For the first time in Bridgerton history, two consecutive seasons will premiere in two consecutive calendar years. During Netflix‘s upfront presentation, Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria announced that Season 5 of the Regency romance drama will be released in 2027.

Launching as a respite from the pandemic in December 2020 to become a global phenomenon, Bridgerton returned for Season 2 in 2022, Season 3 in 2024 and Season 4 in 2026.

To help close the gap between seasons, Netflix started production on Season 5 in March, just a couple of weeks after Part 2 of Season 4 debuted on Feb. 26. That is the quickest turnaround topping that for Season 4, which starting filming two months after the Season 3 Part 2’s release.

Season 5 of Bridgerton, produced by Shondaland, spotlights the Bridgerton’s introverted middle daughter Francesca (Hannah Dodd). Two years after losing her beloved husband, John Stirling, Fran decides to reenter the marriage mart for practical reasons.

But when John’s cousin Michaela (Masali Baduza) returns to London to tend to the Kilmartin estate, Fran’s complicated feelings will have her questioning whether to stick to her pragmatic intentions or pursue her inner passions.

Based on Julia Quinn’s novels, Bridgerton is executive produced by showrunner Jess Brownell, Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, Tom Verica, and Chris Van Dusen.