Dear reader, the end of Bridgerton Season Three has finally come (hehe) and my loins are burning for the fire of another steamy season of the cum-mings and goings of the ton. Okay, I may not be the classiest Lady Whistledown but that wasn’t bad, now was it?
Anyway, in 2021 — just mere months after the first season premiered — the lovely people at Netflix confirmed that we could expect a fourth season of the smash-hit period drama when it was renewed for seasons Three and Four.
The beauty of the beloved series being based on a book is given us an inkling about what stories we’ll see play out on screen. So, let’s get into it, shall we?
When is the Bridgerton Season Four release date?
Well, my Bridgerton baddies, hold on to your petticoats because it might be a while until we feast our eyes on the next horny period romance.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter at the UK premiere for Bridgerton Season Three, Part Two, showrunner Jess Brownell said Season Four probably won’t drop for at least another two years.
“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,” Brownell shared.
During her ‘yuge tea spill, Brownell elaborated on the time and effort it takes to orchestrate everyone’s favourite period romance.
“I’m really excited about what we’re writing. We’re towards the end with the writers room season, with the scripts,” Brownell said.
“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.”
Hey! On the bright side, at least you’ve got heaps of time to read the books and maladaptive daydream about Season Four.
Now, excuse me as I try to find a Bridgerton version of Beyoncé‘s “Diva”.
Who will Bridgerton Season 4 be about?
Alongside the minuscule yet hot tea about when Bridgerton Season Four might drop, Brownell said that online punters will be “very, very happy” with one of the couples the new season will bring in.
Prior to that yummy goss, in an interview with PEOPLE, author of the Bridgerton books Julia Quinn revealed that she’d already decided which Bridgerton sibling would find their love life in the spotlight during Season Four. The only problem? She’s keeping it a goddamn secret.
“I can’t say a word, I’ll get in so much trouble,” Quinn told the publication at the premiere of Season Three.
“I do know, but I can’t say yes.”
What a secretive yet saucy minx.
You might be thinking that one could look at the order of the book series to decipher who might be next, but it’s not that simple. Already the Netflix series has taken a different approach to the books.
While Season One and Season Two are the first two books in the series, Season Three skipped the third eldest child Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) and instead follows the love story of Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) — the fourth book of Quinn’s series.
So now, fans of the book series are puzzled about whether Benedict or Eloise Bridgerton (Claudia Jessie) will be the talk of the ton for the next season.
Previously, creator Shonda Rhimes commented that the order of the Bridgerton families’ romances would be mixed up, but did confirm that they’ll all get their turn.
“We’re not necessarily going in order but we are going to be seeing each of the siblings and their stories,” she told Entertainment Tonight in 2022.
“I do have a very specific plan of where we go each season — which one is which. Because you really have to start seeding in the other siblings, and what’s going on with them, to push them to the next season.”
Has Bridgerton Season Four begun filming?
Well, in short, no. The cast has only just finished their press run for Season Three and in this author’s opinion, they need a bit of a goddamn break.
However, in some great news for the ton of the internet, Jess Brownell shared that they’re at the end in the writers room for Bridgerton Season Four.
“I’m really excited about what we’re writing. We’re towards the end with the writers room season, with the scripts,” Brownell said, The Hollywood Reporter.
