Salem is about to get a new Chad DiMera. The Peacock soap is bringing aboard Conner Floyd to take over the role previously played by Billy Flynn. Floyd, last seen as Phillip “Chance” Chancellor IV on The Young and the Restless,

Floyd will first be seen in the role — for which Flynn has received three Daytime Emmy nominations — on April 21, 2026

Conner Floyd has been cast as the new Chad DiMera in Days of Our Lives. The actor will replace Billy Flynn, who is stepping away from the show and moving to Young and the Restless.