He’s just waiting to be binge watched all over again,” Rhimes wrote in her caption, adding the hashtag #ShondalandMenOnNetflixAreForeverĪs noted in Lady Whistledown’s post, the show’s second season will focus on the oldest of the Bridgerton clan, Anthony (played by Jonathan Bailey), and his quest for love. Shondaland boss Shonda Rhimes posted a tribute to the actor on social media after news broke of the duke’s departure.Ī post shared by Shonda Rhimes the Duke is never gone. On the awards front, the cast of “Bridgerton” is nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance in an ensemble in a drama series, while Page is also nominated for a SAG Award for his individual performance. “It is the highest honor to represent that and to represent the people I do represent and I will do my absolute best to be worthy of that.” “It is the highest honor to represent us in the fullness of our beauty, of our glamour, of our splendor, of our royalty, of our romance, of our love,” he continued. “This absolutely goes out to all of the incredible people on our team who made something so unique,” Page said, accepting the award virtually. Last week, Page scored the series’ first acting prize, winning the NAACP Image Award for outstanding actor in a drama series. “But there is also value in completing these arcs and sticking the landing.”Ī post shared by Regé-Jean Page show has also been a critical success. “I have nothing but excitement for ‘Bridgerton’ continuing to steam train off and conquer the globe,” he says. Off screen, Page’s time in the Regency era has concluded similarly, as the actor was only contracted for one season of the show. “They come in knowing that, so you can tie people in emotional knots because they have that reassurance that we’re going to come out and we’re going to have the marriage and the baby.”Īs such, the dashing duke’s on-screen storyline wraps up with Simon and Daphne solidifying their love story (and the duke exorcising his own daddy issues) with the birth of their first child, a son. “One of the things that is different about this genre is that the audience knows the arc completes,” he explains. The British-Zimbabwean star adds that he relished the idea that “Bridgerton” is essentially an anthology, with each book (and subsequently season) dedicated to a different sibling’s love story. I get to come in, I get to contribute my bit and then the Bridgerton family rolls on.” “ ‘That’s interesting,’ because then it felt like a limited series. It’s going to have a beginning, middle, end – give us a year,” Page says, recounting early conversations with Shondaland producers, who approached him about the role of Simon after “For the People” wrapped up. In fact, the short-term commitment was a big part of the role’s appeal, Page tells Variety exclusively.
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