BridgertonRecruits FormerHarry PotterActress Katie Leung for Season 4

Mar. 15, 2025

Katie Leung attends the INTO Film Awards at BFI Southbank on March 13, 2018 in London, England.Photo:David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty

David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty

TheBridgertonmultiverse has expanded.

On Sept. 16, Netflix announced thatproduction on season 4 of the hit series had officially begunin London,with Luke Thompson and Yerin Ha leading the season as Benedict Bridgerton and Sophie Baek. The streamer also announced several new faces who are joining the Ton for season 4, includingHarry Potteralum Katie Leung, who will take on the role of Lady Araminta Gun.

The 37-year-old Scottish actress will portray the “twice married and twice widowed” Lady Araminta Gun, whose two daughters Rosamund Li (Michelle Mao) and Posy Li (Isabella Wei) are “debuting on the marriage mart this season.”

Lady Araminta is “feeling the pressure to get at least one of [her girls] married off,” and her eldest daughter Rosamund “sets her sights on Benedict Bridgerton.”

Fans will recognize Leung from her role as Cho Chang in five of theHarry Potterfilms. She made her big screen debut in the series during 2005’sHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, where she capturedDaniel Radcliffe’s eye romantically but was instead pursuingCedric Diggory(Robert Pattinson).

Katie Leung as Cho Chang in ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’.Alamy

Alamy

Bridgertonseason 4 explores the second-eldest Bridgerton brother’s love story, as Benedict is “loath to settle down” despite his brothers Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) and Colin (Luke Newton) “both being happily married.”

Benedict’s opinion on marriage changes, though, when “he meets a captivating Lady in Silver at his mother’s masquerade ball.”

Thompson, 36, told Netflix’sTudumthat Benedict and Sophie’s story explores “the struggle between a proper old-school fairy tale — the romance of it — and the actual reality of the world.”

Yerin Ha, Luke Thompson for ‘Bridgerton’ season 4.Gavin Bond/Netflix

Gavin Bond/Netflix

Season 4 sees a majority ofBridgerton’s cast return, including all the members of the titular family that were in season 3, thoughSimone Ashley, who plays the Viscountess Kate Bridgerton, is not confirmed for the upcoming season.

A source told PEOPLE that Ashley, 29, “adores her Bridgerton family and cast and would be happy to come back at any point if storyline allows.”

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Seasons 1-3 ofBridgertonand its spin-off,Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, can be streamed on Netflix. All eightHarry Pottermovies can be streamed on HBO Max.

source: people.com