Benedict (Luke Thompson) babes, it’s our time! The Netflix juggernaut has been working onerous on its highly-anticipated fourth season, with Benedict moving into the limelight as he searches for his fortunately ever after.
On Might 14, Netflix determined to drop a shock on followers and revealed the Season 4 premiere date. And that’s not all. Viewers have been handled to a clip of the second Benedict meets Sophie (Yerin Ha) for the primary time. Cue the squealing! (Watch above.)
Along with the discharge date information, there’s been a big replace in regards to the present’s future. Learn on to get all the newest updates about Bridgerton Season 4.
When is Bridgerton Season 4 popping out?
Bridgerton Season 4, which can encompass eight episodes, will premiere in 2026. Netflix hasn’t revealed an actual date but. Filming remains to be underway in London.
The present is increasing its filming places on one of many newly constructed backlots of Shepperton Studios, showcasing beautiful Georgian and Regency structure replicas, together with houses, buildings, Mayfair Avenue, and extra. This milestone, eight months within the making, guarantees to envelop the beloved present in an much more pleasant and genuine ambiance, transporting audiences to a world of Regency-era splendor, in line with Netflix.
Showrunner Jess Brownell beforehand admitted that it might be one other two-year look forward to Season 4, and now the 2026 premiere is confirmed. “We’re working to try to put the seasons out extra shortly, however they do take eight months to movie after which they need to be edited, after which they need to be dubbed into each language,” she informed The Hollywood Reporter. “And the writing takes a really very long time as nicely, so we’re form of on a two-year tempo, we’re making an attempt to hurry up however someplace in that vary.”
She added, “I’m actually enthusiastic about what we’re writing. We’re in direction of the top with the writers’ room season, with the scripts. And I really feel prefer it’s a few of my finest work and my writers’ room’s finest work. We’ve simply actually gelled our collaboration, and we’re firing on all cylinders, so I can’t look forward to followers to see what we’ve got.”
Who’s within the Bridgerton Season 4 solid?
Thompson will return as our main man, alongside Ha, who can be making her debut as Sophie Baek in Season 4.
Bridgerton. (L to R) Yerin Ha, Luke Thompson of Bridgerton. Cr. Gavin Bond/Netflix © 2024
Netflix has additionally revealed new solid members who will play key characters in Benedict and Sophie’s story. Katie Leung, finest recognized for enjoying Cho Chang within the Harry Potter movies, has been solid as Girl Araminta Gun. Based on Netflix, Araminta is “twice married and twice widowed” and has two ladies debuting on the wedding mart this season,” Rosamund Li (Michelle Mao) and Posy Li (Isabella Wei). Araminta is “fabulous, discerning, and blunt.” Sophie’s stepmother “doesn’t reply nicely when something — or anybody — threatens her standing in society.”
Araminta’s eldest daughter, Rosamund, is described as “lovely, useless, and wanting to please her mom.” Rosamund has her eyes set on Benedict Bridgerton this season. Posy is “a lot kinder” than her older sister, however her “chatty, overly pleasant demeanor usually has her placing her foot in her mouth.”
Further solid members returning embrace Jonathan Bailey (Anthony Bridgerton), Victor Alli (Lord John Stirling), Adjoa Andoh (Girl Danbury), Julie Andrews (Girl Whistledown), Lorraine Ashbourne (Mrs. Varley), Masali Baduza (Michaela Stirling), Nicola Coughlan (Penelope Bridgerton), Hannah Dodd (Francesca Stirling), Daniel Francis (Lord Marcus Anderson), Ruth Gemmell (Violet Bridgerton), Florence Hunt (Hyacinth Bridgerton), Martins Imhangbe (Will Mondrich), Claudia Jessie (Eloise Bridgerton), Luke Newton (Colin Bridgerton), Golda Rosheuvel (Queen Charlotte), Will Tilston (Gregory Bridgerton), and Polly Walker (Portia Featherington). Emma Naomi, who performs Alice Mondrich, and Hugh Sachs, who performs Brimsley, can be part of the primary solid in Season 4.
One solid member noticeably lacking from the Season 4 solid listing is Simone Ashley, aka Kate Bridgerton. Netflix has not introduced her standing for the fourth season. “Each Johnny and I, we love our characters, Kate and Anthony, a lot and their relationship and what they imply for the present,” Ashley beforehand informed PEOPLE. “I feel we’ll do all we are able to with our schedules to make it work in order that we are able to, hopefully.”
