18 Sweet and Savory Bread Pudding Recipes to Dig Into Now

If you’re like us, you’re always looking for ways to reduce food waste. Repurposing holiday leftovers and putting extra egg whites to use are good places to start, but only scratch the surface of ways to avoid tossing more stuff onto the compost pile. These 18 bread pudding recipes are a beautiful way to transform a (stale) loaf of bread and some other near-death produce into indulgent eats. Knowing that you’ve saved bread from ending up in the bin makes digging into each one of these creamy casseroles extra sweet.

1. Costa Rican Chocolate Bread Pudding: Boost up the chocolate factor here by using chocolate-chip-studded challah. Either way, this custard is top notch. (via The Wanderlust Kitchen)

2. Grilled Cheese Bread Pudding: As if grilled cheese wasn’t already one of our favorite sandwiches, it had to go ahead and become even more irresistible with this extra cheesy pudding. (via Apron Clad)

3. Caramel Croissant Pudding With Rum: Caramel, croissants and rum baked into one buttery, sweet, creamy delight. What more could you ask for? (via Mitzy at Home)

4. Caramelized Onion and Feta Bread and Butter Pudding: We love this as an alternative to traditional stuffing. Outside of the holiday season, it’s an ideal accompaniment to your favorite winter roast. (via Sugar Et Al)

5. Pretzel Bread Pudding With Peanut Butter Sauce: If you love crunchy, peanut-butter-filled pretzels, this bread pudding is for you. All of your favorite flavors are transformed with soft pretzels and a creamy peanut sauce. (via A Local Choice)

6. Savory Bread Pudding: Packed with spicy sausage, veggies and cheese, this one-pot meal is a great casserole to make on busy nights. (via Rice and Bread)

7. Raspberry Custard Croissant Pudding: Loaded with tons of flavor and textures courtesy of fresh raspberries and sugared almonds, these mini puddings are a real treat for the senses. (via The Kiwi Cook)

8. Summer Squash and Vidalia Onion Bread Pudding: We love the flecks of bright yellow squash peeking through the pieces of whole grain bread. This reimagined Southern dish is a must-make during Vidalia onion season. (via Southern Boy Dishes)

9. Cinnamon Crunch Bread Pudding: Talk about a cinnamon toast crunch that is WAY better than anything you pour out of a box. We’ll take two, please. (via Seasons and Suppers)

10. Artichoke Bread Pudding With Bacon and Gorgonzola: No bread cubes here. Instead, brioche is layered beautifully with cheese plus artichokes, bacon and the requisite eggy custard for a slightly more sophisticated presentation. (via Climbing Grier Mountain)

11. Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding: This recipe does a stellar job of replicating the experience of hot-from-the-fryer donuts. Sounds pretty good, right? (via Spicy Southern Kitchen)

12. Savory Bread Pudding With Ham, Cheese and Caramelized Onions: Serve this tempting combo up any time of day. We imagine a runny-yolked egg perched atop each serving would make for one heck of a brunch. (via Buns in My Oven)

13. Chocolate Challah Bread Pudding: You’ll love the pockets of melted chocolate and crisp, buttery bread topping — both features set this puddin’ apart from the rest. (via Food Gays)

14. Savory Rainbow Chard Bread Pudding: Swiss chard basically makes this health food, right? (via Foodness Gracious)

15. Classic Bread Pudding: We’re not sure if it’s the nutty, classic bread pudding or the whiskey cream sauce that’s responsible for us drooling over here. (via Feasts and Fotos)

16. Caprese Bread Pudding: This is a dead ringer for the flavors of Chicago deep dish pizza, but without all the fuss of wrangling fresh dough. We’ve definitely got a winner here. (via Diethood)

17. Chocolate Waffle Bread Pudding: Let’s just say frozen waffles never had it this good. Try a bite and you’ll definitely be warning folks to “Leggo my Eggo.” (via Some the Wiser)

18. Bread and Butter Pudding With Sourdough and Sugar Plums: The secret’s out. It was this bread pudding that made the Sugar Plum Fairy dance and dance all holiday season long. (via Alana Bread)

What’s your favorite way to put an almost-stale loaf of bread to use? Do you make bread pudding or something else? Share your food-waste-reducing secretes with us below!

