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Netflix dropped the trailer of Bridgerton season 2 on 14 February 2022 and confirmed the release date. The streaming giant revealed that the second season of the acclaimed series will begin airing from 25 March.

According to Netflix, season 2 of the show “tells the romance story of Lord Anthony Bridgerton’s quest for love”.

Bridgerton season 2: What we know

Season 2 appears to be promising even more sensation and fun. The new trailer of Bridgerton has the voice of Lady Whistledown speaking to her readers while a series of scenes featuring the main cast flash by.

“As the members of our town questioned my identity and means, this author has been doing but one thing, honing my skills. No, even better, I’ve been sharpening my knives,” Lady Whistledown says.

The scenes reveal how Lord Anthony Bridgerton is trying to find a suitable bride. He comes across Kate Sharma and her younger sister Edwina, who have arrived in London from India.

The official description says that Kate discovers the “true nature” of Anthony’s intentions when he tries to court Edwina. This makes Kate “do everything in her power to stop the union”, which only brings her closer to Lord Bridgerton.

The cast

Simone Ashley plays Kate Sharma while Charithra Chandran has been cast as her sister Edwina. Lady Mary Sharma, the mother of the two characters, is being played by Shelley Conn.

Among the new characters are Calam Lynch as Theo Sharpe, Rupert Young as Jack, and Rupert Evans as Edmund.

Like the previous season, the voice of Lady Whistledown, the gossip columnist, is Julie Andrews. Penelope Featherington, the real identity behind the character that was revealed in season 1, is played by Nicola Coughlan.

Jonathan Bailey returns as Lord Anthony Bridgerton. Other returning cast members include Luke Thompson as Benedict, Claudia Jessie as Eloise, and Luke Newton as Colin.

We also catch a glimpse of Daphne, played by Phoebe Dynevor. However, it was confirmed last year that Regé-Jean Page will not be returning in season 2 as Duke of Hasting.

More details

Bridgerton is set in the early 1800s England and is adapted from Julia Quinn’s novel series of the same name.

The eight-episode first season was met with critical acclaim and broke viewership ratings for Netflix until Korean survival drama Squid Game became the most-watched show on the platform. This is why the second season is one of the most anticipated shows of 2022.

Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers and Chris Van Dusen serve as executive producers of Bridgerton. Van Dusen is also the creator and showrunner.

The show will have two more seasons, both of which have been confirmed.

Catch up on season 1 here.

(Main and Featured images: LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX/LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX – © 2022 Netflix, Inc./IMDb)

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Romantic movies are tricky. Should they be about love or about happy endings? I’ll go with the first one. In fact, I don’t think movies about romances necessarily have to be pleasant – or at least not entirely.

Some of the best romantic movies ever made don’t have happy endings. And yet, they make me love love. Following this logic, some movies on this list are funny and uplifting, while others are genuinely hearth-breaking – or somewhere in between.

Here are five titles to stream this Valentine’s Day.

5 Romantic Movies to Stream Right Now

500 Days of Summer

500 Days of Summer is everything you’d expect from a cult indie movie: quirky characters, great music and a somewhat realistic representation of love. Released in 2009 – not exactly a glorious time for the romcom genre – it’s a 2000s gem that I’ll never get tired of rewatching.

Stream it here

Someone Great

Netflix’s Someone Great is a quintessentially millennial love story. While it’s technically about a break up, it does explore love and personal growth in multiple ways. I like that it doesn’t take itself too seriously without falling into the trap of meaningless entertainment. Also, Gina Rodriguez does a great job as Jenny and I’ve had that hilarious scene of her singing Lizzo’s Truth Hurts printed in my head since I first watched it.

Stream it here

Dear Ex

Critically acclaimed Taiwanese dramedy Dear Ex is about complicated family dynamics and a secret love triangle. When Sanlian’s (played superbly by Ying-Hsuan Hsieh) ex-husband dies, she finds out that he has changed his insurance policy, making his ex lover, a man named Jay, its only beneficiary. Throughout the story, love is expressed in peculiar ways and that’s what makes the movie particularly interesting.

Stream it here

Marriage Story

So, this one will make you cry. Scarlett Johnansson and Adam Driver give career-defining performances in this family drama by Noah Baumbach. It’s hard to describe Marriage Story as its beauty lays in its masterful and hyper realistic dialogues. More than anything, this is a story about a family staying together.

Stream it here

Love, Simon

Who doesn’t love a good coming-of-age story? Based on the best selling novel, the movie follows Simon’s quest to find himself as he explores his sexuality and falls in love for the first the time. Love, Simon is funny and heartfelt, with just the right amount of cliché romcom tropes.

Stream it here

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