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Find Out the ‘Bridgerton’ Cast’s Salaries and Net Worths: Jonathan Bailey, Simone Ashley and More!

Whether you’re a fan of period dramas or not, there’s a good chance you watched both season 1 and 2 of Bridgerton as soon as you could. After Netflix released the inaugural season of the Shonda Rhimes series in December 2020, it quickly became one of the streaming giant’s most popular shows … ever. 82 million households streamed Bridgerton worldwide and it received an impressive 89 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

With that, it’s no surprise Bridgerton was picked up for a second season! Season 2 focused heavily on Anthony Bridgerton, played by dreamboat Jonathan Bailey, and season 3 is set to shift the spotlight onto Colin Bridgerton and his romantic connection with Lady Whistledown herself, Penelope Featherington. Although it’s unclear exactly how much the actors on Bridgerton receive per episode, it costs a lot of money to produce the show. In fact, according to multiple outlets, each episode in season 1 had a budget of $7 million.

Moreover, Bridgerton‘s Lady Whistledown narrator, Julie Andrews, reportedly received over $1.5 million just to voice the British gossip columnist. Nothing less can be expected for the queen of Genovia.

Whereas season 1 of Bridgerton focused on Daphne Bridgerton, played by actress Phoebe Dynevor, and Simon Basset, played by actor Regé-Jean Page, season 2 and forthcoming seasons move from one key character to the next. As such, breakout star Regé-Jean chose not to reprise his role. He was offered a returning role as a guest star for three to five episodes of season 2 with a salary of $50,000.00 for each episode, per The Hollywood Reporter, but ultimately chose to forego the twin season.

“It’s a one-season arc. It’s going to have a beginning, middle, end – give us a year. [I thought] ‘That’s interesting,’ because then it felt like a limited series. I get to come in, I get to contribute my bit, and then the Bridgerton family rolls on,” Regé-Jean told Variety in an April 2021 interview.

“I have nothing but excitement for Bridgerton continuing to steam train off and conquer the globe,” the U.K. native added. “But there is also value in completing these arcs and sticking the landing.”

Naturally, fans were devastated to learn Regé-Jean wouldn’t be a part of season 2. After all, The Duke swooned audiences around the world! However, Shonda Rhimes assured she knows what she’s doing! “That was the plan: come and do one season as The Duke,” the award-winning producer also told Variety. “Anything else that was extra and wasn’t really the plan when we started wasn’t the plan when we finished.”

However, it seems he may never reprise his role as The Duke. Regé-Jean told Variety in July 2022 that Netflix’s period drama is “free to do as they like” in terms of recasting him.

“Shonda and I had a wonderful conversation at the end of season 1,” he shared. “We were quite happy with how we stuck the landing on that one.”

Scroll through the gallery below to learn more about the Bridgerton cast’s salaries and net worths.