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We Swoon, We Faint — 'Bridgerton' Will Return For Season 2 Without Its Hunky Duke

The first season of Netflix's hit Regency romance series starred Regé-Jean Page as the smoldering Duke of Hastings — but when the series returns, it will pick up with a new love story, and no Duke.
Say it ain't so — Regé-Jean Page's Duke of Hastings will not appear in <em>Bridgerton</em> season 2.

Season two of the hit TV series will roll out for fans without its hunky star, Regé-Jean Page, who played Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings. Set during the Regency era in 1813 London, the show's

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