Netflix’s regency-era drama Bridgerton is making waves this Wednesday afternoon with the news that Yerin Ha (Halo, Dune: Prophecy, Reef Break) is set to headline the hit show’s fourth season. Netflix dropped a teaser video this morning introducing Ha as Sophie Baek (Sophie Beckett in the books), the love interest of Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson). Sophie engages in a slow-burn romance with Benedict in Julia Quinn’s novel An Offer From a Gentleman, the source material for Bridgerton Season 4. “The fourth season of Bridgerton focuses on free-spirited second son Benedict. Although both his older and younger brothers are happily married, Benedict is reluctant to settle down—until he meets a charming Lady in Silver at his mother’s masquerade ball.”
In An Offer From a Gentleman, Sophie is the daughter of an earl and one of his ladies-in-waiting. Despite living in the Count’s house, he never considered her a relative, leaving her to endure a miserable upbringing while having to put up with her stepmother and half-sisters. Anyone else feeling the same way about Cinderella?
Sophie is a Bridgerton fan favorite, with readers and Netflix addicts eagerly awaiting her arrival. Last season, Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) discovered their undeniable connection, while Eloise (Claudia Jessie), my favorite Bridgerton character, left for Scotland with Francesca. However, Eloise promised to return before her mother’s masquerade ball.
Many know Yerin Ha as Kwan Ha, a 16-year-old girl from the planet Madrigal, in Paramount’s Halo series. Ha played the character for two seasons, bringing attitude and drama to the action-packed sci-fi adaptation of the iconic Halo video game series.
Ha plays Young Kasha in HBO’s upcoming Dune prequel series, Dune: Prophecy. The highly anticipated series revolves around the lives of the Bene Gesserit, a cult with powerful social, political, and religious influence in the Dune universe. Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Joshi May, Mark Strong, Sarah-Sophia Boussnina, Josh Heuston, Jade Anouka, Aofie Hinds, Tabu, and more make up the cast of this mystical Dune series.
Are you still watching Netflix’s Bridgerton? How will Sophie react to Benedict’s open-minded approach to romance? We’d love to know.
