The trailer for Bridgerton part one of season three has been released.

Season three is set to focus on the relationship between characters Penelope Featherington played by Irish actress, Nicola Coughlan, and Colin Bridgerton played by Luke Newton. Season three will highlight their friends to lovers relationship arch.

Season three will premier in two parts. Part one will be out on May 13 with part two following a month later on June 13. The season will have a total of eight episodes.

There will also be the return of key cast members Hugh Sachs who plays Brimsley, Emma Naomi who plays Alice Mondrich, Kathryn Drysdale who plays Genevieve Delacroix and Same Phillips who plays Lord Debling.

At the end of season two we saw Penelope Featherington give up on her long-held crush on Colin Bridgerton and has decided to find a husband who will let her continue to live her double life as Lady Whistledown.

However when Colin Bridgerton returns from his summer travels and realises that Featherington is icing him out he is more than eager to win back her friendship. However, as he mentors her to find a husband he starts to develop feelings of his own.

Check out the trailer for part one of season three of Bridgerton below: