The fourth season of Bridgerton not only features a new face in one of the main roles. While fans were already able to get to know Yerin Ha, who will take on the role of Lady in Silver alias Sophie Beak, in the first pictures and videos, they were recently able to look forward to another casting announcement.
It was already known that Harry Potter star Katie Leung will join the ensemble of the Netflix hit. Now the Cho Chang actress has revealed more details about her role in season 4 – and they make her an important antagonist for Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) and Sophie.
In her “mother-slash-villain” era: Katie Leung becomes an antagonist in Bridgerton Season 4
Katie Leung will be cast in the role of Bridgerton Season 4 double widow Lady Araminta Gun who is trying to bring her two daughters Rosamund Li (Michelle Mao) and Posy Li (Isabella Wei) under the hood. In an interview with Refinery29, Leung revealed further details about her role as the mother of two teenage daughters aged just 37:
In the Regency era, it was quite normal for women to be married in their teens, so it’s completely plausible that I have two teenage girls [als Kinder] have.
As a mother, the well-being and future of her daughters is of utmost importance to her, which is why she believes she has found a suitable marriage candidate in the wealthy Benedict Bridgerton. Because of her role, Leung is therefore in her own position“Mother-slash-villain”-Era. At the same time, however, Leung calls for the reasons behind Lady Araminta’s actions to be seen:
I would never call her evil because I love her – I think she’s just great. She’s just very misunderstood.
What Bridgerton fans can look forward to with Lady Araminta, according to Leung, are – in the best Bridgerton style – particularly magnificent costumes:
If there’s one thing I can say, it’s the costumes. They’re always brilliant on the show, but theirs are something completely different.
Based on the novel How do you seduce a lord?* by Julia Quinn, Lady Araminta is supposed to embody the employer of Benedict’s main love interest Sophie Beak. In the books, Lady Araminta is even Sophie’s stepmother. It remains to be seen whether the Netflix series will also adapt this detail true to the original.
When is Bridgerton season 4 coming to Netflix?
While Netflix has yet to announce an official release date for Bridgerton Season 4, this one will give us this one expected in 2026 to reach. According to series creator Jess Brownell, the new seasons are currently being created every two years. Season 3 reached us just a few months ago.
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