Where to even start with the Bridgerton Season 4 trailer? As someone who has read Julian Quinn’s An Offer From a Gentleman cover to cover countless times and has fallen so deeply in love with Bridgerton, this trailer is an absolute dream. That shouldn’t be all that shocking after showrunner Jess Brownell said, in part, “This particular season actually follows the book, probably the closest of all the seasons.” That’s immediately evident in the set pieces (Is that Benedict Bridgerton climbing out of a lake?!) and Sophie’s characterization.
Bridgerton’s promotional materials have been leaning on the extravagance of the Masquerade Ball. So, it’s exciting to see this trailer reach deeper into that event and how our favorite characters move within that space. For instance, this trailer draws the clearest picture of Sophie, a maid who works for a seemingly unforgiving and unrelenting (“How horrible it is to be on one’s feet all night.”) family. At one point, Sophie says, “They will attend the ball tonight, and they will not appreciate any of it.” Her voice is so clear. Her place in this world is so clear. With Yerin Ha in the role, Sophie Baek is real — after all this time!
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The Fairy-Tale Meet-Cute
That quote can also tie to the first clip released of Benedict seeing Sophie admiring the details of a chandelier he has likely seen a million times. The trailer provides more glimpses of Benedict and Sophie’s time at the ball. While she is disguised as the Lady in Silver, Benedict tells Sophie, “You are perhaps the most intriguing person I have ever met.” It seems there’s nearly a kiss!
This comes amid what looks to be an incredibly intimate dance lesson. Benedict agrees to teach her when Sophie shares that she’s a lady who cannot dance. However, any further progress is seemingly cut short by a sound familiar in any Cinderella retelling – the toll of midnight. Alfie, a new character, tells Sophie that she must leave by then. So, she leaves Benedict with only a glove.
Sophie is seen holding hers close to his chest, while Benedict seems to cherish his just as much. It’s no wonder that Violet tells him, “You sound as if you’ve been made a new man.” It’ll be interesting to see what exactly Benedict says that makes Violet respond with that line. No matter, it answers where Bridgerton leaves Benedict in Season 3, when he says, “It feels right now that the next thing I might learn may change me entirely.” It feels as though we are witnessing this change happen before our eyes in this trailer, thanks to Sophie.
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Bridgerton Beyond the Ball
To that point, one of the best things this trailer does is spend time beyond the Masquerade Ball. It seems to show the aftermath of such an extraordinary night, where Sophie gets “to have that feeling for one glorious night.”
In fact, half of the trailer is spent at the set piece, while the other half teases everything else at play in Bridgerton Season 4. There are glimpses of other characters – Francesca leaning on John, Violet and Marcus flirting with the idea of holding hands, Penelope and Colin in another carriage. Most of the Bridgerton Season 4 trailer and new photos belong to its leads – Benedict and Sophie.
In the trailer, a scene where Benedict enlists Eloise (A dream team, if you will!) to help him find the woman to whom the glove belongs. Meanwhile, Alfie suggests that Benedict could be looking for Sophie. She is not so convinced, saying, “He does not want to find me. He wants to find the lady in the silver gown. And she is not real.” Oh, that sounds? That’s the sound of my heart breaking. Luckily, the trailer ends on a hopeful note, with Alfie telling Sophie, “Tell him who you are.” All will be revealed as Bridgerton unmasks true love with Season 4 Part 1 on Friday, January 29, 2026, and Part 2 on Friday, February 26, 2026.
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