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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 May 19, 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

Peter Reckell and Kristian Alfonso return to Days as Bo and Hope Brady this week. Look for the supercouple to first air in poignant scenes on Friday, May 23, as Hope prepares to say goodbye to her ailing husband. The pair is back for a short-term story arc. Alfonso last appeared on the soap in November 2024. Reckell’s last visit was in April 2023.

Victoria Konefal is back as Ciara Brady Weston too.

A beloved Newman is back and a connection mystery man Aristotle Dumas has been cast on The Young and the Restless this week. Find out who it is, as well as all the show’s comings and goings news. Check out if any other popular stars from yesteryear are rejoining the soap this week or in the near future, if any newcomers are debuting in contract, recurring or day-player roles, and if anyone is leaving the CBS drama.

The Week of May 19, 2025

Melissa Ordway is back as Abby Newman Winters. The actress is slated to air on Thursday, May 22. Ordway, who announced that she was taken off contract with the soap last November, has aired sporadically ever since.

Mishael Morgan continues her run as Amanda Sinclair. The attorney, who’s back for a new story arc, airs again beginning Monday, May 19. She shares scenes with Jason Thompson’s Billy, Courtney Hope’s Sally,...

The name Aristotle Dumas has stirred up plenty of whispers in Genoa City, and now it looks like the elusive billionaire’s reach just got a little more personal. Viewers got their first look at Dumas’s right-hand man, Carter, played by Vincent Stalba, when he appeared in the Wednesday, May 14 episode of The Young and the Restless.

Vincent Stalba Plays Recurring Character

According to Soap Opera Digest, Stalba will appear on a recurring basis, and multiple episodes are already planned.

While Dumas himself remains an off-screen enigma, he’s been a hot topic ever since Victor first dropped his name in February. From Victor and Michael to Billy, Phyllis, Nate, and Devon—nearly everyone seems to have a connection or concern about what the powerful mogul might be plotting. Most recently, Phyllis found incriminating messages between Billy and Dumas, adding even more intrigue to an already tangled web.

More: Is this Dumas on Y&r?...

Up next from Epic Pictures’ specialty horror label Dread is the Halloween-set slasher movie He Never Left, which is coming to select theaters November 1 & VOD November 5.

He Never Left is the second feature film produced by Witching Season Films. The film was partially funded by enthusiastic fans in a successful Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign and was shot entirely on location in Fairview, Utah and Spanish Fork, Utah.

In the upcoming slasher movie, “After hearing strange noises coming from an adjoining motel room, a federal fugitive and his girlfriend become targets of the notorious “Pale Face” killer, whose legend has haunted the local community for decades.”

“I’m hopeful that He Never Left will resonate with audiences on a deeper level than what they might expect,” says writer, director, and co-star James Morris. Co-writer and star Colin Cunningham adds in his own statement, “These are people already navigating their own personal hell,...

From director / co-writer James Morris, He Never Left comes to limited theaters and digital this November from Dread, and we have an exlusive look at the new teaser trailer!

"After hearing strange noises coming from an adjoining motel room, a federal fugitive and his girlfriend become targets of the notorious "Pale Face" killer, whose legend has haunted the local community for decades."

Directed By: James Morris (The Witching Season)

Written By: James Morris, Michael Ballif, Colin Cunningham

Produced By: Michael Ballif and James Morris

Starring: Colin Cunningham, Jessica Staples, James Morris (The Witching Season), Sean Hunter, Charla Bocchicchio, David E. McMahon, Jake Watters, Will McAllister

The post Exclusive Teaser Trailer Premiere of James Morris’ He Never Left appeared first on Daily Dead.

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The following contains spoilers for Civil War, now playing in theaters.

Visionary director Alex Garland loves to keep things close to his chest before and during production. This is why it took fans some time to figure out what movies like Ex Machina and Men were about. That said, this veil keeps that auteur energy going, which other directors like Robert Eggers and Ari Aster encapsulate, too.

This mystique was applied to Garland's Civil War as well. From the trailers, audiences weren't sure if it was just a dystopian action-thriller speaking about American politics, or if it had hidden elements of sci-fi to it. In the end, it's pretty basic yet engaging due to how relevant it is in the 2020s: a story about...

