Bridgerton remains Netflix's most successful romance series in 2026, with the fourth season continuing to draw huge audiences long after its early-year premiere. The series, adapted from Julia Quinn's novels, has retained its popularity across four seasons even as competition in the TV romance genre has grown, thanks to its distinctive mix of period drama and contemporary sensibility.

Season 4, which follows Benedict's (Luke Thompson) romance with Sophie (Yerin Ha), has racked up 889 million hours watched on Netflix since its release, and explores class disparity in a way previous seasons had not. The show has already been renewed for two further seasons, with two of Quinn's eight books still to be adapted, while its spin-off, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, and hints of further spin-offs point to continued expansion of the franchise.