In a surprise casting move, Billy Flynn, who recently marked 10 years as Chad DiMera on Days of Our Lives, is moving to Genoa City and will make his debut on The Young and the Restless later this spring in a new role.

Billy Flynn is leaving Days of Our Lives. The actor who first joined the Peacock sudser in 2014 to play Chad DiMera is moving to CBS’ The Young and the Restless in a new role. He will debut sometime this spring on the daytime drama.

"I never imagined I would just tell one story for the rest of my life," said the actor, who has played Chad DiMera on "Days of Our Lives" since 2014.

After 10 years playing Chad DiMera on the Peacock soap opera "Days of Our Lives," Billy Flynn is heading to CBS' "Young and the Restless" in a character not yet revealed. He credits his personal and professional growth during that time to the show that he calls "the little engine that could.

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