It feels almost like yesterday that the ton was abuzz with wisteria and witty writings from our then-still-unknown Lady Whistledown, as well as the budding romance between besties Colin and Penelope. But alas, much has changed, as things must in a world so rife with drama, intrigue, scandal, and sex!
So now, here we are, already in the early days of production for Bridgerton season four, and the energy is palpable. There’s still much to come, but we thought it pertinent to reveal the things we do know about the upcoming season of the record-breaking, world-renowned television series from Netflix and Shondaland. The excitement is building indeed!
Bridgerton season four: The plot!
The fourth season of Bridgerton — back in the hands of Jess Brownell, who’s back as showrunner and executive producer, along with executive producers Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, Tom Verica, and Chris Van Dusen — turns its focus to bohemian second son Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson). Despite his elder and younger brothers both being happily married, Benedict is loath to settle down. That is, until he encounters a captivating lady in silver at his mother’s masquerade ball — who is later revealed to be Sophie Baek, a lowly housemaid (more on her below!). Over eight episodes, we’ll dive into a love story that is both a tale as old as time and hot off the press as we eagerly watch what happens between Benedict and Sophie as their two very different worlds collide.
Taking inspiration from the third book in the original Bridgerton series, An Offer From a Gentleman, written by Julia Quinn, this season is sure to whet all you Bridgerverse fans’ appetites for love, lust, longing, and true fairy-tale romance. And rest assured that we’ll be running into a lot of faces, old and new, throughout the ton!
The cast
Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton
While it’s been previously announced that Luke Thompson will be our leading man as Benedict Bridgerton, it still tickles us pink to finally get to see how Benedict’s story unfolds. And as the second in line, Benedict has always felt slightly untethered to reality, instead opting for more, shall we say, alternative routes in life. While last season he explored a side of himself we all knew was inside him, this season we see something shift in him. And it’s because of the chance meeting with a mysterious lady in silver at the season’s first ball.
Yerin Ha as Sophie Baek
It was only last week that we finally got the news about our leading lady, Yerin Ha. Ha most recently was part of Paramount+’s Halo ensemble cast and will soon be in the hotly anticipated HBO series Dune: Prophecy. But in the Bridgerverse, Ha is Sophie Baek, a steadfast and resourceful young woman who’s been forced to spend much of her life working as a maid for the most demanding employer in the ton, Araminta Gun, and her two daughters, Rosamund and Posy. Always finding a way to persevere through her circumstances, Sophie disguises herself to attend the masquerade ball, where she meets Benedict, and everything changes.