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General Hospital spoilers and updates reveal General fans were devastated when Roger Howarth departed from the show in November 2023.

He had portrayed Austin Gatlin-Holt on the ABC soap since 2021 until the character was killed in 2023-the identity of the murderer remains a mystery.

Many Suspect Cyrus Renault

Many viewers believe it was Cyrus Renault (Jeff Kober), as he subsequently murdered Sam McCall (Kelly Monaco) and others, despite using a different method.

The ABC soap might be starting another murder mystery featuring Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison), but Austin’s murder is still unsolved; Austin Gatlin Holt was not Roger Howarth’s first character on Gh.

He portrayed three different characters on the show; his first appearance was in 2012 as Todd Manning, a role he originally played on One Life To Live.

Unfortunately, he could not continue in that role for long because of a lawsuit involving ABC and Prospect Park.

That...

Here’s the latest comings and goings casting news from General Hospital. Find out if any popular stars from yesteryear are boarding the show this week or in the near future, if any newcomers are joining the soap in contract, recurring, or day-player roles, or if any of your favorite actors or actresses are leaving the ABC drama.

The Week of April 21, 2025

Asher Antonyzyn continues to get more airtime as Danny Morgan, Jason (Steve Bond) and the late Sam’s (Kelly Monaco) son. Look for the teenager to open up to his TV father about missing his mother on Thursday, April 24.

Adrian Anchondo is back as the mysterious Marco, Natalia’s (Eva Larue) and Sidwell’s (Carlo Rota) son. On Monday, April 21, he interacts with Van Hasis’ Lucas.

Check out the latest comings and goings casting news from all five daytime dramas: The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, General Hospital, The Young and the Restless, and Beyond the Gates.

The Week of April 7, 2025

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

There’s good news and bad news at Days. Some big stars are returning, but a lead actress is out.

Alison Sweeney is back for another story arc as Sami Brady. She appears in scenes with Martha Madison’s Belle, Carson Boatman’s Johnny and Dan Feuerriegel’s Ej on Thursday, April 10. Sweeney made her last appearance in 2022.

Louise Sorel resurfaces for another run as Vivian Alamain too.

Here’s the latest comings and goings casting news from General Hospital. Find out if any popular stars from yesteryear are boarding the show this week or in the near future, if any newcomers are joining the soap in contract, recurring, or day-player roles, or if any of your favorite actors or actresses are leaving the ABC drama.

The Week of April 7, 2025

Asher Antonyzyn pops back in as Danny Morgan, Jason (Steve Bond) and the late Sam’s (Kelly Monaco) son. He shares scenes with Sofia Mattsson’s Sasha on Friday, April 11.

Eva Larue returns as Natalia Ramirez. On Thursday, April 10, her character will make a confession to Sonny (Maurice Benard).

The Wsb drama continues to play out. Bryce Durfee appears as Vaughn on Thursday, April 10, when his character briefs Eden McCoy’s Josslyn.

Braedyn Bruner resurfaces as Emma Drake. She’ll have a confrontation with her onscreen grandmother, Finola Hughes’ Anna,...

‘General Hospital’ (Gh) spoilers tell that Sasha Corbin (Sofia Mattsson) may discover her real birth mother very soon. When Sasha first came to town, she pretended to be the daughter of Nina Reeves (Cynthia Watros), as Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart) hired her to impersonate Nina’s next of kin.

‘General Hospital’ Spoilers: Sasha Bears A Striking Resemblance To Celia

After Sasha and Valentin’s deception was revealed, she genuinely regretted her actions. Nina was like the mother she always wished she had. Nina was furious but eventually forgave Sasha.

Sasha believes that her mother passed away. However, many fans have remarked that Sasha bears a striking resemblance to Celia Quartermaine (Sherilyn Wolter).

Long-time viewers may recall that Celia Quartermaine was a fixture on the show from 1983 to 1986. Around that time, she could have had a baby with Jimmy Lee Holt (Steve Bond), Edward Quartermaine‘s (John Ingle) illegitimate son.

