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The long wait for Bridgerton to return for season three on Netflix is finally almost over and the prospect has got us all aflutter. The show has become the finest purveyor of racy regency romance in television and we can’t wait to get more. How much longer do we have until the Bridgerton season three release date? Not very long at all.

After the second season of Bridgerton became one of Netflix’s most-watched shows ever, the streamer was quick to renew the show for both a third and fourth season. We don’t know yet when we’ll see season four, but we know that the third season will arrive in two parts. The first half of Bridgerton season three aired on May 16, 2024, while part two will land a month later on June 13, 2024.

Bridgerton season three has eight episodes total, with four episodes landing as part of the first batch in May and the last four airing in June. Considering the steamy way season three episode four ended, we're all absolutely desperate for the eventual payoff from all this angst. It is the kind of tension that has made Bridgerton a standout among the swarm of period dramas that have come our way over the years.

What we do know, though, is that season three of Bridgerton is based on book four of Julia Quinn’s series, which focuses heavily on the relationship between Penelope and Colin. After two seasons of going back and forth, the two might finally get together and be the power couple we always knew they could be.

Whether its the bane of your existence or the object of all your desires (or both), Bridgerton is back. Read all our spoiler-y thoughts on Bridgerton season 3 here, and then delight at a guide to how to watch all of Bridgerton (and the spinoff), how to read the Bridgerton books (all 16 of them!), an our exclusive interview with the show's costume designer John Glaser, as well as some recommended reads for all Bridgerton fans.