Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger), now a successful television news producer in her early forties, finds herself unexpectedly pregnant after two encounters in quick succession — one with her long-term on-and-off love Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), a prominent human rights barrister, and one with a charming American dating app entrepreneur named Jack Qwant (Patrick Dempsey).
Unable to determine the father, Bridget navigates an increasingly complicated romantic situation while preparing for the arrival of her child. Mark, quietly devastated and quietly hopeful in equal measure, must process the possibility that the woman he loves is carrying another man’s child.
Emma Thompson co-wrote the screenplay alongside Helen Fielding and Dan Mazer — and also appears in the film as Bridget’s hilariously pragmatic obstetrician, Dr. Rawlings. The third film in the series is warmer and more confident than its predecessors, leaning into the comedy of middle age with an affection that feels earned after fifteen years.