An actress wraps up her run on the soap, while a beloved family member resurfaces. Here’s the Days of our Lives casting news for the week of August 17-21.
The Week of August 17, 2026
Nikki Crawford’s run as the back-from-the-dead Lexie Carver comes to an emotional end this week. The actress shares her final scenes with James Reynolds’ Abe and Tyler Joseph Andrews’ Theo on Friday, August 21.
Casey Moss returns as JJ Deveraux. The ex-cop reaches out to Emily O’Brien’s Gwen and interacts with Tyler Joseph Andrews’ Theo on Tuesday, August 18.
Sal Stowers resurfaces as Lani Price Grant. The character visits Chanel (Raven Bowens) in the hospital on Monday, August 17. Stowers opened up about her long road back to the soap.
Lamon Archey is back as Eli Grant on Friday, August 21. The actor and Stowers share emotional scenes as Eli and Lani remember the son they lost.
Louis Tomeo gets more screen time as Aaron Greene, when the character and Vico Escorcia’s Ari spend time with baby Trey on Tuesday, August 18. Check out some interesting facts about Tomeo.
Miles Anderson pops in as Foster. Look for the former bookstore owner’s date with Julie (Susan Seaforth Hayes) to take an unexpected turn on Tuesday, August 18.
Peter Porte continues his run as Dimitri Von Leuschner. Greg Rikaart’s Leo gives his ex-boyfriend the hard truth on Wednesday, August 19.
Meanwhile, John Oliver wrapped up his three-episode guest stint. He played Devlin St. John, the Chief Water Inspector for Salem.
