Bridgerton 
TV Show
Drama
Romance
TV Show
Drama
Romance
Updated: 4 February 2026
No rape or sexual assault
Rape or sexual assault mentioned, discussed, implied
Sexual harassment e.g non-consensual grabbing, touching, cat-calling)
Sexual relationship between adult and teenager
Child sex abuse
Incest
Attempted rape
Rape off-screen or strongly implied
Rape on-screen

Description

S1E1: attempted rape (49:00-50:00) and physical violence from a man towards the female lead. S1E6: on-screen rape, where the wishes of a man not to have children are disregarded by the female lead, his wife (48:00-54:55). This rape of a Black man by a white woman is presented as a midsunderstanding between husband and wife. The victim is blamed because he 'lied' to his wife. Season 2: no rape depicted or mentioned. Season 3: no rape or sexual assault. S4E2: a maid is grabbed on the behind by a gentleman as she attempts to do her job. Later on, several men attempt to assault the same maid outside the building. They are interrupted by another maid and another man who put an end to the assault attempt. Worthy of note: the female lead, who is in a relationship with a 29-year old man, is 21.

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