Bridgerton House is busy getting ready for your return: Boot prints need to be cleaned up, scones need to be baked, and petit fours need to be arranged. Before Bridgerton Season 4, Part 1 premieres on January 29, catch up with matriarch Lady Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell) and her flock in the opening moments of the show.
Bridgerton Season 4 Cast:
One Bridgerton family member is conspicuously missing when the family joyfully reunites: Luke Thompson’s Benedict Bridgerton, the main character in Season 4. He misses the homecoming of Francesca (Hannah Dodd), Eloise (Claudia Jessie), and Lord John Stirling (Victor Alli) from distant Scotland, as well as Season 3’s newlyweds Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin (Luke Newton) adoring their lordly infant. Even her hems have been reduced by Hyacinth (Florence Hunt)! Violet, who has always valued family time, is upset that her second child isn’t attending the celebrations.

Violet rushes to Benedict’s private apartment with Footman John’s (Oli Higginson) assistance. She insists on seeing her son, but Footman John and Benedict’s valet, Hatch (Esh Alladi), advise against it. Footman John even claims that he would be pleased to get Benedict, who frequently skips school, for his mother in order to keep her from discovering what is concealed in his bedroom. What has Benedict been doing in the past few months, then? Why hasn’t he been attending social gatherings? What’s hidden in his quarters? And is it more than just “inebriated slumber”?
When Bridgerton returns, we’ll find out all of that and more. The new season centers on Benedict as his romance with Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha), a new character in the series, causes him to reevaluate his beliefs about society, love, and commitment. “Benedict is quite independent and eager to maintain his independence. According to Thompson, “He can be a certain person at home, a certain person at the demimonde, and a certain person in society.” “His weak point is where love comes in, because you can’t truly be in love with someone if you’re not fully there. It’s great to get to spend eight episodes delving into him and creating a whole symphony about him.”

Although Benedict is the love hero of Season 4, the premiere sneak peek indicates that we will also get to know the folks who take care of Bridgerton House and its several exquisite manors. The labor that takes place downstairs and the diligent folks that perform it are introduced in the expansive one-shot opening.
Benedict falls in love with the alluring Lady in Silver during his mother’s masquerade ball, a fan-favorite scene from the book An Offer from a Gentleman, which serves as the basis for Season 4. This is a great way to begin the season. As he looks everywhere in the ton for her true identity, he meets Sophie, a diligent maid, by accident and becomes close to her. At the beginning of Season 4, Sophie serves the newcomers to Bridgerton, Rosamund Li (Michelle Mao), Posy Li (Isabella Wei), and Araminta Gun (Katie Leung), at the opulent Penwood House.

[Sophie and Benedict’s] relationship
Ha says, “What’s so lovely about [Sophie and Benedict’s] relationship is that they see each other for who they are and they do start to question the standards that society puts on people.” “It should be all that matters if you are in love with the person at their core, right?”
As he struggles with the truth of his feelings for the maid in front of him and the legendary Lady in Silver—not realizing that they are the same woman—Benedict will have to respond to that question. See more of “Benophie,” as the couple is affectionately called, by watching the Part 1 trailer.

This season, things are heating up for more Bridgertons than just Benedict. Attend the Paris Premiere Masquerade earlier this month to meet the stars of Season 4. If that doesn’t satisfy your want for tea, listen to Bridgerton, the companion podcast: Discover all the ways to commemorate the Season of Love by listening to the Official Podcast.

On December 25, 2020, the first season premiered. On March 25, 2022, the second season debuted. The third season debuted in two installments on May 16 and June 13, 2024, respectively. The fourth season will debut on January 29 and February 26, 2026, respectively, and will be released in two parts once more. A fifth and sixth season renewal has been granted to the show.
| Real Name | Character Name | |
| 1. | Luke Thompson | Benedict Bridgerton |
| 2. | Yerin Ha | Sophie Baek |
| 3. | Nicola Coughlan | Penelope |
| 4. | Luke Newton | Colin |
| 5. | Claudia Jessie | Eloise |
| 6. | Golda Rosheuvel | Queen Charlotte |
| 7. | Adjoa Andoh | Lady Danbury |
| 8. | Ruth Gemmell | Violet |
| 9. | Jonathan Bailey | Anthony |
| 10. | Simone Ashley | Kate |