Bridgerton has NOT started filming Season 2… with Luke Newton’s Instagram photos merely throwbacks

Bridgerton star Luke Newton inadvertently sent fans into a frenzy after he posted photos from the set of the Netflix drama series.

Many implied from the photos, and his cryptic caption – ‘The boys are back in town’ – that filming is under way on Season 2 of the series.

That turns out not to be the case, as co-star Nicola Coughlan said filming hasn’t started yet, while Newton ultimately edited his post, adding the hashtags #THROWBACK and #SEASON1 to avoid any confusion.

The photos featured Newton, who plays Colin Bridgerton on the hit series, and Jonathan Bailey, who plays his older brother Anthony on the show.

The photos featured the pair chatting while on horseback and goofing off between takes, including a video on set.

After several media outlets started running stories that Season 2 had started filming, based on those photos, Coughlan set the record straight on Twitter.

The actress, who plays Penelope Featherington, quote-retweeted a tweet that claimed, ‘Bridgerton Season 2 has started filming,’ with her own response.

‘Not yet! Wigs and dresses yet to be made but soon!’ Coughlan said, clearing the air about the production start.

While production has not yet started, casting is most certainly under way, with Netflix announcing a new character last month.

The streaming service announced that Simone Ashley has come aboard to play Kate in the show, who may have a connection to Bailey’s character Anthony.

Kate is described as, ‘a smart, headstrong young woman who suffers no fools — Anthony Bridgerton very much included.’

Netflix renewed Bridgerton in mid-January, after the show, from creator Chris Van Dusen and executive producer Shonda Rhimes, exploded in popularity.

The show has been watched by a record-breaking 83 million households within its first 28 days of release.

The show also propelled the Bridgerton novel series by Julia Quinn onto the New York Times best sellers lists for the first time, 18 years after the first book was published.

Bridgerton follows Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor), the eldest daughter of the powerful Bridgerton family as she makes her debut onto Regency London’s competitive marriage market.