Comings and Goings: Cast Changes For BTG, B&B, DAYS, GH And Y&R As Of August 4

Here’s the very latest casting information about who’s coming and who’s going (and who’s staying!) on Beyond The Gates, Bold and Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and Young and Restless.

Who’s Coming

Beyond The Gates

Bonita Brisker (Sharon):  The concert may be over, but The Articulettes stick around for the after-party and the accolades.

Gizelle Bryant and Wendy Osefo (Themselves): The Real Housewives of Potomac stars will appear in Fairmont Crest sometime in the fall, Daphnée Duplaix (Nicole) revealed during an interview with a local news outlet in the Cincinnati area. “They both recently joined us for a day on set and they have some super fun scenes that we can’t wait to share,” Executive Producer Sheila Ducksworth told Deadline.

Jason Graham (Douglas McBride): Ted (Keith D. Robinson) confronts Doug about his latest misstep.

Maria Howell (Tracy): Tracy sticks around with Sharon to enjoy the reception after their reunion concert.

Najah Jackson (Samantha Richardson): Samantha works to reunite Martin (Brandon Claybon) and Smitty (Mike Manning).

Bryton James (Devon Winters): The actor brings his Y&R character to Fairmont Crest in the first crossover for CBS on their new soap. He’s set to interact with (Tamara Tunie) and Vernon (Clifton Davis).

Maurice P. Kerry (Randy Parker): Randy gets recruited by Doug for a scheme.

Malachi Malik (Elon Hawthorne): Elon makes a decisive move in the Stance Park murder investigation.

Cady McClain (Pamela Curtis): Pamela unexpectedly challenges her longtime friend and business partner Dani (Karla Mosley) on the spot.

Robert Christopher Riley (Dr. Carlton Fitzgerald): Ted’s business partner is paying some extra attention to Ted’s estranged wife, Nicole.

Jerri Tubbs (Jan Morgan): Ashley’s (Jen Jacob) mom offers her some much-needed advice.

Bold and Beautiful

Cassandra Creech (Dr. Grace Buckingham): Grace finds herself in the hot seat after performing a suspicious surgery on Liam’s (Scott Clifton) brain tumor.

Ashley Jones (Dr. Bridget Forrester): The good doctor, along with Finn (Tanner Novlan), questions exactly what happened during Liam’s surgery.

Lisa Yamada (Luna Nozawa): It was revealed last week that reports of Luna’s death were greatly exaggerated, as Luna’s aunt — who is also her grandmother) — Li (Naomi Matsuda), has been hiding a shocking truth — she’s been secretly keeping Luna alive, hooked up to machines in a hidden location.

Days of Our Lives

Adam Chambers (Dave): Dave comes to the rescue of Chad (Billy Flynn) and Cat (AnnaLynne McCord) when he arrives to fix the elevator at University Hospital, where they are stuck. The actor has also had a recurring role on B Positive, appeared on Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, NCIS: Los Angeles, You and S.W.A.T. as well as the film To the Beat!: Back 2 School with fellow DAYS actors Eric Martsolf (Brady) and Martha Madison (Belle).

Karole Foreman (Judge Dabney): The trial of Johnny (Carson Boatman) continues this week, so the judge will be on hand to preside over it.

Kennedy Garcia (Felicity Greene): Felicity turns to Chanel (Raven Bowens) and Johnny when she realizes her sister Cat is missing.

Stacy Haiduk (Susan Banks): Johnny’s grandmother sticks around this week and gets under his skin.

Tina Huang (Melinda Trask): The former district attorney of Salem continues plotting alongside Sophia (Rachel Boyd).

Leann Hunley (Anna DiMera): Anna has surprising news for Tony (Thaao Penghlis) about Stefano.

Thaao Penghlis (Tony DiMera): Tony continues with his plan to try to get DiMera Enterprises back.

