Rupert Evans Signs On for Key Role in 'Bridgerton' Season 2 | THR News - video Dailymotion

The 'Charmed' actor will join fellow franchise newcomer Simone Ashley in the sophomore run of the Shondaland breakout.

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00:00Season 2 of Netflix's Bridgerton is adding another star to the mix.

00:10The man in the high castle and charmed actor Rupert Evans is set to join the cast of the

00:14Shondaland-produced Regency-era drama. The actor will play Bridgerton patriarch Edmund Bridgerton,

00:19a loving and devoted husband whose true love match with Violet Bridgerton,

00:23played by Ruth Gemmell, gave them eight children. The character is further described as an endlessly

00:28patient and kind father who takes special pride in guiding his eldest son Anthony

00:32Bridgerton, played by Jonathan Bailey. Season 2 of the Netflix drama will focus on Bailey's

00:36Anthony with Phoebe Denevor returning as Daphne Bridgerton and remaining a vital part of the

00:41story, helping her brother Anthony navigate the upcoming social season and what it has to offer.

00:46Production is already underway in London. As previously announced, season 1 breakout Regé-Jean

00:51Page will not return for the sophomore run of the Netflix hit. Evans joins a bulked-up cast that also

00:56includes season 2 female lead and franchise newcomer Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma. A return date for

01:02season 2 of Bridgerton has yet to be announced. For more news and updates head to THR.com.

01:07For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.