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The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26, 1973, and airs on CBS. The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the soap opera in 2017, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by executive producer Mal Young and co-executive producer/head writer Sally Sussman.[1][2]

Alex Dettmer

Alex Dettmer, portrayed by Jessica Nicole Webb, was introduced on January 11 as the employee of crime lord, Luther Fisk. Serial Scoop reported the casting on January 6, 2017. Webb's previous credits include They Live Among Us, The Exorcist Files and Futurestates. Alex was created as part of Steve Burton's exit storyline for the character of Dylan McAvoy.[3]

Craig Shields

Craig Shields portrayed by Kristian Kordula is introduced as a friend of Michael Baldwin (Christian LeBlanc). Kordula made his debut on January 18, 2017. The casting and character were first reported on January 8 by Serial Scoop.[4]

Zoey

Zoey, portrayed by Annalisa Cochran, is introduced as the love interest of Reed Hellstrom on January 24, 2017.[5]

Jordan Wilde

Jordan Wilde
The Young and the Restless character
Portrayed byDarnell Kirkwood
Duration2017–
First appearanceFebruary 10, 2017 (2017-02-10)
ClassificationPresent; recurring
Created bySally Sussman Morina
Introduced byMal Young
In-universe information
OccupationPhotographer

Jordan Wilde, portrayed by Darnell Kirkwood, is introduced as a photographer for Brash & Sassy on February 10, 2017.[6]

Jordan is brought in as a photographer for a photo shoot at Brash & Sassy. Jordan reconnects with Lily Winters (Christel Khalil) whom he worked with when he was starting out as a photographer at Jabot Cosmetics. They reminisce about their early days in the industry and Jordan credits his first shoot with Lily as the reason for him being a success. Lily later confides in Jordan that she is considering giving up modeling again to focus on her marriage but he encourages her to do what makes her happy.

In December 2016, the series released a casting call for the character under the alias "Ryder." The actor was due to start filming on January 6, 2017.[7] Kirkwood's casting and character was officially announced on January 10.[6] The original casting notice described the character as an African-American male in his early 30s, at least "6 feet tall" and a "gifted photographer with swagger."[7] Kambra Clifford said the casting notice was reminiscent of a young Malcolm Winters, a role originated by Shemar Moore.[8]

References

  1. ^ "CONFIRMED! JILL FARREN PHELPS OUT AT Y&R". Soap Opera Digest. American Media Inc. June 8, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  2. ^ Fairman, Michael (October 20, 2016). "Y&R's Melody Thomas Scott Reveals First Airdate Of Sally Sussman Morina and Kay Alden's Scripts!". On-Air On-Soaps. United States: Michael Fairman Soaps, Inc. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  3. ^ Goldberg, Michael (January 6, 2017). "Jessica Nicole Webb Cast as Alex on The Young and the Restless". Serial Scoop. United States: Blogger (Google). Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  4. ^ Goldberg, Michael (January 8, 2017). "Kristian Kordula Joins the Cast of The Young and the Restless as Craig Shields". Serial Scoop. United States: Blogger (Google). Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  5. ^ Young, Candace (January 18, 2017). "Y&R casts Annalisa Cochrane as Zoey". Soaps.com. United States: SheKnows Media. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Y&R Casts New Role". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. January 10, 2017. Archived from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Y&R CASTING NEW ROLE". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. December 11, 2016. Archived from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  8. ^ Clifford, Kambra. "Y&R casting sexy photographer with swagger". Soapcentral. Retrieved January 10, 2017.

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