Bridgerton Season 4 has shed speculation for certainty.
Netflix has officially confirmed that Benedict Bridgerton’s long-awaited chapter will arrive in two parts:
- Part 1 premieres January 29, 2026
- Part 2 on February 26, 2026.
Based on An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn, this season reimagines the Cinderella myth through the lens of a character who has resisted tradition longer than any sibling. For Benedict, it is not merely a courtship, it is a reckoning with identity, art, and desire.
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A Season Built Around Benedict and the Lady in Silver
For years, Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) has lingered at the edges of other siblings’ stories, witty, elusive, uninterested in convention. Season 4 finally places him at the centre, where he encounters a masked woman at Violet Bridgerton’s masquerade ball.
She is Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha), introduced here not as a glittering debutante, but a woman bound by circumstance and class. Their meeting, fleeting and silent, becomes the season’s axis: desire shadowed by secrecy.
Showrunner Jess Brownell has described this chapter as a collision between fantasy and reality, a love story framed by disguise, but driven by self-discovery.
Two-Part Release
Just like Season 3, Bridgerton Season 4 will also be released in two parts.
- Part 1 (Episodes 401–404): January 29, 2026
- Part 2 (Episodes 405–408): February 26, 2026
This announcement confirms what early industry watchers suspected when the tie-in edition of An Offer from a Gentleman appeared with a January 2026 publication date.
New faces join the ton
Season 4 introduces fresh characters to the marriage mart:
- Lady Araminta Gun (Katie Leung), a formidable mother with social ambitions for her daughters.
- Rosamund Li (Michelle Mao), beautiful and calculating, eager to secure an advantageous match.
- Posy Li (Isabella Wei), warmer and less polished, but often underestimated by her family.
- Victor Alli as Lord John Stirling
- Masali Baduza as Michaela Stirling, joining Francesca’s future arc
Returning favorites, including Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), Eloise Bridgerton (Claudia Jessie), and Kate and Anthony Bridgerton (Simone Ashley and Jonathan Bailey), will weave in and out of Benedict’s story, keeping the show’s ensemble energy alive.
Love story with a modern edge
Showrunner Jess Brownell has teased that this chapter explores the collision between fairy-tale fantasy and social reality. Benedict’s arc is expected to balance sweeping romance with self-discovery, a man who has resisted the expectations of his titled family finally meets someone who challenges him to grow.
For Sophie, the story promises an intimate look at resilience and ambition in a world that rarely favors women of her station. Their chemistry is already drawing buzz among longtime readers who have waited for this pairing since the series began.
The Bridgerton world keeps expanding
Filming took place on Netflix’s sprawling sets at Shepperton Studios, where new Georgian streets and stately homes were built to capture Mayfair society at its most opulent. Alongside glittering ballrooms, Season 4 will introduce Benedict’s country retreat, an escape that plays a key role in the book, and other fresh spaces designed by production designer Alison Gartshore.
The costume and set design teams, led by Ellen Mirojnick’s successors for wardrobe and a mix of veteran art directors, continue to push the show’s signature look: lush, painterly colors, elaborate gowns, and romantic interiors that blend history with fantasy.
The significance of Benedict’s story
Benedict’s love story has long been a fan favorite on the page. Bringing it to screen marks a turning point for the series: it’s the first Bridgerton season fully guided by new showrunner Jess Brownell after Shonda Rhimes handed off day-to-day storytelling.
It’s also the first time the show tackles a heroine with a working-class background, promising fresh class dynamics and a slightly grittier undertone within the still-sumptuous world.
Our take on Season 4
Bridgerton Season 4 on Netflix is shaping up to mix escapist romance with sharper social commentary, anchored by Luke Thompson’s Benedict and Yerin Ha’s Sophie. Viewers can expect an enchanting, yet emotionally grounded, chapter that reimagines the Cinderella myth through the Bridgerton lens.
Key details
- Title: Bridgerton Season 4
- Release date: Part 1 (Episodes 401–404): January 29, 2026, Part 2 (Episodes 405–408): February 26, 2026
- Episodes: 8
- Main cast: Luke Thompson (Benedict), Yerin Ha (Sophie), Nicola Coughlan (Penelope), Claudia Jessie (Eloise), Jonathan Bailey (Anthony), Simone Ashley (Kate), Golda Rosheuvel (Queen Charlotte), and more
- Source material: An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn
- Showrunner: Jess Brownell (executive producers include Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers)
- Filming: Shepperton Studios, UK
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