
Upcoming news
- On June 30, 2022, it was revealed Finn Francis Carr will be debuting as Rocco Falconeri on July 1, 2022. He was last seen on December 22, 2021 being portrayed by Brady Bauer.
- On June 27, 2022 Lexi Ainsworth posted an Instagram story picture of her in the Prospect studios meaning Kristina Corinthos-Davis is returning soon. She was last seen on February 4, 2022.
- On June 23, 2022 it was revealed that Susan Batten is coming to GH the week of July 5, 2022, as a character named Flora Gardens.
- On June 23, 2022 it was revealed that Morgan Fairchild is coming to GH the week of July 5, 2022, as guest character Haven de Havilland. She was previously on GH as her character from "The City", Sydney Chase, in October 1996.
- On May 27, 2022, it was announced that Dirk Ellis will return to GH in an unknown role. He has portrayed various police officers since 2013.
- On May 11, 2022, it was announced that Cameron Mathison will be taking a hiatus as Drew Cain, while he films the movie "The Christmas Farm". It is unknown when his last day filming and return will be.
Current news
- On June 29, 2022 Gilbert Glenn Brown appeared as Carly's broker Reggie.
- On June 27, 2022 Johnny Wactor returned as Brando Corbin. Brad Schmidt had been temporarily portraying the role.
- Alex Hyde-White returned as Pascal Everett on June 24, 2022. He was last seen on January 17, 2020.
- On June 22, 2022, GH aired its 15,000th episode. This special episode featured the return of Jeff Kober as Cyrus Renault.
- Patrick J. Gibbons returned as Wyatt Hoover, on June 14, 2022. He was last seen on September 2, 2021.
- Robert Adamson returned to temporarily portray Michael Corinthos, on June 13, 2022, for six more episodes.
- Kristin Carey debuted as Zelda Telesco, on June 9, 2022. She will be on for 2 weeks.
- Brad Schmidt began temporarily portraying Brando Corbin, on June 7, 2022, while Johnny Wactor is filming the movie "American Sognare".
- On June 7, 2022, it was announced that Jack and Kristina Wagner's son Harrison Wagner was found dead on Monday, June 6, 2022, at the age of 27. An autopsy and cause of death are pending.
- Chad Duell returned on June 6, 2022 as Michael Corinthos. Robert Adamson was temporarily portraying Michael as Duell had Covid.
Old news
2009
- Lesley Webber (Denise Alexander) and Audrey Hardy (Rachel Ames) return for Lucky (Jonathan Jackson) & Liz's (Rebecca Herbst) engagement party. They appeared on October 19th, 2009.
2010
- Carly Jacks, played by Laura Wright, will take a break from Port Charles starting October 15.
- Brenda Barrett, played by Vanessa Marcil, will take a break from Port Charles as well starting October 18 until November 5.
2011
- Maitland McConnell, who plays Kristina and Michael's friend Ali, will leave the show January 6.
- A new pediatrician, played by Khary Payton, will join the cast the week of January 3.
- Minae Noji will return as Kelly Lee the week of January 10.
- Suzanne Whang, from House Hunters International, will join the show as Carol during the week of January 10.
- Ross Thomas will play Abby's abusive ex-boyfriend on January 11.
- Heiko Obermoller will play one of the Balkan's henchmen.
- Josh Wingate will return as Carter in a flashback on January 28, 2011.
- Erin Chambers was put on contract as Siobhan McKenna.
- Elizabeth's actress Rebecca Herbst will be leaving the show.
2012
- Teen actor Christopher Meyer will join the cast of GH in January as TJ, the son of the Marine Shawn Butler killed by friendly fire.
- Executive producer Jill Farren Phelps has been let go, Frank Valentini replaces her.
2013
- Erik Valdez, who plays Trey Mitchell, will be leaving GH (according to Soap Opera Digest).
- Due to the Inauguration Day holiday, there will be no episode of GH on Monday, January 21 (according to Soap Opera Network).
- Wally Kurth, who plays Ned Ashton, will be returning to GH. He has started taping and will probably first air in January (according to Soap Opera Digest).
- Erin Hershey Presley, who plays Alison Barrington, will return to GH the week of January 28 (according to Soap Opera Network).
- Jimmy Deshler will be joining the GH cast in the role of Rafe, the supposed son of Alison Barrington and Caleb Morley. He will first appear January 30 (according to Soap Opera Network).
