strain and Danny Boyle’s Trust. 

While the Bridgerton clan is a big one, we’ve come to recognise them over the course of the first two series. However, one of the Bridgerton daughters is being replaced in the third instalment of the show.

Hannah Dodd (Anatomy Of A Scandal) stars as Francesca Bridgerton, taking over the role from Ruby Stokes, who left the show to star in another Netflix series, Lockwood & Co. As the series synopsis states, Francesca Bridgerton is a bit of a “mystery within her chatty, extroverted family”. Despite her reserved nature, we learn, “she goes along to get along when it comes to society affairs, fortified with a dry wit and pragmatism that confound the fickle ton yet seem to draw attention when she least desires it”.

We also know that Jonathan Bailey and Simone Ashley have reprised their roles as Anthony Bridgerton and Kate Sharma, but Phoebe Dynevor does not appear as the eldest Bridgerton daughter, Daphne, this time around. 

When will Bridgerton season 3 be on Netflix?

The streamer announced the release dates for both part one and part two of the season. Part one aired on 16 May, with part two set to be released on 13 June.

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