Netflix fans baffled over Harry Potter star’s age in unexpected Bridgerton role

Netflix fans person been near stunned astatine discovering a Harry Potter icon volition beryllium hitting our screens successful Bridgerton – but they’re much acrophobic astir the property of her character.

The raunchy bid has been a roaring occurrence and captivated fans since 2020 erstwhile play 1 saw Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) wed Simon Basset (Regé-Jean Page).

Season 2 saw the eldest Bridgerton kid Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) wed Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley), portion the 3rd astir caller play of the steamy Netflix deed followed the 3rd Birdgerton lad Colin (Luke Newton) and his blossoming romance with Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan).

The relation of starring the amusement has present turned to different beloved quality arsenic it was confirmed successful the summertime that Benedict Bridgerton volition beryllium the adjacent subordinate of the family successful the spotlight for play four.

And aft Netflix confirmed that volition Yerin Ha arsenic his emotion involvement Sophie Beck, it’s present been revealed Harry Potter histrion Katie Leung is joining the formed for play four.

The Asian-Scottish actress, who roseate to fame arsenic Cho Chang and played Harry’s archetypal emotion involvement successful the beloved films, volition play the twice-married, twice-widowed Lady Araminta Gun, who volition person 2 girls debuting connected the matrimony mart this play and is said to beryllium feeling the unit to get astatine slightest 1 of them joined off.

The show’s creators said her quality is ‘fabulous, discerning and blunt’ and added that she does not respond good erstwhile her presumption successful nine is questioned.

However, fans person been near perfectly stunned by the information that the 37-year-old volition beryllium playing ‘a parent to grown adults’ successful the 4th season.

‘Hollywood is f**ked up bc wdym Katie Leung is 37 and Luke Thompson is 36 but she’s astir to play a parent to grown adults and he’s playing a 28 twelvemonth aged antheral that’s conscionable getting married?’ @ADropOfMagic wrote connected X.

@Sophbridgerton added: ‘katie leung aka cho chang being aged capable to beryllium a bridgerton genitor is making my oculus twitch i’m atrocious what.’

@Polin4ev said: ‘Katie Leung and Luke Thompson are the aforesaid age… they are going to beryllium playing mother-in-law and son-in-law.’

@Vakariaan_ added: ‘Katie Leung is the aforesaid property arsenic Nicola Coughlan but she’s gonna beryllium playing the parent of 2 debutantes?’

Also joining the Bridgerton formed volition beryllium Michelle Mao, who volition play Rosamund Li, and Isabella Wei, who volition play Posy Li.

The pair’s characters volition beryllium Lady Araminta’s daughters, with Mao’s quality said to beryllium ‘beautiful, vain and anxious to delight her mother’, portion Wei’s quality is described arsenic ‘much kinder’.

Wei is champion known for her relation arsenic Ling Yi successful Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese’s Netflix bid 1899, portion Mao has appeared successful Netflix’s Metal Lords and Disney+’s Goosebumps.

It was earlier announced that Yerin Ha would beryllium playing Benedict’s emotion interest, with Netflix declaring: ‘Dearest Gentle Reader, arsenic preparations for the adjacent societal play are astir underway, we petition a lukewarm invited to the newest subordinate of the Ton….

‘Presenting Yerin Ha arsenic Sophie successful Bridgerton Season 4!’ a station connected societal media read.

Ha is champion known for starring arsenic Kwan successful the Halo TV series, and is acceptable to prima successful the upcoming Dune: Prophecy.

The Australian histrion has besides had roles successful the 2022 fearfulness Sissy, the miniseries Bad Behaviour, and successful play TV shows Troppo and Reef Break.

The play volition beryllium based connected the 3rd caller successful Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series, An Offer From a Gentleman. In the book, the quality is named Sophie Beckett but she has been renamed Sophie Baek successful the bid to wage homage to Yerin’s Korean roots.

Speaking to Tudum, Ha said: ‘A sanction is the archetypal spot of individuality that you stock with the world, and that’s wherefore changing a sanction tin beryllium truthful powerful.

‘To marque Sophie’s sanction acceptable idiosyncratic who looks similar maine is truly empowering. All recognition to Jess Brownell, our showrunner.’

‘It’s a truly bully mode for maine to consciousness similar the relation is acceptable for me, alternatively than maine having to acceptable a definite mould,’ she said. ‘It’s astonishing what it tin bash conscionable successful a intelligence sense. So it means a batch that Jess did that for me.” ‘

A synopsis for the 4th bid of Bridgerton teases: ‘Bridgerton turns its absorption to bohemian 2nd lad Benedict. Despite his elder and younger brothers some being happily married, Benedict is loath to settee down — until helium meets a captivating Lady successful Silver astatine his mother’s masquerade ball.’

In the novel, the Lady successful Silver is Sophie, the illegitimate girl of an earl who serves arsenic 1 of his maids.

Bridgerton fans were much than blessed with the prime and were celebrating the casting prime past period erstwhile rumours were swirling astir Ha earlier an authoritative announcement had yet to beryllium made.

‘I virtually prayed for times similar these since S1. This was the lone casting prime we could beryllium blessed with. Yerin Ha arsenic Sophie Beckett is going to beryllium a delight! Let’s gooooooooooooooooooooooooo!’ wrote Nolamarianna connected X.

Nancywyuen added: ‘I grew up speechmaking Jane Austen and aboriginal regency romances similar Bridgeton, ne'er imagining idiosyncratic who looked similar maine could beryllium the lead. Can’t hold for Yerin Ha arsenic Sophie Beckett successful #Bridgerton play 4!!! Thank you @shondarhimes!!!’

‘Started tearing up reasoning astir however we are yet going to spot sophie beckett connected surface and she is played by the beauteous yerin ha—someone who loves and understands the character,’ said LadyInSteel.

‘WE WON,’ Riley simply typed, portion relationship DefectivesCB stated: ‘She’s perfect!!!’

On Yerin’s astir caller Instagram post, galore avid viewers wanted to invited her into the Bridgerton world.

‘Welcome to the Bridgerton fam! Can’t hold to spot you shine!’ wrote instrumentality relationship Bridgertonseriess.

‘The mode you’ll beryllium truthful loved by the bridgerton fandom, welcome,’ FilmTVRate sweetly said. ‘I emotion you already you’re gorgeous!! Welcome location Sophie Beckett,’ remarked Kohyunjungie.

Speaking astir Benedict, amusement brag Shonda Rhimes said astatine a Tudum event: ‘He’s a charming antheral who’s trying to find his way. He’s precise delightful and funny. I’m excited for everybody to ticker him.’

Showrunner Jess Brownell added: ‘It felt important for him to research the fullness of himself earlier helium settles down. He is idiosyncratic who has large appetites, and we wanted to spot him surviving a large beingness earlier helium goes into settle-down mode.’

A merchandise day for play 4 has not yet been announced, but fans person been near ‘gutted’ implicit possibly having to hold until 2026 for caller episodes.

Brownell told The Hollywood Reporter that it was apt – but not confirmed – that play 4 would get connected screens successful 2026.

‘We are moving to effort and enactment the seasons retired much quickly, but they bash instrumentality 8 months to movie and past they person to beryllium edited, and past they person to beryllium dubbed into each language,’ she said.

‘And the penning takes a precise agelong clip arsenic well, truthful we’re benignant of connected a two-year pace, we’re trying to velocity up, but determination successful that range.’

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