{"id":45353,"date":"2025-09-29T18:43:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T18:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/45353\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T18:43:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T18:43:08","slug":"calling-bridgerton-fans-weve-just-got-some-huge-news-about-the-highly-anticipated-season-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/45353\/","title":{"rendered":"Calling Bridgerton fans! We&#8217;ve just got some huge news about the highly-anticipated season 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The wait for Bridgerton&#8217;s return to screens shouldn&#8217;t last much longer, as Netflix has finally given an indication about a release date for season 4. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The streamer has just confirmed a release window for the Regency drama&#8217;s fourth instalment, which is set to focus on Benedict Bridgerton and Sophie Baek &#8211; played by Luke Thompson and Yerin Ha, respectively. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Netflix has announced that Bridgerton season 4 will arrive at some point next year, with the platform teasing that the new romance has some surprises in store for fans. <\/p>\n<p>What to Read Next<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;Bridgerton Season 4 shall make its debut in 2026,&#8221; Netflix announced <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/netflix\/status\/1972662648878645334\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/x.com\/netflix\/status\/1972662648878645334\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"on its social media\" data-node-id=\"10.4\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow\">on its social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;A masquerade is like no other event. Prepare yourselves, for anything can happen.&#8221;<br data-node-id=\"12.1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"bridgerton penelope featherington\" title=\"Penelope Featherington and her sisters, Bridgerton\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2076\" height=\"1284\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bridgerton-penelope-1613905737.png\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Netflix<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"15\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Best streaming services\" data-node-id=\"15.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Best streaming services<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"17\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The news included a poster of Ha&#8217;s Sophie clad in a crystal-adorned ballgown as she hides a mask behind her back.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"19\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">It is currently up in the air as to whether we&#8217;ll have a Bridgerton spring or summer, based on previous seasons&#8217; release dates. However, we now know that viewers won&#8217;t have to wait too long for their next fix. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"21\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The show&#8217;s third season was released in two parts in 2024, and centred on the friends-to-lovers arc of Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton).<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"23\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">With the upcoming season, Bridgerton reaches its mid-point, according to what executive producer Shonda Rhimes teased last month.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"queen charlotte, bridgerton\" title=\"Queen Charlotte, Bridgerton\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2404\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bridgerton-queen-charlotte-1607956196.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Netflix<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"26\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Speaking  at the Edinburgh TV Festival in August, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a65874778\/bridgerton-creator-shonda-rhimes-show-end\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a65874778\/bridgerton-creator-shonda-rhimes-show-end\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Rhimes explained how many seasons\" data-node-id=\"26.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rhimes explained how many seasons<\/a> the beloved period drama was expected to run for. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"28\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">She said she planned to make &#8220;exactly eight&#8221; seasons in total (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/bridgerton-netflix-shonda-rhimes-b2811456.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/bridgerton-netflix-shonda-rhimes-b2811456.html\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"The Independent\" data-node-id=\"28.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\">The Independent<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"30\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;The Bridgerton series is eight children. Violet Bridgerton and all eight of her children married. So every season is a child,&#8221; Rhimes said. However, she added that there was &#8220;a possibility for spin-offs&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"32\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The show is based on a series of books by author Julia Quinn. The novels follow the Bridgerton siblings and their widowed mother, Violet, as they navigate London&#8217;s society and marriage market in the Regency era, conventionally extending from 1811 to 1820.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"34\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Bridgerton seasons 1-3 are streaming on Netflix, along with Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"36\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/bridgerton\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/bridgerton\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Read more Bridgerton news on our dedicated homepage\" data-node-id=\"36.0\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Read more Bridgerton news on our dedicated homepage<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"39\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The new edition of Living Legends is here! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/special-editions-subscriptions-lvgladygaga\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/special-editions-subscriptions-lvgladygaga\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Buy Gaga in newsagents or online\" data-node-id=\"39.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buy Gaga in newsagents or online<\/a>, priced at just \u00a38.99.<br data-node-id=\"39.1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/a5577bef-f874-41e6-b03b-0f8d9f1e5f46_1686136547.file\" alt=\"Headshot of Stefania Sarrubba\" title=\"Headshot of Stefania Sarrubba\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"css-o0wq4v ev8dhu53\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Reporter, Digital Spy<\/p>\n<p>Stefania is a freelance writer specialising in TV and movies. After graduating from City University, London, she covered LGBTQ+ news and pursued a career in entertainment journalism, with her work appearing in outlets including Little White Lies, The Skinny, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/author\/stefaniasarrubba\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Radio Times<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Spy<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her beats are horror films and period dramas, especially if fronted by queer women. She can argue why Scream is the best slasher in four languages (and a half).\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The wait for Bridgerton&#8217;s return to screens shouldn&#8217;t last much longer, as Netflix has finally given an indication&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45354,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[635,35836,637,146,85,46,636,35835,411],"class_list":["post-45353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-73baa4b6-342c-4854-8ba9-d16938dd461b","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-locale-gb","tag-shorttitle-bridgerton-announces-huge-season-4-news","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45353\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}