The Mentalist's Amanda Righetti and Owain Yeoman will exit the CBS drama at the end of this upcoming sixth season that is set to premiere Sept. 29, according to reports by TVLine.
Righetti and Yeoman have been with the series since it began. Yeoman plays Special Agent Wayne Rigsby, the arson specialist of Teresa Lisbon's (Robin Tunney) Serious Crime Unit. Righetti plays Special Agent Grace Van Pelt.
Their departure from the series might revolve around the unmasking of Red John, which CBS promised would be revealed by the end of 2013.
"I can neither confirm or deny, but this is the most dramatic and game-changing season and anything can happen," "Mentalist" creator Bruno Heller said in a statement. What he did reveal was that both Grace and Wayne have always been in love with each other.
When Season 6 of "The Mentalist" premieres, Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) and Lisbon are on the trail of Red John, but disagree on how to handle the manhunt.
"As we get closer to Red John, all of the team members will start thinking about their major life decisions," said Heller. "That applies to both Lisbon and Grace. They haven't been able to look to their own feelings. As the show rolls on, those feelings will come to the fore."
Heller also opened up about a new female character who will be introduced in 2014 to keep Patrick Jane from walking away from his job after the Red John saga is finally over.
"He now has other priorities and other agendas and other pressures. When you're as good a detective as Jane is, it's very hard to walk away even when you want to walk away. Some people wont let Jane walk away from what he's so good at. And our new female lead has something to do with that."
And, as TVLine is also reporting, there will also be a new male character adding to the show, presumably to take Righetti and Yeoman's places.
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