Soap Opera Comings and Goings: Couple Exits, Vet Returns and Fun Guest Spot

Here is the latest comings and goings casting news from all four daytime dramas: The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, General Hospital, and The Young and the Restless?

Soap Opera Casting For The Week of  July 29, 2024

Find out if any of your favorite actors and actresses from yesteryear are returning to the shows you watch, if any newcomers have been cast in contract, recurring, or day-player roles, or if any popular performers are about to make their exit.

Days of our Lives

Veterans Arianne Zucker and Greg Vaughan are leaving their roles as Nicole Walker and Eric Brady, respectively, on Days of our Lives. The longtime supercouple say goodbye to their loved ones and head to Paris on Monday, July 29. Zucker, who’s filed a lawsuit against Ken Corday, Corday Productions, and former director/executive producer Albert Alarr alleging sexual harassment, debuted as Nicole in 1998. Vaughan has played Eric since 2012, and inside sources report that this isn’t the end of the line for his character.

Deidre Hall will be doing double duty again. The actress is beginning another stint as Hattie Adams. The Marlena lookalike turns up to audition for Body and Soul this week.

Colton Little returns as Andrew Donovan on Monday, July 29. Look for the ISA agent to offer his onscreen sister, Emily O’Brien’s Theresa, a deal.

Christopher Sean is back as Paul Narita. He offers support to Deidre Hall’s Marlena on Friday, August 2.

The Bold and the Beautiful 

Former Roseanne star Tom Arnold debuts as the Forrester’s new pilot, Captain Deuce Stevens, on The Bold and the Beautiful. The actor airs on Tuesday, July 30, and Wednesday, July 31, when Ridge (Thorsten Kaye), Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) and Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) fly to Monte Carlo to relaunch Forrester Creations’ “Brooke’s Bedroom” fashion line.

A veteran soap star’s son is joining the show’s cast. Crew Morrow, son of Joshua Morrow (Nicholas, The Young and the Restless), premieres as Will Spencer on Thursday, August 1. The character is the only child of Heather Tom’s Katie and Don Diamont’s Bill. Finnegan George had portrayed Will from 2018 to 2020.

Aaron D. Spears is back on the scene as Justin Barber. He airs on Monday, July 29.

General Hospital

General Hospital is welcoming back a lead character’s black sheep brother. Actually, make that half brother. Rick Hearst is resurrecting his role as Ric Lansing, Sonny’s (Maurice Benard) shady sibling and Molly’s (Kristen Vaganos) father. Hearst begins filming on Monday, July 29 and will start airing the week of August 19. He originally played Ric from 2002 to 2009 and had his last run on the soap from 2014 to  2016.

That was Perez Hilton playing himself on Wednesday, July 24. The entertainment reporter interviewed Kate Mansi’s Kristina and Jaqueline Grace Lopez’s Blaze about their relationship on his talk show.

The Young and the Restless

Reylynn Caster continues to be featured prominently as Faith Newman on The Young and the Restless. She’ll share scenes with her TV family,  Sharon Case’s Sharon, Camryn Grimes’ Mariah, and Joshua Morrow’s Nick, on Thursday, August 1.

Lily Brooks O’Briant is back as Lucy. Look for Danny (Michael Graziadei) and Heather’s (Vail Bloom) teenage daughter to have sceneswith the above-mentioned Caster as well as her TV dad on Friday, August 2.

Conner Floyd gets more screen time as Chance Chancellor. He’ll help counsel his girlfriend, Summer (Allison Lanier), through an important decision on Thursday, August 1.

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