| DAYS CAST ALERT! Small spoilers included LINK ONLY Updated Alison Sweeney is now a temp director for General Hospital ... Clyde - played by James Read - is a very violent villain! Previously BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE SALEM ... Kristen will have a 3-month storyline starting in July. Has the she devil reformed? Hell no! The excitement begins when she kidnaps a certain someone. After the wild ride, how does she depart? The possibilities include running away again, losing her life, or having to pay for her past transgressions. But more importantly, what does she leave behind ...? Stay tuned! Eileen Davidson will be playing Kristen DiMera, likely for the last time. EVEN EARLIER As of Friday, May 2 James Scott has left the NBC building! His scenes air for a few more months, as do Alison Sweeney's. The role of Ben as he and Abigail get closer wil be played by Robert Wilson. Brace yourselves cos KRISTEN IS BAAAAAACK! She starts to air this summer. Mark Collier is Liam. Kassie DePaiva will be the new Eve Donovan Daniel Cosgrove is Aiden Connor Kalopsis is Chase Jennings. Sorased Ari is Vivienne Rutherford. Justin Gaston is Jordan's brother Ben. True O'Brien is Paige, the girl of JJ's dreams. Michael Benyaer is Dr. Chyka, the deliciously evil Hungarian character without a Hungarian name! Alison Sweeney has just announced she will be leaving Days at the end of the year. If she follows through in 11 months, do you think Sami should be recast? Theresa the terrible's older half sister Eve Donovan will be returning to Salem and compared to her, Theresa is tame! Hellcat Eve had a tough young life as a prostitute, ended up coming to Salem to find daddy Shane, made mischief, adventure, dealt with blackmail, danger, and had a marriage of convenience wth Jack, who then ended up with Jennifer, now sister Theresa's sworn enemy! Amanda Corday is WOWING me with her hilarious portrayal of Karen the hospital gossip girl, along with the scandalous Anne Milbauer, played by Meredith Scott Lynn. John Black is back in action and that's a fact! Lucas will also be having decent airtime in 2014. It is no coincidence that these veteran characters are more in demand as Days creeps closer to 2015, which will mark the big 50 year anniversary! ARCHIVES AS THEY WERE REPORTED ... Cam dramatically departs! Guy Wilson is the new Will, which makes perfect sense cos he’s a Wilson guy! #winning Chandler Massey has left the building. Brace yourselves for new Will! Please note: I did not write nu Will like others might, as NU is French for NUDE. Teehee! See the spoiler page HERE for the scoop on the character of Kristen DiMera, as portrayed by Eileen Davidson. Chandler Massey (Will) and Camila Banus (Gabi) are not be renewing their contracts this December. Casey Diedrick (Chad) is confirmed to be gone after Halloween. NAMES JJ is played by Casey Moss, while Jen Lilly is Theresa, Kevin Riggin is Rory, and Allison Page is Bev. MIFFED COMING Chrishell Stause's character Jordan arrives in Salem in August. SAY CHEESE! It's all in the photograph ... Did you know that most younger Days talent is reportedly cast from modeling pools ... More Previously reported casting news from the ARCHIVES: Chloe visits Salem just after Christmas! Nancy to show up for some episodes too! Things are in a fast state of flux! There is talk of Eileen Davidson returning as both Kristen and Susan, the character of Eric has been recast, and the characters of Shawn, Belle, and maybe Chelsea are still said to be high on the to-do list. * Contract negotiations have evidently broken down between Peter Reckell (BO) and the show, with his wife revealing on social media that he will not be returning ... * Stefano gone from the picture though it is said to be temporary ... * Molly Burnett (Melanie) is leaving Days this summer. I am not surrised. She has been wanting to try her luck at prime time ... * Ian Buchanen, who portrayed the evil Ian, has been let go. He will be gone from Salem after the summer. * Blake Berris - aka Nick Fallon - returning to Salem! * Jason Cook (aka Shawn Douglas Brady) is officially done with General Hospital, soooo ...! * MORE SAD NEWS! The characters of Austin, Carrie, Madison, Jack to be written off the show. More to follow * * SAD NEWS * RENEEE JONES QUITS ACTING AND DAYS OF OUR LIVES* WRITERS SAY LEXIE WILL DIE* NEW CELESTE IS BEVERLY TODD UPDATE: The show was unable to snag Tanya and so Celeste is going to be recast, though the character will remain mysterious, etc January 9, 2012 Celeste, Lexie's stunning