With Bridgerton Season 4 still a ways away, who would blame fans for being too eager for updates about the much-awaited chapter? It’s no news that the chapter will revolve around another Bridgerton chap, Benedict (Luke Thompson), and his love interest, Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha), whose status in society is a far cry from his. Nonetheless, these two won’t be the only focus as something’s coming for Season 3’s main couple, Colin (Luke Newton) and Penelope (Nicola Coughlan).
Coughlan revealed this exciting update to Gold Derby per Swooon while also gushing about her role as a mother in the most recent season. You may recall that after all the drama of Bridgerton Season 3, it ended with Polin as parents of the little Lord Featherington, who is a replica of Penelope.
I’ve got a super cute baby that is my doppelgänger. When I saw the baby, I was like, ‘That looks so like me,’ It’s crazy. I was showing my baby pictures to his parents, and we get on well.
The actress recalled,
Season 3 also marked a big change for Penelope as she officially became part of the Bridgerton family. Coughlan shared how she’s still getting used to the new title.
She’s now Penelope Bridgerton, and that’s the name on the trailer when I go in — it’s quite cute… She’s very much in the family now. It’s very, very sweet. She’s graduated to Bridgerton status.
The season was a huge hit, not just with viewers but also with critics who praised its entertaining storyline. By early 2024, it became Netflix’s second-most-watched series, earning 92 million views.
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The next season of Bridgerton is expected to premiere in 2026, which is disappointing for fans who were hoping for a 2025 release. As usual, the new season will be based on one of Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton novels, specifically An Offer From a Gentleman, and will introduce new characters. Coughlan teased this, saying:
It feels like a totally different energy this year, which is the fun thing about the show, because it changes so much depending on each couple. So there’s a lot of new people in, and they’re really fantastic.
Some of the new characters this season will include Sophie, Lady Araminta Gun (played by Katie Leung), and her daughters Rosamund Li, played by Michelle Mao, and Posy Li, played by Isabella Wei.
You can watch the first three seasons of Bridgerton on Netflix.