Bridgerton. (L to R) Yerin Ha as Sophie Baek, Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton in episode 401 of Bridgerton.
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Warning: Spoilers ahead for Bridgerton Season 4, Part 1.
Dearest gentle reader, a new season of Bridgerton is here, but like many of Netflix’s biggest releases, new episodes will be released in two parts, so you’ll have to wait a few weeks for the next batch. Read on to learn the full Season 4 release schedule, including the highly-anticipated premiere date for Part 2.
Season 4 centers on Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson), the family’s infamous rake, as mounting pressure from his mother and English society forces him to consider marriage. At a masquerade ball in Episode 1, the second-eldest Bridgerton meets the alluring and mysterious Lady in Silver (Yerin Ha), a woman unlike anyone else in the ton. “You are the most intriguing person I’ve ever met,” he says while teaching her to dance on the patio.
When the clock strikes midnight, signaling the moment masks must come off, the Lady in Silver tells Benedict she must go. After a lingering kiss, she vanishes into the night, and upon her return home, viewers learn her true identity. Her name is Sophie Beckett, the daughter of an earl who was forced into servitude by her cruel stepmother after her father’s death. Her mother was a maid and died when Sophie was young.
With only a white glove as his clue, Benedict sets out to uncover who the woman is. His search eventually leads him to the Penwood house after Violet recognizes the family crest on the glove. Too frightened to reveal herself, Sophie stays hidden, and after Benedict’s visit, her stepmother realizes Sophie was the woman in silver who captured his attention that night. She dismisses Sophie and casts her from the home.
Benedict and Sophie cross paths again in the countryside when he rescues her from a group of drunken men. Caught in a rainstorm, he brings her back to his nearby cottage, where he recovers from his injuries and begins to truly see Sophie for who she is. The two share a romantic kiss by the lake, though Benedict still has not realized that the woman he is falling for is the same Lady in Silver from the ball.
Their slow-burn romance continues to build in London, as Benedict and Sophie grow closer within the Bridgerton household (read my full breakdown of the Part 1 ending here). If you’re excited to see their love story unfolds, here’s everything you need to know about when Part 2 will arrive, how many episodes are left and more.
When Does Bridgerton Season 4 Part 2 Come Out?
Bridgerton. Yerin Ha as Sophie Baek in episode 403 of Bridgerton.
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Bridgerton Season 4, Part 2 premieres on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 3 a.m. ET / 12 a.m. PT on Netflix, less than one month after the release of Part 1.
How Many Episodes Are In Bridgerton Season 4 Part 1?
Bridgerton. Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton in episode 404 of Bridgerton.
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Like Part 1, the second part of Bridgerton Season 4 will also have four episodes, bringing the total episode count to eight.
Netflix’s release strategy for its most popular shows has been to split new seasons into multiple parts. The final season of Stranger Things, Season 5, was released in three installments, while series like Wednesday and Emily in Paris previously received the two-part treatment.
What Is The Bridgerton Season 4 Release Schedule?
Bridgerton. (L to R) Hugh Sachs as Brimsley, Golda Rosheuvel as Queen Charlotte in episode 403 of Bridgerton.
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The fourth season of Bridgerton will be released on Netflix in two parts. Part 1 dropped on Thursday, Jan. 29, with Part 2 premiering on Thursday, Feb. 26. Check out the full release schedule and available episode titles below.
Part 1 — Aired on Jan. 29, 2026
- Episode 1: “The Waltz”
- Episode 2: “Time Transfixed”
- Episode 3: “The Field Next to the Other Road”
- Episode 4: “An Offer from a Gentleman”
Part 2 — Airing on Feb. 26, 2026
- Episode 5, “TBA”
- Episode 6, “TBA”
- Episode 7, “TBA”
- Episode 8, “TBA”
Is There A Trailer For Bridgerton Season 4, Part 2?
Bridgerton. (L to R) Yerin Ha as Sophie Baek, Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton in episode 404 of Bridgerton.
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At the end of Part 1 on Netflix, a short trailer teases what’s to come in Part 2. While the teaser has not yet been released on YouTube, viewers can watch it at the end of Season 4, Episode 4, “An Offer from a Gentleman.”
In the teaser, both Sophie and Benedict grapple with their romantic feelings for one another. Sophie considers leaving Bridgerton House, despite being embraced by both the family and the staff. Benedict, having given up his search for the Lady in Silver, must now reckon with the consequences of asking Sophie to be his mistress, an offer that does not please her in the slightest. In the teaser, Violet tells her son that “reality is where love grows.”
Will Benedict finally realize that Sophie is the woman he has been searching for all along? Will he look past her position as a maid and choose her as his wife, not his mistress?
“Sophie really doesn’t want to ever put a child in the situation she was in,” series showrunner Jess Brownell told Netflix’s Tudum. “Despite societal rules, there is a part of Sophie that’s hoping that Benedict could see beyond [the ton] and that what they have is so special it could overcome the obstacles of class.”
Watch the official trailer for Season 4 below.