Bridgerton Season 4: 11 Behind-The-Scenes Secrets About How It Was Made

From the elaborate masquerade ball to one very slippery bathtub, it took a lot of hard work to make the Netflix period drama come to life.

Bridgerton is back for a new run of episodes with more dramatic romances, extravagant costumes and even bigger wigs.

The second half of season four follows bohemian Benedict Bridgerton as he continues his search for the mysterious Lady in Silver, after meeting her at a masquerade ball, not realising she’s actually Sophie Baek, who a maid he has also fallen for.

As the love story between Benedict and Sophie – played by Luke Thompson and Yerin Ha – unfolds, the pair must overcome a societal divide in order to be together.

With season four proving just as popular with Netflix users as ever, we’re going behind the scenes to find out how the team brought Julia Quinn’s books to life – and how the actors made those steamy love scenes look so realistic…

Yerin Ha initially had doubts about playing Sophie in Bridgerton as she was worried her British accent wasn’t up to scratch

Australian actor Yerin Ha has admitted she was surprised to land the role of Sophie because she thought her attempts at a British accent were “terrible.”

Speaking to InStyle, she said that even after she landed a chemistry read with Luke Thompson over Zoom, she still thought there was no way she’d get the role.

“I just assumed that he probably had a day full of auditions, and he must be tired,” she recalled. “So I didn’t want to waste his time. I didn’t even really have chit-chat. I just got straight into the scene.”

Fortunately, Luke didn’t share her feelings about the Zoom call, and remembers their chemistry read very differently.

“I just remember feeling, despite the artifice of an audition, the Zoom delay, and shaky internet connection, that we were actually talking to each other,” he explained.

The Bridgerton writing team changed Sophie’s original surname to reflect Yerin Ha’s background

In Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton book series, Sophie’s surname is Beckett. In the show, they switch it to Baek to honour Yerin’s own background.

Yerin revealed that the showrunner Jess Brownell asked the actor if there were any Korean names that start with B, so there was still a connection to the character from the books, with the actor offering up Baek, feeling it was a seamless swap.

“I was just super appreciative of her changing the last name so that it fits with my identity and my culture and how I look,” Yerin told Elle.

“For some people, it might feel like a small thing, but for a production of that size to mold a character to me really empowered me.”

Sophie’s costumes in Bridgerton were also inspired by Yerin Ha’s South Korean........

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