Who’s coming and who’s going from Days of our Lives (DOOL)? Are any of your favorite performers from yesteryear returning to the daytime drama, this week, or in the not too far off future?
Have any new actors or actresses been cast on the show in contract, recurring, or day player roles? Are any well-remembered stars from other soaps, past or present, about to join the Days of our Lives fold in surprising new parts? Here’s the latest casting news from the NBC soap.
The week of September 6, 2021
It looks like viewers will be seeing a lot more of actor Bryan Dattilo. The fan-favorite has signed a new one-year contract with the soap that will keep Lucas Horton front and center in the storyline. Dattilo originated the role of Lucas back in 1993.
Meanwhile, Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem is welcoming Peter Porte to the fold. He’ll be playing Kyle Graham, an ISA agent. His character will interact with Lisa Rinna’s Billie Reed. If Porte looks familiar to daytime fans, it’s because he previously played Ricky Williams, Paul’s (Doug Davidson) son, on The Young and the Restless from 2011 to 2012. Porte also recurred on the primetime series Baby Daddy from 2014 to 2017.
DAYS made its debut in 1965 and is one of the longest-running daytime soap operas in American history. It has outlasted other soaps to become a mainstay for many households. Needless to say, decades of storylines have kept viewers locked in and wanting more.
From Sami Brady’s (Alison Sweeney) crazy schemes to Victor Kiriakis’s (John Aniston) one-liners to the epic love story of John Black (Drake Hogestyn) and Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall), DAYS knows how to entertain and keep fans coming back for more. Fans love their daytime soap operas and the excitement in Salem is non-stop.
DAYS is one of four soap operas currently on the air. The other three daytime dramas include General Hospital (GH), The Young and the Restless (YR), and The Bold and the Beautiful (BB). Days of our Lives (DAYS) airs weekdays on NBC. Check your local listings for airtimes.
Days of our Lives (DOOL) airs weekdays on NBC. Check your local listings for airtimes. For more about what’s coming up in Salem, check out all the latest that’s been posted on DAYS spoilers, and for an in-depth look at the show’s history, click here.
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