‘Bridgerton’ Lead Yerin Ha Recalls Finding Out She Was Cast ArticlePure

Yerin Ha remembers exactly where she was when she found out she landed the latest lead in Bridgerton!

On Monday, Sept. 30, Shondaland — the production company that is home to the hit Netflix series — released a YouTube video of the Australian-born actress, 29, and her costar Luke Thompson answering a few burning questions about themselves as well as the show. 

More than halfway in, Ha, who’s been cast as Sophie, was asked about the reaction she received from friends and family when she found out she got the role. 

“So, when I got the role, I was having breakfast with my mom at a cafe in Korea and I stepped outside and it was so funny ‘cause she kind of knew immediately when I was jumping on the streets of Gangnam [a district in Seoul, South Korea] that I got the role,” Ha said as she sat beside Thompson, 36. 

The news garnered an overwhelmingly positive response from Ha’s mother, even though the pair had to leave shortly after. 

“She came out crying, and then after the phone call, she was like, ‘We gotta go home. I think I have indigestion,’ and so we left,” the Korean actress said while laughing with her costar. 

Ha continued, “It was really beautiful to kind of, I guess share that moment with her.”

Next, the Halo actress recalled sharing the news with one of her closest friends who she told via FaceTime.

Ha acted out her friend’s reaction, showing how she set her phone down and was seemingly in a state of shock — but extremely happy nonetheless. 

“She was just like, ‘Oh my God. You’re on Bridgerton!’ ”

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According to Ha, she couldn’t have asked for a better reaction from her loved ones. 

“It’s so nice to have people who really love and support you,” she said, adding that those in her corner are happy to see her grow on her journey.

Her role was announced in August and followed by a 30-second teaser shared to Bridgerton’s X (formerly Twitter) account on Sept. 11. 

“Dearest Gentle Reader, as preparations for the next social season are almost underway, we request a warm welcome to the newest member of the Ton….Presenting Yerin Ha as Sophie in Bridgerton Season 4!” the post read. 

In the clip, Ha is alone in a room as she walks toward a rack of clothes — gloves and gowns perfect for the Regency era. 

Season 4 of Bridgerton focuses on the family’s second-eldest brother, Benedict Bridgerton (Thompson), and his love story with Ha’s Sophie. Seasons 1-3 of Bridgerton, and its spinoff, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, are streaming on Netflix.