'The Young and the Restless' Spoilers: Victor Battles Jack, Secrets Revealed, and a Plane Crashes

In a new interview with THR.com, new The Young and the Restless head writer and executive producer Charles Pratt Jr. previews what's ahead on the show:

"My motto in daytime has always been make every day a Friday," Pratt explains, "so that our audience has to watch each and every day. That means more twists, cliffhangers and that primetime feel of 'What the heck are they going to do next?'"

Warning: Spoilers ahead...

"Victor and Jack will go head-to-head, and a mysterious new person will come to town," Pratt teases. "A major storm is on the way, guaranteed to turn lives and loves upside down. Secrets will be revealed. And when a plane goes down, lives are rearranged."

Someone won't make it out alive? Who will die?

Watch a sneak peek of the Y&R plane crash below.

Charles Pratt Jr. Now Executive Producer and Head Writer of 'The Young and the Restless'

Chuck Pratt's name appeared during the first segment of Friday's episode of The Young and the Restless. He is now the show's new head writer and one of its executive producers, along with Jill Farren Phelps.

Charles Pratt, Jr. Named Head Writer of 'The Young and the Restless', Joins Jill Farren Phelps as Executive Producer

Chuck Pratt & Y&R's new head writer.

The Young and the Restless is making a a major change behind the scenes. Highlight Hollywood is reporting that Y&R executive producer Jill Farren Phelps has hired Charles "Chuck" Pratt, Jr. as the new head writer of the soap. Daytime Confidential confirms the news, adding Pratt will also receive an executive producer credit, although Phelps reportedly remains in charge.

Pratt is known for his scripting of primteime serials Melrose Place and Models, Inc., as well as daytime soap operas Santa Barbara, Sunset Beach, General Hospital and All My Children. His other credits include Pacific Palisades, Ugly Betty, The Colbys, Desperate Housewives, and Beverly Hills, 90210.

In 2000, he created primetime soap Titans with Aaron Spelling.

"Titans has unleashed in me things I missed writing," Pratt said at the time. "I don't mean soap operas and melodramas - I mean characters who have some wit, intelligence and bite to them."