Alison Sweeney (Sami Brady): Marlena (Deidre Hall) and Roman’s (Josh Taylor) daughter made her return to Salem on Monday to support her mother in her time of mourning for her late husband, John Black (Drake Hogestyn). The day her episode aired, Sweeney shared on Instagram, “So many feelings about today’s episode of @dayspeacock – I know you all have been going through it too. ❤️ We all have such special memories of Drake. Filming these scenes with Dee, being in ‘John & Marlena’s townhouse’ set again, really brought it home for me. The number one thing I think now is how lucky I was to have known Drake, worked with him, and learned from him. I am so grateful to be a part of his Days family. ⌛️” The veteran star will return to the show next in November, for episodes surrounding the show’s landmark 60th anniversary.

General Hospital

Asher Antonyzyn (Danny Morgan): Jason’s (Steve Burton) son Danny has a bit of advice to share with Rocco (Finn Carr).

Finn Carr (Rocco Falconeri): Rocco has been going through a lot ever since he learned that Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) was the one who gave birth to him and not Lulu (Alexa Havins). Danny, who recently lost his mother Sam (Kelly Monaco), offers Rocco some thoughtful words.

Christine Dunford (Mabel): Mayor Laura Collins (Genie Francis) has her hands full when she receives a visit from this angry constituent. Dunford is an actor, voice-over artist and playwright who has appeared on shows such as Seinfeld, Frasier and Without a Trace, among many others, and in films including Love & Basketball and Reversal of Fortune.

Kirsten Storms (Maxie Jones): Storms is back on the Port Charles scene this week. The actress has revealed that she is taking an extended break from the show as she navigates relocating to Nashville with her daughter, Harper Rose Barash, who briefly played the role of Maxie’s daughter Georgie Spinelli back in 2015, and has already filmed her final scenes at the show, likely for the year. For the last several episodes featuring Maxie, the role has been played by Nicole Paggi, who temporarily replaced Storms due to a scheduling conflict unrelated to her upcoming leave, but due to scenes being taped out of order, Storms was able to shoot this week’s material. Paggi will appear again as Maxie later in August.

Young and Restless

Jess Walton (Jill Foster Abbott): Jill, who is still reeling from the loss of her grandson Chance (Conner Floyd), has a heated exchange with her son Billy (Jason Thompson).

 

Who’s Going

Days of Our Lives

Al Calderon (Javi Hernandez): The actor has booked a series regular role on season 2 of NBC’s Brilliant Minds, which stars Zachary Quinto. He will be playing Nurse Scotty Silva, who is widely regarded as the mayor of Bronx General. Both Digest and Deadline are hearing that the role will be recast. Because the show films so far in advance, the actor will continue appearing in the role well into 2026.

 

Who’s Staying

General Hospital

Rena Sofer (Lois Cerullo): The actress has been planning to relocate from Los Angeles to New York for several years now, and on August 4, Sofer announced that her move is underway. But according to Digest‘s backstage sources, there is no need for Lois fans to worry about whether this means that Ms. Cerullo will disappear from the canvas — Sofer is planning to commute back to California for work and will continue appearing on GH.

 

Casting About

The Prodigal Son Returns? Bryan Craig (ex-Morgan, GH) addressed rumors about a possible Port Charles return on his official X (formerly Twitter) account. “Just want to say thank you. I appreciate all the love and support all the @GeneralHospital fans and the tabloids have given me. It will ultimately be up to  @ABC_Casting @ABCNetwork @valentinifrank,” he wrote.

 

Industry News

A New Direction: Y&R’s Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe) is moving behind the camera this week as her first episode as a director for the CBS soap airs on Tuesday, August 5. She shared the exciting career news last week. She joins an elite group of actors who not only star in their shows but also take the helm behind the camera as directors, including Alison Sweeney (Sami, DAYS) and Heather Tom (Katie, B&B).

 

Alumni Report

Sam Page (ex-Trey, All My Children) will be in the movie Home for the Holidays on Great American Family, which premieres in October…. Camila Banus (ex-Gabi, DAYS) shared that her film Get Off My Lawn is streaming now on Tubi…. Alyvia Alyn Lind (ex-Faith, Y&R) revealed that her miniseries Wayward (originally titled Tall Pines) and co-starring Toni Collette, will premiere on Netflix on September 25.

 

Real-Life Status

Health Update: Scott Bryce (ex-Craig, As the World Turns) revealed on The Locher Room that he was diagnosed with Stage 3 stomach and esophageal cancer and, after a harrowing medical journey, is now cancer-free.