General Hospital (Gh) spoilers tease that the Quartermaine family was shocked that Olivia Falconeri (Lisa LoCicero) hired Sasha Gilmore (Sofia Mattsson) as the new cook for the family,

This seems odd for several reasons. First Sasha was once involved romantically with Michael Corinthos (Chad Duell), who is a member of the family and lives in boathouse with his wife.

In addition, until a couple weeks ago, Sasha has made no mention of her history of cooking or that she worked professionally at a restaurant previously. Her ability to cook appears to have manifested out of thin air.

General Hospital Spoilers – Sasha Gilmore Has Quite A Colorful Past In Port Charles.

When Sasha first came to town, she was hired by Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart) to pretend to be Nina Reeves’ (Cynthia Watros) long lost daughter. She’s been through a lot since the ruse was discovered and has paid...

1957: CBS aired the last episode of daytime soap Valiant Lady.

1985: General Hospital's Celia and Jimmy Lee married.

2007: Guiding Light's Olivia ran into Reva during Josh's wedding.

2007: One Life to Live's Asa Buchanan died."The best prophet of the future is the past."

― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1957: The final episode of daytime soap opera Valiant Lady aired on CBS radio and television. The show, which debuted in 1953, was a follow up to the radio soap opera of the same name that ran from 1938 to 1952. Flora Campbell starred as Helen Emerson during the show's final three years.

1971: On The Doctors,...

Mill Creek Entertainment, the recognized leader in the independent home entertainment industry will release the next two films from the cult Bullets, Bombs and Babes film series, Picasso Trigger and Savage Beach on Blu-ray. These action-packed adventure flicks will finally be available in high definition widescreen for the first time ever as individual Blu-ray releases loaded with special features. Each will be available for $19.98 Srp on July 9, 2019.

"The response from fans regarding the Blu-ray releases of Malibu Express and Hard Ticket to Hawaii has just been tremendous," says Arlene Sidaris, producer of the Malibu Bay Films library. "The 4K transfers that the American Genre Film Archive have produced allow our movies to be preserved and enjoyed all over again."

Picasso Trigger follows spy Travis Abilene and L.E.T.H.A.L. agents Donna and Taryn (Dona Speir and Hope Marie Carlton) from Paris to Texas to Hawaii to Las...

1985: Guiding Light's India discovered Floyd was a killer.

1986: Santa Barbara's Kirk was released from the hospital.

1996: Days of our Lives' Kristen saw The Woman in White.

2008: As the World Turns' Lily left Oakdale."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1938: The Life of Mary Sothern ended its run on CBS Radio. The show continued in transcription form for four more years.

1963: On The Edge of Night, Nancy Pollock (Ann Flood) and Mike Karr (Laurence Hugo) were married.

1969: On Dark Shadows,...

1962: Ann Flood debuted as Nancy on The Edge of Night.

1983: General Hospital's Jimmy Lee denied having Tolliver's papers.

1991: NBC's primetime Dark Shadows remake ended.

2004: One Life to Live's Paul delivered Babe's baby on All My Children."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1940: NBC's Blue Network aired the final episode of radio soap opera The Affairs of Anthony. Henry Hunter starred as Anthony Marleybone Jr.

1955: On The Inner Flame, Dorie (Jean Gillespie) asked Amelia for money.

1955: On Golden Windows, Carl...

1954: The Brighter Day made its television premiere.

1979: Alice Horton performed in a hospital benefit on Days of our Lives.

1983: General Hospital's Edward learned Jimmy Lee was his son.

1985: Santa Barbara's Lionel learned Dominic's identify."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1954: Daytime soap opera The Brighter Day premiered on CBS-tv. Set in New Hope, Wisconsin, the series revolved around Reverend Richard Dennis (Blair Davies) and his four children: Althea (Brook Byron), Patsy (Lois Nettleton), Babby (Mary Linn Beller) and Grayling (Hal Holbrook). The Brighter Day...