Regé-Jean Web page has notoriously not returned because the Duke of Hastings since his dazzling debut in Bridgerton Season 1. Phoebe Dynevor, who performs Daphne Bridgerton, popped up in Season 2 however didn’t return in Season 3.
Will there be extra seasons after Bridgerton Season 4?
Sure. Bridgerton was renewed for Season 3 and Season 4 in April 2021, when Season 2 was in manufacturing. The announcement was launched on social media by way of Girl Whistledown’s Society Papers. “It appears we’ve got a slightly particular announcement. Bridgerton shall return for seasons 3 and 4. This creator shall need to buy extra ink…” the announcement learn.
Dearest readers, this creator brings a most enjoyable announcement… pic.twitter.com/sV0QiYcn8z
— Bridgerton (@bridgerton) April 13, 2021
In October 2024, the streamer dropped a brand new video of Thompson and Ha doing a dramatic studying from An Supply From a Gentleman, getting us all much more excited in regards to the highly-anticipated masquerade ball in Season 4. The morsels of content material have solely made followers extra excited in regards to the fourth season and past.
Luke Thompson and Yerin Ha with a bit story to carry you over till Bridgerton Season 4. pic.twitter.com/2FX9QYDpep
— Netflix (@netflix) October 28, 2024
In Might 2025, Netflix introduced that Bridgerton has been renewed for Seasons 5 and 6. Clearly, Girl Whistledown confirmed the information. “Hardly ever is that this creator granted the chance to share with you such data. It’s with nice pleasure I can announce Bridgerton shall return for Seasons 5 and 6. Do have fun accordingly,” the assertion learn.
Pricey readers, there’s definitely a lot to have fun, certainly… pic.twitter.com/LhkQmKLRAO
— Bridgerton (@bridgerton) Might 14, 2025
Whereas Girl Whistledown didn’t specify as to who will lead the fifth and sixth seasons, all eyes are on Eloise Bridgerton (Claudia Jessie) and Francesca Bridgerton (Hannah Dodd)!
What is going to Bridgerton Season 4 be about?
Benedict would be the lead of Season 4. His love story with Sophie Beckett (Baek within the present) is the topic of Quinn’s third Bridgerton novel, An Supply From a Gentleman. Romancing Mister Bridgerton, which revolves round Penelope and Colin, is Quinn’s fourth guide within the sequence. By following Penelope and Colin’s love story in Season 3, the present switched the order of Quinn’s novels.
The logline for Season 4 reads: “The fourth season of Bridgerton turns its focus to bohemian second son Benedict. Regardless of his elder and youthful brothers each being fortunately married, Benedict is loath to calm down — till he meets a fascinating Girl in Silver at his mom’s masquerade ball.”
This Girl in Silver is none aside from Sophie in Quinn’s novel, which is filled with twists and turns. In a spin on Cinderella, Sophie reveals up on the masquerade ball for an evening away from her stepmother’s harsh therapy and crosses paths with Benedict, though she retains her identification a secret. She works as a maid underneath father’s widow.
Within the Season 3 finale, Eloise talked about returning to Mayfair subsequent yr for Violet’s masquerade ball, the place Benedict meets Sophie in his guide. A time soar, one lengthy sufficient for Colin and Penelope to have a son, seemingly brings us nearer to the occasion that adjustments Benedict’s life endlessly.
Brownell informed Tudum she is “very excited” to discover Benedict’s love story. “It felt necessary for him to discover the fullness of himself earlier than he settles down,” she stated. “He’s somebody who has massive appetites, and we needed to see him dwelling an enormous life earlier than he goes into settle-down mode.”
“I gained’t provide you with something, however I do assume that there are some clues on the finish of Season 3 of the place we’re headed,” Brownell beforehand teased when she spoke to TV Insider about Season 4. “So yeah, I depart that to followers to select aside, however I feel we’re tipping our hand just a bit bit.”
On the Bridgerton Season 3 premiere in New York Metropolis, Quinn revealed that the Season 4 love story had already been chosen. “I do know,” she cryptically informed PEOPLE.
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