Who Does Benedict Bridgerton Marry In Julia Quinn’s Books?

We’re within the lengthy ready interval as soon as once more between seasons of “Bridgerton,” which brings the tempting prospect of pivoting to Julia Quinn’s novels to search out out what occurs subsequent. It has been confirmed that “Bridgerton” season 4 will give attention to Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson), the second son of the eponymous household. Nevertheless, Benedict’s journey via the Netflix sequence has been fairly totally different from his characterization within the novels, which implies that “Bridgerton” season 4 would possibly make some massive adjustments from the supply materials.

Within the books, Benedict is the star of “An Provide from a Gentleman,” the third novel within the sequence. Netflix skipped to e-book 4, “Romancing Mr. Bridgerton,” which focuses on Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), for season 3, and is now going again for Benedict’s massive love story. In Quinn’s model, he will get concerned with a lady named Sophie Beckett, the daughter of an earl whom he meets on the Bridgerton household’s well-known masquerade ball. The e-book is one thing of a Cinderella homage, as, regardless of her station, Sophie is compelled to play housemaid to a merciless stepmother, all whereas Benedict searches for the masked lady who captured his consideration on the ball. Ultimately, as you might assume, they marry.

Sophie will likely be performed by Yerin Ha in “Bridgerton” season 4, an actor who’s lately made a reputation for herself on reveals like “Halo” and “Dune: Prophecy.” The masquerade ball itself can be teased on the finish of season 3, so we all know that many elements of the story will keep the identical from the e-book. However how will all of that play into Benedict’s divergent Netflix storyline?

Whereas Sophie remains to be Benedict’s love curiosity on the present, she’s a bit totally different than the character readers could also be accustomed to. Initially, her surname has been modified from Beckett to Baek, as Ha is a Korean actor from Australia. That is similar to how the present dealt with the romance of season 2, which turned the novel’s Kate Sheffield into Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley). On condition that the world of the present is totally different from that of the books in lots of small methods, there are positive to be loads of different tweaks to each Sophie and her romance with Benedict.

“There’s this theme with masks that was operating all through all of my audition scenes,” Ha mentioned in an interview with Netflix Tudum. On condition that the love story begins at a masquerade ball that Sophie sneaks into, that makes plenty of sense. “When does Sophie placed on this masks to cowl her feelings?” Ha mentioned. “Or vice versa, when does she take it off and when does she soften up? Enjoying with these [questions] is simply actually enjoyable.”

Along with Yerin Ha, a number of different new characters have already been solid for “Bridgerton” season 4. Katie Leung, maybe most well-known for enjoying Cho Chang within the Harry Potter films, will be part of the solid as Girl Araminta Gun, a widowed mom of two seeking to make good matches for her daughters in the course of the upcoming season. These daughters will likely be performed by Michelle Mao (because the bold older sister Rosamund Li) and Isabella Wei (because the gentler, kinder Posy Li). Plus sequence regulars Emma Naomi and Hugh Sachs, who respectively play Alice Mondrich and Brimsley, have been upgraded to the principle solid for season 4.

“Bridgerton” season 4 is at present in manufacturing, with filming having kicked off within the fall of 2024. If earlier seasons are any indication, manufacturing will doubtless proceed into the spring of 2025, and the season itself doubtless will not be launched till the latter half of 2026. Plus, if the present continues with the multi-part launch schedule of season 3, that may imply even longer till the complete season arrives. Briefly, followers nonetheless have an extended wait forward of them, however issues are shifting alongside on the anticipated tempo, and we at all times have the books to fill our time within the interim.

For the primary three seasons of “Bridgerton,” Benedict has been on a journey of self-discovery. His standing as a second son in Regency England means he begins off a bit adrift in season 1, as he does not have the direct function in household affairs that Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) has. He has a few affairs with girls “under” his societal station, enrolls in artwork college (together with his massive brother’s secret assist), and usually ambles about looking for himself amid a society decided to inform him what he’s. That every one involves an exquisite head in season 3 when Benedict has a love affair with each Girl Tilley Arnold (Hannah New) and Paul Suarez (Lucas Aurelio) on the similar time, lastly embracing his bisexuality.

Some followers have expressed disappointment that regardless of Benedict’s current queer narrative, his personal season will seemingly be a fairly easy adaptation of the novel. In fact, there’s room for his relationship with Sophie to tackle some new dimensions on Netflix, and the studio can be silly to not take his earlier “Bridgerton” character improvement into consideration.

For a correct queer season of “Bridgerton,” we’ll doubtless have to attend till Francesca (Hannah Dodd) turns into the star of the present. Although she marries a person on the finish of season 3, the present has set the stage for a sapphic love story down the road.

Past the brand new addition that Benedict is now bisexual, “Bridgerton” season 4 is already altering another parts of his and Sophie’s story. For one, her surname has been modified from Becket to Baek, reflecting the character’s change in race from the web page to the display. That is similar to how the present dealt with the romance of season 2, which turned the novel’s Kate Sheffield into Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley).

That won’t have a big impact on the precise story, but when season 2 is any indication, the present will at the least do its due diligence to make some alterations right here and there befitting this new background for the character. There’s additionally the matter of the various “Bridgerton” subplots that run via every season, and which have grown extra quite a few over time. Characters like Will (Martins Imhangbe) and Alice Mondrich (Emma Naomi) have continued to construct out their very own tales in parallel to the Bridgerton household, and different siblings like Francesca and Eloise (Claudia Jessie) have already begun main arcs nicely earlier than their very own respective seasons have began improvement.