The Young & The Restless actor Conner Floyd reflected on playing his character Detective Chance Chancellor for nearly five years following his heartbreaking exit from the drama.

Conner Floyd is saying goodbye.

The Young & The Restless star penned an emotional tribute to his character Chance Chancellor after the detective was 𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁ed in the July 28 episode of the soap opera.

When it was revealed that Aristotle Dumas’ assistant Carter (Vincent Stalba) was behind Damian’s murder, Aristotle took Cane’s ex wife Lily Winters (Christel Khalil) hostage. Ultimately, Chance, jumping into action, was shot during the altercation.

“As sad as it is, I think that’s how Chance would want to go out,” he told TV Insider in an interview published July 28. “That’s his story that he’s always been telling—that he’s a hero—and the ultimate person to put everybody else above himself, so I think it’s a little poetic in a way. And then the way I died in Billy Flynn’s arms is also very poetic.”

In fact, Conner has since joined the cast of Days of Our Lives as Chad DiMera.

Michael Longfellow, Emil Wakim & Devon Walker

The Saturday Night Live stars all announced within days of each other that they would not be returning for the sketch comedy series’ 51st season.

Longfellow and Walker each spent three seasons on SNL while Wakim exited after just one season.

Jax Taylor, The Valley

Jax Taylor announced he will not be returning to The Valley for season three amid growing concern from fans about his behavior during the show’s second season.

“Right now, my focus needs to be on my sobriety, my mental health, and coparenting,” the Bravo star—who is embroiled in a nasty divorce from estranged wife Brittany Cartwright—shared in July 2025. “Taking this time is necessary for me to become the best version of myself—especially for our son, Cruz.”

Sofia Mattsson, General Hospital

Sofia Mattsson exited the long-running soap opera in summer 2025 after seven years playing Sasha Gilmore. Her character left Port Charles for Paris.

Mehcad Brooks, Law & Order

Mehcad Brooks shocked fans in 2025 when it was revealed he was leaving the NBC crime drama ahead of season 25.

Tracy Ifeachor, The PittThe Pitt star Tracy Ifeachor walked away from the hit HBO Max series after the medical drama’s breakout first season.

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Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us

While fans maybe should have been aware that the days were numbered for Pedro Pascal‘s Joel Miller, considering his April 2025 death was quite similar to how it unfolded in The Last of Us Part II, the 2020 video game season two of The Last of Us is based on, the moment his character was brutally impaled still stunned.

Pascal, meanwhile, who also died onscreen in Game of Thrones and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, took his game over status in stride. “I get 𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁ed a lot,” he joked to Entertainment Weekly. “I like to die.”

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Peter Krause, 9-1-1

After what he dubbed “one wild adventure,” Peter Krause officially extinguished his role as 9-1-1‘s Los Angeles Fire Department captain Bobby Nash on an April 2025 episode of the procedural drama.

“Bobby Nash was written in sacrifice, and he was built for this,” Krause wrote in a statement to the Hollywood Reporter. “First responders risk their lives on the job so that others can see another day. His story arc honors them.”

Killing off the somewhat tormented, but beloved, firefighter was certainly a hot topic, showrunner Tim Minear acknowledged to Variety, “but after eight years, it just felt like, if we have any hope of creating stories going forward that have actual stakes, then someone’s got to die.”

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Paige DeSorbo, Summer House

Paige DeSorbo announced in June 2025 that she was walking away from the Bravo series after seven seasons.

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Camille Razat, Emily in Paris

“After an incredible journey, I’ve made the decision to step away from Emily in Paris,” she wrote in an April 23 Instagram post, alongside pictures of her and her former castmates on set. “It has been a truly wonderful experience, one filled with growth, creativity, and unforgettable memories.”

Katrina Marcinowski/HBO MaxReneé Rapp, The Sex Lives of College Girls

Ahead of The Sex Lives of College Girls‘ third season, Reneé Rapp announced she would be leaving the Max series.

“College Girls moved me out to LA and introduced me to some of my favorite people,” she wrote on social media in July 2023. “2 and a half years later—it’s given me y’all and this community.”

The show’s co-creator Mindy Kaling also confirmed Rapp’s exit. “We love @reneerapp so much and of course will be so sad to say goodbye to Leighton Murray!” Kaling wrote on her Instagram Stories before referencing Rapp’s thriving music career. “We can’t wait to see our friend on tour!!”

More than a year after Kevin Costner was rumored to have unexpectedly walked away from the hit Paramount drama after four and a half seasons, he confirmed in June 2024 that he will not return to finish out the series’ fifth and final season.

“I gotta mix it up a little bit,” Pompeo explained on The Drew Barrymore Show in December 2022, though she has already returned for a May guest appearance and continues narrating the series. “I’m 53, my brain is like scrambled eggs. I gotta do something new. You can’t do The New York Times crossword puzzle every single day.”

Matt Dinerstein/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty ImagesJesse Lee Soffer, Chicago P.D.

Original castmember Jesse Lee Soffer turned in his badge in 2022, saying goodbye to his beloved character Detective Jay Halstead role after 10 seasons.

JoJo Whilden/SHOWTIMEDamian Lewis, Billions

After five seasons, Damian Lewis departed Showtime’s Billions in Oct. 2021.

FOX via Getty ImagesEmily VanCamp, The Resident

In Aug. 2021, it was reported that Emily VanCamp hung up her stethoscope for good as she had exited Fox’s The Resident.

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Madeleine Mantock, Charmed

After three seasons of feeling Charmed, Madeleine Mantock, who played eldest sister Macy on the CW reboot, announced her exit ahead of season four in 2021. Calling the role “an immense privilege,” in a statement, the actress shared how much she “enjoyed working with our fantastic producers, creatives, cast and crew.”