Bridgerton bosses have announced that Sex Education star Simone Ashley will be cast as the as the female lead in the second series of the Netflix hit.
The 25-year-old British actress will appear as Kate in the next instalment of the wildly popular period drama. The character is described as "a smart, headstrong young woman who suffers no fools - Anthony Bridgerton very much included".
Season two will follow the eldest Bridgerton sibling, Anthony, played by Jonathan Bailey, as detailed in the second book by author Julia Quinn.
Filming will begin in the UK during the spring. Bridgerton arrived on Netflix late last year and proved a global hit. The first series stars Rege-Jean Page as the mysterious and rebellious Duke of Hastings opposite
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