It was Page's role in "Roots" that brought him to the attention of Betsy Beers, the chief content officer at Shondaland and Shonda Rimes's longtime producing partner. He was cast in "For the People," and his performance stuck with Betsy and the Shondaland team. When speaking to Esquire, Beers recounted hearing Regé-Jean's name come up continuously in the casting room with comments like, "It would be so great to get somebody like Regé. I wish there was somebody like Regé." Luckily, Beers was ultimately able to cast Page himself.