The fourth season of Bridgerton is officially in production at Netflix, and as the new lead, Yerin Ha will join Benedict’s (Luke Thompson) Lady in Silver, Sophie, but what can fans expect from the latest romance at the center of the Shondaland hit?
TV Insider caught up with Ha at the Dune: Prophecy premiere in New York City on October 30. Ha plays Young Kasha in the series, and we couldn’t help but ask the star about any possible pop culture influences on Benedict and Sophie’s love story. After all, Season 3 of Bridgerton is heavily influenced by romantic comedies like Pretty in Pink and She’s All That.
Ha admitted that there aren’t many direct influences or inspirations surrounding Benedict and Sophie’s romance, other than the Cinderella story format taken from Julia Quinn’s book An Offer From a Gentleman. However, she said there was one particular occasion while filming Season 4 that made her think of a famous writer imagined by Jane Austen.
“It’s funny because there was a scene, and I actually said to Luke, ‘You’re giving me Mr. Darcy vibes, 100 percent.’ So I guess Pride and Prejudice for me,” Ha said. “I don’t think the showrunners thought of it that way, but for me, I was thinking of Pride and Prejudice.”
While Ha didn’t elaborate, nor did she specify which Mr. Darcy she was referring to (most famously played by Colin Firth in 1995 and Matthew Macfadyen in 2005), fans of the Regency era will surely be delighted by such a detail. After all, Pride and Prejudice and Mr. Darcy are classics for a reason.
The fourth season of Bridgerton will focus on the love story between Benedict, the second Bridgerton brother, and Sophie Baek, a woman he will meet at his mother’s masquerade ball, but she will disguise herself as the Lady in Silver and will keep her status as a maid in the service of one of Ton’s most demanding masters a secret.
Recently, Ha and Thompson teased the masquerade ball when they read from the pages of An Offer From a Gentleman that allude to the important event. What do you think of Ha’s reference to Pride and Prejudice? Let us know in the comments below and stay tuned for more information on the upcoming fourth season as it takes shape on Netflix.
