Saturday Night Live Season 51 is going to look a lot different. In the last few days, several cast members — including Michael Longfellow, Emil Wakim, and Devon Walker — and a handful of the show’s writers have announced that they’re leaving the show ahead of the next season.

The exits seem to be part of wider changes expected at the NBC staple after SNL creator Lorne Michaels said in an interview with Puck that fans can expect major moves leading up to the premiere of the new season on Oct. 4. When asked if he was going to “shake things up” at SNL , he said yes.

“It’ll be announced in a week or so,” said Michaels on Aug. 22, noting that this upcoming season he feels “the pressure to reinvent.”

Here’s everyone who has exited Saturday Night Live ahead of Season 51:

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