psychic mother, returns to Salem, once again played by Tanya Boyd. The mysterious Celeste was known for her visions, vibes, her ability to see dead people, communicate with the dark side, and the fact that she believed EJ was as evil as Stefano. Psst. She also has a very glam hat collection, and says "dahling" like no one else can. NOTE: Previous key cast hires and rehires, including Freddie Smith, Bryan Dattilo, Lisa Rinna have appeared on DaysCafe spoiler pages. September 2, 2011 Dates you need to know: September 20 - Dario is gone. September 22 - Carly, Taylor, Vivian are gone. September 22 - Quinn exits for a month. Week of September 26: Chloe and Kinsey finish. August 10, 2011 As DaysCafe previously reported on the spoilers page, Jack is back sooner than September 26, the official reset day concerning the Horton Town Square and vet returns. Jack will be wreaking havoc for Dan and Jen! CEO Madison James shows up on October 4. July 19, 2011 Sarah Brown airs as CEO Madison. She will change a lot of things for a lot of people! July 11, 2011 Deidre Hall's first tape date is Wednesday, July 13. The character of Taylor will be seen through September. Ivan is back to wrap up Vivian's storyline. July 8, 2011 As already reported on the Buzz page, Carrie and Austin will be returning to Salem. They will be played by Christie Clark and Patrick Muldoon. As previously tweeted by the new writer, the vets return on Sept 26. June 25, 2011 As DaysCafe tweeted, the show has decided to keep Bren Foster! June Update: Please note that the returns of Nathan and Lucas are presently rumors, as fans were promised more Hortons in Salem. Stay tuned. Lucas became reality! June 8, 2011 Unfortunately, Dario (Francisco San Martin) to be written off the show ... June 7, 2011 As Tweeted by DaysCafe ... It is sad, for sure. Bren Foster (Quinn), Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe), Tamara Braun (Taylor) have been given their walking papers June 2, 2011 The Buzz from last March has now been upgraded to a spoiler. John Black himself triumphantly returns to Salem! The eyebrow is back, baby, and so is the blond! John and Marlena. Home at last. But sadly, Louise Sorel (Vivian) has been dropped from the show. June 1, 2011 Days has opted not to renew the contract of Crystal Chappell, so Carly will be written off the show ... May 19, 2011 As DaysCafe already tweeted, head writer Dean Higley has reportedly been fired, days after the announcement of her Emmy nomination, weeks after the ratings started a steady decline ... May 17, 2011 Over a week ago, I was informed that Matt Ashford would soon be returning to Days. As he now seems to have made the announcement on his Facebook page, I am certainly not breaking any rules when I happily share the following ... JACK IS BACK! Freddie Smith has signed a contract with the show! April 13, 2011 Shelby Young is back as Kinsey early this summer. She is currently taping in Salem. Btw, she is pretty famous now, given that a clip including her in "The Social Network" was shown at the recent Oscars! Valerie Wildman (Fay) did such a great job in her dramatic death scenes (and after) that many viewers are hoping Fay is really not dead! For now, however, it appears she is. Previously - As already stated on the Buzz page, Aussie Bren Foster is Days' latest hire ... - Award winning veteran soap writer Christopher Dunn has reportedly been snagged to join Days as a breakdown writer. - Kate Mansi is the new Abigail Deveraux. - Francisco San Martin plays Dario Hernandez (he was previously seen as the good looking patient who perished from the virus that sent Mel and Nath into quarantine). Nicholas Alamain, son of Carly and the late Lawrence, just might be showing up in Salem! (alas he was heard but not seen!) Days co-head writer Chris Whitesell is OUT. There was bound to be a shakeup, as after Sami slept with a violent thug impersonating her husband, hundreds of thousands of viewers left the building. Literally. Previously (cont'd) Natalia Livingston has been replaced. The role of Taylor will be played by Tamara Braun, who won a Daytime Emmy for outstanding supporting actress as SCHEMESTRESS Ava Vitali on Days. No more sweet Taylor. The b*tch is back! January 24, 2011 Update: Mark Hapka's final air date as Nathan is to be March 28. The character is being written off for the moment.. January 19, 2011 Shelley Hennig (Stephanie) and Jay Kenneth Johnson (Phillip) are leaving Days. DaysCafe wishes them both the best and looks forward to hearing about their future projects ... January 10, 