Dwayne Johnson’s autobiographical NBC comedy “Young Rock” has cast “Ballers” actor Arlyn Broche as a very personal character in The Rock’s life: Dany Garcia, his college sweetheart-turned-ex-wife-and-business-partner, Variety has learned exclusively.

Per the official description for the character, who will be a recurring guest star on the upcoming second season of “Young Rock,” Dany is compassionate and caring while also being a disciplined athlete and future CEO. She starts as Dwayne’s college sweetheart at Miami, but soon becomes a guiding force in his life as he contemplates embracing the grind of professional wrestling.

Broche is best known for her breakout role as Tonya on Season 2 of HBO’s “Ballers,” starring alongside Johnson and Andy Garcia on the show, which was produced by Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks banner. Her other TV credits include “Gravesend,” OWN’s “The Haves and the Have Nots,” and CBS’ “The Inspectors,...

Bring Your Squad to the St. Louis advance screening of The Suicde Squad!!

But first check out the brand-new featurette for the film!

Screening: Tuesday, August 3rd @ The AMC Esquire

Time: 7pm

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From writer/director James Gunn comes Warner Bros. Pictures’ superhero action adventure “The Suicide Squad,” featuring a collection of the most degenerate delinquents in the DC lineup.

Welcome to hell—a.k.a. Belle Reve, the prison with the highest mortality rate in the US of A. Where the worst Super-Villains are kept and where they will do anything to get out—even join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X. Today’s do-or-die assignment? Assemble a collection of cons, including Bloodsport, Peacemaker, Captain Boomerang, Ratcatcher 2, Savant, King Shark, Blackguard, Javelin and everyone’s favorite psycho, Harley Quinn.

One of the most wildly anticipated films of the summer hits theaters and on HBO Max on August 6, director James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad.

Gunn, along with actors Margot Robbie and John Cena, joined Jimmy Kimmel’s guest host Anthony Anderson about their new movie and Cena “stealing” his costume. Gunn also talked about working with Sylvester Stallone, why he put “Ratcatcher” in the movie, the craziest stunts that he had Robbie and Cena do on set, Anderson’s former co-worker Steve Agee playing the Shark in a motion capture suit for the film, and the upcoming Peacemaker show on HBO Max.

Gunn says of his latest film, “I wanted to do the ultimate all-time comic book movie!”

The best part of the visit was Robbie’s story of sleeping with a cardboard cutout of John in the room for two years, followed by the surprise for Cena with...

Check out the newest trailer for The Suicide Squad and watch writer-director James Gunn breaks down the latest trailer for his Dceu movie.

From writer/director James Gunn comes Warner Bros. Pictures’ superhero action adventure “The Suicide Squad,” featuring a collection of the most degenerate delinquents in the DC lineup.

Welcome to hell—a.k.a. Belle Reve, the prison with the highest mortality rate in the US of A. Where the worst Super-Villains are kept and where they will do anything to get out—even join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X. Today’s do-or-die assignment? Assemble a collection of cons, including Bloodsport, Peacemaker, Captain Boomerang, Ratcatcher 2, Savant, King Shark, Blackguard, Javelin and everyone’s favorite psycho, Harley Quinn. Then arm them heavily and drop them (literally) on the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese. Trekking through a jungle teeming with militant adversaries and guerrilla forces at every turn,...

"They're dying to save the world." Ahead of its August 6th release in theaters, IMAX, and HBO Max via Warner Bros., a new trailer has been revealed for James Gunn's The Suicide Squad, offering another look at the film's superpowered mayhem.

"From writer/director James Gunn comes Warner Bros. Pictures’ superhero action adventure “The Suicide Squad,” featuring a collection of the most degenerate delinquents in the DC lineup.

Welcome to hell—a.k.a. Belle Reve, the prison with the highest mortality rate in the US of A. Where the worst Super-Villains are kept and where they will do anything to get out—even join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X. Today’s do-or-die assignment? Assemble a collection of cons, including Bloodsport, Peacemaker, Captain Boomerang, Ratcatcher 2, Savant, King Shark, Blackguard, Javelin and everyone’s favorite psycho, Harley Quinn. Then arm them heavily and drop them (literally) on the remote,...

