Bridgerton Showrunner Explains Importance of Changing Francesca’s Love Story From the Books By Following the release of Season 3’s remaining four episodes, it revealed the hit show’s creative team have decided to add a surprising twist to Francesca Bridgerton’s love story. At the end of the Season 3 finale, viewers were introduced to John Stirling’s cousin Michaela Stirling, portrayed by The Woman King’s Masali Baduza, who will be traveling with them to Scotland. Her introduction confirmed that Francesca’s original love interest Michael Stirling from Julia Quinn’s When He Was Wicked novel has now been gender-swapped in the adaptation.
Prior to this revelation, Bridgerton showrunner Jess Brownell previously teased the possibility of showing more queer love stories in future seasons of the popular romance drama. This would serve as one of the show’s major departures from the source material. What to expect from Francesca’s Love Story in future Bridgerton seasons? Speaking with , Brownell explained their creative decision for changing Francesca’s love story in future installments of , revealing that she had actually been pitching this change from the beginning.
“When I read her book, I, as a queer woman, really related to her book. Maybe in a way Julia Quinn didn’t intend, but a lot of Francesca’s book is about feeling different from her family and from the world around her and not really knowing why,” Brownell said. “In the book, I think it’s m.
