Get your tea and fancy dresses ready because Bridgerton Season 4 is coming!
Fans had to wait two years for the love story of Colin and Penelope. While the historical romance is undoubtedly one of the best shows to binge-watch on Netflix – and really one of the best shows overall that you can get with a Netflix subscription – it does take a while for the seasons to reach our TV screens.
But, thankfully, we do know a fair amount about Season 4 of Bridgerton, from the cast to the story. Let’s get into it.
What Is The Bridgerton Season 4 Premiere Date?
At the time of updating this, in January 2025 there is no set release date for Bridgerton Season 4. The third season only released last year, and I wouldn’t expect it to come out on any 2025 TV schedule either.
But what we do have is an estimate, at least, from Jess Brownell herself, the showrunner. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in June 2024, she confirmed that there would be “at least” a two-year wait:
We are working to try and put the seasons out more quickly, but they do take eight months to film and then they have to be edited, and then they have to be dubbed into every language. And the writing takes a very long time as well, so we’re kind of on a two-year pace, we’re trying to speed up, but somewhere in that range.
This most likely means we won’t get another season of Bridgerton until at least 2026. But, I mean, that is only a year away, so who knows? Filming is still ongoing - so could that mean it might come out super late this year or early next year? I need to know now.
The Bridgerton Season 4 Cast
The Bridgerton cast is large and massive, but we do know who will be the lead of Season 4 of the show, and that, my friends, is Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton, and Yerin Ha as Sophie Baek – otherwise known as Sophie Beckett in the books.
Netflix Tudum confirmed the news in August 2024 that Yerin Ha would portray Benedict’s love interest, saying that she was “drawn” to the character because she instantly has obstacles to face, especially with her feelings for Benedict.
There’s also been a name change as well, as you can see, where Sophie’s original last name was Beckett but was changed for authenticity to Ha’s Korean culture, according to Ha:
A name is the first bit of identity that you share with the world, and that’s why changing a name can be so powerful. To make Sophie’s name fit someone who looks like me is really empowering. All credit to Jess Brownell, our showrunner…it’s a really nice way for me to feel like the role is fit for me, rather than me having to fit a certain mold. It’s amazing what it can do just in a psychological sense. So it means a lot that Jess did that for me.
Additionally, thanks to a press release from Netflix, we also know the new characters that will surround Sophie during her time in the show, and the casting members:
- Katie Leung as Lady Araminta Gun
- Michelle Mao asRosamund Li
- Isabella Wei as Posy Li
Truthfully, this just makes me more excited for these two, and I can’t wait to see the story that’s told and the new people that surround them.
Bridgerton Cast Who Is Returning
While the Bridgerton cast has undoubtedly changed and grown over the last three seasons, there are plenty of characters we will see in Bridgerton Season 4. These include:
- Jonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton
- Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma
- Victor Alli as John Stirling
- Adjoa Andoh as Lady Danbury
- Julie Andrews as Lady Whistledown (the voice)
- Lorraine Ashbourne as Mrs. Varley
- Masali Baduza as Michaela Stirling
- Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Bridgerton
- Hannah Dodd as Francesca Stirling
- Daniel Francis as Lord Marcus Anderson
- Ruth Gemmell as Violet Bridgerton
- Florence Hunt as Hyacinth Bridgerton
- Martins Imhangbe as Will Mondrich
- Claudia Jessie as Eloise Bridgerton
- Katie Leung as Lady Araminta Gun
- Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton
- Emma Naomi as Alice Mondrich
- Golda Rosheuvel as Queen Charlotte
- Hugh Sachs as Brimsley
- Will Tilston as Gregory Bridgerton
- Polly Walker as Portia Featherington
There are also other characters, as well, in the Bridgerton Season 3 finale that had somewhat open-ended conclusions, such as Cressida (and all her beautiful Season 3 dresses). I’m eager to see what happens next. Right now, it does not look like she will return, but a girl can dream.
