Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

“Bridgerton” Season 5 Centers Francesca and Michaela in the Show’s First Queer Love Story

Netflix confirmed Tuesday that “Bridgerton” Season 5 is now in production and for the first time in the show’s history, a same-gender romance will take center stage. Hannah Dodd and Masali Baduza are set to lead the season as Francesca Bridgerton and Michaela Stirling, with showrunner Jess Brownell calling the decision groundbreaking. “To make an entire ‘Bridgerton’ season about a sapphic relationship feels huge,” Brownell said.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Bridgerton (@bridgertonnetflix) The season picks up two years after the death of Francesca’s husband, John, when she decides to reenter the marriage mart