A bit of a shake-up regarding two important Smash season 1 characters. Ellis, Dev and two others will appear in one or two episodes at best in the second season.

TV Line reports that the roles, played by Jaime Cepero and Raza Jaffrey respectively, will be reduced dramatically. In a second update, they learned that “Brian D’Arcy James, a series regular as Frank, the hubby of Debra Messing’s Julia, and Will Chase, who recurred as Julia’s sometimes lover Michael Swift” are also out.

On Cepero and Jaffrey’s removal, they write:

No decision has been made whether or not Ellis and Dev’s portrayers, Jaime Cepero and Raza Jaffrey, will return to wrap up their characters’ story arcs. Nevertheless, it appears the former’s days of hallway lurking, eavesdropping, and unpleasant scheming are numbered, while the latter probably won’t find forgiveness after cheating (with two different women!) on Bombshell star Karen (Katharine McPhee) — then trying to wave it all away with an engagement ring.

We reported in April that Gossip Girls’ Josh Safran was coming on board as showrunner, which may explain the shakeup.

Ellis proved to be one of the season’s most hated characters and lacked much of a purpose. But what about Dev, Frank and Michael? Are you glad that these four characters will be leaving?