Bridgerton fans’ joy as two more series get green light

IT’S the Netflix bonkbuster that has tantalised and titillated – and now Bridgerton fans are sure to be satiated even more by news of two more series of the show.

The high-society drama – starring Galway actress Nicola Coughlan, 34 – has been renewed for a third and fourth season. The streaming service has confirmed that, as the cast prepare to start filming the second season of the hit series, the show has received the green light for two more seasons.

This means we’ll be enjoying the love stories and racy antics of the Bridgerton siblings for at least another two years.

‘Esteemed members of the Ton,’ Bridgerton’s enigmatic narrator Lady Whistledown wrote of the exciting news online. ‘It seems we have a rather special announcement: Bridgerton shall return for seasons three and four. This author shall have to purchase more ink…’

The news comes after the show broke records with its Christmas Day release last year.

Derry Girls star Coughlan appeared as excited as fans by the news, describing it on Twitter as ‘iconic’.

The period drama has remained in the headlines in recent weeks thanks to a number of both exciting and disappointing announcements for fans.

It was announced earlier this month that the dashing Duke, played by hunky Regé-Jean Page, is stepping away from the series after the huge success of the first season and with it, a pretty hefty paycheque.

The British actor was reportedly given the opportunity to come back for three to five episodes of season two and for the tidy sum of $50,000 (€42,000) an episode.

But with one major cast member leaving, we’re getting five more in return. After it was revealed that Simone Ashley would be joining the cast of the second season as Kate Sharma, four more names were added to the list. These newcomers include Charithra Chandran, Shelley Conn, Rupert Young, and our own Calam Lynch, who is the son of actress Niamh Cusack.

Described the news as ‘iconic’