To no one’s surprise, Trader Joe’s is keeping all the good stuff coming this season. As Easter approaches and everyone’s dreaming about summer vibes (definitely us), TJ’s has been placing only the coolest finds on their shelves to embrace the season! From irresistible sweets to stunning charcuterie board additions, these are the 8 best new items from Trader Joe’s any and every TJ’s fan needs to try in April!

Scroll on to discover the most exciting Trader Joe’s finds you can’t miss in April!

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1. Macaron Ice Cream Sandwiches

These ice cream sammies (limited-time item!) basically combine the two best desserts into one: macarons and ice cream! They're stacked with chocolate on chocolate, so any sweet tooth with an affinity for cocoa will go crazy for 'em. You can snag a box of 2 for $5 at a Trader Joe's near you.

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2. Easter Joe-Joe's

Ah, yes! All the Easter goodies at TJ's are so cute and tasty. These new Easter-themed Joe-Joe's (Trader Joe's version of Oreos) are generously coated in milk chocolate and white chocolate before they're decorated with festive sprinkles. They're downright perfect for adding to any Easter basket or even topping Easter cakes or cupcakes! The box of 4 cookies goes for $4 – but it's a limited-time item, so make sure you grab it sooner than later.

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3. Lemon Poppy Seed Buns

Lemon + poppy seed = a match made in heaven! These limited-time Danish pastry buns are sure to fly off Trader Joe's shelves, thanks to not only the tender baked bun, but the fact that it's filled with a delightfully lemony filling and topped with a crunchy mix of sugar and poppy seeds. The box of 2 pastries is on sale at TJ's right now for $4.

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4. Chocolate Chip Energy Bar

All the walks, hikes, road trips, and picnics you're about to embark on this spring and summer are gonna get a whole lot tastier, thanks to this new energy bar from Trader Joe's! Made with a minimal ingredient list (oats, soy protein, brown rice and tapioca syrups, and chocolate chips), each $1 bar – yes, $1! – delivers 10 grams of protein and 260 calories to keep you fueled up for hours. Anyone that's constantly on the go will adore this convenient new TJ's item.

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5. Blood Orange Mochi

These ice cream-filled mochi bites may have hit shelves earlier this month, but they're definitely still getting tons of love from Trader Joe's fans – us included! Boasting a unique, citrusy flavor profile derived from real blood oranges, these bite-size desserts are filled with refreshing springtime energy. Plus, they just look stunning once you take 'em out of the package. A set of 6 mochi bites is $5 for a limited time!

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6. Tom Yum Seasoned Snack Mix

Spotted by a Trader Joe's fanatic on Reddit, this brand-new savory snack mix is inspired by the insanely flavorful Thai dish known as Tom Yum soup, which is typically spicy, lemongrass-y, a little bit creamy, and sour-ish. So good! This snackin' medley is filled with cashews, fava beans, sticky rice bits, and peas for a nice bite. The product isn't yet listed on Trader Joe's site, so we can't verify its exact price.

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7. Spanish Inspired Charcutería

Charcuterie fans, rise up! Trader joe's just dropped this yummy charcutería that contains three different kinds of cured meat to, well, cure your charcuterie cravings. In this new $6 product, you'll find thinly-sliced serrano ham, salchichon, and uncured chorizo, all of which bring on the salty, spicy, peppery, and smoky flavors needed to complement the other components of your snack spread, like cheeses and crackers.

