Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy opened in UK cinemas on 13 February 2025, but its home-viewing route is narrower than the franchise’s earlier films. Rental and purchase came first, while UK subscription access and a Netflix listing remain unconfirmed in the sources reviewed.
Films in series: 4 (2001 to 2025) · UK cinema premiere: 13 February 2025 · UK digital rental from: £15.99 · Latest film: Mad About the Boy
Quick snapshot
Films in the series
- Four theatrical films: Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001), The Edge of Reason (2004), Bridget Jones’s Baby (2016), and Mad About the Boy (2025), per Southwest Farmer (PA)’s release-year report.
UK cinema premiere
- 13 February 2025, confirmed by Tech Advisor’s premiere report. One pre-release report gave 14 February.
UK home rental and purchase
- Prime Video and Apple TV offers from 31 March 2025, per the About Amazon UK announcement.
- Rental from £15.99 and purchase at £19.99, per Digital Spy’s UK rental report.
US home viewing
- Exclusive streaming on Peacock from 13 February 2025, with no US cinema release, per Peacock’s franchise page.
The table below collects the dated facts in one place, with the source for each row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| First film | Bridget Jones’s Diary, 2001 | Southwest Farmer (PA) release report |
| Fourth and final film | Mad About the Boy | The Independent’s digital release guide |
| UK cinema date | 13 February 2025 | Tech Advisor premiere report |
| UK digital release | 31 March 2025 | About Amazon UK announcement |
| UK rental and purchase | From £15.99 rental; £19.99 purchase | Digital Spy UK rental report |
| Runtime | 124 minutes (NOW lists 1h 59m) | The List film listing |
How many Bridget Jones films are there?
The series has four theatrical films. Bridget Jones’s Diary came out in 2001, The Edge of Reason in 2004, and Bridget Jones’s Baby in 2016, more than ten years after the second film, according to the Southwest Farmer (PA) release-year report. The Independent’s digital release guide describes Mad About the Boy as the fourth and final film.
The character predates the films. Helen Fielding’s 1996 novel introduced Bridget before the 2001 film, according to the Country and Town House plot summary.
Mad About the Boy premiered internationally in theatres on 13 February 2025, with its US release exclusively on Peacock the same day. (Peacock franchise page, paraphrased.)
- 2001: Bridget Jones’s Diary released
- 2004: The Edge of Reason released
- 2016: Bridget Jones’s Baby released
- 13 February 2025: Mad About the Boy premieres in UK cinemas
The implication: the gaps between films are long, so a viewer who wants the full story should watch in release order and not treat the 2025 film as a standalone.
Where can I watch Bridget Jones in the UK?
UK availability depends on the title and the route, and the sources do not agree on every platform. The clearest route for the new film is a digital purchase or rental.
Prime Video UK rental and purchase offers for Mad About the Boy began on 31 March 2025. (About Amazon UK announcement, paraphrased.)
Is Bridget Jones on Amazon Prime?
Yes, for rental or purchase. Mad About the Boy is sold on Prime Video in the UK from 31 March 2025, per About Amazon UK. The Radio Times book-order guide says all four films can be rented or bought on Amazon Prime Video in the UK.
Is Bridget Jones on BBC iPlayer?
The research pass found no BBC iPlayer listing for any film in the series. Treat BBC iPlayer as unconfirmed.
Is Bridget Jones on Disney+ Plus?
No Disney+ listing appears in the sources reviewed. The article does not name Disney+ as an available service.
What channel is showing Bridget Jones?
No TV broadcast schedule appears in the inputs. Sky lists Mad About the Boy on Sky Cinema and NOW in its title page, but no start date for that subscription window was confirmed.
Sky Cinema and NOW are the expected subscription homes for the film. Their listings are not the same as a dated start date, so check the service’s own catalogue before planning a watch.
How to check UK availability for a title
- Open the service’s UK catalogue page for the specific film, not a franchise search.
- Note the date you checked, because listings change.
- Compare the page with a dated news report, such as the Digital Spy streaming-window report.
- Treat any platform without a dated listing as unconfirmed.
Peacock is the US exclusive home for Mad About the Boy and is not available in the UK, so a Peacock login will not help a UK viewer.
Amazon is the only UK platform with a dated rental and purchase window for Mad About the Boy, starting 31 March 2025. Viewers who want the film now should use the Prime Video page and skip any subscription service until it confirms a date.
The catch: the cheapest number in the sources is not reliable. One JustWatch listing shows £7.99, which conflicts with the £15.99 rental and £19.99 purchase reported elsewhere.
Is the latest Bridget Jones film on Netflix yet?
