Bridgerton Cast Member Yerin Ha Teases 1 Major Difference In Season 4

Previously, every Bridgerton sibling who fronted their season has found romance in their own upper classes. Season four, though, is taking a bit of a different approach with its lead love story.

This latest run of episodes will see Luke Thompson’s Benedict Bridgerton becoming enamoured with a mysterious “Lady In Silver” at a masquerade ball.

Little does he know, the woman he has fallen for is Yerin Ha’s Sophie, who works as a maid for the demanding Lady Araminta Gun (played by Katie Leung).

Unlike Daphne’s romance with Simon, the Duke of Hastings, Colin’s relationship with childhood friend Penelope, or Anthony and Kate Sharma’s marriage, this pairing sees love forming through a class divide.

While maids have existed in the show, including Lorraine Ashbourne’s Mrs Varley, they have always played a background role when it comes to the romance.

Newcomer Yerin Ha thinks it’s a “blessing” to see the Netflix show explore an upstairs-downstairs style romance.

“I think it just really opens up whole new doors for Bridgerton. I think it grounds, it makes it more realistic-ish. It’s less pretty and shiny and glamorous, which I think is quite nice,” Yerin told Metro.

“It’s the fourth season now, so it’s nice to have a change of energy and pace. I’m excited for the audiences to see that.”

Luke Thompson, who has been in the period drama since the first series, agreed with his on-screen love interest and appreciated the show taking a different direction in its fourth series.

“It’s sort of baked into the story, in a way, isn’t it? In a story that does seem to be about fantasy and reality, it is about the performance of the Tom and then suddenly you get a stronger flavour of the real world in Bridgerton, what reality means in Bridgerton, which I think is really interesting, because the Ton world can feel like a bit of a bubble sometimes,” he said.

Adjoa Andoh, who plays Lady Danbury, also praised season four for its “freshness” and for exploring the class divide in British society.

“Our show is not a sociology project, but even to discuss class in this way is really lovely to see,” she said. “What does keep the glittering household going? It’s those people downstairs. So what are their lives like and what happens when the two worlds actually cross over?” Adjoa added.

Bridgerton season four, part one premieres on Thursday January 29 on Netflix.