How Benedict's Bisexuality Was Handled In 'Bridgerton' Season 4

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Benedict’s love story in Bridgerton Season 4 may be with a woman, but that doesn’t negate his sexuality, according to showrunner Jess Brownell. She recently opened up about how the period romance’s latest season decided to handle its new lead’s bisexuality, including the ways in which Benedict is going against “harmful” stereotypes about bisexual men.

When Bridgerton first premiered, fans were surprised at how the series showcased Benedict’s romantic relationship with a male painter. His bisexuality was one of the show’s biggest changes from Julia Quinn’s novels. However, Benedict’s love story with Sophie in Season 4 stays much more true to the text — but that doesn’t erase the big change to his sexuality.

“It’s really important that just because someone might end up in a heterosexual-presenting relationship, that doe...