Netflix Releases New Teaser Trailer for BRIDGERTON Revealing Next Leading Man
Netflix has released a new teaser trailer for Bridgerton Season 4, which reveals the next leading man in the series. The teaser focuses on Luke Thompson's character, Benedict Bridgerton, who we saw toward the end of Season 3 building to be a main character for Season 4 in the last few episodes.
Season 3 Part 2's final episode did tease that fateful masquerade ball, the party which serves as a central point for An Offer For A Gentleman, the third novel that tells Benedict and Sophie's love story.
So, all attention now turns towards Thompson and whoever his love interest will be for the upcoming season of the show.
In Season 3 Part 2, Penelope and Colin finally got their happy ending in the last few moments. The couple spent the majority of the final two episodes on the outs after Colin (Luke Newton) found out in the worst way Penelope’s (Nicola Coughlan) lingering secret that she is Lady Whistledown.
When Pen went to her printer to get an emergency Whistledown pamphlet out — to shut down Cressida’s (Jessica Madsen) claim that she is the ‘Ton’s infamous gossip columnist — Colin followed her. When he saw her leaving, it all finally clicked — a web of deceit spun by his fiancée.
The revelation blows up their blissful bubble, as the will-they-won’t-they pair finally got engaged at the conclusion of part one. While they do still get married, Colin, feeling betrayed by Pen, spends the first few nights after their wedding sleeping on the couch, leaving their families with questions.
Showrunner Jess Brownell tells The Hollywood Reporter:
“In a perfect world, of course, she would have told him herself. But it just wouldn’t be as juicy, and I do think that it speaks to Penelope’s character arc in terms of being honest about who she is.
“But then getting caught in this moment, caught lying by the person she loves most, it’s like a great, dramatic final test for her. And it’s her also having to pay the consequences in a big way, and be accountable for keeping this big secret.”
By the end of Bridgerton season three, part two, however, the pair have made their way through their first big, epic fight. The final moments see the Queen (Golda Rosheuvel) accepting Penelope is Lady Whistledown in front of everyone, and asking her to do better with her column moving forward.
Then a flash-forward reveals that Pen and Colin have welcomed a baby boy, the heir to the Featherington family, and Colin has published his first book, with the help of his wife and best friend.
Check out the teaser below, and stay tuned for more updates on season 4: