Dearest gentle reader, we come bearing some truly excellent news. Your favourite frothy Regency-era romance show is not nearly finished yet. Yes, Bridgerton season 5 is officially happening. And so, for that matter, is Bridgerton season 6. Ahead of next year’s season 4, Netflix has announced that the show will continue for at least another two seasons — which is music to our ears (music that sounds an awful lot like a string quartet rendition of a Pitbull song, by the way. IYKYK.)

The series is inspired by the romantic novel series by Julia Quinn — each novel follows a different sibling in the Bridgerton family as they navigate the social customs and mores of Mayfair’s marriage mart. Season 1 saw eldest daughter Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor) finding her love story with Simon (Regé-Jean Page); in season 2, Jonathan Bailey’s Anthony had an epic enemies-to-lovers arc with Simone Ashley’s Kate; and, for season 3, Colin (Luke Newton) finally realised his feelings for his long-time friend Penelope (Nicola Coughlan). Season 4 will see Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) falling for Sophie (Yerin Ha) in a Cinderella-inspired romance. But what is on the cards for season 5?

Here’s what we know so far.

Bridgerton season 5 plot

The season 5 plot will, of course, depend on the central couple. So far, the seasons have strayed slightly from the trajectory of the books, with the production team swapping books three and four—in the novels, Benedict and Sophie get their love story before Colin and Penelope, however the order was reversed in the show. The fifth book in the series is To Sir Phillip, With Love, which follows Eloise’s love story with Sir Phillip Crane.

There is a chance, however, that the team could decide to do book six, When He Was Wicked, which follows Francesca and Michael’s romance. Spoiler alert: Francesca’s husband, John Stirling, dies in the books and Francesca ends up falling for his cousin, Michael, who has already been introduced in the show as Michaela.

Bridgerton season 5 cast

The cast for season 5 has not yet been confirmed. However, it’s likely we’ll be seeing Claudia Jessie’s Eloise and Hannah Dodd’s Francesca taking prominent roles. Hopefully, many fan favourites will also return, including Luke Thompson (Benedict), Yerin Ha (Sophie), Nicola Coughlan (Penelope), Luke Newton (Colin), Phoebe Dynevor (Daphne), Jonathan Bailey (Anthony), Simone Ashley (Kate), and many more.

Bridgerton season 5 release date

Again, we don’t have a ton of information on this yet. What we do know is it’s probably going to be a long, long time. So far, there have been about two years in between seasons, which means that we are probably looking at a 2028 release date.

Bridgerton season 5 trailer

Seeing as Bridgerton season 5 hasn’t entered production yet, we don’t have a trailer. In the meantime, why not rewatch the trailer for season 4?