Everything to Know About “Bridgerton” Season 4

Bridgerton season 4 is in the early stages of production and two cast members have already been confirmed

Bridgerton season 3 is telling the story of Penelope and Colin’s romance, but what will season 4 entail?

Part 1 of the third season premiered on May 16, while part 2 premiered on June 13, but thankfully, there is plenty more in store.

In April 2021, Netflix confirmed that the series was renewed for both a third and fourth season. Though details on the upcoming season have been scarce, author Julia Quinn recently confirmed to PEOPLE that plans are currently underway — including which Bridgerton family member's love story will be highlighted.

While the third book follows Benedict’s journey to finding a romantic partner, the Netflix series switched things up for the recent season by following the fourth book, Romancing Mister Bridgerton. Now, we know that Benedict's story will be told in season 4 instead, which means he's up next.

Read ahead for everything we know about Bridgerton season 4.

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Who is in the cast of Bridgerton season 4?

Luke Thompson, who plays Benedict, is set to reprise his role in season 4. Nicola Coughlan, who stars as Penelope and Luke Newton, who plays love interest Colin Bridgerton, are also set to return.

“They’ve told us we’re back for season 4, which is super lovely … It’ll be exciting,” she teased to TheWrap. “[We’ll] pop back and have some fun for sure.”

During a press meeting at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival in Monaco on Saturday, June 15, Simone Ashley revealed that she and Jonathan Bailey are hopeful about returning in season 4.

“Both Johnny and I, we adore our characters, Kate and Anthony, so much and their relationship and what they mean for the show,” she said, adding, “I think we'll do all we can with our schedules to make it work so that we can, hopefully.”

Though no other cast members have been confirmed, it’s assumed that Adjoa Andoh, Golda Rosheuvel, Ruth Gemmell, Claudia Jessie and Hannah Dodd, the latter of whom joined the cast in season 3, will all return. It's also likely that Masali Baduza, who joined the cast at the end of season 3 in a surprise role, will return.

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What will Bridgerton season 4 be about?

In May 2024, showrunner Jess Brownell confirmed that the script was in the early stages to Refinery29, teasing that they were “in the middle of writing it right now."

Early on, Quinn confirmed to PEOPLE that she knew who would be at the center of the story, but she couldn't share anything at the time. It didn't take long for Netflix to confirm that it would finally be Benedict's turn — just as fans theorized.

Netflix revealed the news in an Instagram post shared in July 2024 that featured clips of Benedict's scenes from the series. The caption said, "welcome to the marriage mart mr. bridgerton. benedict’s story is coming next season."

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When will Bridgerton season 4 film?

Netflix hasn’t confirmed an official date for filming, though Forbes reports that production began in April 2024. There have been additional reports that filming could kick off in London this summer.

How many episodes will Bridgerton season 4 have?

In July 2024, Netflix confirmed that season 4 will consist of eight episodes.

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When will Bridgerton season 4 be released?

Bridgerton season 4 doesn’t have a release date, though with filming rumored to kick off in summer 2024, we likely won’t get new episodes until 2025. However, the first three seasons are currently streaming on Netflix.

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