New Delhi, April 9 -- The Bridgerton ballroom is expecting three new guests in Season 5, as Lady Francesca Stirling and Michaela Stirling's love story takes centre stage.

Shonda Rhimes is bringing to the ton Jacqueline Boatswain as Helen Stirling, Tega Alexander as Christopher Anderson, and Gemma Knight Jones as Lady Elizabeth Ashworth.

The filming for Bridgerton Season 5 has already begun outside London, and the release date is expected to be announced at a later stage. The upcoming historic season marks a major milestone for the series as its first centred on a same-gender couple.

According to Netflix Tudum, the season will spotlight Francesca, the third daughter of the Bridgerton family, as she reenters the marriage mart two years a...