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'Bridgerton' cast and crew
Andrea Renault/AFPall Bridgerton Casting directors are being flooded with X-rated audition tapes ahead of the Netflix series' fourth season.
Kelly Valentine HendryShe's been a part of the show since it debuted on the streaming service in 2020, and she said on the “Should I Delete That?” podcast on Sunday, June 30, that the footage she's received reminds her of adult films.
“Every day… I get the most incredible videos that I didn’t ask for,” Hendry told the podcasters. Alex Wright and M Clarkson. “It’s basically sex. It’s not actual sex, but it’s pretty intense. It’s not nude photos, but it’s not that different.”
Hendry, 47, added that she is “always 90 percent” filled with emails from actors wanting to star in the popular period drama, which is known for having some of the hottest sex scenes on TV.
Hendry, who also worked on the British ITV series Broad ChurchShe said many aspiring actresses have contacted her, hoping to play Benedict Bridgerton's love interest, Sophie Beckett. Luke ThompsonWell received Bridgerton A romance novel that inspired a TV series, even though Sophie's role has not been officially confirmed.
On the podcast, Hendry detailed an audition tape featuring a “robust” banner of a woman in period costume large enough to hang on a “staircase.”
“It's really sad, I don't understand it,” Hendry said.
Fans BridgertonIt was one of the most-watched original shows in June. Diversity The researchers, who released their analysis this month on Monday, July 1, believe that season 4 will focus on the love story between Sophie and Benedict.
Fan predictions are as follows: Collider Netflix announced a casting call last month, detailing the search for a “key recurring role” and a “character between the ages of 24 and 30 who is brave, endlessly resourceful, and has a hard time trusting others.”
The character was written as an East Asian woman, with references to her profession involving nudity and sexual scenes.
Although the character's title is known as “Emily,” fans were quick to speculate as to who the character actually is.
“that much Bridgerton “The fandom is focusing on the 'major recurring role' of Sophie Beckett instead of a full description of her,” read one post via X. Another wrote, “Jessie Mei Li's vision of Sophie Beckett as Asia could be a reality and I'm glad.”
Casting calls often use code names to keep details about important roles secret.
Netflix has not yet announced a release date. Bridgerton Season 4, but the showrunner Jess Brownellsaid The Hollywood Reporter On June 12, he said, “We are doing it in two-year increments,” implying 2026.
The final four episodes, the second part of season three, came out on June 13.