Bridgerton Season 4 has officially started production with Luke Thompson and Yerin Ha as the leads, Netflix announced on Monday alongside a picture of the actors from the sets of the popular Shondaland show.
“Please rise for sophie baek & benedict bridgerton!!! Here's your first official photo of yerin ha and luke thompson on the set of BRIDGERTON S4. now OFFICIALLY!! in production,” the streamer wrote on Instagram.
Seasons 1 and 2 of the period drama series had seen Benedict (Luke Thompson), the second eldest Bridgerton sibling, pursuing his passion for art. Season 3 saw him indulging in a steamy romance with Lady Tilley Arnold (Hannah New). He spent most of the last season tangled in bedsheets with his new lovers, including Lady Arnold’s friend Paul Suarez (Lucas Aurelio). However, when Lady Arnold proposed a more serious relationship, Benedict drew back.
Season 4 of the Chris Van Dusen-created series will be based on Julia Quinn’s 2001 novel An Offer from a Gentleman, the third book in the eponymous eight-book series. In the novel, Benedict (Luke Thompson) falls in love with Sophie Beckett (Yerin Ha), an earl’s daughter who has been relegated to the role of servant by her disdainful stepmother.
“I think the main thing we can expect is a really nice mix of fairy tale and reality. We’ve got this fairy-tale love story, yes, but it’s also got the Bridgerton element of trying to tether [that story] to some sort of reality as well. So, we’ll see how that pans out,” Thompson said in a statement.
Australian-Korean actress Yerin Ha, who was cast as Sophie Beckett earlier this month, said, “You can expect this emotional tug of war, this kind of push and pull between what their hearts desire and what society desires for them.”
The returning cast members of the drama series include Jonathan Bailey, Ruth Gemmell, Hannah Dodd, Florence Hunt, Claudia Jessie and Will Tilston. Luke Newton and Nicola Coughlan, who led the third season, will also make a comeback. Victor Alli, Adjoa Andoh, Lorraine Ashbourne, Masali Baduza, Daniel Francis, Martins Imhangbe, Emma Naomi, Golda Rosheuvel, Hugh Sachs, Polly Walker and Julie Andrews, are also on the list.
With Jess Brownell back as the showrunner for Season 4, the upcoming instalment will add three new cast members. While Katie Leung will play the widowed Lady Araminta Gun, Michelle Mao and Isabella Wei will portray the roles of Araminta's daughters Rosamund Li and Posy Li, respectively.
Season 4 of Bridgerton is set to have eight episodes.
