Comings and Goings: Cast Changes For GH, Y&R, DAYS, B&B and BTG As Of October 27
Here’s the very latest casting information about who’s coming and who’s going on Beyond The Gates, Bold and Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and Young and Restless.
Who’s Coming
Beyond The Gates
Jasmine Burke (June): Samantha (Najah Jackson) and June are at odds.
David Lami Friebe (Izaiah Hawthorne): Izaiah first gets an earful from Kat (Colby Muhammad), and later in the week, he finds himself pondering a life-changing decision.
Najah Jackson (Samantha Richardson): Samantha clashes with her mother, June, and angers her two dads, Smitty (Mike Manning) and Martin (Brandon Claybon), this week.
Camryn Jade (Jessica): Jessica is impressed by the way Tyrell (Jaden Lucas Miller) sticks up for his sister Samantha.
Ernestine Johnson (Shanice Johnson): Shanice will be on hand to witness Carlton (Robert Christopher Riley) and Ted (Keith D. Robinson) battle over Nicole (Daphnée Duplaix) in front of the nurses’ hub.
Jon Lindstrom (Joey Armstrong): Joey will rattle Hayley (Marquita Goings) during a run-in the two have.
Malachi Malik (Elon Hawthorne): Joey reminds Elon who holds the cards in their unholy alliance.
Kenjah McNeil (Madison Montgomery): Madison is upset with Chelsea (RhonniRose Mantilla) for butting into family business.
Jaden Lucas Miller (Tyrell Richardson): Tyrell defends his sister’s honor, which impresses Jessica.
Robert Christopher Riley (Dr. Carlton Fitzgerald): Ted and Carlton go to war, as the fight for Nicole heats up.
Brennen Suttle (Nathan): Samantha’s new boyfriend gets caught in a compromising position with her when her dads return home.
Bold and Beautiful
Ashleigh Brewer (Ivy Forrester): The Forrester Creations jewelry expert will be on hand when Remy (Christian Weissmann) reappears in Electra’s (Laneya Grace) life through Deke (Harrison Cone).
Naomi Matsuda (Li Finnegan): Li connects with Sheila (Kimberlin Brown) about their shared granddaughter Luna (Lisa Yamada).
Christian Weissmann (Remy Pryce): Things will get uncomfortable for Remy when Deke introduces him to his co-workers at Forrester Creations.
Days of our Lives
Timothy Hornor (Adam): Leo’s (Greg Rikaart) annoying fellow juror during Johnny’s (Carson Boatman) trial for attempting to murder EJ (Dan Feuerriegel) has returned to the Salem scene. The character was last seen in August.
Shi Ne Nielson (Amy Choi): Jeremy (Michael Roark) manages to uplift Amy’s spirits.
Hank Northrop (Liam): Abe meets his literacy mentee, Liam. Northrop is the son of the late DAYS icon Wayne Northrop (ex-Roman/Alex) and Lynn Herring, who played Lisanne on DAYS and portrays Lucy Coe on GH.
Melissa Reeves (Jennifer Deveraux): Jennifer encourages Chad (Billy Flynn) while the two are conversing at The Spectator’s office.
Louis Tomeo (Aaron Greene): On Halloween, Aaron gets a scare from Leo. He will also have scenes with his sister Cat (AnnaLynne McCord) and several others as Halloween is celebrated.
General Hospital
Asher Antonyzyn (Danny Morgan): Danny’s confrontation with Drew (Cameron Mathison) continues this week.
Bluesy Burke (Charlotte Cassadine): Lulu’s (Alexa Havins) daughter is on the scene this week.
Finn Carr (Rocco Falconeri): Rocco is also on hand for the confrontation with Drew, which got even more heated when Rocco’s grandmother Laura (Genie Francis) steps up for the boys.
Paige Herschell (Jacinda Bracken): Jacinda continues to make her Port Charles presence known.
Justine Turner (Nazneen Contractor): Look for the acting district attorney to grill Jordan (Tanisha Harper).
Young and Restless
Michael Damian (Danny Romalotti): Danny interacts with his son, Daniel (Michael Graziadei), and his ex, Phyllis (Michelle Stafford).
Cait Fairbanks (Tessa Porter): As things appear to be heating up between Daniel and Tessa, look for the two to set some ground rules.
