'Bridgerton' Casts Simone Ashley as Anthony's Main Love Interest for Season 2
Jonathan Bailey in season 2 of Netflix's breakout Regency hit, ET confirms. Ashley and Bailey both confirmed the casting on their Instagram stories Monday. The upcoming season, which begins production this spring in London, follows the eldest Bridgerton, Anthony, as he «intends to dominate the social season.» Loosely based on Julia Quinn's best-selling second novel in the Bridgerton series, , season 2 will chart Anthony's quest to find a wife.Ashley will play Kate Sharma, who is newly arrived in London, and is described as «a smart, headstrong young woman who suffers no fools — Anthony Bridgerton very much included.» Her character is a reimagining of Anthony's main love interest from the book, Kate Sheffield, who holds similar qualities.