‘Bridgerton’ Season 3: All the biggest changes from the books to the show
Warning, gentle readers: Spoilers ahead Bridgerton part three, as well as plot points in the novel.
Is it true that after two seasons of the Regency era, Bridgerton season three finally turned his gaze towards Ton’s wallflower—Colin and Penélope, played by Luke Newton And Nicola Coughlan. Like the show two last seasonThe third season of the Netflix series is based on a Julia Quinn Novel, Romance Mister Bridgerton, was first published in 2002.
MC Jess Brownell said before Vanity fair that she paid no attention to the books, using them as a creative guide rather than gospel. “My approach was to tune into the emotional spirit of the book and then some of the key moments,” she says. “Because TV is a different medium, we had to fill in the plot a little more and create more twists and turns.”
That also means creating compelling backstories for the supporting characters Bridgertonlarge cast of. This season, the Featherington sisters (Harriet Cains, Bessie Carter) playful competition to produce male heirs, Mondriches (Martins Imhangbe, Emma Naomi) were educated about social life after their son received a valuable inheritance, and even resident girl Cressida Cowper (Jessica Madsen) progress towards the redemption arc — all the subplots were invented by the show’s writers.
But rest assured, some beloved moments from the books have also made their way to the screen. “There are certain moments in the book—like the moment in the carriage, like the illusion of this moment of reflection in the book…. Those were the moments that we felt were really important to preserve,” Brownell said.
Ahead, see the most pronounced changes from page to stage above Bridgerton This season, that includes intriguing new love interests and a certain highly anticipated carriage ride.
Benedict’s book paused
The first major departure from the book to the series occurred before production began. Instead of focusing on Benedict’s second son (Luke Thompson) love story, as explored in part three Bridgerton Novel, Suggestion from a gentleman, the show moves on to Colin and Penelope’s romance, which was the focus of Quinn’s fourth book. “The decision to move on to Colin and Penelope was made between Shonda and I,” Brownell previously said speak VF (that will be Shonda Rhimes, Bridgerton co-creator). “Part two hasn’t ended yet, so there’s still time to influence the ending of part two to properly prepare for part three. And we both felt strongly that… we knew these characters very well. We’ve been watching this develop where Colin doesn’t quite understand that Penelope likes him, and we felt like we didn’t want that to get old.”
This change skews some of the book’s timelines—namely Kate (Simone Ashley) and Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) doesn’t have two children yet, Colin and Penelope are ages 20 and 22 respectively, as opposed to 28 and 33.
Penelope’s transformation
In both the book and series, Penelope ditches her tart citrus wardrobe and bouncy curls for a new look—one that resembles less her oppressive Featherington family and more like herself. you more. But the novel disappointingly incorporates weight loss into Penelope’s progress. Quinn writes that Penelope “can now call herself ‘pleasantly plump’ instead of ‘a hideously ugly person.’” Such comments could please be cut from the show. Brownell said: “We think Penelope is very beautiful and I don’t think that’s really part of her story.” Diversity.
Rosa Hesmondhalgh as Rae, Kathryn Drysdale as Genevieve Delacroix and Nicola Coughlan as Penelope FeatheringtonLIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX
