After a four-year run as Phillip “Chance” Chancellor IV on “The Young and the Restless,” actor Conner Floyd saw his character killed off in dramatic fashion during the Monday, July 28 episode of the long-running drama series.

In story, while still at the chateau, Chance swooped in to save both Cane Ashby (Billy Flynn) and Lily Winters (Christel Khalil), whose lives were in danger after it was revealed that Carter (Vincent Stalba) had killed Damian. In an attempt to escape punishment for his crime, he took Lily hostage, but when things reached their breaking point, he let her go, only to fire his gun with a bullet striking Chance directly in his chest.

During Chance’s final moments, he died in Cane’s arms, a poignant plot point, both from a story perspective and also a real-life one as, at one time, Cane (then played by Daniel Goddard) assumed the identity of Chance’s father, Phillip Chancellor (Thom Bierdz), to scam Jill (Jess Walton), Chance’s grandmother, out of her money. Secondly, it was announced last month that Floyd had assumed the role of Chad DiMera on “Days of our Lives,” a character previously portrayed by Billy Flynn, though Flynn continues to appear on both soaps due to the advanced tape-to-air schedule followed by the latter series. 

On-screen, Flynn will conclude his run in Salem in early 2026, while Floyd will assume the role beginning with the Tuesday, April 21, 2026 episode. “Days of our Lives” was recently renewed for a 62nd and 63rd season at Peacock.

In an interview with TV Insider, Floyd shared with the outlet that his character died the way he would have wanted to go out, specifically as a hero. “That’s his story that he’s always been telling — that he’s a hero — and the ultimate person to put everybody else above himself, so I think it’s a little poetic in a way. And then the way I died in Billy Flynn’s arms is also very poetic.” Interestingly, Floyd thinks “The Young and the Restless” head writer Josh Griffith purposely had Chance die in Cane’s arms as a nod to what the future held for the actor.

Conner Floyd, Billy Flynn
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While he’s sad to see his time in Genoa City come to an end, particularly as his character was one of the last remaining remnants of the iconic Chancellor family, Floyd has great things to say about his experience, including his chance to work with such greats as Eric Braeden (Victor Newman), Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott) and Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki Newman), just to name a few, saying, “I know my grandmothers are rolling over in their graves right now. I wish they could have been here to get a little piece of that, but it’s really cool just to be a part of the soap world. It’s a unique place for an artist, and I feel like I came out of this a little better of an actor than when I started.”

Calling Chance’s death “bittersweet,” Floyd is thankful that he already had another job lined up at the time when he found out where the storyline was going, sharing, “I had another job on the horizon, and so it’s like, ‘Oh, OK, I’m not going to be unemployed,’ but it is sad to say goodbye to Chance and to everyone over there at ‘Y&R,’ so it’s a little bit of mixed emotions. I feel happy, I feel sad, it kind of depends on the day.”

While closing out his time at the Television City studio where “The Young and the Restless” is taped, he recalled that his last day hit him more than expected, revealing that while he is a “crier,” he tried his best not to succumb to tears, but ultimately failed. “I remember talking to Billy Flynn, and he was like, ‘No, I bet you cry. I cried when I left [‘DAYS’].’ I was like, ‘Yeah, we’ll see, man.’ We had this last scene, and everyone was clapping, and I was saying goodbye to everyone and walking out, and I cried like a baby. I’m not going to lie,” said Floyd. “There were a couple of us that got together and hung out afterwards, and I was still fighting tears there. But there are good things on the horizon, so I was OK.”

Note: The post Conner Floyd Exits ‘The Young And The Restless’ As Legacy Character He Portrayed Is Killed Off Soap Opera appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website.

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Considering Josh Griffith has never had a long-term vested interest in the character of Chance, I am not surprised this was the direction he ultimately took with the role. Conner Floyd honestly deserved better as an actor, and I am hopeful his time as Chad DiMera will be more rewarding.

He deserved so much better and had so much potential. But, nope, let's do another boring corporate takeover story!

So stupid. Killing Damian was dumb and this is even worse. These decisions alone should warrant a change in regime. Yes, I know Connor is going to Days, but even if it were his choice there was no reason to kill Chance. 

And all of this for a recast character that only crazy stans liked? No thanks. 

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9 hours ago, Faulkner said:

Not sure if IG embeds are working, but this is great. The video itself.
 

 

God, I'm going to miss him. He came in after a problematic recast and I liked what he did with it...when he was given things to do of course. 

4 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

God, I'm going to miss him. He came in after a problematic recast and I liked what he did with it...when he was given things to do of course. 

