Netflix’s Bridgerton will be without one of the series' biggest stars.

WhenBridgertonreturns for Season 3 onNetflix, Rege-Jean Page’s Simon will not be a part of the cast.

The beloved streamingromanceis returning to the service this May.

Simon, Bridgerton Season 3

Each new adventure features many returning characters but allows the spotlight to move from family member to family member.

It was this short-term commitment that was a big part of the role’s appeal for Page.

In April 2021, Page toldVarietythat Simon had"a one-season arc.

Regé-Jean Page as Simon in Bridgerton Season 1

Its going to have a beginning, middle, end give us a year.

[I thought] Thats interesting, because then it felt like a limited series.

That is not to say Simon is done as a character in the beloved Netflixdrama.

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We were quite happy with how we stuck the landing on that one."

However, theBridgertonteam removed the character from the story while adapting it for the screen.

BridgertonSeason 3, Part 1 comes to Netflix on Thursday, May 16.

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Part 2 releases on June 13.

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