Days of Our Lives Comings and Goings: Two Bittersweet Goodbyes!

Who’s coming and who’s going from Days of Our Lives (DOOL)?

Are any favorite performers from yesteryear returning to the daytime drama, this week, or in the near 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 Days of Our Lives fold in surprise new parts?

Here’s the latest casting news from the NBC soap.

The week of December 3, 2018
Bryan Dattilo returns to Salem as Lucas Horton on Thursday, December 6, albeit not for long. Look for the character to share goodbye scenes with Nadia Bjorlin’s Chloe before revealing that he’s heading back to Europe to be with his daughter Allie, full-time.

It looks like James Reynolds, who plays Abe, has lost his leading lady. Vanessa Williams is out as Dr. Valerie Grant. The actress made her final appearance on November 21, when Valerie moved back to Washington DC to begin a chief of staff job at her old hospital. Williams made her Days debut back in the October of 2016.

Days of our Lives (DOOL) airs weekdays on NBC. Check your local listings for airtimes.