On August 16, 2024, the Korean-Australian actress Ha Yerin was announced as the female lead for Netflix's Bridgerton season 4. She would chronicle the character of Sophie Beckett, the romantic interest of Benedict Bridgerton (played by Luke Thompson).
Season 4 of the upcoming series would shift their narrative to the Bridgerton household's second son Benedict and showcase his love story. The upcoming season would be based on American author Julia Quinn's third Bridgerton novel, An Offer From a Gentleman.
As both his elder and younger brothers have settled down with their wives, Benedict has yet to find a perfect match. Despite his disapproval of a well-settled married life, he unexpectedly encountered a charismatic lady at his mother's masquerade ball.
Ha Yerin will chronicle the character of an illegitimate daughter in the upcoming Bridgerton season 4
According to the outlet, Ha Yerin would chronicle the character of an illegitimate daughter named Sophie Beckett of an earl and his maid. Despite being raised by her father in his home, she was never given the status of a legitimate child.
Ha Yerin's character Sophie Beckett has been popularly called Lady in Silver in Julia Quinn's third novel, An Offer From a Gentleman.
For those unversed, Ha Yerin is a Korean-Australian actress born on June 26, 1995, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA) and has been active in the entertainment industry since 2019. She chronicled the character of Maurice alongside Wasikowska and Eliza Scanlen at the Sydney Theatre Company.
The actress made her acting debut with a role in the American-French show Reef Break. She went on to play the character of Kwan Ha in the Steven Spielberg-produced television series Halo, which aired on Paramount+ in 2022. She also appeared in the ABC television series Troppo and made her film debut in 2022 with Sissy.
The American historical romance series Bridgerton was created by producer and screenwriter Chris Van Dusen. Based on Julia Quinn's series of eight Regency romance novels, it was production company Shondaland's first scripted program.
Bridgerton season 3 aired on May 16, 2024, and concluded on June 16, 2024, featuring eight episodes which were divided into two parts.
Bridgerton is set in the 1800s era, and an imaginary London Regency is brought into existence.
Elsewhere, Ha Yerin has been confirmed to appear in Home Box Officer's upcoming Dune prequel series titled Dune: Prophecy, where she will play the younger counterpart of Kasha. The drama and science fiction series is slated to premiere in November 2024.