Season 3 of the popular Shondaland show Bridgerton has clocked 733.3 million watch hours on Netflix, entering the streamer’s list of top 10 English TV shows of all time, actress Nicola Coughlan announced on Thursday, sharing a string of behind-the-scenes pictures and videos from the show.
"Season 3 just entered the Netflix Top Ten of all time because you’ve watched billions of hours of it which is mental. I’m so grateful, so please accept some miscellaneous behind the scenes joy as a thank you,” wrote Coughlan, whose character Penelope Featherington’s romance with Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) grabbed eyeballs this season.
The carousel features Coughlan and Newton dressed as bride and groom alongside cast members including Will Tilston, Adjoa Andoh, Luke Thompson, Claudia Jessie, Ruth Gemmell, Polly Walker, Simone Ashley, Sam Phillips and Hugh Sachs.
The third instalment, exploring a friends-to-lovers theme, witnessed the return of many fan-favourite characters including Queen Charlotte (Golda Rosheuvel), Lady Danbury (Adjoa Andoh), Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell), Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey), Kate Bridgerton (Simone Ashley), Eloise Bridgerton (Claudia Jessie) and Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson).
Hannah Dodd replaced Ruby Stokes as Francesca Bridgerton this season, which also saw Penelope (Coughlan) spilling the beans on the real identity of Lady Whistledown, an infamous gossip writer of society’s upper crust.
The first four episodes of Bridgerton Season 3 premiered on Netflix on May 16, while the next four hit the streamer on June 13. The third season of the Regency-era drama, set in London, deviates from the original sequence of the novels by Julia Quinn on which it is based.
The first season of the Chris Van Dusen-created period drama series explored the love story between Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor) and her husband Simon (Regé-Jean Page), while the next season of Bridgerton focused on the budding romance between Viscount Anthony Bridgerton and Kate Sharma.
