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Check out 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 exiting the ABC drama.

The Week of April 28, 2025

Chris McKenna is back on the scene as Jack Brennan. Look for Wsb’s Port Charles division chief to hatch a theory on Wednesday, April 30.

Parry Shen pops in as Brad Cooper. Look for the lab tech to interact with Brooke Kerr’s Portria this week.

Adrian Anchondo returns as Marco, Jenz (Carlo Rota) and Natalia’s (Eva Larue) son. The character shares sweet scenes with Lucas (Van Hansis) on Tuesday, April 29.

Jen Ray is tackling a new role on Gh. The actress has been playing Suzanne, Alexis...

Here are 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 28, 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

A daytime vet is adding Days to his credits. Michael Dietz debuts as Dr. Jeffrey Russell on Wednesday, April 30 in scenes with Mary Beth Evans’ Kayla. The actor will be featured in a short-term story arc involving the ailing Bo Brady (Peter Reckell). Dietz previously played Alan-Michael Spaulding on Guiding Light, Joe Scanlon on Port Charles, and Mark Maclaine on The Bold and the Beautiful.

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Awesomeness TV has secured the rights to Racing Hearts, an upcoming novel by Ann Adams that’s set in the world of competitive rowing.

Racing Hearts is a coming-of-age romance that follows Olympic hopeful Katherine Parker, who is sent home to Berkeley after another failed race to work with a new coach, Adrian. Together, they challenge each other to overcome their limits, all while navigating the deepening feelings that grow between them. Racing Hearts will be published by Bantam Dell in spring of 2026.

Awesomeness TV, which is behind School Spirits on Paramount + and Xo Kitty for Netflix, is looking to adapt the book into a movie for streaming. Tamara Chestna will write while Lauren Miller Rogen, Jen Ray and Sophie Hoegh of Lylas Pictures are producing with Awesomeness, which will also serve as the studio.

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Women in Film has found its class of 2024.

From nearly 900 applications, the organization has confirmed 60 members for its Wif Fellowship Program for this year, bringing together cohorts of directors, writers, cinematographers, producers, line producers, executives, representatives, artisans and below-the-line crewmembers for a year of mentoring, guest speakers, master classes, networking and individualized support.

The program, launched last year to mark Wif’s 50th anniversary, is open to women, nonbinary and trans people. This year’s roster also includes the participants of the Wif x Black List Episodic Lab, a month-long program for new TV writers supported by the Golden Globes Foundation and ShivHans Pictures. Designed for mid-career professionals, the program offers each fellow at least six mentoring sessions with their cohort and a complimentary mentor team, made up of professionals across business and craft sectors of the industry. The fellows will also meet with Melissa Verdugo, senior manager of career programs.

Emmy-winning actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus will be leading the cast of the upcoming animated movie titled, Tangles, which hails from Seth Rogen’s Point Grey Pictures. The Veep star is no stranger to the animated genre, after previously starring in 1998’s A Bug’s Life, 2013’s Planes and 2020’s Onward.

Per Deadline, the project will be based on Sarah Leavitt’s graphic novel memoir Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer’s, My Mother and Me, which was published in 2012. Louis-Dreyfus will also be joined by Seth Rogen, Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Wanda Sykes (Over the Hedge), Sarah Silverman (Wreck-it Ralph), Bowen Yang (Saturday Night Live), Beanie Feldstein (Booksmart), Abbie Jacobson (Disenchantment), Pamela Adlon (King of the Hill) and Samira Wiley (The Handmaid’s Tale), who have signed on to lend their voices to the animated movie. Further details about their respective characters are still being kept under wraps.

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Exclusive: Monarch Media, 11-time Emmy winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Point Grey Pictures, Lylas Pictures and Giant Ant Films are teaming to bring Sarah Leavitt’s graphic novel Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer’s, My Mother and Me, to the big screen as a feature-length animated film.

Along with Louis-Dreyfus, the cast includes Abbi Jacobson, Bryan Cranston, Samira Wiley, Beanie Feldstein, Seth Rogen, Wanda Sykes, Bowen Yang, Pamela Adlon and Sarah Silverman.

