Comings & Goings: Casting News for General Hospital, Young & Restless, DAYS, B&B and BTG Week of August 17
What are the latest soap opera comings and goings? Check out up-to-date casting information about General Hospital, The Young and Restless, Beyond The Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Days of Our Lives for the week of August 17.
Who’s Coming
Beyond The Gates
Nick Hagelin (Noah Rollins): Noah notches more air time this week — and catches a break courtesy of Nicole (Daphnee Duplaix).
Ashley Jones (Heather Armstrong): Heather’s storyline got a new wrinkle with the reveal that she shares a past with Andre (Sean Freeman)!
Robert Christopher Riley (Carlton Fitzgerald): Carlton offers Ted (Keith Dr. Robinson) an update on Tuesday, August 18.
Greg Vaughan (Kial Rollins): Look for to air again Kial on Thursday, August 20.
Jordi Vilasuso (Grayson Perez): Jacob turns to Greyson and Ashley (Jen Jacob) for help on Wednesday, August 19.
The Bold and the Beautiful
Sandra Aguilar and Michael Maloney (Cleaning Crew): This duo is on cleanup duty on Tuesday, August 18.
Lilli Bechard (Female Patron): Bechard’s episode airs on Friday, August 21.
Delon de Metz (Zende Forrester): RJ (Brayan Nicoletti) pitches a new idea to Zende on Thursday, August 20.
Sissy Sheridan (Jessica): Jessica’s next appearance is slated for Friday, August 21.
Days of Our Lives
Lamon Archey (Eli Grant): Archey will take part in an emotional episode airing on Friday, August 18.
Miles Anderson (Foster): On Tuesday, August 18, Foster’s date with Julie (Susan Seaforth Hayes) takes an unexpected turn.
Casey Moss (JJ Deveraux): JJ reaches out to his half sister Gwen (Emily O’Brien) on Tuesday, August 18.
Peter Porte (Dimitri Von Leuschner): On Wednesday, August 19, Dimitri hears a hard truth from Leo (Greg Rikaart).
Sal Stowers (Lani Grant): Lani and her husband, Eli, will recall the baby boy they lost, David, on Friday, August 18.
Louis Tomeo (Aaron Greene): Aaron and Ari (Vico Escoria) spend some quality time with baby Trey on Tuesday, August 18.
General Hospital
Asher Antonyzyn (Danny Morgan): Danny furthers his scheme against Drew (Cameron Mathison) later this week.
Bluesy Burke (Charlotte Cassadine): Charlotte is Danny’s co-conspirator in the teens’ plot to fight fire with fire where Drew is concerned.
Finn Carr (Rocco Falconeri): Carr shares scenes with his on-screen grandmother, Genie Francis (Laura), on Friday, August 21.
Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing): Ric is increasingly unamused by Elizabeth’s (Rebecca Herbst) growing closeness to Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) as the week unfolds.
Jequan Jackson (Quinn): Quinn is back on the scene this week as Kai’s (Jens Austin Astrup) former football teammate who may have an unhealthy interest in Trina (Tabyana Ali).
Kelly Kruger (Serena Baldwin): Serena did the unthinkable — talked some sense into Lucy (Lynn Herring)! — on Monday, August 17.
Carlo Rota (Jenz Sidwell): Sidwell took a plea deal sending him to Pentonville for decades — but the actor is far from done. He will be seen again this week in scenes with Sidwell’s sworn enemy, Sonny (Maurice Benard).
Scarlett Spears (Donna Corinthos): Sonny’s adorable daughter has a trick up her sleeve this week.
Kayden Brenna Tokarski (Scout Cain): Scout meets up with Danny behind Drew’s back on Friday, August 21.
The Young and the Restless
Tricia Cast (Nina Webster): Christine (Lauralee Bell) and Traci (Beth Maitland) are delighted to receive a visit from Nina this week.
Michael Damian (Danny Romalotti): On on Tuesday, August 18, Damian (as Danny) will perform the song, “All I Need is You” from his new album, Mixed Emotions, which also goes on sale that day.
Eileen Davidson (Ashley Abbott): Jack (Peter Bergman) confided in his sister on the Monday, August 17 episode.
Vivica A. Fox (Dr. Stephanie Simmons): Stephanie is back on the scene as Nate (Sean Dominic) inches toward a return to his medical career.
Who’s Going
Days of Our Lives
Nikki Crawford (Lexie Carver): Crawford made her DAYS debut on March 6, 2026 in the role of Abe’s (James Reynolds) back-from-the-dead wife, but her resurrection has an end date: the actress will make her final appearance on Friday, August 21.
John Oliver (Devlin St. John): The Emmy Award-winning host of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver concluded his Salem run on Friday, August 14. On his HBO show, he took a humorous look back on his appearance on DAYS. In the comment section, scene partner Dan Feuerriegel wrote, “Was a pleasure to work with you John 🔥🙌.”
General Hospital
Paige Herschell (Jacinda Bracken): Herschell exited Port Charles last week after a 16-month run as Jacinda in what Soap Opera Digest confirmed was a storyline-dictated decision.
In Memoriam
Hayden Panettiere passed away on Sunday, August 17 at the age of 36. The Heroes and Nashville alum began her career in daytime, starring as Sarah Roberts on One Life to Live from 1994 until 1997 and on Guiding Light as Lizzie Spaulding from 1996 until 2000.
Casting About
B&B star Crew Morrow is starring in a new courtroom drama, Wildcards, reports Variety. He plays the lead role of Theodore Sterling, who is on trial for the alleged sexual assault of a Black woman. The movie will be released in select theaters on August 27.
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