An iconic Harry Potter star is set to join the cast of Bridgerton for its fourth season.
Katie Leung – who played Cho Chang in the legendary saga – has been revealed as part of the new cast in the beloved hit Netflix show.
The Scottish actress, 37, will be playing the fascinating role of the twice-married, twice-widowed Lady Araminta Gun.
Lady Aramint will have two girls debuting on the marriage mart in the upcoming season, and is said to be feeling the pressure to get at least one of them married off.
Creators of the show described her character as ‘fabulous, discerning and blunt’ and as a typical female Bridgerton character – she doesn’t respond well when her position in society is questioned.
An iconic Harry Potter star is set to join the cast of Bridgerton for its fourth season
Katie Leung is the newest entry of the beloved hit Netflix show (pictured in April)
Other stars joining the series are Michelle Mao (A Big Bold Beautiful Journey) as Rosamund Li, and Hong Kong-born actress Isabella Wei as Posy Li.
The duo will play Lady Araminta’s daughters, and the two sisters are described by creators as two very different characters.
While Rosamund is dubbed as ‘beautiful, vain and eager to please her mother’, while Posy’s character is described as ‘much kinder’.
Meanwhile the new chapter will see familiar faces Emma Naomi (Alice Mondrich) and Hugh Sachs (Brimsley) as part of the main cast this time.
The new season will focus on the second Bridgerton son, Benedict (Luke Thompson) and his quest to find the mesmerizing Lady in Silver, Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha).
Bridgerton will be expanding its filming locations on one of the newly constructed backlot of Shepperton Studios, showcasing exquisite replicas of Georgian and Regency architecture including homes, buildings, Mayfair Street and more.
This milestone promises to envelop the beloved show in an even more delightful and authentic atmosphere, transporting audiences to a world of Regency-era splendour.
Although a release date has not been announced yet, it is confirmed the season will be made of 8 parts and will take around 8 months to wrap up filming.
Katie played Cho Chang in the legendary Harry Potter saga (pictured in The Order Of Phoenix with Ruper Grint as Ron Weasley and Matthew Lewis as Neville Longbottom)
The new season will focus on the second Bridgerton son, Benedict (Luke Thompson, pictured) and his quest to find the mesmerizing Lady in Silver, Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha)
Korean actress Yerin Ha will also take the lead role in season four of the Netflix series.
Starring as Sophie Baek as the upcoming drama turns its focus to bohemian second son Benedict (Luke Thompson) and his love story.
Sophie has been forced to spend much of her life working as a maid for the most demanding employer in the ton.
But the resourceful maid always finds a way to persevere through her circumstances -circumstances which will drastically change after she disguises herself to attend Violet Bridgerton’s masquerade ball.
Despite his elder and younger brothers both being happily married, Benedict is loath to settle down – until he meets a captivating Lady in Silver at the ball – little does he know that its Sophie.
Yerin is a Korean actress from Australia and revealed her character Sophie Baek was given a Korean surname out of respect for the actresses’ culture.
The character’s name in the original Julia Quinn book series is Sophie Beckett.
Speaking about the decision, she shared: ‘A name is the first bit of identity that you share with the world, and that’s why changing a name can be so powerful.
‘To make Sophie’s name fit someone who looks like me is really empowering. All credit to Jess Brownell, our showrunner.
‘It’s a really nice way for me to feel like the role is fit for me, rather than me having to fit a certain mold. It’s amazing what it can do just in a psychological sense. So it means a lot that Jess did that for me.’
Announcing the news, Netflix released a teaser trailer showing Sophie rifling through costumes for the ball.
Korean actress Yerin Ha (pictured) will also take the lead role in season four of the Netflix series
Yerin got her breakthrough role as Kwan Ha in the sci-fi series Halo (pictured) two years ago. She will be seen next in HBO’s highly anticipated series Dune: Prophecy
Yerin got her breakthrough role as Kwan Ha in the sci-fi series Halo two years ago.
She will be seen next in HBO’s highly anticipated series Dune: Prophecy.
Prior and on stage, Yerin was part of Sydney Theatre Company’s Lord Of The Flies alongside Mia Wasikowska.
