Soap Opera Comings and Goings: Heroines and Villains Return

Who’s coming and who’s going from the soap opera casts of The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, General Hospital, and The Young and the Restless?

Soap Opera Casting For The Week of January 22, 2024

Here’s a list of the top exit and entrance news from all four daytime dramas. Find out if any of your favorite performers from yesteryear are returning to the shows you follow, or if any new actors or actresses have been cast in contract, recurring, or day-player roles.

General Hospital

Great news for fans of Josslyn Jacks. Eden McCoy is back at the studio filming scenes. The actress, who took time off last November following the death of her mother, shared a post from behind the scenes at the show’s studio on Instagram. McCoy should be back on screen in a few weeks. During her absence, Courtney Fulk has been filling in as Josslyn.

Steve Mize has joined the cast as Mr. Wright, Adam’s (Joshua Benard) father. The actor was last seen as Dr. Pierce on Days of our Lives, the shady medico who told Nicole (Arianne Zucker) her baby died. Meanwhile, Duncan Anderson is playing Owen, Adam’s college roommate.

Alley Mills pops back in as Heather Webber. She’ll have scenes opposite her TV daughter, Avery Kristen Pohl’s Esme, on Monday, January 22, andGenie Francis’ Laura on Wednesday, January 24.  

Bradford Anderson makes an appearance as Damian Spinelli on Wednesday, January 24.  He’ll have a heated exchange with Josh Kelly’s Cody.

Stephen A. Smith returns as Brick. Look for Jordan (Tanisha Harper) to contact the surveillance expert on Thursday, January 25.  

That was Catherine Kresge playing Dr. Sawyer, the woman Finn (Michael Easton) and Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) conferred with regarding Finn’s malpractice suit.

Days of our Lives

James Read resurfaces as Clyde Weston. Look for the Statesville prison inmate to share powerful scenes with Steve Burton’s Harris Michaels on Monday, January 22. 

After a couple of months off screen, Finley Rose Slater pops back in as Rachel Black. The young actress has scenes with her onscreen mom and dad, Stacy Haiduk’s Kristen and Eric Martsolf’s Brady, on Wednesday, January 24.

The Young and the Restless

The Abbott clan’s most popular sibling and one of most beloved heroines is back. Beth Maitland clocks in as Traci Abbott on Monday, January 22. 

Colleen Zenk resurfaces as the psychotic Jordan. She’ll air on Monday, January 22. 

The Bold and the Beautiful

Oliver Bell pops back in as Ginge. The Forrester Creations intern appears on Friday, January 26.

Naomi Matsuda returns as Dr. Li Finnegan. She appears on Monday, January 22, Wednesday, January 24, and Thursday, January 25.

Romy Park gets a week’s worth of airtime as Poppy Nozawa, as her character’s relationship with Don Diamont’s Bill heats up. She appears on Monday, January 22, Tuesday, January 23, Wednesday, January 24, Thursday, January 25 and Friday, January 26.