Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Renée Zellweger returns in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. The character was first introduced in 2001 in Bridget Jones’s Diary. It is based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Helen Fielding. Due to its success, the franchise has spawned three films and a musical.

What is Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy about?

In the fourth installment of the franchise, Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) is alone once again. After her husband, Mark (Colin Firth) is killed on a humanitarian mission in the Sudan, she is left a widow. Now, she’s a single mother to 9-year-old Billy and 4-year-old Mabel. With the help of her friends and her former lover, Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant), she raises her kids. Still stuck between heartbreak and healing, her friends make a plan to help her move on.

Shazzer (Sally Phillips), Jude (Shirley Henderson), Tom (James Callis), her work colleague Miranda (Sarah Solemani), her mother (Gemma Jones), and her gynecologist Dr. Rawlings (Emma Thompson) tries everything to help. With this in mind, Bridget goes back to work and even tries some dating apps. Soon, she captures the attention of a younger man (Leo Woodall). Compare to before, now she’s juggling work, home and romance. At the same time, she’s dealing with feelings of inadequacy as a parent as her son grapples with his father’s passing. This leads to a series of awkward interactions with her son’s science teacher (Chiwetel Ejiofor).

How to watch Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy?

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is set to stream on Peacock on February 13, 2025 and internationally in theaters on February 14, 2025 by Universal Pictures.

What is Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy rated?

At the present time, the film has not received a rating.

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy Trailer

How is behind Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy?

The film is directed by Michael Morris from a screenplay by author Helen Fielding, Dan Mazer and Abi Morgan based on the third novel from Fielding. Producers include Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner for Working Title and Jo Wallett. In addition, the executive producers are Helen Fielding, Renée Zellweger, Amelia Granger and Sarah-Jane Wright.