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Saturday Night Live returns for its 52nd season on September 26, featuring New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson as host and musical group KATSEYE as the musical guest. The season marks a modest cast refresh, adding two new featured players while retaining most of the previous lineup, following the departures of Chloe Fineman and Martin Herlihy.
SNL has finalized Season 52: Grace Reiter and Saidah Belo-Osagie join the cast, Chloe Fineman, Bowen Yang and Martin Herlihy depart, while most Season 51 veterans return along with the five returning freshmen (Ben Marshall, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson, Tommy Brennan, Veronika Slowikowska) ahead of the Sept. 26 premiere hosted by Jalen Brunson.
Season 5 of Netflix's Outer Banks brings back the surviving main cast after the Season 4 finale ends with JJ's murder; JJ won't appear this season, while Chandler Groff and Deputy Shoupe are promoted to series regulars. Several Season 4 recurring adversaries—Lightner, Omar, Wes Genrette, and Hollis—are dead, setting the Pogues on a path to grieve JJ's death as the final season unfolds.
Jason Sudeikis says he had to make very difficult phone calls to former Ted Lasso cast members to explain that Season 4 will shift focus to a new lineup centered on a women’s team, not the AFC Richmond players; several leads will return (including Hannah Waddingham, Jeremy Swift, Juno Temple and Brett Goldstein), while others may not return and Henry is recast with Grant Feely as the son.
Jason Sudeikis says he personally phoned former Ted Lasso actors to explain that their characters wouldn’t all return for season 4, a shake-up that brings new cast alongside returning leads, with the Apple TV+ series set to premiere August 5.
Deadline confirms Scrubs’ ABC revival will return for Season 2 with the original trio (Braff, Chalke, Faison) in place, Ava Bunn promoted to series regular, and two recurring characters—Dr. Park and Raymond—not returning; The Janitor (Neil Flynn) will recur, Rachel Bilson returns as Charlie with a multi-episode arc, and several interns will recur as well; the 10-episode season has new EPs Mike Royce and Mathew Harawitz producing alongside Bill Lawrence, with the show airing on ABC and Hulu next season.
Deadline reports that after 13 seasons, LaRoyce Hawkins is leaving Chicago P.D. as a series regular and will return to wrap Kevin Atwater’s storyline in the first two or three episodes of Season 14; the series is casting a new Black officer as a chaotic counterpoint to the unit, continuing recent cast changes.
HBO Max confirms The Pitt Season 3 is in production with returning Season 2 stars, but a major cast exit and reduced roles for two other Season 2 actors are expected; the new season is set after the July 4 episode, takes place in November, and is slated to premiere on HBO Max in January 2027, continuing the series’ look at frontline healthcare workers in a Pittsburgh hospital.
West Wilson has been dropped from Bravo’s Summer House after Amanda Batula’s romance with him was confirmed, signaling a cast shakeup for the reality series.
CBS’s Tracker has been renewed for a fourth season, with the Season 3 finale airing May 24. The piece notes a major cast shakeup ahead of Season 4 and offers predictions on who will return or depart, with Justin Hartley starring as Colter Shaw.
Just Jared reports a Season 2 cast shake-up for Off Campus: at least one actor exits, while several stars are confirmed to return (including Belmont Cameli, Ella Bright, Mika Abdalla, and Stephen Kalyn); production updates for the series continue.
Kenan Thompson told People that he definitely thinks about leaving Saturday Night Live, acknowledging that saying goodbye would be painful after his 2003 start. As SNL’s longest-tenured member, he notes there are many people behind the scenes and that departures—like Bowen Yang and other cast shakeups in Season 51—will make the eventual farewell feel like a huge change. He even quipped about ripping the bandaid and running out the back door, underscoring how integral the show has been to his life and how difficult it will be when the time comes.
'Sistas' Season 10 introduces cast exits, new characters, and a new trailer, continuing the story of Black women navigating love and career challenges amid dramatic events, with new episodes airing weekly on BET starting January 7.
Bowen Yang left Saturday Night Live despite being offered a large sum of money to stay, citing unhappiness and overcommitment outside the show as reasons for his departure, which was against the wishes of creator Lorne Michaels.
Bowen Yang is reportedly leaving Saturday Night Live after eight years, with his final episode set to air this Saturday, amid a busy career including podcasting, movies, and hosting. His departure appears to be his own decision, and it coincides with significant cast changes at SNL.