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Fans of the popular series Bridgerton are buzzing with speculation over a potential recasting of characters Hyacinth and Gregory Bridgerton. The intrigue began when observant followers noticed that on author Julia Quinn’s official website, Florence Hunt is described as “Young Hyacinth Bridgerton,” while Will Tilston is noted as portraying “a young Gregory Bridgerton (years before his love story).”
The speculation arises amid the show’s history of altering its cast and storyline from the original book series. Bridgerton, based on Julia Quinn’s novels, follows the romantic escapades of a prominent family set in 19th century London. The first season captivated audiences by focusing on Daphne Bridgerton, played by Phoebe Dynevor, and Simon Basset, portrayed by Regé-Jean Page, as they navigated their romance—an adaptation of the first book, The Duke and I.
The second season shifted to Anthony Bridgerton’s story, with Jonathan Bailey’s character finding love with Kate Sharma, played by Simone Ashley, in a storyline inspired by the second book, The Viscount Who Loved Me. Although the third book, An Offer From a Gentleman, centers on Benedict Bridgerton’s romance with newcomer Sophie, portrayed by Yerin Ha, this particular love story was not featured until the fourth season.
Given the show’s tendency to make adjustments from the source material, some fans are concerned about the potential for more character changes in future seasons. With its blend of historical drama and romantic intrigue, Bridgerton has become a beloved series on Netflix, and any hint of recasting naturally stirs excitement and anticipation among its dedicated audience.
Bridgerton has gone through some onscreen recasts and book changes, which has caused some fans to worry that more main characters will look different in future seasons of the hit Netflix series. Based on Julia Quinn‘s book series, the Regency show follows different members of a wealthy family as they each search for love in […]
The third season instead focused on Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) as seen in Quinn’s book Romancing Mister Bridgerton. Brownell recently confirmed that Eloise and Phillip Crane or Francesca (Hannah Dodd) and Michaela (Masali Baduza) are next in line.
Quinn previously addressed recasting concerns, exclusively telling Us Weekly in February, “It’s funny because they were, like, 12 and 13 when they started. If you asked me that back then [about the same actors playing them as adults], I’d be like, ‘I don’t know.’”
Will Tilston as Gregory Bridgerton and Florence Hunt as Hyacinth Bridgerton. Liam Daniel/Netflix
She continued: “But when I saw them again at the premiere, they were both drinking wine. They’re both 18 now and Will was there with his girlfriend.”
The author pointed out that there were still a few years before It’s In His Kiss and On the Way to the Wedding will be featured with their own seasons.
As soon as Netflix debuted Bridgerton, fans became invested in the stories still yet to be told. Based on Julia Quinn‘s novels of the same name, the series began with the love story of Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) and Simon Basset (Regé-Jean Page). Season 2 of Bridgerton told the story of Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) […]
“[Showrunner] Jess [Brownell] has said the next two seasons will be either Eloise and then Francesca or Francesca and then Eloise, which makes sense. It takes a few years to film, so by the time we get to Hyacinth and Gregory, the actors are going to be well into their 20s,” Quinn explained. “So I think it’ll probably be OK. Will it be weird that we knew them when they were 12? We see child stars grow up all the time.”
She added: “As a writer, it was hard to write those two books at first. I really had to let them grow up in my mind a bit and that was hard for both of them. I was really glad it took several years — but even so — I can’t remember how much time passed in the writing. I really had to let them grow up. It was tough.”
Quinn said there’s a lot for fans to look forward to, sharing, “With Gregory, there’s that whole classic Regency hero who doesn’t want to get married. I was like, ‘But here’s this guy who’s now seen seven brothers and sisters fall in love. Why would he think that?’ So his story is very different. He’s desperate to fall in love. He’s this total romantic and he’s so excited to fall in love. He falls in love with the wrong person to start out with.”
Bridgerton is currently streaming on Netflix.