Along with the enthusiastically received R-rated trailer for James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad that debuted on Friday, Warner Bros. Pictures have also released 12 colorful character posters for the highly anticipated movie.

Bravo to the director with his preview poster in the same vein as The Dirty Dozen.

A work of art pic.twitter.com/KrtlRQ2WAz

— BoosterMax (@BoosterMaxCeo) March 25, 2021

I sent that exact poster to the marketing guys before we even started shooting.

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) March 25, 2021

The film stars Margot Robbie, Idris Elba (“Avengers: Infinity War”), John Cena, Joel Kinnaman (“Suicide Squad”), Jai Courtney (the “Divergent” franchise), Peter Capaldi, David Dastmalchian, Daniela Melchior (“Parque Mayer”), Michael Rooker (the “Guardians of the Galaxy” films), Alice Braga (“Elysium”), Pete Davidson, Joaquín Cosio, Juan Diego Botto (“The Europeans”), Storm Reid, Nathan Fillion, Steve Agee, Sean Gunn, Mayling Ng (“Wonder Woman”), Flula Borg (“Ralph Breaks the Internet”), Jennifer Holland and Tinashe Kajese,...

Ahead of its August 6th release in theaters, IMAX, and HBO Max via Warner Bros., James Gunn's The Suicide Squad is teased in a new trailer packed with superpowered mayhem.

"From writer/director James Gunn comes Warner Bros. Pictures’ superhero action adventure “The Suicide Squad,” featuring a collection of the most degenerate delinquents in the DC lineup.

Welcome to hell—a.k.a. Belle Reve, the prison with the highest mortality rate in the US of A. Where the worst Super-Villains are kept and where they will do anything to get out—even join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X. Today’s do-or-die assignment? Assemble a collection of cons, including Bloodsport, Peacemaker, Captain Boomerang, Ratcatcher 2, Savant, King Shark, Blackguard, Javelin and everyone’s favorite psycho, Harley Quinn. Then arm them heavily and drop them (literally) on the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese. Trekking through a jungle teeming with...

Photo Credit: Jessica Miglio/ & © DC Comics

Caption: (L-r) Nathan Fillion as T.D.K., Pete Davidson as Blackguard, Sean Gunn as Weasel, Michael Rooker as Savant, Joel Kinnaman as Rich Flag, Jai Courtney as Boomerang, Flula Borg as Javelin, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn and Mayling Ng as Mongal in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “The Suicide Squad,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Copyright: © 2020 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

From writer/director James Gunn comes Warner Bros. Pictures’ superhero action adventure “The Suicide Squad,” featuring a collection of the most degenerate delinquents in the DC lineup.

Welcome to hell—a.k.a. Belle Reve, the prison with the highest mortality rate in the US of A. Where the worst Super-Villains are kept and where they will do anything to get out—even join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X. Today’s do-or-die assignment? Assemble a collection of cons, including Bloodsport,...

Between the much-savaged final season of “Game of Thrones,” the decimation of Marvel’s TV universe and the dozens of other shows either concluded or canceled, 2019 saw more than its fair share of TV casualties. Here are 117 shows that won’t live to see 2020.

“A Series of Unfortunate Events” (Netflix) Final episode January 1

“Friends from College” (Netflix) Final episode January 11

“Rel” (Fox) Final episode January 13

“Happy Together” (CBS) Final episode January 14

“Wayne” (YouTube Premium) Final episode January 16

“The Punisher” (Netflix) Final episode January 18

“Steven Universe” (Cartoon Network) Final episode January 21

“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” (Netflix) Final episode January 25

“Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television” (YouTube Premium) Final episode January 30

“Counterpart” (Starz) Final episode February 17

“Berlin Station” (Epix) Final episode February 17

“Lethal Weapon” (Fox) Final episode February 26

“The Gifted” (Fox) Final episode February 26

“Crashing” (HBO) Final episode March 10

“The Passage” (Fox) Final episode March 11

“Teachers” (TV Land) Final episode March 19

“Deadly Class...