Roger Howarth (Mitch Bacall): The longtime soap star makes his debut this week as the husband of Sienna (Tamara Braun). Howarth got his start in daytime as Jory on Guiding Light and Kent Winslow on Loving before landing the role of Todd Manning on One Life to Live, which both put him on the daytime map and, in 1994, won him a Daytime Emmy as Outstanding Younger Actor. After an original OLTL stint that lasted from 1992-95, he returned from 1996-98 and 2000-03. From 2003-10, he played Paul Ryan on As the World Turns, and the next year, he returned to playing Todd until OLTL went off the air as well, in 2012. In 2013, legal issues forced GH to retire the character of Todd, who Howarth reprised once again on Prospect Park’s short-lived OLTL Internet revival. That same year, he began playing Franco on GH. Franco was killed in 2020, but Howarth remained on the show in yet another role, Austin Gatlin-Holt, until Austin was murdered in 2023.
Redding Munsell (Harrison Abbott): According to the teasers for the week, Kyle (Michael Mealor) will go the extra mile for his son Harrison.
Who’s Going
General Hospital
Rena Sofer (Lois Cerullo): The Daytime Emmy winner wrapped her run on October 24, when Lois announced to her daughter Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) that she was leaving to manage Blaze’s (Jacqueline Grace Lopez) music tour. Sofer, who announced her move back to New York in August, had returned to the soap in October 2023 after her original run, which lasted from 1993-96 and included a brief reprisal in 1997.
Young and Restless
Ray Wise (Ian Ward): The Genoa City baddie appeared as a figment of Mariah’s (Camryn Grimes) imagination last week for one episode as she tried to work through the trauma of her past.
Industry News
Bold Move: Casey Kasprzyk has been promoted from supervising producer to executive producer — the first non-Bell family member to serve in that position. He first came to the CBS soap 22 years ago in 2003 to work at the front desk and rose through the ranks. He is also the creator and host of Bold Live! on YouTube. Bradley Bell continues as head writer and executive producer. “This is so well-deserved and earned. Congratulations @CaseyKasprzyk xoxo,” shared BTG Executive Producer/Head Writer/Creator Michele Val Jean said on X. She worked on B&B for 12 years, prior to her move to BTG.
We Meet Again: Susan Sullivan (ex-Maggie, Falcon Crest; ex-Lenore, Another World) announced a new project that she is doing with her former Falcon Crest husband David Selby (ex-Richard; ex-Quentin, Dark Shadows) on X, “Creating a soap opera for seniors with some old actor friends on YouTube under the title… What friends do the old and the restless…Come along for the ride, we’d love… to have you!” Also involved are Kathryn Leigh Scott (ex-Maggie, DS) and Granville Van Dusen (ex-Keith, Y&R; ex-David, Port Charles).
Real-Life Status
Oh, Baby: Christel Khalil (Lily, Y&R) is pregnant with her third child. She and husband Sam Restagno have a son, Remy (b. 2024), together and she has another son from a previous marriage, Michael (b. April 2010).
Connected Four: Brock Kelly (ex-Evan, DAYS) announced the birth of his second child with wife Adel. “We’re officially a family of four now,” the actor beamed on Instagram. “Mom’s a superhero. I’m in awe. And big sis is already the most loving helper we could ask for(naturally she bullied her little Cupcake on day two, then stuck up for her at the park a week later.) One may say, she’s built for this. We thought our first was loud and assertive…. this little one may be even more so. Prayers answered. Hearts full. Coffee cups too 😆 Thank you, Jesus.”
Casting About
Rory Gibson (Michael, GH) has wrapped filming his first feature — a psychological thriller called How Jessica Died. The filmmakers are crowdsourcing its funding, where you can also watch a trailer for the new film…. Trisha Mann-Grant (Leslie/Dana, BTG) shared on Instagram, “Carl Weber’s, THE FAMILY BUSINESS is BAAAACK!! Season 6 on BET+ @bet @betplus What are ‘Dominique’ and ‘Antonio’ up to?” The new season dropped on October 23…. Nazneen Contractor (Justine, GH) will be on the November 4 episode of NCIS. She will be playing Senior FBI Agent Beth Rollins…. Scarlett Spears (Donna, GH) is in the blockbuster Wicked follow-up film, Wicked: For Good, which will be released on November 21. She plays Young Glinda (Ariana Grande plays the older version). You can see her in the trailer below.