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8. Seville Orange Marmalade Fruit Spread

Ooh, how summery! This new $3 Trader Joe's marmalade (limited-time item!) embraces the spirit of summertime by employing Seville oranges, which bring a "sweet, citric, and properly proportioned" flavor to the forefront. They're naturally a bit more bitter than your average orange, but TJ's has totally perfected the ratio of fruit:sugar in this jar. Use it for toasts, bagels, yogurts, cakes, and more!

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Calling all Tina Fey fans: Netflix just dropped a teaser trailer for her latest project, The Four Seasons. The inevitably hilarious series is set to premiere worldwide on Thursday, May 1 — and we already can't wait to see this cast full of very funny people get into some very funny antics.

Scroll to find out everything you need to know about The Four Seasons on Netflix!

What is 'The Four Seasons' about?

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The Four Seasons is inspired by the 1981 movie of the same title. It follows long-time friends and couples – played by Tina Fey and Will Forte, Steve Carell and Kerri Kenney-Silver, and Colman Domingo and Marco Calvani – as they commit to going on four seasonal vacations together in Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.

Along the way, the group learns that one couple is going to break up, and the series shows "how this shake-up affects everyone's dynamic, sending old issues and new bubbling to the surface," according to an official synopsis.

Who's in 'The Four Seasons' cast?

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Decades ago, the rom-com included big names such as Alan Alda, who wrote, directed, and starred in the film, as well as Carol Burnett, Rita Moreno, Sandy Dennis, and Jack Weston.

Now, Tina's new iteration of The Four Seasons has another star-studded cast:

  • Tina Fey
  • Will Forte
  • Steve Carell
  • Kerri Kenney-Silver
  • Colman Domingo
  • Marco Calvani

Aside from the main actors portraying the three couples, fans can look forward to seeing other stars gracing their screen! They include:

  • Alan Alda
  • Ashyln Maddox
  • Julia Lester
  • Jacob Buckenmyer
  • Taylor Ortega
  • Toby Edward Huss
  • Tommy Do
  • Simone Recasner
  • Chloe Troast
  • Cole Tristan Murphy
  • Jack Gore

Who created 'The Four Seasons'?

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Tina Fey has masterminded The Four Seasons as the creator, co-showrunner, executive producer, and writer, working alongside Tracey Wigfield and Lang Fisher, who also directs. The show was produced under Universal Television, and additional executive producers include David Miner and Eric Guiran.

As for directorial responsibilities, the duty was split among several talents. Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman take on the first two episodes, followed by Oz Rodriguez for episodes three and four. Then, executive producer Jeff Richmond steered episode five, while Colman Domingo stepped in for episode six. The final two episodes are directed by co-creator and showrunner Lang Fisher.

Tina Fey has already solidified herself as a powerhouse writer. After leaving Saturday Night Live in 2006, she created the TV show 30 Rock, which premiered in October of that year and ran until 2013. Then, she co-created the sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt with Robert Carlock in 2015, which ran for four seasons.

Where can I watch 'The Four Seasons'?

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Once The Four Seasons debuts, you can stream it on Netflix!

Netflix was able to secure the series after a competitive bidding war. The Four Seasons became a sought-after comedy following the labor strikes of 2023, and in early 2024, the streaming giant granted the show a straight-to-series order.

When does 'The Four Seasons' come out?

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The Four Seasons debuts on Netflix on May 1, 2025!

How many episodes will 'The Four Seasons' have?

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The Four Seasons will include eight half-hour episodes!

Is there a trailer for 'The Four Seasons' yet?

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A teaser trailer for The Four Seasons dropped on March 20, 2025 — and it's clear that fans are eager to watch Tina's newest work.

"They had me at Colman Domingo and Tina Fey," one viewer commented.

"Yes, yes, yes! I love this! Tina and Steve?! Count me in," echoed another.

So needless to say...we're excited! BRB while we add The Four Seasons debut to our calendars!

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Audiences loved the way Greta Gerwig's Little Women brought all four March sisters to life, and Netflix's Anne with an E became so popular that when the show was canceled after season 3, 1.7 million fans signed a petition to revive the series. It all just proves that classic adaptations can make the original story even more powerful.