1984: Oltl's Asa wanted to stop Bo from marrying Didi.

1984: Dominic's identity was revealed on Santa Barbara.

1995: The gold balloon wedding of Oltl's Todd and Blair.

2000: AMC's Erica had Libidozone sex with David."The best prophet of the future is the past."

― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1952: Jone Allison aired for the final time as Meta Bauer on The Guiding Light.

1957: On The Edge of Night, Mike (John Larkin) and Marceau (Carl Frank) arrived at the garage, just as Pike (Leon Janney) forced Mary (Anne Sargeant) into the car.

1969: On Another World, Rachel (Robin Strasser) was angry when Steve (George Reinholt...

1969: Dark Shadows' Petofi traveled to 1969 in Quentin's body.

1973: Another World's Steve and Alice finally talked about the past.

1985: Santa Barbara's Julia met Dylan.

2010: One Life to Live's Viki wanted Echo to leave Llanview."The best prophet of the future is the past."

― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1968: On The Doctors, Congressman Jason Randall (M. Emmet Walsh) arrived at Hope Memorial for a hospital tour with a posse of reporters, flustering Nurse Simpson (Carolee Campbell).

1969: On Dark Shadows, Count Andreas Petofi (David Selby), in Quentin's body, informed Angelique she had to follow his orders in the future. Julia (Grayson Hall) realized...

1957: CBS aired the last episode of daytime soap Valiant Lady.

1985: General Hospital's Celia and Jimmy Lee married.

2007: Guiding Light's Olivia ran into Reva during Josh's wedding.

2007: One Life to Live's Asa Buchanan died."The best prophet of the future is the past."

― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1957: The final episode of daytime soap opera Valiant Lady aired on CBS radio and television. The show, which debuted in 1953, was a follow up to the radio soap opera of the same name that ran from 1938 to 1952. Flora Campbell starred as Helen Emerson during the show's final three years.

1971: On The Doctors,...

1985: Guiding Light's India discovered Floyd was a killer.

1986: Santa Barbara's Kirk was released from the hospital.

1996: Days of our Lives' Kristen saw The Woman in White.

2008: As the World Turns' Lily left Oakdale."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."

― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1938: The Life of Mary Sothern ended its run on CBS Radio. The show continued in transcription form for four more years.

1963: On The Edge of Night,...

1962: Ann Flood debuted as Nancy on The Edge of Night.

1983: General Hospital's Jimmy Lee denied having Tolliver's papers.

1991: NBC's primetime Dark Shadows remake ended.

2004: One Life to Live's Paul delivered Babe's baby

on All My Children."Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results."

― Machiavelli

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1940: NBC's Blue Network aired the final episode of radio...

1954: The Brighter Day made its television premiere.

1979: Alice Horton performed in a hospital benefit on Days.

1983: Gh's Edward learned Jimmy Lee was his son.

1985: Santa Barbara's Lionel learned Dominic's identify."History is a vast early warning system."

― Norman Cousins

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1954: Daytime soap opera The Brighter Day premiered on CBS-tv. Set in New Hope, Wisconsin, the series revolved around Reverend Richard Dennis (Blair Davies) and his four children: Althea (Brook Byron), Patsy (Lois Nettleton), Babby (Mary Linn Beller) and Grayling (Hal Holbrook). The Brighter Day was based on Irna Phillips' NBC Radio serial of the same name that premiered...

Cinema’s Hidden Pearls – Part II

By Alex Simon

One of nature’s rarest items, a pearl is produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusk. Just like the shell of a clam, a pearl is composed of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers. Truly flawless pearls are infrequently produced in nature, and as a result, the pearl has become a metaphor for something rare, fine, admirable and valuable.

Hidden pearls exist in the world of movies, as well: films that, in spite of being brilliantly crafted and executed, never got the audience they deserved beyond a cult following.

