Overview
- Netflix released a brief Part 2 teaser highlighting a much-anticipated bathtub moment between Benedict and Sophie, with episodes due February 26.
- Season 4 Part 1 logged 39.7 million views in its first four days and ranked No. 1 on Netflix for the week, slightly below Season 3’s comparable debut.
- Samba TV reported 6.4 million U.S. households watched in the live-plus-three window, a 52% increase over Season 3 Part 1.
- The season reframes the series around a cross-class romance and expands into the servants’ world, an intentional shift outlined by showrunner Jess Brownell.
- Online discussion has centered on visible green-screen effects and on representation, with Brownell reiterating that Benedict’s bisexuality remains part of his identity.