Who Will Play Sophie Beckett In Bridgerton Season 4? Yerin Ha Confirmed As Lead

11 September 2024, 14:07 | Updated: 11 September 2024, 15:13

By Katie Louise Smith

Sophie Baek will be Bridgerton season 4's leading lady opposite Luke Thompson's Benedict but who is the actress playing her?

Bridgerton season 4 is officially set to focus on Benedict Bridgerton and his romance with Sophie Beckett – and it's now been confirmed that she will be played by Australian actress Yerin Ha.

Yep, it's been confirmed that Benedict and Sophie will be the main couple in Bridgerton season 4. Luke Thompson will take over as our new leading man, following in the footsteps of Regé-Jean Page, Jonathan Bailey and Luke Newton.

Sophie, Benedict's future wife, has not yet appeared in the Netflix series but with Bridgerton season 4 set to begin production in the coming months, it shouldn't be long until Netflix share the first look at Luke and Yerin together.

Just like Simone Ashley's Kate Sharma, Bridgerton has also changed Sophie's surname out of respect for Yerin's Korean culture. Her name will be Sophie Baek in the series, not Sophie Beckett.

Here's everything we know so far...

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Who is Sophie Beckett in Bridgerton?

Sophie Beckett is the illegitimate daughter of an Earl, who, after his death, ends up being forced to work as a servant for her step-mother Araminta and step-sisters Rosmund and Posy. She first appears in Benedict's book, An Offer From A Gentleman.

One night, she sneaks out to the Bridgerton's masquerade ball, meets Benedict, dances with him and then flees at midnight. He then spends the next two years attempting to find out who she was, with the intent of marrying her.

Eventually, they cross paths again but Benedict has no idea that she is the woman he's been searching for this whole time. Sophie begins working for the Bridgertons and the two begin to explore their relationship but because of Benedict's vow to the unknown masked woman, things don't quite go so smoothly.

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Who plays Sophie Beckett in Bridgerton season 4?

Netflix and the official Bridgerton account have now confirmed that Yerin Ha will be playing Sophie in Bridgerton season 4. Yerin is best known for her role as Kwan Ha on Paramount+'s Halo series.

Yerin, who is Korean-Australian, told Tudum: "What drew me to Sophie was that she immediately has obstacles — something that she constantly has to overcome. Whether it’s this battle around social status or trying to hide her feelings from Benedict."

The series will also change Sophie's surname out of respect for Yerin's Korean heritage – her name is now Sophie Baek.

"A name is the first bit of identity that you share with the world, and that’s why changing a name can be so powerful," Yerin said. "To make Sophie’s name fit someone who looks like me is really empowering. All credit to Jess Brownell, our showrunner."

Yerin also had some input when it came to choosing Sophie's new name, revealing that Jess Brownell asked her about Korean last names that begin with a B. "It’s a really nice way for me to feel like the role is fit for me, rather than me having to fit a certain mold," Yerin added. "It’s amazing what it can do just in a psychological sense. So it means a lot that Jess did that for me."

Will Bridgerton gender-flip Sophie Beckett?

Based on what we know so far about season 4, no. Benedict's love interest will be a woman, as confirmed by the official logline for the season, which details "a captivating Lady in Silver at his mother's masquerade ball." And that woman will be Sophie Baek.

Given that Benedict began to explore his sexuality in season 3, it's understandable that fans would want a male character to be at the centre of his love story.

Luke Thompson and showrunner Jess Brownell have since confirmed that Benedict is pansexual and that he will explore his 'fluid' sexuality further in season 4.

It's unclear how much the show will deviate from the book storyline in season 4, but ultimately, Benedict and Sophie appear to be endgame.

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