Watch: 'Bridgerton' Season 4 Reveals Major Character's Heartbreaking DeathThis 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.