Lady Whistledown has some big news: Netflix has found Lord Anthony Bridgerton’s match. Sex Education’s Simone Ashley will play Anthony’s love interest, Kate Sharma, in the upcoming season of Bridgerton. Netflix made the announcement on Monday, describing Kate as a “smart, headstrong young woman who suffers no fools – Anthony Bridgerton very much included.”
Season 2 is based on the second Bridgerton book, The Viscount Who Loved Me. As you might’ve guessed by the title, that means it’ll heavily focus on Anthony’s quest for love. In the book, Anthony’s chosen someone to marry, but those plans are tested by his conquest’s older, meddlesome sister Kate, who seemingly loathes the viscount. Anthony soon realizes that as much as Kate makes his life hell, he actually harbors secret feelings for her. We won’t spoil the rest, but you can guess what happens next.
This means that yes, Simon and Daphne’s story will likely take the backseat, but it’s about time for Anthony to have a steamy romance of his own, don’t you think?
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Am I the only one who sees the title as “Brigadoon” every time they scroll past it?
It’s Downtown Abbey all over again.
Oh phew, more straight romances. Can’t make it TOO updated
Good! The first season was a delightful confection and I am eager for more. The race-based criticms are well founded, though, especially where the underrepresentation of Asian and Hispanic characters is concerned. The showrunners seem to have taken those criticsms on board if this casting is anything to go by. Here’s hoping Simone is just the start.
How many Hispanics do you think that there were in Regency England?
I’m so grateful costume design gave those three brothers different sideburns. I spent the first few episodes going, wait, wasn’t that the other one . . .