Netflix UK carried the first three films from July 2024, according to Express’s Netflix UK report. The title’s own page on Netflix was less clear.
The Netflix page for Mad About the Boy showed the title as unavailable in the viewing country at the time of retrieval. (Netflix title page, paraphrased.)
Where is the new Bridget Jones streaming?
In the UK, the film is available to rent or buy from 31 March 2025. A Sky Cinema and NOW listing exists, but the research pass did not confirm a dated subscription start. In the US, Peacock holds the exclusive streaming rights.
Where can I see the Bridget Jones movies?
Earlier films have a separate set of listings. Bridget Jones’s Diary is available through a NOW Cinema Pass at £6.99 a month, or to rent, according to Country and Town House. The Edge of Reason and Bridget Jones’s Baby are listed on NOW, Amazon Prime, and Google Play, per Southwest Farmer (PA). Those reports are not dated in the inputs, so check each service before watching.
Netflix status is unresolved. Do not assume the new film is on Netflix UK until a dated Netflix listing appears.
Netflix UK lost its clearest claim to the series when the earlier films were re-added in July 2024, and no source shows Mad About the Boy on its service. Viewers should look to Amazon and Sky rather than Netflix for the new film.
The implication: Netflix may still carry the earlier films, but the new film is a separate licensing question, and the sources do not settle it.
Why is Colin Firth not in Bridget Jones 4?
Colin Firth played Mark Darcy in the first three films. Mad About the Boy is set after Mark Darcy’s death. Bridget is a widow and single mother to Billy and Mabel, according to the Country and Town House plot summary. The story setup explains why the character does not appear.
The plot explains Darcy’s absence on screen. Any production reason beyond that is not documented in the inputs, and this article does not guess at one.
The pattern: the film’s own story answers the question, so the absence is a narrative choice rather than an unexplained casting gap.
Did Hugh Grant and Renée Zellweger get along?
The research pass found no dated, on-record statement about how Hugh Grant and Renée Zellweger worked together. The inputs confirm that Zellweger stars in all four films and that Hugh Grant co-starred in the earlier films, but they do not describe their working relationship.
The catch: any account of their chemistry on set would be speculation, so this article reports that the relationship is not publicly documented in the sources reviewed.
Confirmed facts and what’s unclear
Confirmed facts
- Four theatrical films, released 2001, 2004, 2016, and 2025, per Southwest Farmer (PA).
- UK cinema premiere on 13 February 2025, per Tech Advisor.
- UK digital rental and purchase on Prime Video and Apple TV from 31 March 2025, per About Amazon UK.
- UK rental from £15.99 and purchase at £19.99, per Digital Spy.
What’s unclear
- Netflix UK status for Mad About the Boy, per the Netflix title page, which showed the film unavailable at retrieval.
- The start date for Sky Cinema and NOW, per Sky. No dated start was confirmed.
- Runtime: 124 minutes per The List, but NOW lists 1h 59m, which is 119 minutes, per NOW’s listing.
- Purchase price: a JustWatch UK title page shows £7.99, which conflicts with the £19.99 purchase price.
- Reasons for Colin Firth’s absence beyond the plot setup, and the Hugh Grant and Renée Zellweger working relationship.
What this means: the reliable claims are the release dates and the Amazon rental window. Platform claims for subscription services need a dated listing before they should be trusted.
Related reading
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Frequently asked questions
Who wrote the Bridget Jones novels?
Helen Fielding wrote the 1996 novel that introduced Bridget, according to the Country and Town House plot summary.
Which Bridget Jones film came first?
Bridget Jones’s Diary came first, released in 2001, per Southwest Farmer (PA).
Is Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy based on a novel?
The inputs confirm that Helen Fielding’s 1996 novel introduced the character. They do not state which novel, if any, the 2025 film adapts.
Who plays Bridget Jones in the films?
Renée Zellweger plays the role in all four films. Yahoo UK’s franchise guide reports that she reprises the role for the fourth and last time.
Do the Bridget Jones films need to be watched in order?
Watch them in release order. The Radio Times book-order guide recommends reading the book series in order before watching.
Which Bridget Jones film came out in 2016?
Bridget Jones’s Baby came out in 2016, per Southwest Farmer (PA).
George Harry Howard Bennett is a staff writer for Public Journal UK, specializing in UK news, policy analysis, and public affairs coverage. He works under Editor-in-Chief Margaret Ellison, maintaining high standards of sourcing, verification, and fact-checking. Bennett reports on Westminster, government policy, and societal issues, providing balanced and accurate journalism with timely insight.