Bridgerton

To date (March 2026), Bridgerton has run for four seasons, each containing eight episodes.

Netflix has already confirmed the show will be back for seasons five and six as well.

Season 1, The Duke and I, focused on Daphne Bridgerton and her relationship with Simon Bassett, Duke of Hastings.

Season 2 covers the story of The Viscount Who Loved Me, and told Anthony Bridgerton’s enemies-to-lovers relationship with the feisty Kate Sharma.

Season three, released in 2024, was Colin’s love story with childhood friend, Penelope Featherington, and was based on the book Romancing Mister Bridgerton.

Second eldest son Benedict Bridgerton took centre stage in season 4 – which was released in 2026 – with his story, An Offer From A Gentleman focusing on a Cinderella-style story as he hunted for a mysterious woman in silver.

Seasons 5 and 6 will focus on the love stories of Eloise and Francesca Bridgerton – suitably the fifth and sixth children in the family.

However, showrunner Jess Brownell has not confirmed in which order we will get the stories.

Eloise’s story is told in the novel To Sir Philip, With Love, and sees her connecting with newly-widowed Sir Philip Crane.

Meanwhile Francesca’s story is told in When He Was Wicked, and follows her overcoming grief after the loss of her husband John Stirling, Earl of Kilmartin, in order to find love again.

It’s already been confirmed that Francesca’s story will deviate from the initial book, with the character she falls for, Michael, being changed to a woman named Michaela.

We will update when we know more!

The cast of Bridgerton is vast, and some cast members are not present in all of the seasons, opting to leave the show once their story arc is complete.

Key cast members can be broken down into families, and members of the Royal Court.

• Ruth Gemmell (The Story of Tracy Beaker, Silent Witness) as Lady Violet Bridgerton
• Jonathan Bailey (Crashing, Fellow Travelers) as Anthony Bridgerton
• Simone Ashley (Sex Education, Broadchurch) as Lady Kate Bridgerton (née Sharma)
• Luke Thompson (Transatlantic, Dunkirk) as Benedict Bridgerton
• Yerin Ha (Halo, The Survivors) as Sophie Bridgerton (née Baek)
• Luke Newton (The Lodge, The Shape of Things) as Colin Bridgerton
• Nicola Coughlan (Derry Girls, Big Mood) as Penelope Bridgerton (née Featherington)
• Phoebe Dynevor (Fair Play, Dickensian) as Daphne Bridgerton
• Regé-Jean Page (Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves, The Gray Man) as Simon Bassett, Duke of Hastings
• Claudia Jessie (Vanity Fair, Line of Duty) as Eloise Bridgerton
• Hannah Dodd (Anatomy of a Scandal, Find Me in Paris) as Francesca Bridgerton
• Newcomer Will Tilston as Gregory Bridgerton
• Newcomer Florence Hunt as Hyacinth Bridgerton (seasons one and two)

• Polly Walker (Rome, Line of Duty, Pennyworth) as Lady Portia Featherington
• Bessie Carter (Howard’s End, I Hate Suzie) as Prudence Featherington
• Harriet Cains (Marcella, In the Flesh) as Philipa Featherington
• Lorraine Ashbourne (After the Flood, I Hate Suzie) as Mrs. Varley

• Golda Rosheuvel (This Time Next Year, Dune: Part One) as Queen Charlotte
• Adjoa Andoh (Doctor Who, Liar, The Red King) as Lady Agatha Danbury
• Hugh Sachs (Benidorm, Aristocrats) as Brimsley
• Emma Naomi (Professor T, Four Lives) as Alice Mondrich

• Dame Julie Andrews (Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, The Princess Diaries) as the voice of Lady Whistledown
• Jessica Madsen (Leatherface, Rambo: Last Blood) as Cressida Cowper
• Kathryn Drysdale (Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, The Windsors) as Madame Delacroix
• Martins Imhangbe (The Soldier’s Tale) as Will Mondrich
• Emma Naomi (Professor T, Four Lives) as Alice Mondrich
• Joanna Bobin (The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Gunpowder Milkshake) as Lady Cowper
• Charithra Chandran (Alex Rider, How to Date Billy Walsh) as Edwina Sharma

The official rating of Bridgerton in the UK, as certified by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), is 15 for the overall series.

This means the series is not considered suitable for children, with young adult audiences and above considered appropriate.

Reasons for this rating include:

• Graphic depictions of sex, sexual acts, and sex work
• Frequent displays of nudity, including bare buttocks and breasts (no full frontal)
• One incident of violence against a woman, implying intent of sexual assault
• Some violence – mainly fistfights, and one count of a duel
• Few instances of perilous and potentially deadly scenarios
• Some scenes of childbirth with difficulty that some may find upsetting

Yes, Netflix expanded the Bridgerton universe between seasons two and three, releasing Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story was a prequel series that focused on Queen Charlotte and the start of her decades-long love story with King George. It also disclosed in more depth the personal challenges King George faced, particularly regarding his mental health, and how Charlotte helped him through them.

The series was intercut between that time and the show’s “present” day, where Charlotte is desperate for one of her children to sire an heir to the throne.

It also delved into the backstories of Lady Danbury and her loveless marriage, and her close connection to Violet Bridgerton’s father.

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is also available now on Netflix.

The Bridgerton book series is made up of of eight novels in the main run, as well as spin-offs and novellas based on the characters.

Each book focuses on a separate member of the Bridgerton family and their efforts on the marriage mart.

The order of the main series is:

1. The Duke and I (2000) – Daphne’s Story
2. The Viscount Who Loved Me (2000) – Anthony’s Story
3. An Offer from a Gentleman (2001) – Benedict’s Story
4. Romancing Mister Bridgerton (2002) – Colin’s Story
5. To Sir Phillip, With Love (2003) – Eloise’s Story
6. When He Was Wicked (2004) – Francesca’s Story
7. It’s in His Kiss (2005) – Hyacinth’s Story
8. On the Way to the Wedding (2006) – Gregory’s Story

• The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After (2013) – consists of epilogues to the original eight Bridgerton stories
• Because of Miss Bridgerton (2016) – a prequel based on the Rokesby family
• The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband (2017) - a prequel based on the Rokesby family
• The Other Miss Bridgerton (2018) – a prequel based on the Rokesby family
• First Comes Scandal (2020) – a prequel based on the Rokesby family
• Queen Charlotte (2022) – written in line with the spin-off series release and co-written with Shonda Rhimes

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