Francesca's season of Bridgerton will look a little different than Julia Quinn's book after a gender swap twist - but which steamy moments should still be brought to life between her and Michaela? Based on Quinn's book series, Bridgerton centers around members of the wealthy Bridgerton family as they search for love in 19th century London. When He Was Wicked followed Francesca (Hannah Dodd) after her marriage to John (Victor Alli) was cut short by his death. Francesca met her match with John's cousin - except Michael got swapped for Michaela (Masali Baduza).