Who Is Leaving & Coming to Young & Restless This Week (June 22-26)?

June 22, 2026

The Young and the Restless has a mix of returns and new additions this week. Some familiar faces are leaving, while there’s fresh talent joining the CBS soap. Here’s a detailed breakdown of the cast shakeup happening in The Young and the Restless from June 22 to 26, 2026.

Everyone who is leaving and coming to The Young and the Restless’ cast this week

Comings

Jere Burns as Dr. Laurence Markham: Diane’s captor, played by Burns, stays entangled in the chaos as secrets unravel and tensions escalate around him.

Vivica A. Fox as Dr. Stephanie Simmons: Fox’s Stephanie recruits her son, Nate, played by Sean Dominic, on Friday, June 26, to help with a special project that puts him in the middle of her latest agenda.

Lauren Koslow as Jill Abbott: The actress behind Kate Roberts on Days of Our Lives will temporarily portray Jill. She’s replacing Jess Walton for the episodes featuring Jill’s latest return to Genoa City, while Walton was unavailable.

Beth Maitland as Traci Abbott: The Abbott family is in the midst of chaos, and Maitland’s character, Traci, helps her loved ones through the upheaval.

Doug Tompos as Dr. Nowling: Melody Thomas Scott’s Nikki got hit with tough news on Monday, June 22. Her doctor, played by Tompos, delivered a grim diagnosis that puts her health and future front and center.

Goings

The Young and the Restless cast won’t have any exits this week, with no series regulars or recurring actors leaving.

As for what’s coming up on The Young and the Restless from June 22 to June 26, 2026, Victor tests Claire’s loyalty while Patty threatens Jack over her “movie romance” fantasy, and Nikki gets devastating news.

Nikki then hides her diagnosis from Victor as Kyle hunts for Diane, and Nate gets pulled into a long-term secret. Victoria urges Nikki to confess, Nick battles addiction, and Noah confronts Matt Clarke. With Nikki’s health declining, Victor goes to extremes, Jack weighs risky moves for Diane, and the Laurence mystery advances.

Finally, Victor learns a shocking detail about Nikki’s diagnosis, Jack and Kyle gamble against Patty to save Diane, and Stephanie hires Nate for a special project.