‘Bridgerton’: Hannah Dodd To Play Francesca Bridgerton In Season 3 Recasting On Netflix Series
12.05.2022 - 16:15
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EXCLUSIVE: We will likely see more of Francesca on Bridgerton next season, and she will look a little different. Hannah Dodd (Anatomy of a Scandal) is set to play the the elusive Bridgerton sibling in Season 3 of Netflix and Shondaland’s Regency-era period drama series based on Julia Quinn’s romance novels. She is joining the hugely popular series in a recasting, taking over the role from Ruby Stokes who left and is the lead of another Netflix series, the upcoming Lockwood & Co., an adaptation of Jonathan Stroud’s books.
Francesca Bridgerton is a bit of a mystery within her chatty, extroverted family. Despite her reserved nature, she goes along to get along when it comes to society affairs, fortified with a dry wit and pragmatism that confound the fickle ton yet seem to draw attention when she least desires it.
Francesca’s presence on Bridgerton also has been somewhat of a mystery. Played by Stokes, she had two fleeting appearances in Season 1, which her character spent visiting her aunt in Bath. Season 2 started more promising, with Francesca (Stokes) appearing in the first three episodes before disappearing without explanation for the rest of season as Stokes left to fulfill her prior obligation to Lockwood & Co.
“I love Francesca, but we lost her midway through Season 2,” Bridgerton creator and Seasons 1 and 2 showrunner Chris Van Dusen told TVLine in late March. “After exhausting all other options, she unfortunately had to come out due to reasons beyond our control.”
The first rumblings that Francesca may be recast came in December when a casting notice for the role as a new series regular was put out. Stokes is believed to have been a recurring guest star on Bridgerton, which allowed her to book another show as a
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