The character’s addition is a notable change from the “Bridgerton” novels, in which Francesca weds a character named Michael after the death of her husband, John Stirling .Hannah Dodd as Francesca Bridgerton, Victor Alli as John Stirling, Masali Baduza as Michaela in the Season 3 finale of"Bridgerton.
After those discussions, however, Quinn said she is confident that Francesca’s arc will be “the most heart-wrenching story of the show.” In fact, she feels it may “pack even more of a punch” given that the character of John Stirling is “getting a lot more time on the screen that he ever did on the page.”
“I think we are going to end up with two stories, one on page and one on screen, and they will both be beautiful and moving,” she concluded.last week, Brownell said she wanted to have Francesca embark on a lesbian romance, after noting that aspects of the character’s storyline in Quinn’s books seemed to parallel the “queer experience.”
“It was important to me in creating a queer character not to just drop in a queer character to check a box but to actually tell a story about the queer experience and what it feels like to be queer,”. “So, it felt like Francesca’s book was actually a really clean one to adapt, and we do plan on following the book pretty closely.”By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners.