Bridgerton showrunner Jess Brownell spilled some beans about the new season of the hit Netflix series.
While talking about the upcoming season 4 she revealed that it has been the “easiest book to adapt” so far.
“There are just a lot of rich set pieces that gave us juicy conflict and high stakes,” Brownell, who also serves as executive producer and writer of the popular series, teased. “I think fans will be happy to see quite a few of the set pieces from the book in the show.”
“We talked a lot about going downstairs and how that would affect the overall tone of the show and I think, actually, it seamlessly blends into the themes that we were trying to explore this season,” she continued.
For the unversed, Bridgerton Season 4 is an adaptation of Julia Quinn’s third novel, An Offer from a Gentleman, and has been described by showrunners as a “Cinderella-inspired” story.
What is Bridgerton Season 4 about?
It will be focusing on the romance between the second-eldest Bridgerton sibling, bohemian Benedict (Luke Thompson) and level-headed maid Sophie (Yerin Ha).
Benedict, who has long resisted settling down, meets a mysterious “Lady in Silver” at a masquerade ball hosted by his mother, Lady Violet Bridgerton. He is immediately entranced, but she vanishes at the end of the night without revealing her identity.
The mysterious woman is Sophie Baek, a resourceful woman working as a maid for a demanding employer.
Showrunner Jess Brownell has noted the season will explore class dynamics and “upstairs-downstairs” conflict, contrasting Benedict’s privileged world with Sophie’s harsher reality as a working woman in the town.
Netflix has confirmed that Season 4 part 1 will premiere on January 29, 2026, meanwhile part 2 will be released on February 26.