- Jon Lindstrom, who plays Kevin Collins, will be returning to GH January 30 (according to ABC Soaps In Depth).
- GH currently has a casting call out for a 25-30 year-old African American or mixed race male, who will be an intern at GH in a contract role (according to Soap Opera Digest).
- GH currently has a casting call out for an 18-24 year old actress to appear as a "raven haired beauty" in a contract role beginning in February.
2014
- Due to the New Years holiday, a repeat of GH will be shown on Tuesday, December 31; and no episode will air on Wednesday, January 1 (according to Soaps.com).
- Starting January 6, some viewers will not be able to watch next-day episodes of GH on ABC.com (according to ABC.com).
- Starting immediately, the latest episodes of GH are now available with the paid subscription service Hulu Plus (according to Soap Opera Network).
- Ryan Carnes, who played Lucas Jones from 2004-2005, will be returning to GH as Lucas on 'January 17 (according to Soap Opera Network).
- Ben Westbourne is now being played by Liam and Oliver (according to Star Kidz).
- General Hospital has been renewed for another year (according to Deadline).
- Ron Carlivati, GH's Head Writer, has renewed his contract (according to Soap Opera Network).
- Chandra Wilson will have a guest spot on GH on January 29 playing Tina Estrada (according to Soap Opera Network).
- Tristan Rogers, who plays Robert Scorpio, will be leaving GH January 30 (according to Soaps Opera Network).
- Thaao Penghlis, who plays Victor Cassadine, will be returning January 31 (according to Soap Opera Network).
- Kirsten Storms, who plays Maxie Jones, married Brandon Barash, who plays Johnny Zacchara, in June. The couple are expecting a baby girl in late January. The pregnancy will not be written into the show (according to Soap Opera Digest).
2015
- GH has a casting call out for a Caucasian female in her early 20s in a contract role to begin filming in February (according to Soap Opera Digest).
- GH casting director Mark Teschner has won an Artios casting award for Daytime Drama Series (according to Soap Opera Network).
- Robb Derringer, who plays Kyle Sloane, will be leaving GH in late January (according to Soap Opera Network).
- The role of Kevin Collins has been temporarily recast with actor Anthony Starke due to the regular actor, Jon Lindstrom, being unavailable (according to Michael Fairman On Air On Soaps).
2016
- Jason Thompson, who plays Patrick Drake, will be leaving GH (according to We Love Soaps).
2017
- Don Swayze, the brother of late actor Patrick Swayze, will appear on GH as Buzz, a homeless man, starting January 5 (according to Soaps.com).
- Tonja Walker, who previously played Olivia St. John, will be returning to GH in a yet-to-be-announced role on January 17 (according to Soap Central).
- Blake Berris has been cast as a temporary recast of Damian Spinelli due to Bradford Anderson not being available to film. Berris will first air on January 16 (according to Soap Opera Digest, via Wikipedia).
- Brytni Sarpy, who plays Valerie Spencer, is off contract and is now recurring (according to Soap Opera Digest).
2021
- Kimberley J. Brown debuted as a new character named Marie Hopkins, who masqueraded as Nurse Chloe Jennings on May 10, 2021. She portrayed the character until her death on May 28, 2021.
- Phoebe Kuhlman debuted as Nurse Chloe Jennings on May 10, 2021 - and was immediately kidnapped by Peter August.
- May 21, 2021 episode was a Sean Donely Tribute, as the actor John Reilly passed away on January 9, 2021.
- Kimberly McCullough returned as Robin Scorpio-Drake for the one day Sean Donely Tribute episode on May 21, 2021.
- Caitlin Reilly debuted as Annie Donely for the one day Sean Donely Tribute episode on May 21, 2021.
- Sharon Wyatt provided the voice of Tiffany Donely for the one day Sean Donely Tribute episode on May 21, 2021.
- Roger Howarth debuted as new character Austin Gatlin-Holt, on May 27, 2021.
General Hospital - Outstanding Directing
Maurice Benard - Outstanding Lead Actor
Max Gail - Outstanding Supporting Actor
- Wes Ramsey's character Peter August was presumably killed off on June 3, 2021. His exit was confirmed on June 11, 2021.
- Vernee Watson returned as Stella Henry on June 7, 2021. She exited again on June 16, 2021, but returned on July 8, 2021.
