Overview
- Part 1 premiered January 29 on Netflix with Part 2 slated for February 26 in the two-part, eight-episode rollout.
- This season pivots to Benedict Bridgerton and Sophie Baek in a fairytale-inflected, upstairs–downstairs love story.
- The midseason stops on a cliffhanger that keeps the central couple’s future unresolved without revealing key twists.
- Collider reports the show sits at No. 1 in Netflix’s U.S. Top 10, is Certified Fresh at 80%, and has rebounded from early review-bombing as audience scores recover.
- Adaptation choices include renaming book character Sophie Beckett to Sophie Baek to reflect actor Yerin Ha’s heritage, while Netflix’s Paris premiere surprise gave a County Durham fan a Cinderella-style experience.