The Bridgerton season 4 finale didn’t just have a serious death and a surprise wedding — but in addition a possible solid exit.
During part 2, which premiered on Thursday, February 26, Lady Danbury (Adjoa Andoh) finally got her answer about taking a break from the ton when Queen Charlotte (Golda Rosheuvel) granted her permission to depart.
One in every of the ultimate scenes showed Lady Danbury’s home packed up as she prepared to depart Mayfair — for now. It wasn’t clear how long Lady Danbury could possibly be gone for after Bridgerton previously faced some major solid exits.
Showrunner Jess Brownell previously addressed the idea that Lady Danbury’s trip meant Andoh, 63, was retiring the role, telling Deadline earlier this month, “I need to say very clearly that now we have no intentions of Adjoa stepping back. [Lady Danbury is] absolutely a component of the story in season 5.”
Brownell elaborated on the conflict between Lady Danbury and Queen Charlotte and the way she desired to “explore the dynamic between a friendship through which there’s an influence imbalance.”
“The Queen and Lady Danbury are real friends, but due to the facility imbalance, it was interesting to explore what happens when Lady Danbury desires to do something for herself,” she continued. “It was a possibility to explore latest depth for his or her friendship.”
Bridgerton, which relies on the book series written by Julia Quinn, follows the members of the rich Bridgerton family as they seek for love in nineteenth century London. Season 1 focused on Daphne Bridgerton’s (Phoebe Dynevor) unexpected reference to Simon Basset (Regé-Jean Page).
After the show premiered, viewers fell in love with Page, 38, and his character, which made his departure that way more shocking. Netflix announced in April 2021 that Page wouldn’t be reprising his role because the Duke of Hastings despite plans for Daphne to look in future seasons.
That very same month, Page noted that Simon had at all times been pitched to him as a condensed role, telling Variety, “It’s a one-season arc. It’s going to have a starting, middle, end — give us a 12 months. [I thought] ‘That’s interesting,’ because then it felt like a limited series. I get to are available, I get to contribute my bit, after which the Bridgerton family rolls on.”
Page stood by his decision despite the fact that fans have publicly voiced their disappointment about not attending to see more of Simon’s story. Season 2 still featured several appearances from Daphne, who was accompanied by her and Simon’s son, Auggie.
Nevertheless, Dynevor, 30, later confirmed her own exit from the series, which didn’t seem like her selection. “Sadly [I’m] not in season 3. Potentially in the long run. But season 3, I’m just excited to observe as a viewer,” she told Screen Rant in January 2023 about not being called back to film.
Other former Bridgerton leads, including Jonathan Bailey and Simone Ashley, also had very minimal screen time since their seasons got here to an end.
Bridgerton is currently streaming on Netflix.