List of The Young and the Restless characters introduced in 2024

The first character to be introduced was Seth Morgan (Brian Gaskill), the sponsor of Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott), who debuted on January 8.

Alan Laurent (Christopher Cousins), a psychiatric and friend of Ashley Abbott (Eileen Davidson), made his first appearance on April 30.

[2] He found adjusting to The Young and the Restless's climate stressful "in a good way", and revealed that he had previously spoken to some of his co-stars, such as J. Eddie Peck, on Facebook before he began working on set.

[6][7] Following the episode being aired, Gaskill confirmed the departure with a statement on his Instagram page, where he explained that he enjoyed working on the soap with the cast and the rest of the team, and called it "incredible" to have received "so much support" on social media.

[7] Following Seth's death, Mason wrote that he would miss the character and called him "a short-term pawn in Crazy Aunt Jordan's game of Kill the Newmans.

[7] Terrell Smith from What to Watch wrote that Seth's departure would upset fans, commenting, "Gaskill had a good run on the soap, and it's sad to see him leave".

[12] Prior to the character's first appearance, Diane Brounstein from Soap Opera Digest called Alan a "pivotal role".

[12] Chris Eades from Soaps In Depth hoped that the character would be able to help Ashley, who he believed needs professional help due to her struggling with Dissociative identity disorder.