Another beloved veteran is back at Days of our Lives to attend this week’s poignant funeral for John Black. Here’s the soap’s latest comings and goings, casting news. Find out which popular performers are returning to the show this week, if any newcomers are joining the soap in contract, recurring, or day-player roles, and if any of your favorite actors or actresses are leaving the Peacock drama.
The Week of June 9, 2025
Add Charles Shaughnessy to the long list of performers from yesteryear returning for John’s memorial service. The actor resurfaces in Salem as ISA agent Shane Donovan on Monday, June 9. He shares scenes with Deidre Hall’s Marlena and many others during his visit to the show.
Peter Reckell and Kristian Alfonso get more airtime as supercouple Bo and Hope Brady too. The duo resurface in Salem on Tuesday, June 10, as John’s funeral comes to a close.
Melissa Reeves as Jennifer Deveraux, Matthew Ashford as Jack Deveraux, Greg Vaughan as Eric Brady, Christie Clark as Carrie Brady Reed, and Chandler Massey as Will Horton are also continuing their story arcs.
Alice Halsey pops back in as Rachel Black, Kristen (Stacy Haiduk) and Brady’s (Eric Martsolf) daughter. She airs on Monday, June 9.
Meanwhile, that was Vincent Simard portraying Bo Weston last week. The tyke is Ciara (Victoria Konefal) and Ben’s (Robert Scott Wilson) son. And Adam Chambers played Dave, a skydiving instructor, in scenes with Chad (Billy Flynn) and Cat (AnnaLynne McCord).
