Our prayers have been answered: Benedict is officially being welcomed to the marriage mart in season 4 of Bridgerton.
The tallest Bridgerton brother with his chestnut hair and Bambi brown eyes, (not to mention his artistic skills) has all the women in Bridgerton wanting to be painted by him. But fret not: season 4 is the time when Benedict gets his season, with none other than Australian actress Yerin Ha hand-picked to play the woman who wins his heart, Sophie Baek.
Ready to meet your new favourite couple? Everything we know about Benedict and Sophie's love story (including the official first look), below.
Watch the first trailer for Bridgerton season 4
When will Bridgerton season 4 be released?
Netflix have officially confirmed that season four will hit the platform in 2026. Like season three, the episodes will be split into two drops. The first batch will land on January 29, and the second on February 26.
Brush up on the first-look photos
The chemistry between Luke Thompson and Yerin Ha is palpable
Netflix have answered our prayers, with an official glimpse at production for season 4 of Bridgerton.
This glimpse comes following another sneak peak inside a table read for the season, courtesy of Netflix, via Instagram:
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Naturally, Yerin Ha and Luke Thompson were present, as this season's focal couple, Sophie Baek and Benedict Bridgerton. Other cast members featured in the images include Ruth Gemmell as Lady Violet Birdgerton, Adjoa Andoh as Lady Danbury, and Florence Hunt as Hyacinth Birgderton.
Prior to this table read, Netflix confirmed that season four had started production with our first look at actors Yerin Ha and and Luke Thompson, who will play lovers in the next season, where Ha recalls to Netflix meeting Thompson for the first time, where he “stood there with arms wide open, just ready for an embrace,”. “That was the moment I was like, ‘Ah, OK, I don’t need to stress about these little things now. I can just genuinely focus on the on-screen connection with him.’”
What is Benedict Bridgerton's storyline?
If the storyline follows the novels, we can expect to see Benedict, played by Luke Thompson, falling in love with Sophie Beckett, the illegitimate daughter of an earl, made to become a servant by her stepmother. They first meet at a masquerade ball, but when the clock strikes midnight Sophie flees the scene and is never to be seen, to Benedict's dismay. It's not until two years later when Sophie is rescued by Benedict from a terrible situation, and shortly after is appointed as the Bridgerton girl's maid. In such close proximities, you would think they might just fall in love... quite the Cinderella story.
Jess Brownell, Brigderton's show runner in conversation with Variety on why Benedicts season got pushed to season 4; “We’ve been watching Pen’s crush and seeing how oblivious Colin is to it. That’s a dynamic that you can only play out for so long before something has to change. This really felt like the right time to lean into what’s been set up with them.”
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Feature images via Netflix.
