Following Julia Quinn’s novels, the Netflix adaptation Bridgerton follows the love story of one of the eight Bridgerton offspring with each new season. After Daphne and Anthony, season 3 most recently focused on the relationship between Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington.
But which Bridgerton child will be the main character in season 4? Fans are already wondering whether it Francesca, Benedict or maybe Eloise A hidden Easter egg in the finale of the latest season already provides a pretty clear answer.
Bridgerton Season 4 makes Benedict the new main character
So far, there have been many indications that Francesca Bridgerton (Hannah Dodd) could become the main character in the upcoming fourth season and that the Netflix series will focus on a queer romance for the first time. Last but not least, with her marriage to Michael Stirling and the introduction of his cousin Michaela, all the stages have been set for a tragic, turbulent and, of course, romantic Francesca season.
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Benedict Bridgerton will soon have to attend a “masquerade ball”
Instead, everything now looks like Benedict’s (Luke Thompson) love story will be told first in season 4, which, according to the order of the novel, should have been told in season 3. This is revealed by a conversation between Eloise (Claudia Jessie) and Benedict in the finale of the third season, in which she talks about the her mother’s upcoming masked ball speak. And this plays a special role in the book.
Warning, spoilers for the Bridgerton original:
In Julia Quinn’s novel How to Seduce a Lord? *the third volume of the Bridgerton series, Benedict finds himself at the very same masked ball where he meets his future wife Sophie Beckett. Their shared The story is reminiscent of the fairy tale Cinderella.
Sophie is a young woman of noble descent who, after the death of her father, is forced by her stepmother to work as a maid. She sneaks into the masked ball without permission and sparks fly between Sophie and the Bridgerton bachelor. At exactly midnight, however, she has to make a hasty escape, leaving only a glove behind.
When is Bridgerton season 4 coming to Netflix?
It is not yet known whether the romance with Sophie will actually play out like this in the Netflix series. Benedict’s bisexualitywhich was first spelled out in Season 3 Part 2 of the series adaptation with an affair with Lady Tilley Arnold (Hannah New) and her acquaintance Paul Suarez (Lucas Aurelio), could bring about some exciting changes to the book’s story.
The team around showrunner Jess Brownell is currently working hard on the scripts for the next season. Due to the complex production process of the Netflix series, however, fans must prepare for a longer wait. Bridgerton Season 4 will on Netflix in 2026 at the earliest crack open.
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