Benedict Bridgerton has finally met his match, and her name is Sophie Baek. Netflix’s most beloved period romance returns with Season 4, and with Part 2 arriving on February 26, the Ton is about to get a whole lot more complicated. Here is everything you need to know before the finale hits your screen.

What Is Bridgerton Season 4 About?

Based on Julia Quinn’s novel An Offer from a Gentleman, Season 4 gives eternal bachelor Benedict Bridgerton the love story audiences have been waiting for. At a glittering masquerade ball, he falls head over heels for a mysterious woman in silver. The catch: she is a lady’s maid named Sophie, attending the ball in secret. When Benedict and Sophie cross paths again in their very different worlds, he finds himself enchanted by both women without realizing they are the same person. The Cinderella inspiration is deliberate, and it works beautifully.

Part 1 and Part 2 Release Dates

Part 1 of Bridgerton Season 4 landed on Netflix on January 29, 2026 and immediately claimed the number one spot on Netflix’s English TV chart with over 23 million views in its first week. Part 2 premieres on February 26, 2026, completing all eight episodes of the season. If you have not caught up yet, this weekend is your chance.

The Full Cast of Season 4

The season belongs to its two leads, but the full ensemble brings the Regency world to life with as much color and drama as ever:

• Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton, the artistic second son finally ready for love

• Yerin Ha as Sophie Baek, a lady’s maid with secrets and a Cinderella story all her own

• Katie Leung as Lady Araminta Gun, Sophie’s cold stepmother and Countess of Penwood

• Jonathan Bailey, Nicola Coughlan, Luke Newton and much of the beloved ensemble return in supporting roles

• Julie Andrews continues as the voice of the ever-mysterious Lady Whistledown

One of the most talked-about aspects of the casting: the character’s surname was changed from Sophie Beckett (as in the novels) to Sophie Baek as a direct nod to Yerin Ha’s Korean heritage. It is a small detail that has made a big impression on fans.

Where Part 1 Left Off

Part 1 concluded with Benedict and Sophie sharing a romantic embrace on the Bridgerton staircase. The fantasy of their Cinderella love story played out with all the swooning grandeur fans expected. But showrunner Jess Brownell has been clear about what comes next: if Part 1 is really about the fantasy, Part 2 is in many ways the reality section of the season. In other words, the class divide between a Bridgerton heir and a lady’s maid is about to create real problems for the couple.

Why Sophie Baek Is the Standout of the Season

Sophie is not a passive love interest. She moves between two identities, navigating a world that grants her almost no power, and she does it with cleverness and composure. Yerin Ha brings genuine warmth and complexity to the role, making Sophie one of the strongest female leads the show has had since Penelope Featherington in Season 3. Her Korean heritage being written into the character’s story is a meaningful creative choice that adds another layer to her already complicated place in Regency society.

The Cinderella Blueprint: How It Compares to the Novel

Julia Quinn’s An Offer from a Gentleman is often considered the most fairy-tale-adjacent book in the Bridgerton series. The show leans into that fully. The masquerade ball stands in for the royal ball. The silver mask replaces the glass slipper. Sophie’s dual life as a maid and a mysterious socialite maps directly onto the Cinderella archetype. The key difference: the show gives Sophie considerably more agency than the original fairy tale ever allowed.

Netflix Has Renewed Bridgerton Through Season 6

If you are worried about the show ending anytime soon, do not be. Netflix has already confirmed Seasons 5 and 6 of Bridgerton, delivered in true Lady Whistledown fashion via an in-universe announcement. With eight Bridgerton siblings, the show has plenty of stories still to tell. Season 5 is widely expected to center on Francesca Bridgerton, whose arc in the books is one of the most emotionally ambitious in the entire series.

Final Thoughts

Bridgerton Season 4 is delivering exactly what fans hoped for: a sweeping, warm and genuinely moving love story wrapped in gorgeous Regency costumes and sharp writing. Part 2 drops on February 26, and if Part 1 laid the foundation of romance, Part 2 looks set to test just how far Benedict is willing to go for a woman the world says is beneath him. Clear your schedule.

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2 arrives on Apple TV+ on February 27, 2026, bringing 10 new episodes packed with monster mayhem, time-spanning secrets, and the Monsterverse’s most dangerous threat yet. The critically acclaimed series returns with its core cast and a wave of compelling new faces to escalate the battle between humanity and the Titans.

A New Titan Rises from the Deep

Season 2 introduces Titan X, a bioluminescent sea creature described as a living cataclysm. Unlike Godzilla or Kong, Titan X emerges from the ocean with an unknown purpose and unmatched power. Lee Shaw, played by Kurt Russell, believes the only way to stop it is to weaponize both King Kong and Godzilla in an unprecedented Titan alliance.

