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Bridgerton season 3 has confirmed Hannah Dodds will play Francesca Bridgerton, taking over the role from Ruby Stokes.

We’re not quite used to seeing Queen Charlotte in a romantic, youthful way, as all through the first two seasons her scary demeanour left other characters in awe and fear. She also featured in a recurring role in two seasons of the highly popular series Harlots alongside Lesley Manville and Samantha Morton. Hannah went straight into her first acting job from school, playing one of the series leads in Find Me In Paris, continuing the role in a further two seasons.

The Netflix and Shondaland series put out a statement describing the character: “Francesca Bridgerton is a bit of a mystery within her chatty, extroverted ...

The popular Netflix series is based on Julia Quinn’s romance novels, which follow the Bridgerton family’s search for love, focusing on one sibling per book. The Netflix and Shondaland series put out a statement describing the character: “Francesca Bridgerton is a bit of a mystery within her chatty, extroverted family. Francesca’s presence on the show has been minimal.

Anatomy Of A Scandal star Hannah Dodd will play Francesca in the upcoming third series of the hit Netflix period-drama, Bridgerton.

The first season followed the development of a steamy romance between Daphne Bridgerton, played by Phoebe Dynevor, and Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings, played by Rege-Jean Page. Bridgerton’s second series focused on the tumultuous courtship between Anthony Bridgerton, played by Jonathan Bailey, and Simone Ashley’s character, Kate. The character has had fleeting appearances in the first two seasons of the show, which follows Regency-era London, but is expected to take a more central role in the upcoming series.

There has been a casting shake-up on Netflix's hit Regency-era drama.

The character will now be able to feature more prominently as Dodd takes over the role. Francesca’s presence across the first two seasons of Bridgerton has been fleeting, only appearing twice in Season 1. As first reported by Deadline, Dodd will play the reserved and mysterious Bridgerton sibling in Season 3.

The role of the sixth Bridgerton sibling was recast for season three: Hannah Dodd will be taking over from Ruby Stokes.

Rhimes told Entertainment Tonight, "We're definitely planning on following each of the [Bridgerton] sibling's romantic stories." Yet, she added, "We're not necessarily going in order—but we are going to be seeing each one of the siblings and their stories." During season two, showrunner Chris Van Dusen had hoped she would be in more of the season, but it wasn't possible.

NETFLIX has announced that Bridgerton star Ruby Stokes has quit the series for a rival show.It's all change ahead of the third season as Hannah Dodd.

Hannah went straight into her first acting job from school, playing one of the series leads in Find Me In Paris, continuing the role in a further two seasons. Rising star Hannah will join the cast of the Netflix show when it returns to the platform after Ruby was forced to quit due to taking on the lead of Lockwood & Co. NETFLIX has announced that Bridgerton star Ruby Stokes has quit the series for a rival show.

British actress-model Hannah Dodd has been tapped to play Francesca in Season 3 of the hit Netflix series Bridgerton, replacing Ruby Stokes.

In a statement, the Netflix and Shondaland series said, "Francesca Bridgerton is a bit of a mystery within her chatty, extroverted family. "We lost her midway through season two," he said. She is the lead character in “When He Was Wicked,” the sixth book in Julia Quinn’s series.