A popular actress airs for the final time on Days of our Lives during the week of March 23-27. Here’s the soap’s latest comings and goings casting news. Find out who’s leaving the Peacock drama, if any popular stars from yesteryear are boarding this week or in the near future, and if any newcomers are joining the show in contract, recurring, or day-player roles.
Key Takeaways
- Marissa Reyes exits DAYS as Ari Horton, airing for the final time on March 25 after a 10-month run.
- Lorelei Olivia Mote’s Rachel takes center stage during her shooting fallout, with major courtroom drama ahead.
- Familiar faces return, including Casey Moss as JJ and Karole Foreman as Judge Dabney.
- Wes Ramsey wraps his run as Owen Kent, closing out his latest stint on the soap.
The Week of March 23, 2026
After 10 months on the Salem scene, Marissa Reyes makes her final appearance as Ari Horton on Wednesday, March 25. She debuted as Will (Chandler Massey) and Gabi’s (Cherie Jimenez) daughter in May of 2025. The role has been recast.
Lorelei Olivia Mote gets prominent airtime as Rachel Black, as her character prepares to face the consequences of shooting EJ (Dan Feuerriegel). (You can check out some of the young actress’ hidden talents here.) She has scenes with her TV dad, Eric Martsolf’s Brady, on Tuesday, March 24. She airs opposite her TV mom, Stacy Haiduk’s Kristen, on Wednesday, March 25, and is back to hear the judge’s ruling on Friday, March 27.
Karole Foreman resurfaces as Judge Dabney this week. She’s back to preside over Rachel’s hearing on Thursday, March 26 and Friday, March 27.
Tina Huang clocks back in as Melinda Trask. The attorney interacts with Martha Madison’s Belle and Korman’s Judge Dabney on Thursday, March 26.
Casey Moss returns as JJ Deveraux. (Offscreen Moss is happily married to former DAYS star True O’Brien, who played Paige.) The Salem cop opens up to Tyler Joseph Andrews’ Theo on Thursday, March 26.
Wes Ramsey has wrapped up his run as Owen Kent, the man stalking Stephanie (Abigail Klein). He initially appeared on the soap back in 2009, before resurrecting the character last February.