Skull Island and the Monarch Mission

The season picks up with the fate of Monarch and the world hanging in the balance. Buried secrets resurface and draw heroes and villains alike back to Kong’s Skull Island, while a mysterious coastal village becomes the epicenter of a mythical Titan’s emergence. The present-day storyline is set in 2017, roughly two years before the events of Godzilla: King of the Monsters.

Alongside the 2017 timeline, flashbacks revisit Monarch’s earliest days in the 1950s and 1960s, continuing the multigenerational storytelling that made Season 1 so compelling. Younger Lee Shaw (Wyatt Russell), Keiko (Mari Yamamoto), and Bill Randa (Anders Holm) return to explore the origins of the organization’s darkest decisions.

Returning and New Cast Members

The full returning ensemble includes:

• Kurt Russell as the elder Lee Shaw
• Wyatt Russell as young Lee Shaw
• Anna Sawai as Cate Randa
• Kiersey Clemons as May
• Ren Watabe as Kentaro Randa
• Mari Yamamoto as Keiko
• Joe Tippett and Anders Holm as key Monarch figures

Major new additions include Amber Midthunder (Prey) as Isabel, a sharp-witted businesswoman drawn into the Titan crisis. Also joining are Takehiro Hira, Cliff Curtis, Dominique Tipper, Curtiss Cook, and Camilo Jimenez Varon.

Weekly Episodes Through May 2026

Unlike the binge-drop model used by some streamers, Apple TV+ is releasing Monarch Season 2 one episode per Friday, with the finale landing on May 1, 2026. This format builds sustained anticipation each week and encourages discussion between episodes. Season 1 earned an 87% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, praised for its deeply human performances inside the Monsterverse’s epic canvas.

Why Season 2 Is the Monsterverse Expansion to Watch

With Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Apple TV+ has delivered one of the most ambitious Monsterverse stories ever told outside of film. Season 2 deepens the mythology, raises the stakes with an entirely new Titan threat, and brings back a father-son dynamic between the Russells that is genuinely electric. Whether you’re a longtime Godzilla fan or a newcomer to the Monsterverse, Season 2 promises to be unmissable television.

The Last Thing He Told Me Season 2 premieres on Friday, February 20, 2026, on Apple TV+, with eight new episodes continuing one of the streamer’s most gripping thrillers. Based on Laura Dave’s sequel novel and executive produced by Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, this season picks up five years after Owen’s disappearance, setting off a desperate race across borders to reunite a fractured family before the past closes in.

Owen Is Back, But So Is the Danger

Season 2 opens with a stunning reversal: after five years on the run, Owen Michaels, played by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, resurfaces. His return sets Hannah, played by Jennifer Garner, and stepdaughter Bailey, played by Angourie Rice, on an urgent mission to find a way to bring their family back together before the same forces that drove Owen into hiding come back to threaten them all. The season reportedly takes Hannah all the way to Paris, signaling a far more international scope than the first season.

Bailey’s journey carries its own emotional complexity. As Angourie Rice put it, her character is wrestling with the question of how someone earns back trust once they have broken it, particularly within a family. Meanwhile, Bailey’s bond with stepmother Hannah has grown into one of the show’s most powerful and moving relationships.

Jennifer Garner and a 13 Going on 30 Reunion

One of Season 2’s most talked-about casting moves is the addition of Judy Greer, who plays a mysterious newcomer named Quinn Favreau. Greer and Garner previously starred together in the beloved 2004 romantic comedy 13 Going on 30, making their reunion on screen one of the season’s most charming subplots off screen. Rita Wilson also joins the cast as Carol, the mother of Hannah, a role that Garner herself championed during casting.

Other new additions include John Noble, Luke Kirby, Josh Hamilton, Nick Hargrove, Michael Galante, and Michael Hyatt. David Morse and Augusto Aguilera return from Season 1.

Based on the Sequel Novel

Season 2 adapts Laura Dave’s follow-up novel The First Time I Saw Him, published in January 2026. Dave continues as creator alongside Academy Award-winning co-creator Josh Singer, with Aaron Zelman joining as co-showrunner and executive producer. The creative team behind Season 1, including Garner and Hello Sunshine’s team, all return for this chapter.

Eight Episodes Through April 2026

All eight episodes will roll out weekly on Apple TV+ every Friday, with the season finale landing on April 20, 2026. Season 1 is currently streaming on Apple TV+ for anyone who wants to catch up before diving into this new chapter. With its blend of domestic thriller tension, emotional family drama, and international intrigue, The Last Thing He Told Me Season 2 is shaping up to be one of Apple TV+’s most compelling series of the year.