And the newest movie based on a book is going to be one we think about forever — and not just because of its cast. Emerald Fennell (who you'll recognize from The Crown and her work as writer & director on Satburn) is adapting Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights and Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi are leading the cast!

The book, published in 1847, continues to grip readers, and it's become the blueprint for moody complexity — just like Emerald Fennell's Promising Young Woman, which won the Oscar for Best Screenplay thanks to its scathing look at sexual assault. Well, the Em's are coming together for this new adaptation.

Here's everything we know about Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights — and your first look at the movie.

The First Set Leaks From 'Wuthering Heights' Have Everyone In A Tizzy

"I am the biggest fan of Wuthering Heights that there is I just really hope I don’t get disappointed," one Instagram user commented.

Everyone lost their minds when leaks of Margot Robbie dressed in a white wedding gown made their way onto the internet. While some Margot fans say the look is "ethereal" and "majestic," others are criticizing the choice to use a white wedding dress since the trend wasn't started until Queen Victoria married in TK.

"begging people in historical movies and shows to realize white wedding dresses where made the norm in the VICTORIAN ERA," @neybitxh said on X. "wuthering heights is set in the Georgian Era no one was wearing white dresses for a wedding."

Here's Your First Look At 'Wuthering Heights'

The first look at Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights is getting some seriously mixed reactions. The photo features a close-up image of someone (maybe Margot Robbie's) with their fingers and a few blades of grass in their mouth.

"CAN NOT WAIT," one Instagram user said, along with a couple fire emojis. But the intimate (and somewhat shocking) image also has some users asking, "what in the saltburn?"

Who's in the new Wuthering Heights movie?

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The Wuthering Heights cast will be led by Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie as Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, respectively. Here's the cast list:

  • Margot Robbie as Catherine Earnshaw: a young girl torn between her feelings for Heathcliff.
  • Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff: a boy fostered by the Earnshaws who's forced to be a servant.
  • Hong Chau as Nelly Dean: a servant in the Earnshaw household.
  • Alison Oliver as Isabella Linton: One of the Earnshaw's neighbor, whom Heathcliff and Catherine spy on.
  • Shazad Latif as Edgar Linton: Isabella's brother.

In addition to starring, Margot will also produce with her production company LuckyChap, which worked behind the scenes on Emerald Fennell's Saltburn and Promising Young Woman.

While some fans were initially excited about the casting, others were concerned about the fact that in the book, Heathcliff is described as "dark skinned." He also tells Nelly that, "I wish I had light hair and a fair skin, and was dressed, and behaved as well, and had a chance of being as rich as he will be!" Um, it looks like Jacob Elordi definitely has fair skin to me.

"Heathcliff is described as a dark-skinned brown man in the book and a major plot point is that he was subjected to racist abuse by his adopted family. But yeah sure Jacob Elordi is perfect," one tweet (which has over 8 million views) says, while another says, "Film studios will say 'We are committed to diverse casting' and then cast Jacob Elordi to play Heathcliff, one of the more famous people of color in literature, whose race is crucial to both his character and the story."

And when the casting for Edgar and Isabella Linton was announced, one X user said, "Now I’m even more pissed off. They look way more like Heathcliff and Cathy cmon now!!!"

Is Wuthering Heights going to be in theaters?

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It appears director Emerald Fennell and producer Margot Robbie are pushing for a theatrical release, which is why they've reportedly turned down a Netflix offer of $150 million.

Despite the fact Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said theatrical releases are "just not our business," and the company has stuck to at-home streaming instead, they did break that pattern for Knives Out: Glass Onion in 2022. The movie appeared in around 600 theaters the day before Thanksgiving, but left a week later ahead of its December 23 debut on the streamer.

