This story contains spoilers for part two of Bridgerton season four.
Bridgerton’s creative team still burns for Phoebe Dynevor and Regé-Jean Page.
Following the actors’ respective exits from the Netflix historical romance series—Regé departed the role of Simon Basset after season one, while Phoebe portrayed his wife Daphne Bridgerton through season three—showrunner Jess Brownell dismissed the idea of bringing in new actors to continue the characters’ storylines.
“We are not interested in recasting the characters,” she told Variety in an interview published Feb. 26. “I think it would feel like a disservice to everything Regé and Phoebe set up in season one, and all the beautiful work they put into those characters.”
As such, the Inventing Anna producer insisted the door is open for Phoebe, 30, and Regé, 38, to reprise their roles in future seasons—as long as the story warrants their return.
“We would love to potentially have them back at some point,” she continued, “but I think, logistically, we want to make sure we bring them back when we have something really meaty for them. And to have them come back to say a line at a funeral and just prove that they were there, it wouldn’t feel right for many reasons.”