In Tangles, when Alzheimer’s disease begins to strip away her mother’s vibrant personality, a headstrong young woman is forced to return to her oddball family in the conservative small town she recently fled in order to care for her. She quickly realizes she must accept the cruel and warped reality of the disease — and the imperfect beauty of her family — in order to become the daughter they need.

Leavitt adapted her novel for film along with Trev Renney and Leah Nelson.

Exclusive: Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook) and Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) will lead the cast of the upcoming feature film The Wonder Yard from writer Beth Curry. Lauren Miller Rogen (Like Father) is set to direct.

Elevate Entertainment will produce alongside Lylas Pictures. Concourse Media has attached to finance and handle worldwide sales, repping domestic sales alongside CAA.

The Wonder Yard follows Dinah (Weaver), who becomes a widow after 50 years of marriage. Following her husband’s death, Dinah throws her energy into building an eclectic wonderland in her front yard. Her adult children wonder if their mom has lost it, but through her wonder yard, Dinah discovers it’s never too late to chase a dream as she finds her voice, herself, and love at the seasoned age of 73.

Shalhoub will portray Yusuf, a Middle-Eastern man who finds a second lease on life when he becomes invested in Dinah’s journey.

Exclusive: Monarch Media, Point Grey Pictures, Lylas Pictures and Giant Ant are teaming to produce an animated feature based on Sarah Leavitt’s acclaimed memoir, Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer’s, My Mother and Me.

The synopsis for Leavitt’s 2010 graphic novel: When Alzheimer’s disease begins to strip away her mother’s vibrant personality, a headstrong young woman is forced to return to her oddball family in the conservative small town she recently fled in order to care for her. She quickly realizes she must accept the cruel and warped reality of the disease – and the imperfect beauty of her family – in order to become the daughter they need.

The Tangles film will be directed by Giant Ant principal Leah Nelson. Vicky Patel, Steve Barnett and Alan Powell will produce through Monarch Media, along with Seth Rogen through Point Grey Pictures and Lauren Miller Rogen through Lylas Pictures.

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The last nine years have been one heck of a ride for “The Middle” cast and executive producers.

Series creators DeAnn Heline and Eileen Heisler don’t even want audiences to pardon the pun when they turn on ABC to watch the middle-America family comedy one last time on May 22 and see that the series finale title is simply that — “A Heck of a Ride.”

“One thing that’s very important to us is to think about our fans and to think about us and think about an ending that’s appropriate to the show we’ve always been,” Heisler tells Variety. “Personally, I don’t think the point of a finale is to shock [the audience]. I think that you really want to honor the show and give people an [episode] that is closer to a typical one, while being exciting, than something that veers off in another direction.”

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Heroes and Villains Entertainment has hired literary manager Jen Ray, who previously worked as a manager at Gotham/Principal, TheWrap has learned. Ray joins the company on the heels of fellow managers Henry Huang and Benjamin Blake, who were added to the team in 2015. She brings a predominantly female roster of screenwriters, directors and authors to Heroes and Villains. Among the clients Ray is bringing with her is Lauren Miller Rogen, who wrote and starred in the indie comedy “For a Good Time, Call…” Ray produced that film with her client. Also Read: Heroes and Villains Entertainment Expands TV Business With Staffing.

Recently, ABC released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "The Middle" episode 9 of season 6. The episode is entitled, "The Christmas Wall," and it sounds like things will get quite dramatic as Frankie starts to feel unappreciated. Mike gets cheated on an artificial Christmas Tree buy, and more. In the new, 9th episode press release: Frankie has had enough of schlepping out the Christmas decorations and is going to be trying to make the perfect holiday for her family -- who she feels doesn't appreciate all that she does for them -- and decides to kick back on the couch and have a minimalist Christmas this year. In the meantime, due to Sue's allergy to real Christmas trees, Mike is going to attempt to purchase an artificial one and ends up not getting what he paid for. Axl will put Boss Co. back into business for the holidays as...