Co-CEO Reed Hastings told The Hollywood Reporter that keeping the movie in theaters could have made Netflix more money, but later said they just wanted to "break through the noise" and get movie lovers excited for the film to come to Netflix.

All that to be said, Margot Robbie (whose Barbie made over $1 billion worldwide) and Emerald Fennell (whose Promising Young Woman nabbed her an Oscar win and two other nominations) know how to capture the imaginations of movie lovers everywhere. And it could definitely be in their favor to stick to a theatrical release. Stay tuned for official news on where you can watch Wuthering Heights!

When is Wuthering Heights coming out?

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Wuthering Heights will premiere on February 14, 2026. Happy Valentine's Day!

What is Wuthering Heights about?

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Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights follows the Earnshaws and the Lintons, who are living in the Yorkshire Moors in the 1880s. Their lives change forever when the Earnshaws take in Heathcliff. Like any good dramatic novel, passion lies beneath proper connections, marriages, and societal expectations — and despite Catherine and Heathcliffe's feelings for each other, they have to choose between security and love.

Where is Wuthering Heights filming?

Wuthering Heights is filming right now in the UK. According to Tatler, filming is happening at Sky Studios Elstree in Hertfordshire, and we might see some scenes on location in Yorkshire too.

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I'm still reeling over the fact that Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey cast includes Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, and Lupita Nyong'o. Like WHAT! This is going to be the most beautiful movie of 2026 — especially since some of the first leaks from set show Zendaya looking radiant and Tom Holland "out on the open sea without a single green screen in sight," according to X user @zoerosebryant. And y'all, not only is the scenery gorgeous, but so is Tom Holland. (To no one's surprise).

Keep reading to see the first The Odyssey leaks of Tom Holland and Zendaya.

Zendaya stuns while filming 'The Odyssey.'

Thanks to DeuxMoi, we have a look at Zendaya and Matt Damon filming The Odyssey in Italy. (And no, the spoiler alert isn't for the 2000-year-old plot — it's for the costumes & potential casting confirmation!)

Zendaya wears a cream-colored Chiton with her hair braided into a low bun behind her head while Matt boasts a gray beard and looks a little bit like Tom Hanks in Castaway.

Now, we still don't have official confirmation of who Zendaya's playing in the movie, although she's rumored to be playing Athena (but more on that later). A lot of people in the comments are convinced she's playing Athena, and Zendaya's practical costume supports that rumor in my opinion. But if these two are filming on an island, it could actually prove Z is playing Calypso, who tries to keep Odysseus on her island — or even Princess Nausicaä, who helps Odysseus when he washes up on her island. So it really boils down to whether Zendaya is trying to trap Matt Damon or help him...and we'll have to wait and find out.

"Zendaya booked, busy and beautiful as ever," one Instagram comment reads, while another points out "the fact she was literally Rue filming euphoria nightshoots like barely 48 hours ago 😭😭😭."

Tom Holland sets out on a hero's journey.

The first leaks we got of Tom Holland filming The Odyssey feature the Spider-Man 4 actor on a boat in Greece — and according to an extra who was on set, Tom was filming scenes of his character arriving in Sparta.

I'm a big fan of the curly hair (even though I remember Tom said he hated his long hair in Avengers: Infinity War because he felt like Prince Charming), but more than one person on the internet has compared Tom's look in The Odyssey to Elijah Woods' Frodo from The Lord of the Rings, and I can't help but laugh.

We also recently got a look at Tom Holland alongside Jon Bernthal as they hung out in a tent off camera (and without their capes) and again I say: the curly hair is doing wonders for me!

Christopher Nolan and Universal haven't confirmed who our favorite stars are playing (aside from the announcement that Matt Damon is leading the story as Odysseus), but rumors have started circulating that Tom Holland will play Odysseus' son Telemachus, who sets out to find his father and is protected by Athena, rumored to be played by Zendaya. This means my favorite couple could get plenty of screen time together, which is literally all I care about.

