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.

Key Takeaways

• All five daytime dramas see major returns for Thanksgiving week, including Ashley on Y&R, Kelly and Hayes on B&B, and JJ on DAYS.
• Several familiar faces resurface across the soaps, from Dylan on B&B to Stella, Jack Brennan, and Justine on GH.
• Notable exits include Luna on B&B and Henry on GH, while Lucas and Eric wrap their latest runs on DAYS.

The Week of November 24, 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.

The Bold and the Beautiful Casting
Lisa Yamada appears to be out as B&B’s Luna Nosawa again. The character was declared dead last week, after being struck by a car. It marks the second time that the diabolical Luna has “died” on the soap. Yamada delivered a heartfelt speech after winning the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Emerging Talent last October.

Sydney Bullock is back as Dylan on Tuesday, November 25. The actress briefly recurred as Hayes’ summer school teacher and made her last appearance in July. She shares scenes with Laneya Grace’s Electra.

Steffy’s (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) children will be on hand for this year’s Thanksgiving dinner. Sophia Parras McKinley returns as Kelly, and Bryan David Garlick appears as Hayes on Wednesday, November 26.

Jennifer Gareis and John McCook get some quality airtime as Donna and Eric Forrester. The characters are back for the November holiday. McCook, who has been a major part of the CBS soap scene for 50 years, reflected on B&B’s move to a new studio last summer.