‘Bridgerton’ Season 3 Trailer Teases Trajectory Of Penelope & Colin’s Romance

Nellie Andreeva
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“Mother, do you believe the best foundation for love is friendship,” Colin (Luke Newton) asks in the official trailer for Season 3 of Netflix’s hit Shondaland series Bridgerton.

That appears to be the main theme of the Regency drama’s #Polin season as Colin and Penelope (Nicola Coughlan), once they get past those hurtful comments he made about her in the Season 2 finale, vow to remain friends. As such, Colin offers Penelope his services in helping her find a husband. We all know how that ends.

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The trailer introduces us to a “sturdy” new Colin, who has buffed up abroad as he takes on his duties as Season 3’s leading man, and an eager suitor for Penelope in Lord Debling (Sam Phillips) whose courtship will likely help Colin realize that he doesn’t want him and Penelope to be just friends.

You can watch the trailer above. The four-episode Season 3 Part 1 premieres May 16, followed by Part 2 on June 13.

Here’s the complete synopsis: Penelope has finally given up on her long-held crush on Colin after hearing his disparaging words about her last season. She has, however, decided it’s time to take a husband, preferably one who will provide her with enough independence to continue her double life as Lady Whistledown, far away from her mother and sisters. But lacking in confidence, Penelope’s attempts on the marriage mart fail spectacularly. Meanwhile, Colin has returned from his summer travels with a new look and a serious sense of swagger. But he’s disheartened to realize that Penelope, the one person who always appreciated him as he was, is giving him the cold shoulder. Eager to win back her friendship, Colin offers to mentor Penelope in the ways of confidence to help her find a husband this season. But when his lessons start working a little too well, Colin must grapple with whether his feelings for Penelope are truly just friendly. Complicating matters for Penelope is her rift with Eloise (Claudia Jessie), who has found a new friend in a very unlikely place, while Penelope’s growing presence in the ton makes it all the more difficult to keep her Lady Whistledown alter ego a secret.

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