The lead of season 4 has been revealed!
Dearest reader, there is some delightful news to share that will certainly have the mamas of the Ton shaking with excitement.
After much speculation, the love story that will take precedent in Bridgerton season 4 has just been announced and fans will be pleased to know it is in fact Benedict!
It’s been a little over a month since Bridgerton season 3 came to an end, with Penelope Featherington revealing to all that she was behind Lady Whistledown, leaving everyone astounded and some even impressed by her revelation.
But after season 3 was binged like never before, everyone was keen to know which Bridgerton sibling would be up next. With Francesca now married, hintings of Eloise’s romance in season 2 – there was a lot of speculation, but no more!
Without further ado, here’s everything we know about Bridgerton season 4.
Will there be a Bridgerton season 4?
Yes! Following the triumph of the show’s early episodes, it was announced that Netflix had renewed Bridgerton for seasons 3 and 4.
There are a total of eight novels in Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series, and with three down and one more to go, there could be potential for the next four, but that is yet to be confirmed by the streamer.
Is there a Bridgerton season 4 release date?
Not yet. Production for season 4 has not yet begun, with showrunner Jess Brownell explaining that there is likely to be a two-year wait before the show returns to screens.
She told The Hollywood Reporter: “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 then 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 the range.”
All of which means, we’re looking at a potential 2026 release date for Bridgerton season 4, but that is not yet to be officially confirmed.
The series hasn’t followed a pattern with its release dates during the past three seasons either, so we’ll just have to keep our eyes out for more info in the coming months.
Who could be in the cast for Bridgerton season 4?
The cast of Bridgerton seasons 2 and 3 changed ever so slightly with the exits of the likes of Regé-Jean Page, Phoebe Dynevor and Charithra Chandran.
It isn’t clear who will definitely make a return, but there are some likely members of the Ton we can expect back:
Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton
Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington
Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton
Jonathan Bailey as Anthony, Viscount Bridgerton
Simone Ashley as Kathani ‘Kate’ (née Sharma), Viscountess Bridgerton
Hannah Dodd as Francesca Bridgerton
Victor Alli as Lord John Stirling, the Earl of Kilmartin
Martins Imhangbe as Will Mondrich
Ruth Gemmell as Violet, Dowager Viscountess Bridgerton
Claudia Jessie as Eloise Bridgerton
Will Tilston as Gregory Bridgerton
Florence Hunt as Hyacinth Bridgerton
Golda Rosheuvel as Queen Charlotte of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
Adjoa Andoh as Agatha, Lady Danbury
Polly Walker as Portia, Dowager Baroness Featherington
Jessica Madsen as Cressida Cowper
Emma Naomi as Alice Mondrich
Bessie Carter as Prudence Featherington
Harriet Cains as Philipa Featherington
James Bryan as Nicky Mondrich
Ariella Warburton as Daisy Mondrich
Emma Naomi as Alice Mondrich
Elias Amos as John Mondrich
Daniel Francis as Lord Marcus Anderson
James Phoon as Harry Dankworth
Lorn Macdonald as Albion Finch
Bridgerton season 4 plot: Will Benedict, Eloise or Francesca’s story be next?
The question on everyone’s minds! And it has now been confirmed that Benedict will lead season 4!!
Netflix reveals the exciting news in a video including clips of Benedict, and ending with Thompson preparing for a scene at the masquerade ball.
As many fans will know, season 3 of Bridgerton stepped away from the order of the original novels, with Benedict’s love story being bumped for Colin’s – and it appears they will be going back one book to focus on Benedict.
Benedict’s story is the focus of the third Bridgerton novel, An Offer from a Gentleman, and it appears to stick fairly closely to the original book, in which Benedict falls for a woman called Sophie Beckett, if Netflix’s first plot synopsis is anything to go by .
“Despite his elder and younger brothers both being happily married, Benedict is loath to settle down – until he meets a captivating Lady in Silver at his mother’s masquerade ball,” the streamer teased.
While it has only recently been confirmed, fans have been theorising about Benedict’s love story after one major hint was dropped.
Bridgerton artist Grace Gorman posted a photo of Lady Cowper on Instagram and wrote that the character’s first name was Araminta.
Fans of the books will be aware that Araminta is the same name as the stepmother of Sophie Beckett, Benedict’s love interest!
