Bridgerton’s Season 4, Part 2 Arrives Early Morning; Part 1’s Controversial Cliffhanger Drives Plot

Bridgerton Season 4, Part 2 debuts Thursday, Feb. 26 at 3 a. m. ET / 12 a. m. PT, continuing the story that closed Part 1 on a dramatic and divisive note. The next four episodes resolve an eight-episode season and pick up directly after a finale in which Benedict Bridgerton makes an offer that sends Sophie running.

Bridgerton Season 4, Part 2 release time and episodes

The final block of Season 4 will arrive on the stated February date and time, and Part 2 will consist of four episodes, bringing the season’s total to eight. The context lists that episode titles for the entire season exist, but the specific titles are unclear in the provided context. Viewers will need an active Netflix membership to stream the new episodes; the streamer currently offers three subscription tiers with listed monthly prices of $7. 99 for Standard with ads, $17. 99 for Standard (no ads) and $24. 99 for Premium (no ads).

Benedict Bridgerton and the Lady in Silver

Season 4 centers on Luke Thompson’s Benedict Bridgerton, described as the family’s notorious rake who, under pressure from his mother and London society, reluctantly agrees to seek a wife. At a masquerade ball he meets a masked figure dubbed the “Lady in Silver, ” whom he calls “the most intriguing person I’ve ever met. ” She leaves behind a single white glove and vanishes at midnight, setting him on a search that runs alongside a growing attraction to a woman he later encounters without realizing she is the same masked stranger.

Sophie Beckett’s background and the mistress proposal

The woman behind the mask is identified in the material as Sophie Beckett; an earlier reference uses the name Sophie Baek, and the relationship between those spellings is unclear in the provided context. Sophie is presented as the illegitimate daughter of an earl who, following her father’s death, is forced into servitude by a cruel stepmother. Benedict rescues Sophie from a group of drunken men during a rainstorm and takes her to his nearby cottage to recover, where he tends to injuries and lowers his guard. They share a kiss by a lake, though Benedict still does not realize she is the masked stranger.

Their connection deepens after Sophie is hired as a maid in the Bridgerton household at Benedict’s request. At the end of Part 1 Benedict confesses that she has consumed him and that he cannot imagine life without her; instead of asking Sophie to be his wife he asks her to be his mistress. Sophie reacts by running off. Showrunner Jess Brownell describes the idea of being a mistress as the worst possible thing Sophie could be asked, a point that frames her response. Actor Luke Thompson says Benedict is trying to "section out his life, " avoiding commitment even as his feelings grow—an internal divide that complicates his pursuit.

Grosvenor Square, the Featheringtons and Mrs. Varley

Additional plot detail ties Sophie’s family situation to the neighborhood: Sophie’s cruel stepmother and stepsisters are revealed to be the family moving in next door to the Bridgerton home in Grosvenor Square. The Featheringtons’ longtime maid, Mrs. Varley, is working with that family after she resigned when Lady Portia refused to give her a raise. That personnel shift is presented as a direct consequence of Lady Portia’s decision, and it places antagonistic figures in close proximity to the Bridgerton household.

Contextual oddity: an Error 418 message

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What makes this notable is how the Part 1 ending transforms a conventional romance into a conflict defined by class and secrecy: Benedict’s public search for a masked ideal collides with private attachments and the rigid social hierarchy that defines the ton. Part 2’s four-episode run must resolve the immediate fallout—Sophie’s flight from the mistress proposal, Benedict’s reluctance to fully commit, and new interpersonal tensions created by neighbors and household staff—all within the single release date window now set for late February.