Bridgerton’s Phoebe Dynevor reflects on her career following her breakout role as Daphne and touches on a possible return to the Netflix series. In the role of Daphne Bridgerton, later Daphne Basset, Dynevor was a factor in the initial success of the Julia Quinn adaptation. She would become one of the show’s first standouts, alongsidescene partner Regé-Jean Page, and has earned praise for her performance in the thrillerFair Playopposite Alden Ehrenreich. She’ll next lead the espionage action filmInheritance, which will be released in theaters on January 24.
In an interview withScreen Rant’s Grant Hermanns to discussInheritance, Dynevor reflects on her career after breaking out as Daphne. She says it’s been “an interesting few years”, noting howBridgertonseason 1 came out early on in the COVID-19 pandemic andFair Playwas released amidst the actors' strike in the later months of 2023. As far as whether she’d revisit Daphne, who was last seen duringBridgertonseason 2, Dynevor saysshe’s open to it but hasn’t received the call just yet.
Life post-Bridgeton has been interesting. I had a film come out last year, Fair Play, that I was really excited about post-Bridgeton, but that came out in the strike. So, that was a bummer after Bridgeton came out in COVID, and then Fair Play came out in the strike. So, yeah, it’s been an interesting few years, I think, for our industry. But do I plan to revisit Daphne? Yeah, if they want me back. I haven’t got the call yet, but I’m available. I hear they’re shooting season 4, so.
What Dynevor’s Comments Could Mean For Bridgerton
There Are Ways To Bring Daphne Back
Even though Daphne doesn’t have a huge presence in the source material of the upcoming episodes,there is one scene where she is having tea with Sophie(who will be played by Yerin Ha inBridgertonseason 4) and others. Daphne makes a comment about Benedict Bridgerton, Sophie’s love interest in season 4, and Sophie defends him. That could be one way to involve Dynevor, possibly expanding on that moment and potentially turning it into a storyline.
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Bridgerton has a history of not utilizing the leads of their past season in newer seasons, but that can change with Colin and Penelope in season 4.
There could be other ways to bring in the actor, straying from the source material to bring back a fan-favorite.Daphne only appeared occasionally inBridgertonseason 2, no longer the main focus. But withInheritancebeing a big action movie, and with it being arguably the first time that Dynevor has been fully able to promote one of her projects, she’s been open about wanting to revisit Daphne.
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It’d Be Good For The Fans
Part of the joy of watching a long-running series is that viewers who have been watching all along get to catch up with characters they’ve grown to care about. That is especially true for a show likeBridgerton, in which all of the characters are so fundamentally linked together. Hopefully, whether the show sticks to the novels or not, there’s a way to fold Daphne back in.
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Bridgerton, released on August 11, 2025, is set in Regency-era England and follows the lives of the influential Bridgerton family. The series explores themes of wealth, lust, and betrayal, portraying societal dynamics through a blend of romance and intrigue.
