Bridgerton season 4 drops in two parts, Benedict and Lady in Silver

Netflix will release the fourth season of its period drama Bridgerton in two parts early next year, with the first four episodes arriving on Jan. 29, 2026, and the remaining four on Feb. 26, 2026. The new eight-episode installment centers on Benedict Bridgerton, played by Luke Thompson, as he becomes entangled with a mysterious figure known as the Lady in Silver after a masquerade at his mother’s house.

The streamer’s brief teaser frames the season’s central conflict: Benedict, the artistic second son, is reluctant to settle down until he meets the masked woman at Lady Bridgerton’s ball. The clip, narrated by Dame Julie Andrews in her ongoing role as the voice of Lady Whistledown, asks, "Do we rise to the occasion?" and ends on a shot of the silver-gloved figure slipping away. Benedict later encounters Sophie Baek, portrayed by Yerin Ha, who is revealed to be a maid in the household of Lady Araminta Gun, played by Katie Leung. Benedict is initially unaware that the maid and the masked woman are the same person, and much of the season follows his attempts to reconcile those identities.

Thompson described Benedict as having "always been a little lost or free, depending on the way...