A diabolical duo is back on The Young and the Restless. Here’s the soap’s latest comings and goings casting news. Find out who the pair is, if any newcomers are joining the show in contract, recurring, or day-player roles, and if any actors or actresses are leaving the CBS drama.
Key Takeaways
- A notorious pair resurfaces, pushing a major Newman storyline to its breaking point.
- These familiar troublemakers cross paths again as past sins resurface.
- A trusted ally returns, tightening the web around key players in Genoa City.
The Week of January 5, 2026
Trouble escalates for the Newman family this week. Look for Roger Howarth to get prominent airtime as Matt Clark/Mitch Bacall as his storyline reaches a peak. He shares scenes with Tamara Braun’s Sienna on Monday, January 5, and appears throughout the week. (Y&R fans are torn about the character’s return, after being declared dead some 20 years ago.)
Catherine Kresge is back as Annie Stewart. The crooked LA cop interacts with Howarth’s Matt and Braun’s Sienna on Monday, January 5.
