‘Bridgerton’ Season 2 to star Rupert Evans in a key position – Occasions of India

‘Charmed’ star Rupert Evans has been roped in to play a pivotal position within the second season of Netflix’s runaway hit collection “Bridgerton”. In line with Entertainment Weekly, Evans will play Edmund Bridgerton within the upcoming season of the Regency London drama. Edmund Bridgerton is late husband to Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell) and father to your complete Bridgerton clan.

Based mostly on Julia Quinn’s bestselling novels, the present is about within the aggressive world of Regency period London excessive society’s Ton through the season, when debutantes are offered at courtroom.

The much-awaited season two, which is at the moment in manufacturing, will chronicle the pursuit of an appropriate marriage for the eldest Bridgerton sibling, Anthony ( Jonathan Bailey), as chronicled within the second e-book of Quinn’s collection, “The Viscount Who Liked Me”. Actor Simone Ashley will play the feminine lead.

The present additionally options actors Nicola Coughlan, Claudia Jessie, Ruby Barker, Adjoa Andoh, Golda Rosheuvel, Luke Thompson, Luke Newton, Ruby Stokes, Will Tilston, Florence Hunt, Ruth Gemmell, Bessie Carter, Charithra Chandran, Rupert Younger, Shelley Conn, and Calam Lynch.

Chris Van Dusen is the showrunner of “Bridgerton,” which is produced by media mogul Shonda Rhimes, recognized for exhibits like “Gray”s Anatomy” and “Scandal”.

The primary season, which premiered in December final yr, revolved across the romance and marriage between the eldest Bridgerton daughter, Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor) and Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings (Rege-Jean Web page).