The rumors also say we could see Anne Hathaway as Odysseus' wife Penelope, Charlize Theron as sorceress Circe, Benny Safdie as Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae, and Lupita Nyong'o as Agamemnon's wife Clytemnestra. Stay tuned to find out! Until then, I'll be daydreaming about Tom Holland as Telemachus.

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Simone Ashley may not have been able to share juicy secrets about BridgertonSeason 4, but that hasn't stopped us from looking at very convincing fan theories about romantic leads Benedict& Sophie. Fans of the series are familiar with the second oldest (and carefree) Bridgerton sibling, but Sophie's past remains a mystery. Who is she and where did she come from? Better yet, we're wondering if Season 4 will give her a Cinderalla trajectory (i.e. "rags to riches").

Given the "wild" fan theories we've seen, anything's possible with show runner Jess Brownell at the helm of the Bridgerton series!

Scroll to see what fans think will be revealed about Sophie's past, her sexuality, and a potential timeline jump!

What are the biggest theories about Sophie's past?

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A prior BridgertonSeason 4 sneak peek revealed Sophie's a maid, but that's not the only secret she'll potentially hide from Benedict. There's also the matter of her heritage that could be explored! For now, fans have differing theories about who Sophie's related to.

We know that her step-mother and step-sisters are Araminta, Rosamund, and Posy, but not much is known about Sophie's birth mother. In alignment with Julia Quinn's An Offer From a Gentleman, one fan theory discusses the idea that the mistreated maid could be "the daughter of Lord Cowper's brother (maybe an older brother who was supposed to inherit the State) and they took Sophie in as a child but Amarinta had her as the service (or maybe he is the father)."

This elicited an interesting response that talks about Lord Cowper's alleged relationship to Sophie. "He could have hidden her away at one of their country estates with a governess..."

What might Cressida Cowper know about her?

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Our theory about Cressida Cowper being Benedict's love interest was wrong (oops!), but that doesn't mean she won't make a surprise appearance! If the above theories are true, this means Cressida may be related to Sophie! She might already be aware of it OR she could discover this hidden truth as she comes into her own.

Of this theory, one fan said they believe "Cressida will be related to Sophie somehow and her character redemption arc will involve supporting Sophie like her stepsister Posy did in the novel."

The suspense is getting real!

Why do people think her Sophie's sexuality will be revealed?

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Thanks to this thread, we were reminded that Benedict's "pansexual," leading some fans to believe there's more to Sophie's sexuality than meets the eye. This theory asks, "What if Sophie is a man that masquerades as a woman at the masquerade ball, and the reason Benedict has such a hard time finding Sophie after the ball, is because she’s actually a man?"

As far as we know, there's not a lot of evidence to support this idea because Sophie presents as a cisgender woman. However, one person shared a follow-up response to this idea by saying "she will probably dress up as a man at some point to hide her identity."

That seems like a much plausible idea given the secrecy that shrouds Sophie.

Could we see a timeline jump in 'Bridgerton' Season 4?

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Additionally, there's a couple of theories that believe Bridgerton Season 4 will feature a timeline jump. One person says Bridgerton Season 4 will pick up "when Fran, Eloise and John come back from Scotland as we saw in the drone leaks," (via Reddit).

Concerning Francesca and John, another theory revolves around their marriage. "Francesca and John must be married for a little while, otherwise Francesca’s grief will seem less justified than if she’d only been married for a season. Also, the friendship portion of Francesca and Michael[a]’s relationship has to happen. That timeline shouldn’t be rushed."

Although she's remaining coy about it, Bridgerton's show runner Jess Brownell revealed confirmed this theory is correct. "I can’t say if it’s in season 4 or not, but yes, there will be a time jump," she toldU.S. Weeklylast year.

It's not unbelievable because Season 3 ended with three new additions to the Bridgerton-Featherington clans! There's also the possibility that Anthony & Kate's child will be born by the time Benedict & Sophie first see each other.

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