'Bridgerton' is back, but will you still swoon? : Pop Culture Happy Hour – NPR

Linda Holmes
Barrie Hardymon
Bedatri D. Choudhury
Sofie Hernandez-Simeonidis
Candice Lim
Anna Isaacs
Mike Katzif
Jessica Reedy
Simone Ashley and Jonathan Bailey star in the second season of Bridgerton. Liam Daniel/Netflix hide caption
Simone Ashley and Jonathan Bailey star in the second season of Bridgerton.
The Netflix series Bridgerton is back for a second season. And now, Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) is having his story told with the addition of a new love interest, played by Simone Ashley. Based on a series of Regency romance novels by Julia Quinn, there’s still high drama, scandalous gossip and elaborate period costumes that sometimes take over entire scenes. So what’s different, what’s the same and how do Daphne and her duke figure into this season?
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