He continued, 'Should the character of Ben's story end because one actor made one choice and another actor made another choice? And I'm not putting the responsibility on Victoria at all. So the struggle becomes, how do you split them up? What then becomes of Ben? How does Ben move on? Originally, we felt that Ciara had to 'die' so Ben could at least attempt to move with his life, but as we were telling that story, it felt unfinished.' 'Well, that's not entirely fair to Rob, who is not leaving the show. 'You debate a lot of different things, including, should Ben and Ciara go off into the sunset together to make everybody happy?' head writer Ron Carlivati shared last month.

As Soap Central previously reported, DAYS' writing team struggled with how to handle Konefal's exit in a way that would satisfy fans, given that Wilson was going to be staying put. Per Deadline, producers at DAYS had been making 'if-come' deals with key cast members in anticipation of a pick-up, one of whom was Robert Scott Wilson (Ben Weston), who reportedly signed a new contract with the series he's been a part of since 2014.ĭAYS writers have long been planning to keep Wilson in Salem - even if it meant that he would have to go on without his popular romantic match, Victoria Konefal (Ciara Brady), who chose to leave the soap (but has since decided to return and will be back this summer). Directing team: Herb Stein, Phil Sogard, Albert Alarr, Grant A.The exciting announcement that Days of our Lives has been renewed for two more years comes with more fabulous news: with its future sealed, the NBC soap opera was able to work out contract deals with at least two fan favorite stars.Script Writer(s): Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, David Cherrill Jeanne Marie Ford, Janet Iacobuzio & Melissa Salmons.

Associate Head Writer(s): Lorraine Broderick, Rick Draughon, Christopher Dunn, Ryan Quan & Dave Ryan.Producing team: Ken Corday (Executive Producer), Greg Meng (Co-Executive Producer/Executive in Charge of Production), Lisa de Cazotte (Co-Executive Producer), Albert Alarr (Producer), Janet Spellman-Drucker (Senior Coordinating Producer) & Randy Dugan (Coordinating Producer).

Production companies: Corday Productions, Inc.

Soap opera days of our lives cast 2021