Prior to Mad About the Boy, Bridget Jones hadn’t been on the big screen in nine years. The third entry of the franchise, based on the books by Helen Fielding, was titled Bridget Jones’s Baby and concluded with Bridget settling down. With her first child and beloved husband Mark Darcy at her side, the forty-something finally seemed happy.
As is common in the Bridget Jones universe, the calm didn’t last long. In Mad About the Boy , middle-aged Bridget (Renée Zellweger) is back on the dating scene. After Mark’s death, struggling with grief and single-parenting two kids, Bridget starts flirting with the handsome 29-year-old Roxster (Leo Woodall). She also crosses paths with a married teacher, Scott Wallaker (Chiwetel Ejiofor).
The new Bridget film premiered right in time for Valentine’s Day, but if you’re wondering when to watch it at home, we have your back.
How to watch Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy now
The rom-com is still available in UK cinemas. You can book tickets via Vue , Showcase , Odeon or Cineworld websites. In the United Kingdom, Mad About the Boy premiered on 13 February 2025.
Surprisingly, the movie won’t appear in US theatres. Previous films from the franchise underperformed at the American box office. Thus, Mad About the Boy went straight to streaming in the States.
Here’s the trailer for the film:
When will Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy be released on VOD?
In the UK, the latest Bridget Jones film is available to rent or buy on Prime Video .
When will Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy be released on DVD/Blu-ray?
Release times for physical copies of Universal Pictures movies vary. In the UK, Fall Guy dropped on DVD and Blu-ray 63 days after the VOD premiere, and Wicked will arrive after 66 days.
Therefore, we estimate that copies of Mad About the Boy may arrive in early June 2025.
Note, that this is just a prediction – we’ll update this article with new information as soon as we have it.
When will Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy be released on streaming services?
In the US, the Renée Zellweger-led movie is currently streaming on Peacock . It hit the service on Thursday, 13 February 2025, simultaneously with the UK cinematic release.
However, it’s unknown when the film may appear on streaming in the United Kingdom. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy will likely drop on Sky and Now, as Fall Guy did, but Universal has yet to confirm it.
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Author: Weronika de Oliveira, Entertainment Writer, Tech Advisor
Weronika is an Entertainment Writer at Tech Advisor, where she covers topics related to TV shows, streaming, and movies. With an MA degree in Film Studies, her areas of expertise range from classical and postmodern cinema to contemporary films, series, and pop culture.
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