What Will Bridgerton Season 4 Be About?
I know that we’ve all been waiting for confirmation on what Season 4 would be about, and thankfully, we do know a few things – major things:
Season 4 Will Follow Benedict And Sophie’s Love Story
I know, we’ve all been waiting for this, but thankfully, we now know that Bridgerton Season 4 will be following Benedict Bridgerton.
I was fully in support of Benedict and his adventures during Season 3 and it was clear from the three lines in the Bridgerton Season 3 finale that he was going to end up becoming a big part of Season 4 – and now, it’s officially confirmed.
Tudum gave us a little synopsis, saying that Season 4 would focus on how Benedict meets the charming and alluring “Lady in Silver” at his mother’s masquerade ball, but behind the mask is Sophia, a maid who has her own dreams. It literally is a Cinderella story. In fact, Luke Thompson even spoke about it to Tudum, saying it’s a twist on the classic tale:
The storyline is a bit of a twist on ‘Cinderella.’ You remember being told those stories as a child — the magic and the romance of them. It’s really exciting to have that weaved into the world that we know of Bridgerton … It’s such a great story, but it’s also, I hope, really relatable.
While I did love the “specialness” of Colin and Penelope, I’m already eager to see Benedict’s story, as someone who has loved him since Day 1 of this franchise.
We also know from that Tudum article that Season 4 will be like Season 3, and only have eight episodes, so be prepared to be yearning and longing for this show for the next two years and then only get eight episodes again.
Francesca’s Story Has A “Big Twist” Coming
While we know that Benedict will be the lead of Season 4, we also know that Bridgerton tends to give us other stories as B plots in the middle of all the steamy romances. And one of the biggest things that we might see is more of Francesca’s story with John Stirling and his cousin, Michaela.
Brownell opened up that there is a “big twist” that fans of the books know that viewers don’t, in an interview with The Wrap in June 2024, and that it’ll be something coming to Francesca’s story soon:
Book fans know where we’re heading with that story. It’s a tricky one to talk about, because there’s a big twist in Francesca’s book, and if people Google it, they’ll know what is coming. We do plan to stick pretty closely to Francesca’s book other than the gender-swap, there are certain elements of the book that will have to be altered. But actually, we found that we’re able to adapt the book fairly accurately, so people can expect it to play out in a similar way.
Francesca ended up becoming a big fan-favorite during Season 3 of the show, so I’m eager to see more of her story – as much as possible.
Season 4 Will Also Touch On Penelope Becoming A Public “Gossip Columnist”
Benedict will be the new lead among all the fantastic Bridgerton characters, Penelope’s reveal at the end of Season 3 will be a story-point in the next season. Brownell revealed in that interview from The Wrap that Season 4 will also see Penelope begin to deal with becoming a public “gossip columnist” now that she revealed who Lady Whistledown truly is:
As we talked about where we wanted to end Penelope in the writers’ room, it felt like, in a season where she’s discovering the importance of her power, for her to then give up the column felt like it might be a down note. I think there’s more to come with Lady Whistledown — I think now Pen will have to navigate what it’s like to be a public gossip columnist, not only dealing with the people she writes about, but also taking steps to be more accountable in what she writes. Accountability and authenticity are two things that she’s had to really face this season, and we’re gonna continue that thread going into Season 4.
Production Is Ongoing As Of February 2025
Thankfully, production is still ongoing as of February 2025. In fact, Netflix released a little sneak peek get fans excited for the next season:
How long filming is going to last, we’re not sure. Production began back in September 2024, so hopefully that means we’re going to be getting close to it ending – and then maybe getting an update on a release timeline.
While Bridgerton Season 4 is probably not going to come out for some time, I know that when it arrives, we’re all going to be sitting down and watching it like the good little society lovers we are. But patience is a virtue – it’s time for a rewatch. Someone fetch me my tea and honey!
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