‘Bridgerton’ Is Breaking Its Own Rules for Season 5, and Francesca’s Sapphic Romance Is the Reason Why

Since its Christmas Day debut in 2020, ‘Bridgerton’ has grown into one of Netflix’s most successful global franchises, turning Regency-era ballrooms and breathless courtship into appointment viewing for audiences around the world. It stands as one of only three shows on the streamer’s all-time top ten English-language series list to have placed two separate seasons...