How To Watch Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy Online
Streaming Release: February 13 (US) |
US Stream: Peacock TV |
International Streams: Currently in movie theaters only |
Watch anywhere: Stream from anywhere with NordVPN |
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy – Synopsis
Nine years on from our last run-in with Renée Zellwegger's Bridget Jones in Bridget Jones' Baby, we return to the life of Helen Fielding's brilliant and charming leading lady. After finally – finally – ending up with the dashing Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) and having two children together, the new movie finds Bridget widowed and looking to find her spark again. Getting a theatric release around the world, the fourth instalment is available to stream now on Peacock exclusively in the States. We explain how to watch Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy online and from anywhere with the help of a VPN.
First embodying the big-knicker-wearing, do-it-for-the-plot helming heroine in the original 2001 movie, Bridget Jones's Diary, two-time Academy Award winner Renée Zellweger returns for her fourth outing as the loveable, quintessentially British character. Now well and truly in her middle age era, we find Bridget ready to get back in the saddle by way of the dreaded apps after losing the love of her life, Mark Darcy, four years prior.
A single mother of 9-year-old Billy and 4-year-old Mabel, it's fair to say Bridget has been struggling – even with the unlikely help of one Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant) (turns out he didn't die after all) to help raise her children. Bolstered by her Urban Family (Shazzer, Jude, and Tom), as well as gynaecologist Dr Rawlings (Emma Thompson), Bridget ends up meeting Roxster (Leo Woodall, The White Lotus, One Day), a boy twenty-years her junior, while also getting mixed up with her son's science teacher (portrayed by Chitwetel Ejiofor).
Promising plenty of heart and outrageous humor, much like the previous three films diehard fans will also be happy to learn the screenplay for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy was in part written by Helen Fielding, ensuring the authenticity of a beloved character shines through from page to screen once again.
Releasing in cinemas internationally, the movie is going straight to streaming in the US. Read on for how to watch Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy online from anywhere.
How to watch Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy online in the US
The US is the only country where Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is going straight to streaming. It premiered exclusively on Peacock on Thursday, February 13, a day before its international release on Valentine's Day. That means you can stream it right now!
You can purchase a Peacock subscription from $7.99 a month. Alternatively, pay more and skip the commercials by opting for its Premium Plus plan, which costs $13.99 a month.
Although Peacock doesn’t currently offer a free trial (and hasn't for some time) you can save 17% when signing up to its annual plans ($79.99 or $139.99 a year respectively).
Currently traveling abroad? Americans temporarily out of the country can download a VPN to access the same services you’d enjoy back home. We explain how to unblock Peacock below.
How to watch Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy from anywhere
If you're a US citizen on vacation or working overseas, you can still watch Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy online just as you would at home.
While services like Peacock block access from IP addresses outside of the US, there's a handy piece of software called a VPN that can change your IP address to make it look like you're accessing streaming services from any country in the world.
For example, US citizens overseas can subscribe to a VPN, join a US-based server and access their subscription from anywhere in the world, just like they would back home.
Step-by-step of using a VPN to unblock:
1. Choose your ideal VPN and install – our go-to recommendation for unblocking is NordVPN, costing from under $3.99 a month with its 2-year plan
2. Connect to a server – for Peacock, you'll want to connect to a server based in the US.
3. Go to the stream you wish to access - for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, head to Peacock.
Can I Stream Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy Outside of the US?
Outside of the US, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy released into movie theaters around the world on February 14. That means you can't currently stream the fourth Bridget Jones movie from the comfort of your own home unlike those lucky sods in the States – you'll need to head out to the movies to see the latest in this series of romantic comedies that has become something of a British cult classic.
American oversea? Use a VPN to join a US server and access your Peacock subscription from anywhere.
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy Trailer
Who Is In The Cast Of Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy?
- Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones
- Hugh Grant as Daniel Cleaver
- Emma Thompson as Doctor Rawlings
- Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scott Wallaker
- Leo Woodall as Roxster
- Colin Firth as Mark Darcy
- Jim Broadbent as Colin Jones
- Gemma Jones as Pamela Jones
- Isla Fisher as Rebecca
- Josette Simon as Talitha
- Nico Parker as Chloe
- Leila Farzar as Nicolette
- Shirley Henderson as Jude
- Sally Phillips as Shazzer
- Sarah Solemani as Miranda
- Celia Imrie as Una Alconbury
- James Callis as Tom
- Joanna Scanlan as Cathy
How Long Is Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy?
The running time for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is 2 hours 4 minutes.
Where Can I Watch Bridget Jones' Diary?
Three movies precede Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. If you want to prepare for the fourth instalment, you might be wondering where you can watch Bridget Jones' Diary, Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason, and Bridget Jones' Baby. Here's where you can watch them around the world.
| Header Cell - Column 0 | US | UK |
|---|---|---|
Bridget Jones' Diary | Max, Hulu, and via Prime Video | NOW or rent/buy via Amazon |
Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason | Max, Hulu, and via Prime Video | NOW or rent/buy via Amazon |
Bridget Jones' Baby | Max, Hulu, and via Prime Video | NOW or rent/buy via Amazon |
Where Was Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy Filmed?
London is, of course, a big focus across all of the Bridget Jones movies. There is a big shift, though, between the previous three films and Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, with much of the film set around Bridget Jones' new home in Hampstead – a significant step away from her central abode in Southwark, mere steps away from Borough Market.
Keen eyed Londoner's will recognize Hampstead Heath as both the place Bridget and her kids get stuck up a tree (and must be rescued by toy boy hunk Roxster), as well as the location for the emotional moment in which she, Billy, and Mabel left off balloons to commemorate Mark Darcy's birthday.
The spoken-word event Daniel Cleaver attends where his latest twenty-something is performing was filmed at The Hope & Anchor pub in Hammersmith. Other such establishments include The Spaniards Inn for the wintry scene at the end of the movie in Hampstead.
Of course, iconic landmarks like Tower Bridge and stunning landscapes from the Lake District are also included throughout the movie.
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