‘The Conners’: Major Cast Member Exiting As Series Regular Ahead Of Season 6

Denise Petski
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The Conners will be without a familiar face in Season 6. Jayden Rey, who has played DJ’s daughter Mary since the launch of the Roseanne revival, will not be returning as a series regular in the upcoming season, sources confirmed to Deadline.

Her departure follows the exit last season of her TV dad, played by Michael Fishman, who was written out of the show ahead of Season 5, but Rey remained a series regular. DJ’s wife, Geena Willams Conner, was written out of the show when Maya Lynne Robinson exited after Season 1.

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While Rey won’t be returning as a series regular, we hear the door remains open for possible guest appearances. ABC would not comment.

Per the official synopsis: The Conners continue to face the daily struggles of life in Lanford. This iconic family — Dan, Jackie, Darlene and Becky — grapples with parenthood, dating, financial pressures and aging in working-class America. Through it all — the fights, the coupon cutting, the hand-me-downs, the breakdowns — with love, humor and perseverance, the family prevails.

Cast members returning for Season 6 include John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson, Emma Kenney, Ames McNamara, Jay R. Ferguson and Katey Sagal, who recurs.

The Conners is produced by Werner Entertainment. Tom Werner serves as executive producer, along with Gilbert, Helford, Dave Caplan, Bruce Rasmussen and Tony Hernandez.

Season 6 premieres at 8 p.m. Wednesday, February 7, on ABC.

Deadline’s sister pub TVLine was first to report the news.

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