Louise Sorel returns to DAYS as Vivian while GH welcomes Jens Austin Astrup aboard as new love interest for Trina!

Who’s Coming

Bold and Beautiful

Laneya Grace (Electra Forrester): This is the week a new Forrester family member is introduced. Look for the young woman to arrive with her aunt but also run into a handsome young man — Will Spencer (Crew Morrow).

Ashleigh Brewer (Ivy Forrester): You can bet Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) won’t be happy to see her former rival for Liam Spencer’s (Scott Clifton) affection arrive with her niece in tow. The character of Ivy was last seen earlier this year giving Liam a kiss.

Days of our Lives

Louise Sorel (Vivian Alamain): Stefan’s (Brandon Barash) homicidal mother is coming back to Salem next week. The actress was last seen in the role, which she created back in 1992, in 2020.

John-Paul Lavoisier (Philip Kiriakis): Kate Roberts’s (Lauren Koslow) son with the late Victor Kiriakis returns to Salem. He hasn’t been seen since October of 2023.

Patrika Darbo (Nancy Miller): The actress will be seen this week with her on-screen daughter, Joy Wesley. Her last visit to Salem took place in 2022. The actress talked exclusively with Digest about her comeback here.

AlexAnn Hopkins (Joy Wesley): Chloe’s sister and Nancy’s daughter will be seen this week. Look for her to cross with Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman) in scenes, as shown in this week’s promo for the show.

Al Calderon (Javi Hernandez): Gabi’s (Cherie Jimenez) and Rafe’s (Galen Gering) cousin arrives in Salem next week.

Casey Moss (JJ Deveraux): JJ’s return continues this week as he learns from Uncle Steve (Stephen Nichols) that the impostor (AnnaLynne McCord) targeted Chad (Billy Flynn).

Tina Huang (Melinda Trask): The DiMera lawyer will have scenes with most of the DiMera siblings who live in town — Stefan (Brandon Barash), EJ (Dan Feuerriegel) and Kristen (Stacy Haiduk).

Lesley Robins (Nurse Lesley): The host/reporter/producer for Young Hollywood has snagged a role on the Peacock soap. She shot the scenes last week to air sometime in 2025.

Bruce Beatty (Dr. Seth Burns): The Salem University Hospital’s administrator will be logging more time on the set of Body and Soul.

Jonah Robinson (Dr. Mark Greene): Steve captures the would-be assassin this week and he’s got a lot of explaining to do.

General Hospital

Jens Austin Astrup (Kai): As reported by Deadline, Astrup will be playing a new love interest for Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali), whom she will meet at Port Charles University. The L.A. native previously recurred on Max’s reboot of Gossip Girl. The soap newcomer will be making his debut in November.

Asher Antonyzyn (Danny Morgan): Sam McCall’s (Kelly Monaco) son with Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) is on hand at the hospital as his mother is prepped for surgery.

Cosette Abinante (Scout Cain): Scout also appears this week as her mother, Sam, prepares to donate part of her liver to an ailing Lulu Spencer.

Finn Francis Carter (Rocco Falconeri): The son of Lulu and Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna) is also on screen this week in the lead-up to the organ donation.

Robert Gossett (Marshall Ashford): As previously reported, the two-time Daytime Emmy-winner has wrapped up his run — at least for now — as Marshall heads out on tour. But Gossett will be seen again this week as Marshall’s family and loved ones, including son Curtis (Donnell Turner), TJ (Tajh Bellow) and Stella (Vernee Watson) gather to send him out of town in style.

Scott Reeves (Steven Lars Webber): Reeves returns returns to Port Charles this week after his character, Steve, received parole for the crime that sent him to jail back in 2013.

Young and Restless

Lauralee Bell (Christine Blair Williams): The legal eagle is back this week to help out Daniel Romalotti (Michael Graziadei), who has fallen under suspicion of Heather Stevens’s (Vail Bloom) murder.

Michael Damian (Danny Romalotti): Daniel’s worried father will check in with his son via video chat this week from his concert tour.

Loren Lott (Ana Hamilton): As reported Monday, Devon’s (Bryton James) younger sister will be returning for his wedding to Abby (Melissa Ordway).

Chene’ Lawson (Harmony aka Yolanda Hamilton): You can also expect to see Devon’s biological mother making an appearance for his upcoming wedding.

Redding Munsell (Harrison Abbott): The tyke appears again this week.

Lily Brooks O’Briant (Lucy Romalotti): The teen will continue this week in scenes as the noose tightens around her father regarding her mother’s death.

Who’s Going

General Hospital

Jophielle Love (Violet Finn): As revealed on air last week, the character will be flying to Seattle to be reunited with her father, Finn, who has completed his stint in rehab. The Monday, October 21 episode marks the end of Love’s run on the ABC soap — at least for now, as the door is left wide open for her to visit. The actress made her first appearance on October 23, 2019.

 

Casting About

Kathleen Gati (Liesl Obrecht, GH) thanked the writers of S.W.A.T. for her fun role on the CBS prime-time show. She played Zora in Season 8’s fall premiere episode…. Mary Beth Evans (Kayla, DAYS) announced some big news on her Instagram account: “I had such a great time working on episode 2, season 3 of [Lincoln Lawyer], which is streaming on @netflix as of this week!”

 

Alumni Report

Sam Page (ex-Trey Shepherd, All My Children) was cast in the TV series Homestead, which will be a continuation of the post-apocalyptic film of the same name…. Bailey Chase (ex-Chris Hughes, As The World Turns), who was in the film, will also be in the dramatic series…. Get ready for a Santa Barbara reunion on Blue Ridge: The Series as A Martinez (ex-Cruz Castillo) and Eric Close (ex-Sawyer Walker) will both appear in an upcoming episode…. Jen Landon (ex-Gwen, ATWT; ex-Heather, Y&R) and Marisa Tomei (ex-Marcy Thompson, ATWT) are in a new film on Amazon Prime, Brothers, which stars Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), Josh Brolin (Avengers: End Game) and Glenn Close. Landon plays Closes’s character as a younger woman…. Frances Fisher (ex-Deborah Saxon, The Edge of Night; ex-Suzette Saxon, Guiding Light) has joined Pierson Fodé (ex-Thomas Forrester, B&B) on the new Michael Damian-produced film The Wrong Paris. Damian’s wife, Janeen Damian, is directing…. Jen Lilley (ex-Theresa Donovan, DAYS) is set to begin filming a Christmas movie, Holiday Hearts, in January 2025.