Here are a few more of our favorite hidden pearls in the world of film:

1. Massacre at Central High (1976)

Dutch director, and former cameraman for the legendary Russ Meyer, Rene Daalder was hired by producers to direct an exploitation...

The Born 2 Race series continues this September when Born to Race: Fast Track hits Blu-ray and DVD on September 9, after making its iTunes debut on August 29. When two small town rival racers, Danny Krueger (MTV's Awkward star Brett Davern) and Jake Kendall (played by Brett Davern's real-life Awkward co-star Beau Mirchoff) are forced to work together to defeat a world class champion, Enzo Lauricello (Diogo Morgado) it becomes survival of the fastest in an ultimate race to the finish line. We have an exclusive look at the first trailer, which brings all of the action and excitement of this thrilling drama home! Take a look, and then be sure to check out Born to Race: Fast Track as the fall movie season begins to heat up!

Get ready for thrills clocked at 150 Mph when Anchor Bay Entertainment presents the high-octane race car spectacular, Born to Race: Fast Track,...

VHS collectors seem to be coming out of the woodwork lately. What many thought was a dead format seems to be making a major resurgence, similar to the way vinyl did. We wouldn’t dream of telling you that the quality of a VHS cassette provides superior picture, sound, or anything. But it is certainly a lot of nostalgic fun to revisit some of the more obscure VHS only titles by way of your Vcr. Be Kind, Rewind is your one-stop destination for all the information you could ever want about VHS exclusive horror films. We will give you the low-down on the VHS only title we are re-visiting; including where to find it, the going rate, a review of the film, and we will even provide an expert recommendation as to whether the title is worth the money. We will be examining more VHS-only titles in the upcoming weeks,...

Some were huge in their day, with hit records, popular movies and roles on top TV shows. But we haven’t seen them much lately — or for years. Here’s what they’ve been up to recently.

Sam Jones

The onetime Playgirl centerfold and star of Flash Gordon (1980) went on to star in 1986’s My Chauffer and the 1987-88 TV series The Highwayman. While starring roles were hard to come by, Jones occasionally appeared in minor TV and movie roles up until 2007. He is reportedly now the CEO of a security company providing protection for high-profile clients all over the world.

Charo

For those too young to know of her, think Shakira’s dance moves and Sofia Vergara’s sexy comic timing — in one person. Known for her trademark “Cuchi-Cuchi” and her frequent Love Boat and Tonight Show appearances in the ’70s and ’80s, Charo, whose full name is Maria...

Robin Bartlett (ex-Judy, Ryan's Hope) - 60

Steve Bond (ex-Jimmy Lee, General Hospital; ex-Mack, Santa Barbara) - 58

Joseph Bottoms (ex-Kirk, Santa Barbara; ex-Cal, Days Of Our Lives) - 57

Jeffrey Dean Morgan (ex-Denny, Grey's Anatomy) - 45

Ingo Rademacher (Jax, General Hospital) - 40

Eric Mabius (ex-Daniel, Ugly Betty) - 40

Victor McCay (ex-Doc, Passions) - 39

Michelle Ryan (ex-Zoe, Eastenders) - 2

Also celebrating a birthday today is "Portia" from Pratt Falls.

Rex Steven Sikes started out his career with one of the leading roles in the critically acclaimed Massacre at Central High co-starring genre stars Andrew Stevens (The Fury, The Seduction, The Terror Within), Robert Carradine (Ghosts of Mars, Orca, Tag: The Assassination Game), and Kimberly Beck (Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter) along side Derrel Maury. Lately Rex has seen a resurgence back in the genre that he started out in with appearances in Backwoods Bloodbath, Horrid, The Amateur Monster Movie, and The Spade County Massacre. You can also catch Rex on his Inet radio show Rex Sikes' Movie Beat "conversations with filmmakers". With this interview, Rex Steven Sikes reminisces about his days on Massacre At Central High and what the future holds for him.

Hi Rex! It's really great to have you taking part in this interview.

Thanks it is always nice to be asked questions about movies,...