Bridgerton Season 3, Part 1 recently dropped on Netflix and fans are already hungry for more, but they’re not only waiting for Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington’s (Nicola Coughlan) happily ever after.
The show, as we know it, could go one of two (possibly three) ways. With each season focusing on a specific Bridgerton sibling’s love story, Season 4 could focus on either Benedict (Luke Thompson), Eloise (Claudia Jessie), or even Francesca (Ruby Stokes). But Bridgerton fans on social media speculate that Newton may have already spoiled the next season in a recent interview.
A fan on X shared a clip from a recent BuzzFeed interview with Newton, Jessie and Thompson discussing Bridgerton Season 3 while surrounded by puppies, in which Newton appeared to imply that Eloise was up next.
“I felt like [Nicola and I] were really lucky in that it felt like we had two years to prep for it. We knew that we were next, so getting to watch the previous leads was a real treat, to see how they navigate their way even through just the demands of being [on set] every day,” Newton said in the interview.
“I mean you had that as well, to be fair, ” he said to Jessie. “You were in every day with us.”
She did not have much to say in response as she appeared to be too distracted with the puppies. “I don’t know what you’ve been saying,” she confessed, prompting her co-stars to begin laughing. “I don’t know what you’ve been saying for the last five minutes.”
By the sound of it, Newton appeared to reveal that Eloise was the next lead star of Bridgerton, since he insinuated that she also had time to “prep” for her chance to lead by being on set “every day” with him and Coughlan.
Bridgerton fans were divided over what he could have meant by that spoiler-y statement.
“WAIT BC I WAS THINKING???? BUT I DIDNT WANNA SEEM DELULU,” one fan commented on X.
Others noted that it could mean nothing considering Season 4 hasn’t even begun filming yet. One fan in particular stated, “There’s no way they make Benedict a shelf character again.”
Benedict has been largely sidelined through the first two and a half seasons of the show, though the Bridgerton brother has certainly been having his own fun on the show. But Bridgerton fans are ready to see the young bachelor settle down.
For now, it looks like fans will have to wait for the second half of Season 3 to stream on Netflix to learn more about where the show could be heading. Showrunner Jess Brownell recently revealed that Season 3 will include some major hints about the direction Season 4 could go in.
Executive producers Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers also said they’re “committed” to bringing all of the Bridgerton novels to screen, no matter how long it takes.
Bridgerton Season 3, Part 2 premieres June 13.