'Bridgerton' Season 3 Begins Filming With a Different Romance

This may be Stranger Things weekend over at Netflix, but across the pond in London, cameras are starting to roll on one of the streaming service's biggest British hits, Bridgerton. Actress Nicola Coughlan (Derry Girls), who plays Penelope Featherington, put on her Lady Whistledown bonnet and dropped the gossip via Instagram, with a photo showing her call time. This is a little sooner than most initially thought filming would begin (rumor was it would be mid-to-late summer), but then again, there are a lot of changes afoot for the coming season.

Coughlan has been the primary source of information for the upcoming season, with a recent reveal at the show's FYSEE panel earlier this month. When asked about her role in the upcoming season, she confirmed a rumor that had been gaining steam since Season 2 ended, that Bridgerton would be changing the order of the novel's love stories. Season 3 will focus on book four, Romancing Mr. Bridgerton, Colin (Luke Newton) and Penelope's love story. It will put the popular will-they-or-won't-they couple front and center, rather than going in order and covering book three, An Offer From A Gentleman, in which Benedict (Luke Thompson) finds true love.

"Like Lady Whistledown, I have been keeping a secret for quite some time, and I can confirm to you all that Season 3 is Colin and Penelope's love story." Coughlan admitted, "I have kept that secret since two weeks into Season 2." Shondaland then followed up with an official Lady Whistledown formatted letter on social media, confirming the news.