Bridgerton Season 4 To See A New Character, Details Inside

Netflix is about to introduce an important new character in the eagerly awaited fourth season of Bridgerton. This new role, according to Collider, is crucial and recurring. The name of this character would be ‘Emily.’ The casting call seeks an actress aged 24-30 to portray Emily, who is described as plucky, endlessly resourceful, and has issues trusting others. The role specifies that Emily should be an East Asian female, and the scenes could include nudity and some amount of sexuality. This information also hints that Emily might be a new love interest for one of the Bridgerton siblings.

The show’s runner, Jess Brownell, has reportedly confirmed that Season 4 will take two years to be released, with production to start soon.

Popular series and movies, such as Bridgerton, often use code names to keep the casting process for important roles a secret. This practice helps prevent plot spoilers from being leaked. For example, Star Wars: The Last Jedi used the code name ‘Space Bear’ during its filming. Given this precedent, it’s likely that ‘Emily’ is also a placeholder name, informs Collider.

Based on the casting description, it appears that Emily could be the main love interest for the next season’s lead, who is speculated to be Benedict Bridgerton. If Benedict is the next lead, it might also be a hint to speculate that Emily could be the code name for Sophie Beckett, his love interest in the Bridgerton book series.

The detail of an East Asian ethnicity and the role being significant and recurring suggest that Bridgerton continues with its practice of pairing characters of different races.

Before this, the previous seasons have also paired Bridgerton siblings with people of colour, such as Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) with Simon Hastings (Regé-Jean Page), Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) with Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley), and Francesca Bridgerton (Hannah Dodd) with John Stirling (Victor Alli), as well as Francesca’s future match Michaela Stirling (Masali Baduza). The exception to this was Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) with Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) in Season 3.

The description of Emily is also reportedly similar to Sophie in the books.

However, these are only speculations and nothing has been confirmed regarding the character as of now.