Some Bridgerton fans have been concerned about potential recasts — and now a former cast member is addressing the chances of them returning to the show.
Calam Lynch, who played Theo in season 2, was asked whether he was asked to come back, to which he told Swooon on Wednesday, July 15, “I mean, I don’t know. I loved doing the show, I really did.”
Lynch, 31, didn’t rule Theo returning for Eloise’s season.
“I’ve always felt that people like Jess Brownell, who runs the show, and Chris Van Dusen before her, know what’s best for those characters,” he continued. “And I think there’s a beauty to it being what it was.”
While Lynch hasn’t heard anything, he suggested how Theo could come back, saying, “If it was really intentional and thought about and done in a really subtle, interesting way, then of course. I love Claudia Jessie so much, she’s so great, and I love working with her, and all of that cast, they’re all great, but I dunno, it was a long time ago …”
Eloise’s near-romance with Theo ended abruptly and wasn’t addressed again. Her love story with Phillip (Chris Fulton) is expected to serve as the inspiration for season 5, which is based on Julia Quinn‘s To Sir Phillip, With Love novel.
“I don’t necessarily know how they’re gonna spin it or write it or what they’re going to keep and change,” Quinn exclusively told Us Weekly in February. “I love her story.”
She continued: “He’s got two kids who she has got to wrangle, which is awesome. The fact that Eloise is going to have an instant family is awesome. His twins are pretty ruthless to her so I hope they keep stuff like that in.”
When asked whether Fulton — who appeared in seasons 1 and 2 — would reprise his role or if a new actor would be brought in, Quinn noted that she doesn’t know the plan after changes have been made in other adaptations.
Quinn also addressed the chances of younger siblings Hyacinth (Florence Hunt) and Gregory (Will Tilston) being played by other actors by the time it’s their turn to be at the center of their own seasons.
“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.’ But when I saw them again at the premiere, they were both drinking wine,” Quinn told Us. “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.
“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.”
Quinn said there’s a lot for fans to look forward to, adding, “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.”
Bridgerton is currently streaming on Netflix.
