Scott Patterson will not be returning as Sully when Sullivan’s Crossing comes back for its fourth season later this year.
The CW confirmed the news in a statement to Us Weekly on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.
“Season 3 of Sullivan’s Crossing ended with Sully leaving for Ireland, beginning a new chapter in his life. Season 4 picks up the next day, with Sully still overseas,” Sullivan’s Crossing executive producer and showrunner Roma Roth told Us. “While he isn’t physically present in this season, the character remains an important part of the world with the potential to be included in future seasons should that align with the ongoing creative.”
One day later, the Gilmore Girls alum, 67, responded via Instagram, citing “untenable” creative differences and pushing back on how his departure was characterized.
Keep scrolling for everything to know about the drama:
• Us broke the news on March 4, 2026, that Patterson would not reprise his role. Executive producer and showrunner Roth said season 4 picks up with Sully still in Ireland, where he headed at the end of season 3.
• Patterson fired back on Instagram on March 5, 2026, writing, “The creative differences were becoming untenable and I just sadly realized that the show was not something that I could agree to continue.”
• He disputed the framing of his exit, writing, “It’s unfortunate that it is now being implied that they moved on from me/Sully when the fact is the complete opposite.”
• Roth left the door open for a return, telling Us the character “remains an important part of the world with the potential to be included in future seasons should that align with the ongoing creative.”
• Patterson had previously praised the show’s collaborative environment, exclusively telling Us in October 2023 that showrunner Roth “really, really trusts her actors” and called her “a very, very special showrunner.”
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• Sullivan’s Crossing, based on Robyn Carr’s book series of the same name, stars Morgan Kohan and Chad Michael Murray. It premiered on Canada’s CTA TV in 2023 before getting a United States release later that year. Season 4 premieres on The CW Monday, April 20, 2026.
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