2011 As DaysCafe already tweeted, Nathan (played by Mark Hapka) to be written off the show, ending his dramatic run in the next few months. Also ending his Days 'walkabout' is Ty Treadway (Ben Walters), which means the notion of a Jen/Ben pairing is no more ... Quirky Kinsey babbles her way back in March. December 2, 2010 Natalia Livingston's first air date is January 26. Btw Nicole will be majorly jealous of her sis! Ed Marinaro (Bo's old merchant marine buddy) airs in January too. And Christie Clark (Carrie) is back for a visit in February. December 1, 2010 As DaysCafe already tweeted, Jen and Jack's daughter Abby returns to Salem (Feb or March). This time around she will be played by Kate Mansi. Looks like she will be interacting with the Chad/Will/Gabi crowd ... October 26, 2010 Nicole's sister Taylor Raines comes to Salem! She will be played by Natalia Livingston (formerly of GH) She starts to air next year. October 1, 2010 Lawrence Alamain is back - in Vivian's hallucination that is - once again portrayed by Michael Sabatino! September Updates As previously reported on the DaysCafe Twitter page, Lindsay Hartley's character Arianna is OUT after she is hit by a car. Lindsay was let go and then hired under contract by All My Children, a few days after Eric Martsolf (Brady) predicted she would be "snapped up"! Updated August 19, 2010 As previously reported on the DaysCafe Twitter page, 1. John Callahan's Dr. Baker confesses and is then out of the picture. 2. Sydney has been recast with twin toddlers who look like Johnny! Updated August 9, 2010 Stacey Haiduk has reportedly been dropped. Prison warden characters never really go anywhere anyway. That also opens up the possibility of a Patty return to Y&R ... New: Gina Gallego will now play the warden Haiduk started. - Just a reminder of what was already reported on the spoilers page weeks ago - Mary Beth Evans returns for a visit as Kayla. Updated August 1, 2010 Robin Mattson will be playing Lee, a character involved in the prison storyline this fall ... HOT! (July 30) Can now officially share the news that Melissa Reeves - the greatest soap heroine of all time - is coming back as Jennifer Horton, with a contract! Wonderful Days await. She will be airing as of November ... Updated July 30, 2010 As already reported here and on the Twitter page a while back, Stacey Haiduk (Patty/Emily on Y&R) will show up in Salem in September, as a prison warden. Rather interestingly ... she played James Scott's mother on AMC once upon a time! Meanwhile, Gaby Rodriguez has just mysteriously tweeted "I'm no longer on DOOL." That is cos Gabi has been recast (sorased a tad, you see) and will be played by Camila Banus. Updated July 26, 2010 French Stewart taping on Days set! Updated July 21, 2010 HELLO! Rafe's work assistant Tiffany that got Sami so jealous is played by Camilla Ludington. Rafe's work associate Tim will be back again on July 28, once more played by Roy Jackson. As already mentioned, Nicole's mama Fay (the glamorous Valerie Wildman) returns for a fun run, starting July 30. Also on July 30, the daughter of Dena Higley - Jensen Higley - will be back as Detective McCarthy (and she was pretty dang good the last time!) Poker player Charlie will be back on August 2, once again played by Joel Stoffer. He will be connected to a Baker situation. On August 4, Sister Anne is played by Eileen Barnett. Ty Treadway will be appearing for several Days episodes as Dr. Ben Walters. I'LL BE SEEING YOU ... Lindsay Hartley has just been let go. The gorgeous former Passions star has played Arianna Hernandez for almost a year. Updated July 1, 2010 As DaysCafe already reported on Twitter, Y&R's Stacy Haiduk has been hired by Days, to play a tough prison warden, airing in September. Updated May 14, 2010 Valerie Wildman shows up as Fay again. No doubt she'll be dishing out more advice for daughter Nicole ...! - As already reported, the vets trickle back in June. Updated April 14, 2010 Please note it is inaccurate to say Taylor Spreitler was "fired." It is storyline dictated to have her character leave town. The role will not be re-cast. Updated March 8, 2010 Funny psychic-turned wedding planner Calliope (Arleen Sorkin) will be on screen in May. Looks like she will be interacting with Anna. (Calliope was married to Eugene Bradford, also a psychic, who was last known to have been building a time machine) Bo (Peter Reckell) now reported to be off the canvas for 2 months. Bo will be said to be out of town, leaving Hope to play a key role in his cases. As previously reported