- Jeff Kober exited the series as Jeff Kober on June 16, 2021.
- Stuart Damon, who once portrayed Dr. Alan Quartermaine, passed away on June 29, 2021, at the age of 84. A tribute is planned, with the air date to be announced.
2022
- ABC began its release of new promotional cast portraits for the year 2022, on January 1st, 2022.
- Kristina Wagner returned as Felicia Scorpio, on January 3, 2022. She is once again on contract, after being placed on recurring from 2012-2020.
- Jane Elliot returned as Tracy Quartermaine, on January 3, 2022, when she announced the off-screen death of Luke Spencer.
- Kelly Thiebaud is taking a medical hiatus as Britt Westbourne, revealed on January 15, 2022. The date of her last scene and return is unknown.
- Stephen A. Smith returned as Brick, on January 17, 2022.
- Constance Towers returned in a video as Helena Cassadine, for one episode on January 21, 2022.
- Kin Shriner returned as Scott Baldwin, on January 21, 2022.
- Holly Gagnier returned as Jennifer Smith, from January 21-24, 2022.
- Max Decker debuted as new character Johann Bauer on January 21, 2022.
- Damien Leake debuted as a temporary recast of Marshall Ashford, for one episode on January 28, 2022.
- Isaiah Dell debuted as a temporary recast of Leo Falconeri, for one episode on January 31, 2022.
the 4th annual General Hospital Convention
took place at the Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel in Burbank, California.
During the panels cast members made several revelations:
· Cameron Mathison was initially going to arrive as Ryan Lavery
Hints they are moving forward with Drew Cain and Carly Benson
· Wes Ramsey and William deVry have no plans to return to GH
· The Nurses' Ball will not happen in 2022
· Donnell Turner didn't screen test with the new Jordan Ashford, Tanisha Harper as he had Covid
· Did screen test with the new Trina Robinson, Tabyana Ali.
- Tanisha Harper debuted as the returned Cmmr. Jordan Ashford, on March 2, 2022. The character was previously portrayed by Briana Nicole Henry from 2018-21. She is on contract.
- Hudson West returned as Jake Spencer, on March 2, 2022, after being offscreen for over half a year.
- Deborah Strang left as Betsy Frank on March 3, 2022.
- Mitchell Ryan, who portrayed Frank Smith in 1993 and 1994, passed away on March 4, 2022, at the age of 88.
- Sofia Mattsson returned from her maternity leave as Sasha Gilmore, on March 4, 2022.
- Jon Lindstrom returned as Ryan Chamberlain, on March 8, 2022. He was last seen on November 4, 2021.
- Priscilla Garita debuted as a temporary recast of Harmony Miller, from March 10, 2022, for three episodes until March 22, 2022, while Inga Cadranel recovered from Covid. Garita previously portrayed Lupe in 2011.
- Lydia Look returned as Selina Wu, on March 14, 2022. She was last seen on December 15, 2021.
- Holly Kaplan debuted as a temporary recast of Dr. Monica Quartermaine, for one episode on March 15, 2022.
- Joshua Benard debuted as new character Adam for one episode, on March 16, 2022. He previously portrayed young Sonny Corinthos in 2018.
- Sydney Mikayla left as Trina Robinson, on March 17, 2022 to concentrate on her studies. The role was recast with Tabyana Ali, and her first air date will be March 25, 2022.
- Kovar McClure debuted as new character Dr. Ben Nelson, on March 21, 2022.
- Sean Blakemore left as Shawn Butler, when his character exited the show on March 21, 2022.
- Inga Cadranel returned as Harmony Miller, on March 23, 2022.
- Réal Andrews returned as Lt. Marcus Taggert, on March 25, 2022.
- Tabyana Ali took over the role of Trina Robinson, on March 25, 2022. The role was previously portrayed by Sydney Mikayla from 2019-22. She is on contract.
- On March 28, 2022, it was announced that Martin Grey is out of town, visiting his mother. The actor, Michael E. Knight, is on medical hiatus while recovering from hip replacement surgery and visiting his parents for the winter.
- Michael Kruse debuted as new character Officer Rory Cabrera, on March 29, 2022. He is on contract.
- Joshua Cox returned as Brendon Byrne, on March 31, 2022. He was previously on for one episode in 2020.