Bridgerton Season 5 set for 2027 as Francesca and Michaela’s sapphic story returns

Members of the ‘Ton don’t have to wait around any longer, as “Bridgerton” season 5 — which centers on the sapphic love story between Francesca and Michaela — has confirmed a 2027 release. Netflix announced the release of the hit Regency series’ fifth season, with lead stars Hannah Dodd and Masali Baduza excited to portray the sapphic love story of Francesca and Michaela. “When you spend so much time with a character, you genuinely do want them to be happy. So I am really looking forward to [Francesca] feeling like she deserves love,” Dodd was quoted as saying via Tudum. […]...Keep on reading: ‘Bridgerton’ season 5, a sapphic love story, confirms 2027 release

The love story between Hannah Dodd and Masali Baduza's characters will take centre stage in the next season of BridgertonOver the last few seasons, Netflix has become infamous for trying Bridgerton fans’ patience when it comes to its release schedule.Since its second outing, each season of Bridgerton has premiered after an agonising two-year wait, leaving devotees champing at the bit by the time new episodes actually arrive on the streaming service.Well, it seems our patience is finally being rewarded.On Thursday morning, Netflix’s chief content officer announced that Bridgerton’s long-awaited fifth season is set to debut “next year”, meaning there’ll only be a year between seasons this time around.Now all we need is for them to drop the whole thing at once, rather than leaving us on a month-long cliffhanger between episodes, and we’ll be really over the moon.Hannah Dodd as Francesca Bridgerton and Masali Baduza as Michaela in season four of BridgertonIt was previously confirmed that Hannah Dodd’s Francesca Bridgerton will be taking the lead in the hit period drama’s fifth iteration, which will mark the first time a same-sex relationship has taken centre stage in the show.Viewers will follow Francesca as she falls in love with Michaela Stirling (played by Masali Baduza), her late husband’s cousin, in a switch from the original Bridgerton novel, in which the character’s love interest is a similarly-named man called Michael.Showrunner Jess Brownell teased earlier this year: “What is most exciting about season five is that it is going to be a season about queer joy. It is not going to be a season about queer trauma.“There are going to be difficulties for the characters and conflict in the same way there is for every Bridgerton character. But we are still always grounding our love stories in the fact that this series is about joy. It’s about humour.”Brownell also revealed: “If there’s anything really specific about this season, it is the yearning. It’s big-time yearning.“Those of us who know what it’s like to be in a sapphic relationship or have a sapphic crush understand that’s so baked into the experience.”Bridgerton’s first four seasons – as well as the spin-off prequel series Queen Charlotte – are now streaming on Netflix.MORE BRIDGERTON:13 Biggest Differences Between The Bridgerton Books And The TV ShowBridgerton's Season 4 Coming Out Scene Is 'Hugely Important', Says ShowrunnerBridgerton Bosses Feared Cut Francesca Storyline Would Be Too 'Morbid' For Season 4