Overview
- Variety and other outlets reported Thursday that Netflix has secured worldwide distribution rights to Bad Bridgets, the 19th-century period thriller written and directed by Rich Peppiatt.
- Emilia Jones is set to star and Alison Oliver has replaced Daisy Edgar-Jones as the co-lead, a casting change that reshapes the film’s star billing.
- Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment is producing alongside Peppiatt and Trevor Birney’s Coup d’Etat Films, with FilmNation handling the international launch and WME Independent repping U.S. rights.
- Oscar-winning production designer James Price and costume designer Kate Hawley are attached, and the film is in late pre-production with principal photography scheduled to shoot in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland later in 2026.
- The movie adapts the nonfiction book about 19th-century Irish emigrant women known as 'Bridgets,' and Netflix’s pickup could give the film wide streaming reach while influencing whether it pursues a festival premiere or a traditional theatrical rollout.