Overview

• Walker confirmed his departure after three seasons, describing parts of his tenure as "toxic as hell" and sharing a slide titled "wait..did he quit or did he get fired?"
• Wakim, a first-year featured player, said he will not return and called the notification "a gut punch of a call to get."
• Writer Celeste Yim announced they are leaving after five seasons, calling the work a dream that was also "grueling."
• Michaels told Puck he intends to "shake things up" for Season 51 and indicated announcements would arrive within about a week.
• Season 51 premieres Oct. 4 on NBC and Peacock, and James Austin Johnson is set to continue playing Donald Trump.