EXACTLY! He had so much potential. I never understood why the romance with Summer was never developed. The character should have simply left town...maybe to move close to Nina. Killing Chances was so unneeded. I couldn't even watch today. I just throw my hands up in the air with this show at this point.

1 minute ago, 1974mdp said:

EXACTLY! He had so much potential. I never understood why the romance with Summer was never developed. The character should have simply left town...maybe to move close to Nina. Killing Chances was so unneeded. I couldn't even watch today. I just throw my hands up in the air with this show at this point.

And mind you, the best Chance I had seen other than the originals was Melissa Ordway's husband who I loved and refused to accept anyone. So it's high praise that CF won me over before I even realized...oh duh he is handsome. lol. 

 

I do feel the canvas needs a good guy (and cop) character so he fit there. He had so many ties. And YES on him with Summer. I was happy that JG at least saw that there was a hint of spark between CF and AL and ran with it, but of course, the writing still suffered. I would have loved for them to leave town together. Their final few scenes were some of the most adult conversations we have had on this show in ages.

 

Such a big mistake. I had stopped watching over Damian. This just makes me have no desire to go back to regular viewing any time soon. Just a waste. 

14 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

And mind you, the best Chance I had seen other than the originals was Melissa Ordway's husband who I loved and refused to accept anyone. So it's high praise that CF won me over before I even realized...oh duh he is handsome. lol. 

 

I do feel the canvas needs a good guy (and cop) character so he fit there. He had so many ties. And YES on him with Summer. I was happy that JG at least saw that there was a hint of spark between CF and AL and ran with it, but of course, the writing still suffered. I would have loved for them to leave town together. Their final few scenes were some of the most adult conversations we have had on this show in ages.

 

Such a big mistake. I had stopped watching over Damian. This just makes me have no desire to go back to regular viewing any time soon. Just a waste. 

It also sucks when you see how much personality a lot of these actors have and Y&R allows them to show so little of it (unless you’re a showboater like La Stafford). But he made the most out of what was a nothing role. They HAVE to stop killing long-term characters for short-term “drama.”

12 minutes ago, Faulkner said:

It also sucks when you see how much personality a lot of these actors have and Y&R allows them to show so little of it (unless you’re a showboater like La Stafford). But he made the most out of what was a nothing role. They HAVE to stop killing long-term characters for short-term “drama.”

THANK YOU!!! I remember a few years back Ameila Heinle posted a humorous video with Eric Braeden I believe, and we were all discussing why they never allow her to show her humorous side. Or just Allison Lanier when she came on as Summer and how her vibe totally outsold the writing for a brief period, making her magnetic to watch in scenes (and acting rings around La Stafford btw) only for the writers to stop writing to her strength. She still did great, but it was annoying to see her go from feisty to Summer as played by Hunter King if that makes sense. No offense meant to HK. 

 

Yeah, the discussion on the thread this past weekend is sadly giving me chills of the days when that was Robert Guza's M.O. on GH. re: killing long-term characters. So many of those names were characters (and actors) I always wanted to see again and JG is just killing them off with no rhyme or reason.

58 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

God, I'm going to miss him. He came in after a problematic recast and I liked what he did with it...when he was given things to do of course. 

Outside of the problems, I will say, Donny Boaz, in terms of his darkness, was a nice reset for the character of Chance. Conner Floyd could have done it but was never given the chance.

7 hours ago, Taoboi said:

Yeah, the discussion on the thread this past weekend is sadly giving me chills of the days when that was Robert Guza's M.O. on GH. re: killing long-term characters. So many of those names were characters (and actors) I always wanted to see again and JG is just killing them off with no rhyme or reason.

Yes! It reminds of when GH just started killing off Quartermaines just to do something. Such a long-term mistake. They've had to backtrack and try to reestablish that family.

8 minutes ago, 1974mdp said:

Yes! It reminds of when GH just started killing off Quartermaines just to do something. Such a long-term mistake. They've had to backtrack and try to reestablish that family.

And we saw how long that has taken. And some people STILL have a hard time with it. I'm just glad to see a large group of Qs and Q adjacent again with some hilarious scenes together again. 

Remember at one point Griffih had Chance join the corporate world so he could be a part of 'The Young and the Business'.

But that went nowhere b/c it was dumb move.

Maybe have Chance become a PI so that he would have more reason not to be bound to the GCPD.

The set issue seems to drive Y&R story decisions so Chance as PI would make more sense if he was always at CL,Society etc.

Oh well...too late.