Overview
- Netflix confirms an eight-episode season split across two drops, with episodes 1–4 on January 29, 2026 and episodes 5–8 on February 26, 2026.
- Showrunner Jess Brownell says the season adapts Julia Quinn’s An Offer From a Gentleman, presenting Sophie as a headstrong protagonist and expanding the upstairs/downstairs dynamic.
- Entertainment Weekly previews key set pieces, including a masquerade ball that ignites the central romance, with Brownell promising high stakes and “juicy conflict.”
- Official posts and a teaser highlight the season’s theme of choosing between fantasy and reality, while new stills feature Benedict, Sophie and Penelope at festive gatherings.
- Returning cast members include Jonathan Bailey, Simone Ashley and Nicola Coughlan, with newcomers Yerin Ha as Sophie and Katie Leung, Michelle Mao and Isabella Wei, as Penelope navigates the fallout from being unmasked as Lady Whistledown under Queen Charlotte’s gaze.