Collin Chou, best known for his role as Seraph from The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, will play Edwin Chiu in the Netflix film, The Half of It, written and directed by Alice Wu. The project, the follow up to Wu’s 2004 film, Saving Face, the pic navigates the struggles of an immigrant family against the backdrop of an Americana teenage angst romantic comedy. The plot is said to be a modern day Cyrano-meets-Pygmalion centered on a shy, introverted, Chinese-American, straight-a student who finds herself helping the school jock woo the girl they both secretly love. In the process, each teaches the other about the nature of love as they find a connection in the most unlikely of places. Chou’s Edwin Chiu is struggling immigrant father of Ellie Chu (Leah Lewis) who was a highly educated engineer whose promising career was derailed by his poor English skills when he moved to America.

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the winners of the 46th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The gala was held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Southern California.

“Tonight’s awards ceremony is an example of the extraordinary depth and breadth of Daytime television,” said Terry O’Reilly, Chairman, NATAS. “It is with great pleasure that we honor these talented nominees and a special honor to be recognizing Jacques Pepin’s culinary career with our Lifetime Achievement Award.”

Check out the Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards winners list below.

Digital Drama

Best Digital Actress

Vanessa Baden Kelly, “Giants”

Best Digital Actor

Kevin Spirtas, “After Forever”

Best Digital Supporting Actress

Erin Cherry, “After Forever”

Best Digital Supporting Actor

Terrence Terrell, “Giants”

Best Digital Guest Performer

Sean Patrick Flannery, “The Bay”

Best Digital Writing

“After Forever”

Best Digital Directing

“After Forever”

Talk Show

Best Talk/Entertainment...

SAG-AFTRA, the four major television broadcast networks and other producers have reached a tentative agreement on terms for the National Code of Fair Practice, the union announced on Saturday.

The term of the contract is July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2021.

“This deal delivers overall gains in important areas, including meaningful increases in wages and residuals rates that will put real money in members’ pockets. Additionally, the agreement now reflects important new language limiting auditions or meetings in private hotel rooms and residences, which represents a partial realization of our work toward industry culture change,” said SAG-aftra president Gabrielle Carteris.

Significant gains will be felt across a wide range of categories, including principal performers, background actors, stand-ins, promo announcers, singers and dancers, SAG-aftra National Executive Director David White said.

Also Read: SAG-aftra Issues Code of Conduct in Response to Sexual Harassment Climate

Contract minimums will increase over the next three years,...

In today’s casting roundup, CBS’s “The Inspectors” is seeking stylish men and women to portray models and fashionistas in its upcoming season. There are also roles available on Cmt’s hit series “Nashville," as well as an episode of a series about evil women, and a 10-episode YouTube Red sequel to “The Karate Kid!” “The Inspectors”CBS’s “The Inspectors,” a primetime crime drama following Amanda Wainwright (played by Jessica Lundy), “a single-mom Us Postal Inspector who investigates and solves crimes dealing with consumer fraud, the internet, and Us Mail,” is currently casting background roles. A male actor, aged 18–40, is wanted to portray a male model (a unique hairstyle or man bun is preferred). There are also roles available for female talent, aged 18–35, clothing size 4 or smaller, to portray stylish women. All talent must be able to provide their own high fashion wardrobe and shoes. The production will shoot Oct.

Psycho Pass Anime First Season (2012) ReviewSTORY85%DIRECTION85%ACTION85%ANIMATION80%POSITIVESGreat storyThorough character's analysisElaborately combines elements of cyberpunk, crime, thriller and actionNEGATIVESSome very minor flaws in the faces drawing2016-06-0584%Overall ScoreReader Rating: (1 Vote)100%

In the road paved by “Ghost in the Shell,” this title also combines artfully elements of cyberpunk and action with philosophy and sociopolitical issues.

The story takes place in a future Japan that has secluded itself from other countries due to its food autarky. The Sibyl System has taken over the judicial sector, by actively measuring the populace’s mental states, personality and their chances of committing a crime in the future. The resulting assessment is called a Psycho-Pass and is measured according to the Crime Coefficient index. When the measurement exceeds a certain level in an individual he is pursued and apprehended, and after surpassing a higher level, killed.

These actions are implemented by the...