- Regé-Jean Page, who plays Simon Basset on season one of "
Bridgerton ," won't return for season two. - Fans can watch him in numerous upcoming projects, however.
- The British actor has already signed onto major films like "Dungeons & Dragons" and "The Gray Man."
Regé-Jean Page's time on the hit Netflix Regency drama "Bridgerton" has come to an end, but fans certainly haven't seen the last of the British actor.
He stole hearts as Simon Basset, the brooding Duke of Hastings, on the first season of the wildly popular Regency drama, based on Julia Quinn's romance novel "The Duke and I."
To many fans' dismay, Netflix and Shondaland recently announced that Page will not return for season two, which will instead follow the book series' lead and focus on Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey).
"While all eyes turn to Lord Anthony Bridgerton's quest to find a Viscountess, we bid adieu to Regé-Jean Page, who so triumphantly played the Duke of Hastings," the announcement, in the form of a Lady Whistledown letter, reads.
-Bridgerton (@bridgerton) April 2, 2021
His departure from the series wasn't a surprise for Page, who told Variety that he signed a one-season contract going into the role. He explained that Simon's character arc - falling in love, getting married, and having a child - is completed in season one, much like it is at the end of Quinn's book.
"It felt like a limited series. I get to come in, I get to contribute my bit and then the Bridgerton family rolls on," he said.
And roll on they will.
Because while the "Bridgerton" cast embarks on season two production in spring 2021, Page - who has catapulted into international stardom, been rumored to be the next James Bond, and hosted an episode of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" - has his hands in several other upcoming projects.
Now that he's wrapped his role as Simon on "Bridgerton," here's where you can watch him next.
He's been cast in Paramount's movie adaptation of 'Dungeons & Dragons'
Page snagged a lead role in Paramount's "Dungeons and Dragons" movie in February 2021, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The film is based on the fantasy gaming franchise by Wizards of the Coast. Johnathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley ("Spider-Man: Homecoming") will write the script based on a draft by Michael Gilio.
Though Page's role hasn't yet been specified, he's joined by other cast members including Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith, Hugh Grant, and Sophia Lillis.
According to IMDb, "Dungeons & Dragons" will be released in the US in May 2022.
Page signed on to appear in 'The Gray Man,' Netflix's biggest-budgeted film to date
The month after it was announced that Page joined the "Dungeons & Dragons" cast, the "Bridgerton" star secured a role in a major Netflix spy thriller called "The Gray Man."
The film is based on Mark Greaney's 2009 novel of the same name, which follows a former CIA operative-turned-assassin named Court Gentry.
Additional cast members include Chris Evans, Ryan Gosling, Alfre Woodard, Ana de Armas, Billy Bob Thornton, Wagner Moura, Jessica Henwick, Dhanush, and Julia Butters.
According to Deadline, the Joe and Anthony Russo-directed movie has a budget upward of $200 million, making it the streaming giant's most expensive film to date. AGBO, the brothers' production company, is behind the project and reportedly working to develop the movie into a "new franchise with a James Bond level of scale."
A release date for "The Gray Man" hasn't been set, but Joe previously told Collider that they were scheduled to begin shooting in January.