Season 3 of Bridgerton has finally come to an end with an epic finale that left many questions open, such as what will happen next to Francesca, Benedict, Eloise and more… Including Anthony and Kate, played byJonathan Bailey and Simone Ashley. Will they come back for the next season of the period drama?
The Netflix series has a unique format in which each season follows a different Bridgerton sibling’s love story, which is the same format of the novels by Julia Quinn (which the show is based on). However, this also has been somewhat of a problem for the series, as fans want to keep watching more of its characters, even after their “happy ever after.”
After the first season, Regé-Jean Page didn’t come back as the Duke, while Phoebe Dynevor, who played Daphne, only returned for Season 2. Meanwhile, Bailey and Ashley both reprised their roles in Season 3 to show fans a happy, united side of Kate and Anthony. But (spoilers!) their characters left for India before the finale, raising questions about their return for Season 4. Here’s what the actors and showrunner have said.
Simone Ashley says she and Jonathan Bailey want to come back for Season 4
During a press meeting at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival on Saturday, June 15, Ashley told reporters, “I really hope so.” She added that both her and Bailey “adore” their characters, as well as “their relationship and what they mean for the show,” saying that they both will “do all we can with our schedules to make it work so that we can, hopefully.”
Meanwhile, Bailey hasn’t confirmed if he will return to Season 4, but he has expressed his desire to keep coming back to Bridgerton. “I look forward to supporting the rest of the family and the stories that go forward because if there is one thing I know about the beloved world is that you want to see them through and people invest their love and their time, and it means so much to so many people. So, yeah, me and Tony (Anthony) will be together for a while,” he told BAFTA.
However, it’s true that both of them have been busy. Ashley has two upcoming movies: the rom-com “Picture This” and “This Tempting Madness,” a psychological thriller. Meanwhile, Bailey will appear in the highly anticipated film adaptation of “Wicked” this November as Fieyro, and he is expected to be nominated for an Emmy for his role in “Fellow Travelers.” He filmed the latter alongside Season 3 of Bridgerton, saying that it was “wild,” traveling from London to Canada to be able to do so.
Showrunner Jess Brownell says that she also hopes for a Kanthony return
In that same spirit, Bridgerton’s showrunner Jess Brownell told Variety that she “absolutely” hopes to see more of Kate and Anthony, but “it’ll be dependent on a lot of factors. It’ll be dependent on how much story the main couples take up, and whether there is story room. It will be dependent on whether the actors are available.”
She added that the team tries to be “very respectful of our actors in terms of letting them go off and do other things,” but that “works perfectly” for the series, “because of the nature of the show shifting focus.”
On the other hand, Season 4 of Bridgerton will also explore new locations, as Eloise and Francesca are heading away from London to Scotland. So, talking about shifting focus, there is still no confirmation who the next sibling will be the next lead.