on the Buzz page, John Callahan is back as Dr. Baker (and he is already taping!) Chad's mother and the D.A.'s wife to be played by Jessica Tuck. She is here for a few months. Updated February 6, 2010 As DaysCafe already reported on Twitter, Judi Evans (Adrienne Kiriakis, wife of Justin) will be coming to Salem for an unspecified run. - Please note, the DaysCafe tribute to Frances Reid was posted on the Buzz page on February 3, the day of her passing. Updated January 14, 2010 Yeah, you heard right. Darin Brooks (Max) is back for a few days in March (the 15th and 16th) ... Updated December 21, 2009 DaysCafe had warned on Twitter that things did not look good for Bryan Dattilo. And now his contract has not repeat not been renewed. Updated December 10, 2009 How long Leann Hunley will be back on the show as Anna DiMera remains unconfirmed ... Updated December 8, 2009 Goodbye doesn't mean forever ... - As already reported on the DaysCafe Twitter page, the role of Will has been recast. Dylan Michael Patton has been replaced by Chandler Massey. Updated October 18, 2009 As DaysCafe already reported on Twitter last week, Rafe and Ari's sister Gabby comes to town for Thanksgiving! She is Gabriela Rodriguez and, not surprisingly, will be a young heroine type. August ... Michael Sabatino, already reported by the soap mags to be returning to Days, will indeed be seen again as Lawrence Alamain, though the frequency or duration of said return remains unclear. Meanwhile, there is unfortunately no word on a possible return of Vivian's Euro-admirer Ivan ... Updated July 28, 2009 Louise Sorel officially returns as Vivian come September, so last week's Rumor is a go. Look out. Kate! Updated July 23, 2009 Felisha Terrell - Arianna - will be replaced by Lindsay Hartley (Theresa from Passions) Updated July 14, 2009 David Leisure, as the new D.A. makes his debut on August 10. The last character Leisure played (Y&R's Roger) was a SNAKE! By the way, the character of Emily's sister Meredith (see below) is not repeat not anticipated as a long-term role ... And here is a major by the way! Judi Evans' deal to appear on ATWT is only reportedly for a couple of months, so Adrianne's return to Days is not that impossible after all! Updated June 16, 2009 Wally Kurth reportedly returns to Salem in August, as Justin Kiriakis, the nephew of Victor. Justin was married to Adrianne, Steph's aunt. OPA! Updated June 15, 2009 Crystal Chappell returns to Days in the fall, to once more play Dr. Carly Manning. Crystal's real life husband is actor Michael Sabatino, who played Lawrence Alamain on Days once upon a time ... But seen even before her will be Rachel Kimsey (Mac on Y&R), who plays Meredith, a blast from Rafe's past - the sister of his lost love! Updated May 25, 2009 June Newbies! The role of Nathan Janning, Melissa's med school son, will be played by Mark Hapka. The role of Mia's ex-flame Chad will be played by Casey Deidrick. Updated May 10, 2009 Gordon Thomson, who played the evil Adam Carrington on Dynasty, will play the role of Walter, papa of Owen. Owen is the Kiriakis gardener who is also a DiMera mole. Updated April 10, 2009 Felisha Terrell (Arianna, new gal at the pub) reportedly has a 3 year contract = key character! Update: Replaced! Speaking of the pub, Darin Brooks (current Max) says farewell to Days in the summer! Updated February 12, 2009 Of her own choice, Rachel Melvin (Chelsea) gas decided not to remain at Days once her contract expires come springtime. Updated February 4, 2009 Thaao Penghlis has been dropped from Days, but there is good karma in store for him regardless ... And there are more budget blues just in. Mary Beth Evans (Kayla) and Stephen Nichols (Steve) have also reportedly been let go. Updated November 20, 2008 The show has officially re-negotiated with Jay Kenneth Johnson, so things are looking up for Phil fans! Updated October 23, 2008 Are you superstitious? You just might be after you read our update on the two dudes who are coming to Salem from Passions, the supernatural soap ... Galen Gering (Rafael the FBI agent) first appears on Friday, October 31. That means Halloween. Meanwhile Eric Martsolf (Brady Black) reportedly shows up on Friday November 14, the same day "We are Wizards," a documentary about Harry Potter, has its theatrical release! Updated September 23, 2008 Eric Martsolf, formerly of Passions, has just been cast as Brady Black! Updated September 22, 2008 Galen Gering, formerly of Passions, has signed a contract with Days! |
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