Rege-Jean Page
The actor skyrocketed to fame after Bridgerton became the most-watched series in Netflix’s history. However, he opted not to return for season 2. “It’s a one-season arc. It’s going to have a beginning, middle, end — give us a year,” Page recalled to Variety in April 2021 of his conversations with producers about his role as Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings. “[I thought] ‘That’s interesting,’ because then it felt like a limited series. I get to come in, I get to contribute my bit and then the Bridgerton family rolls on.”
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