Bridgerton received backlash for gender-swapping Francesca's future love interest from Michael to Michaela - but did that affect Masali Baduza's return in season 4? The Netflix series returned on Thursday, January 29, with Francesca (Hannah Dodd) and husband John (Victor Alli) coming back from Scotland. He made reference to their time away, which included sharing a home with her sister Eloise (Claudia Jessie) and his cousin. The rest of part 1 largely centered around Francesca adjusting to married life.