Bridgerton Season 4 set to adapt key scenes from Benedict and Sophie's novel

Collider reports that Bridgerton Season 4 Part 1 will arrive at the end of January and will focus on Benedict Bridgerton's romance with Sophie Baek, played by series newcomer Yerin Ha, opposite Luke Thompson's Benedict.

The article highlights several moments from Julia Quinn's An Offer From a Gentleman that fans hope the Netflix series preserves, including Benedict teaching Sophie to dance at a masked ball (after which she leaves behind a glove), Benedict rescuing Sophie from an attempted assault when they meet again a year later, and a sensuous lake bathing scene the cast has said will appear in Season 4. It also notes Benedict's controversial offer to make Sophie his mistress and her refusal, Sophie being blackmailed into working for the Bridgertons, and Lady Violet's eventual awareness and cautious approval amid concerns about Queen Charlotte's reaction.

Later-book developments singled out include Sophie being arrested for a stolen shoe clip, the revelation that an earl left her a dowry, and Sophie and Benedict confessing their love, marrying and raising children at the cottage where their relationship began. The piece says that ending is expected to play out in the final episode of Season 4 and that the series' earlier handling of Penelope's Lady Whistledown identity could affect how those scenes are presented on screen.

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