In Memoriam
Margaret “Maggie” DePriest, an actress and Daytime Emmy-nominated writer, passed away on September 29, at the age of 94. Born in Bristow, Oklahoma, on April 19, 1931, she began her career as an actress. She even won an Obie Award in 1965 for Best Actress for her performance in A Place for Chance. She originated the role of Abby Cameron on The Edge of Night from 1965-66 and played Mrs. Berger on The Doctors from 1967-68. Yet it was as a writer she would make her greatest impact, having been nominated five times for a Daytime Emmy. In the mid-1960s, she was head writer along with Lou Scofield on The Edge of Night. In 1969, the two writers co-created and co-head wrote Where the Heart Is, remaining with the show for its entire run which ended in 1973. In 1975, she worked on How to Survive a Marriage as well as Love of Life. The next year she returned to a soap she had once acted on, head writing for The Doctors. But it was her next job as co-head writer with Pat Falken Smith on General Hospital that catapulted the careers of everyone associated with the soap from 1980 to 1981, during the mania surrounding Luke (Anthony Geary) and Laura (Genie Francis). She was associated with a glory time for another soap — Days of Our Lives — from 1981-84. Head writing stints followed at All My Children in 1989, One Life to Live from 1990-91, Another World from 1986-88 and again in 1996-97, and her last writing position was at Sunset Beach from 1998-99. She was married to actor/writer/director Paul Price, who predeceased her. She is survived by her daughter Sara and son Jake.
June Lockhart, who played Felicia’s (Kristina Wagner) grandmother Maria (pronounced “Mariah”) beginning in 1984 and making her last appearance in 2000, passed away from natural causes on October 23, at the age of 100. Wagner paid tribute to her former co-star on X, writing, “June was so elegant and sweet as Felicia’s grandmother but behind the scenes she was sassy and loads of fun. At the end of each work day she would say, ‘This nightmare is finally over!’ 😆 Rest in peace, June. ❤️” Lynn Herring (Lucy) shared on X, “My 1st week as mousy Lucy @GeneralHospital almost 40 years ago, I was extremely nervous and Ms Lockhart was the 1st person to make me feel welcome & said ‘You’ve got this, you are doing great!’ 🩷 I have been so grateful for her kindness ever since!!”
Alumni Report
Aiden Turner (ex-Aidan, All My Children) appears as Rhys in the October 28 mid-season finale episode of High Potential on ABC…. Hayden Panettiere (ex-Lizzie, Guiding Light; ex-Sarah, One Life to Live) will be in the thriller Sleepwalker, which will hit theaters on January 9, 2026. Leonardo DiCaprio’s (ex-Young Mason, Santa Barbara) production firm Appian Way is co-producing it…. Billy Magnussen (ex-Casey, As the World Turns) will be in the horror comedy Buzzkill, which will shoot in Texas in 2026. It’s about a small town that is terrorized by a creature that can only be seen by people who are drunk… Brittany Underwood (ex-Langston, OLTL) shared some news on Instagram. “Beyond excited to announce we get a Season 2 of Crossroad Springs on @greatamericanfamily and @greatamericanpureflix these humans make me laugh…so insanely hard, I’m beyond lucky to be a part of this show. Not just for the people I get to work with, but we get to shoot some really beautiful touching moments and I’m so so grateful for this ride. 🙏🏼 Love my CRS fam (wish I had good pics with all of them!) 🥹 can’t wait for what this next season will bring ☺️🤗,” she wrote…. Barbara Crampton (ex-Leanna, Y&R, et al) will be in the eight-episode series Whatever Happened to Daisy…. Emma Samms (ex-Holly, GH) shared on Instagram. “I built a website! And I’m prouder of the tech involved in doing that than the art it’s promoting 😂,” she wrote on the picture featured…. Eva LaRue (ex-Natalia, GH; ex-Celeste, Y&R) has a two-part documentary about her and her daughter Kaya’s experiences with a relentless stalker that will premiere on Paramount+ on November 13. A trailer for My Nightmare Stalker: The Eva LaRue Story can be seen below.
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