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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, alongside scene partner Regé-Jean Page, and has earned praise for her performance in the thriller Fair Play opposite Alden Ehrenreich. She’ll next lead the espionage action film Inheritance, which will be released in theaters on January 24.

In an interview with Screen Rant‘s Grant Hermanns to discuss Inheritance, Dynevor reflects on her career after breaking out as Daphne. She says it’s been “an interesting few years”, noting how Bridgerton season 1 came out early on in the COVID-19 pandemic and Fair Play was released amidst the actors’ strike in the later months of 2023. As far as whether she’d revisit Daphne, who was last seen during Bridgerton season 2, Dynevor says she’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.

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There Are Ways To Bring Daphne Back

Daphne Bridgerton sitting in a well-decorated room, mid-conversation. Phoebe Devyner as Daphne Removing Her Gloves in Bridgerton  Simon Basset and Daphne Bridgerton look upwards at something off-camera. Lady Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell) and Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor) walking together in Bridgerton. Daphne Bridgerton smiling in season 1 Daphne Bridgerton sitting in a well-decorated room, mid-conversation. Phoebe Devyner as Daphne Removing Her Gloves in Bridgerton  Simon Basset and Daphne Bridgerton look upwards at something off-camera. Lady Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell) and Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor) walking together in Bridgerton. Daphne Bridgerton smiling in season 1

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 in Bridgerton season 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.

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 in Bridgerton season 2, no longer the main focus. But with Inheritance being 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

Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) kneeling before Queen Charlotte in her debut in Bridgerton Season 1, Episode 1, "Diamond Of The First Water."

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 like Bridgerton, 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.