Penelope, Colin Get New Looks

Whereas followers are anxiously ready for Bridgerton season 3, Netflix supplied a particular glimpse at Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington’s sophisticated journey.

“Is Penelope performed with yellow clothes? This season Penelope returns to London decided to grow to be a brand new girl with a brand new independence and a brand new dedication,” the actress, 36, teased. “I can promise you fairly the scandalous season, and we can not wait to take you alongside for the carriage experience.”

Coughlan added, “We open our season with the ton’s return from the countryside, and Penelope will get herself a complete new look. Colin Bridgerton has returned from his travels in France, Spain and Italy — and his new look is just not too unhealthy both. Each Colin and Pen have performed some rising up, and solely time will inform how their friendship will develop. For e-book followers, you will have an concept, however I can promise you’re in for a magical and romantic season.”

Netflix has not but introduced a launch date for Bridgerton season 3.

The hit sequence, which is based on the book series written by Julia Quinn, arrange Colin (Luke Newton) and Penelope’s love story in earlier seasons. After Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) discovered his happily ever after with Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley) in season 2, Penelope’s private life took a success when she heard Colin telling his mates that he wasn’t romantically occupied with her.

Issues bought much more sophisticated when Penelope’s finest good friend Eloise Bridgerton (Claudia Jessie) found that she was actually Lady Whistledown.

Shortly after the sophomore season premiered, Newton, 30, defined why Colin and Penelope’s slow progression from friends to lovers labored for the fictional couple.

“We’re attempting to cowl all sorts of relationships,” he advised Shondaland in March 2022. “And there are some relationships which can be heavy to start with, and it’s simply so intense. After which there are some the place individuals are finest mates, and through the years they grow to be lovers.”

The Netflix star went on to gush over Colin and Penelope’s future connection, including, “There are such a lot of different characters which can be launched and love tales that we’ve seen via the final two seasons which have developed fairly shortly, or that there’s been an prompt spark, an prompt connection. We as viewers see that instantly. However what I like about Colin and Penelope is the longevity of the connection and the way lengthy it’s taken to get to even the place it’s now, which isn’t even thought of a relationship. I actually get pleasure from enjoying that.”

Coughlan, 36, for her half, famous that Penelope would wish to develop as a personality before getting into a relationship.

“If they’re finally going to finish up collectively, she’s bought to cease idolizing him a lot,” the actress advised TV Insider in April 2022. “She thinks he’s good. He can not do any fallacious in her eyes. So, she has to begin seeing him as an actual human being and never this good boy. The enjoying subject positively must degree for the 2 of them ever to have a relationship. Nicely, let’s hope that’s going to occur.”

After Netflix confirmed the central couple for season 3, new showrunner Jess Brownell weighed in on what followers can anticipate.

“I actually really feel prefer it’s Colin and Penelope’s time. As a result of we’ve been watching each of those actors on our screens since Season 1, we’ve already invested in them a little bit bit. We all know who they’re as folks,” Brownell advised Selection in Might 2022. “I really feel like, particularly within the final season, there are these moments of rigidity between them the place it’s like, Colin walks as much as the road of just about realizing that Penelope has emotions for him however doesn’t fairly get there. As a substitute of treading water on that dynamic, we needed to push it into their season. It actually felt like the proper second to tee it up.”