Bridgerton‘s Hannah Dodd made a uncommon remark about Francesca and Michaela’s highly-anticipated romance following that gender swap twist.
Earlier than the present’s premiere, Dodd, 30, teased the place Francesca and Michaela (Masali Baduza) stand, telling Swooon on Wednesday, January 14, “I believe that second within the ball, she doesn’t actually know what it’s. I believe it’s only a totally different feeling.”
Francesca isn’t but within the headspace to decipher her emotions for Michaela.
“She’s fortunately married, they usually’ve gone off to Scotland collectively, and now they’re again in London, and I believe she’s simply in a spot the place she’s actually attempting to take a position time into her relationship with John,” Dodd famous. “I believe individuals overlook that they’ve barely spent any time collectively in these relationships in these days, they haven’t spent that a lot time collectively, so now they’re dwelling collectively, they’ve obtained a home collectively, she’s the top of a family, so it’s a complete new life for Francesca.”
Season 3 of the hit Netflix sequence expanded on Francesca’s love story by having her meet her now-husband, John (Victor Alli), throughout her debut into society. By the tip of half two, Francesca and John have been planning to maneuver to his native Scotland together with his cousin Michaela. The ebook about Francesca’s romance, nonetheless, really adopted her relationship with John’s cousin Michael, which upset sure readers.
Showrunner Jess Brownell has since revealed that it was at all times the plan to discover Francesca’s sexuality.
“The reveal of Michaela vs. Michael — from the books — is one thing that I’ve been pitching from season 1 of the present,” Brownell revealed to Teen Vogue in June 2024. “My method to telling a queer story on Bridgerton has been to look to the books for thematic cues. I didn’t wish to simply insert a queer character for queer character’s sake.”
Brownell clarified that she obtained assist from Julia Quinn — who wrote the Bridgerton novels — earlier than making it official.
“The very fact of the matter is, the fan base shouldn’t be a monolith, and also you’re by no means going to please each single facet of the fan base,” she continued on the time. “In, for instance, deciding to inform a queer story with Francesca, I spoke with Julia Quinn, I obtained her blessing.”
Brownell added: “We talked about the truth that with nearly any single ebook, there could be a facet of the fandom that will be disheartened to see their favourite characters modified. I don’t suppose that there’s any ebook that wouldn’t occur with, so for me, once more, it got here again to story, and it got here again to character.”
The fourth season of Bridgerton will embody many fan-favorites — however not everyone seems to be returning for extra episodes of the present. Bridgerton, which is predicated on the ebook sequence written by Julia Quinn, facilities round members of the rich Bridgerton household as they seek for love in nineteenth century London. Season 1 adopted Daphne Bridgerton […]
Quinn issued her personal assertion after sure ebook followers obtained annoyed with how her When He Was Depraved novel could be tailored.
“I’m assured now that when Francesca has her Bridgerton season, will probably be probably the most emotional and heart-wrenching story of the present, similar to When He Was Depraved has at all times been the true tear-jerker of the Bridgerton ebook sequence,” she wrote through Instagram in June 2025. “Truthfully, it might pack much more of a punch, since John is getting much more time on the display than he ever did on the web page, and I believe it’s honest to say we’ve all fallen a bit bit in love with him.”
It stays to be seen which season will probably be centered on Francesca and Michaela — with season 4 centered on Benedict (Luke Thompson) and Sophie (Yerin Ha).
Season 4 of Bridgerton is scheduled to drop January 29 on Netflix, whereas half 2 is about to be launched on February 26.
