CinemaBlend Copy to clipboard Sanditon seemed like a period drama that was doomed to end after just one season when well over a year passed without news of a renewal, but fans finally got some very good news this week with the news that the show will return to PBS with not just one but two more seasons, with Rose Williams reprising her role as Charlotte Heywood. Unfortunately, the news isn't all good. Just a day after the renewal announcement, Theo James, who played leading man Sidney Parker in Season 1, confirmed that he won't be back. But from where I stand, James not returning doesn't have to mean the end of Sidney. Why not a recast?