Regé-Jean Page will not return to Bridgerton's second season. He only signed a one year contract for the Netflix series, sources say turned down a half of million dollars to continue with the role. "I get to come in, I get to contribute my bit, and then the Bridgerton family rolls on" he said in an interview with Variety. The series is based on Julia Quinn's Bridgerton series books, and in her second book the The Viscount Who Loved Me, The Duke of Hastings isn't apart of it. Read more on: https://www.bet.com/celebrities/news/2021/04/05/rege-jean-page-bridgerton-exit-dionne-warwick-response.html