Being cast in the Netflix series Bridgerton has one clear perk – exposure. The streaming giant has unprecedented global reach, and the period romance drama, produced by Shondaland, is one of its largest franchises and has been extremely popular since its first season aired in December 2020.
To Katie Leung Pui-sze, playing the series’ main antagonist in its fourth season – released in two parts in January and February 2026 – was rewarding in ways that differ from her younger screen partners.
“You kind of always feel a bit self-conscious as an actor, especially on a production this big, on this level, surrounded by a massive crew,” she tells the South Morning China Post in a video interview from her London home. “I was a new mother with a one-year-old [at the time of filming], and I didn’t really have the capacity for anxiety or to overthink. I was just making sure I got enough sleep at night.
