Bridgerton fans, I have some terrible news: will not be returning to our screens as Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings, in . Netflix and Shondaland announced his departure on April 2 in the only way they know how: a letter from Lady Whistledown herself.“Dear Readers, 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 message began.