Bridgerton showrunner Jess Brownell knows which characters will center Seasons 5 and 6 of the period drama, but viewers will have to wait a bit longer before the order of their love stories is unmasked.
Brownell, who took the reins of the Netflix series for Season 3, wore two dainty white pocket squares, the front one embroidered with the initials E and F, along with her elegant brown and maroon suit and gloves at the Season 4 red carpet premiere, which was held in Paris, France at the Palais Brongniart.
“Both characters with the initials on my pocket squares will get seasons in five in six,” Brownell told Deadline’s Nada Aboul Kheir on the carpet. “In what order? I can’t say.”
Bridgerton, based on the book series by Julia Quinn, has been renewed for fifth and sixth seasons. Claudia Jessie, who plays Eloise, remained mum about whether or not Season 5 could be Eloise’s love story.
“I wish I could say that I have started working on [Eloise’s story],” Jessie told Deadline. “That would make me seem like such a professional as well if I was starting to work on it.”
The actress concluded by blowing a raspberry and saying that is all she has to say on the matter.
Claudia Jessie as Eloise ‘Bridgerton’ in Season 4 of ‘Bridgerton’
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In Season 3, Hannah Dodd took over the character of Francesca Bridgerton, who married Victor Alli’s John Stirling. Readers of Francesca’s book, When He Was Wicked know that John tragically dies, and then Francesca falls in love with his cousin, Michael. Season 3 introduced a gender-bending twist to this love story in casting Masali Baduza as Michaela Stirling, who viewers met in the finale.
Only time will tell, but should we become reacquainted with a certain Sir Philip Crane (Chris Fulton) once more, that would make the competition even more fierce when it comes to which Brigderton sister will next step into the spotlight.
Season 4 of the popular show debuts on Jan. 29 with its first four episodes (Part 1), followed by the next four (Part 2) on Feb. 26.
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