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Adrian Anchondo Joins the Cast of General Hospital

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Looks like Lucas Jones (Van Hansis) may finally have a new love interest! Casting news on Wednesday shared that actor Adrian Anchondo is debuting on tomorrow’s Thursday, March 13th episode of General Hospital in the contract role of Marco.

It should be noted that GH is being tight-lipped at the moment of just what Marco’s last name is, but we do know that Anchondo is on contract with the ABC daytime drama series. In his new role of Marco, Anchondo will be playing a lawyer.

According to TV Insider, who broke the casting news, Anchondo screen-tested with Van Hansis, all the more confirming that Lucas and Marco will definitely cross paths and more. Adrian, shared the intimation factor was present when he auditioned for the part.

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As he explained, “It was very intimidating seeing all the beautiful Latino men there I was going up against, all younger. But I really connected with the character, and I feel like I’ve been playing a lot of good guys going bad or bad guys going good, so I think this character is in my wheelhouse.”

So, is Marco a good guy doing bad things or vice-versa? Stay tuned. In addition, Hansis and Anchondo already knew each other. As Adrian explained,  “We each other at Williamstown Theater Festival 20 years ago. I think we did a play with each other. It’s funny because I remember having a little crush on him back then, and we’ve been in the same circles because we have mutual friends. So, I felt totally comfortable. Van has a very comfortable person to be around, regardless if you’ve known him for 20 years or not.”

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Marco on paper looks to be a very intriguing character, as Anchondo explained that thus far, “The character has been very sweet and charming, and, of course, it wouldn’t be a soap opera without dark secrets somewhere. He’s also very intelligent and very articulate, which is kind of opposite of who I am as a person. I don’t find myself to be the most articulate person [laughs]. I don’t think I’ve ever played a lawyer.”

Anchondo has appeared opposite Viola Davis on How to Get Away with Murder, and roles in other primetime series including: The Rookie: NCIS: Los Angeles, and FBI’s Most Wanted and Law & Order: Organized Crime to name just a few.

So, what do you think about GH adding the new character of Marco to the Port Charles canvas? Do you hope that Marco and Lucas can potentially have an interesting love story? Since we only know Marco’s first name as of now, who do you think he might be connected to in town? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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Oh this will be good ! When does he start ?

If you read the article, it told you. 😉

Lol.. I think I was too focus on his pictures.

Holy smokes !! A beard too !!

Possibly Natalia and Sidwell’s son, thus Blaze’s brother?

That’s my guess also.

Interesting they start him out on contract while VH is still recurring. Visually, they seem like they’d gel well together.

Do we really need another lawyer? Alexis, Ric, Diane, Molly, Martin, and Scott (MIA) outnumber the number of doctors on General HOSPITAL.

As for the connection, online scuttlebutt has him playing Jenz & Natalia’s son (who she previously referred to as Eloi).

Van Hansis is likely heavy-recurring because he is based on the east coast. So it does not make sense to sign him on full-time.

My thought exactly re: VH recurring. Wonder if it’s his choice or GH’s. Regardless, hopefully this is successful and they can create a real gay story. You’d think with a gay show runner and one of the head writers gay, they can write a gay centered story. And while lesbians don’t do it for me, i’m equal opportunity, so bring Blaze back for Kristina!

There’s also the MIA district attorney Robert Scorpio. And the assistant DA from Ava’s last trial who recently put in another appearance when they made that ridiculous arrest of Jason for the supposed murder of Cyrus who nobody can prove is even dead.

She happens to be married to Carlo Rota IRL, so as long as Sidwell is around, she probably will be too.

As for the newbie.. I don’t think he’s really needed, lawyer or otherwise. And especially not if he’s an addition to the Sidwell/Natalia family. Although their kid was supposed to be a studio musician, not a lawyer.

The show (finally) is committed to the Lucas character. He needs a love interest. The Brad pairing has set sail, Felix only pops in for the nurses ball and funerals. So, another gay male character is needed. Just how he’s connected to the canvas can be questionable.

Lucas probably deserves to find love, and I can see the “gay eye candy” factor with this new guy, but if GH was trying to reduce the bloated cast when they cut Sam, Dex, Mikey, and Cyrus all within a month or two, that’s not going to help much if they hire a bunch of newbies instead.

I think Van Hansen is on contract. I agree with you about the lawyers outnumbering the medical staff on the show.

No, he isn’t. He’s recurring.

Seems some feel he might be Natalia’s son. My question is would Natalia’s reaction to Blaze being gay been so severe if she already has a gay son? If it proves to be true that he is gay and her son… here comes yet another big character re-write foe Natalia.

The alone makes me doubt her is Natalia’s son.

Natalia’s son was supposed to be a studio musician, so if he’s suddenly a lawyer now, that would be one HELL of a sudden career change.

Having said that, this new guy does look like he could be Sidwell’s son. Doesn’t mean Natalia has to be his mother, of course. But that would be even worse, because that would mean we would have to endure yet another newbie when his mother shows up. And before you know it, we have the eternally damned Sidwell dysfunctional family tree eating up as much screen time as the Faison/Westbourne family tree did a few years back.

I’ve seen all the shows he’s been on as mentioned above, but dud not pay attention then, but they are all good shows, so hopefully he’s as good.

Lucas is a bit too whiney and pitiful, give him some backbone

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sonny Tells Dante, “I Don’t Want a Son Like You,” While Michael Tells Brook Lynn to Bide Her Time Till Chase and Willow Have an Affair

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On the Thursday, October 1 episode of General Hospital, both Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson) had some things to say and what they had to say didn’t go over well with whom they were talking to!

Sonny had a confrontation with his son, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna), while Michael leveled with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) over Chase (Josh Swickard).

GH is setting up a scenario where everyone is going to make it look like Sonny was responsible for having Sidwell (Carlo Rota) beat up in Pentonville; while viewers already know Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) were behind it.

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A VISIT WITH DAD

Now, Dante comes to Sonny’s house. He wants to know straight up from his dad if he ordered the attack at Pentonville. Sonny flatly denies any culpability or responsibility, but Dante refuses to believe him.

Dante informs Sonny he has video footage of Sully and Vito at the prison. Sonny explains to Dante he doesn’t know why Sully beat up both Curtis and Dante. Things escalated when Sonny was deeply hurt that Dante refused to believe him. Dante says he was disappointed that his father didn’t respect him enough to be truthful with him!

Sonny asks Dante to consider that he was being set up. He says all he did was to tell Vito to instruct Sully to keep a watchful eye on Sidwell, not to harm him. No matter what Sonny said, Dante continued hammering him with how he knew deep down, even though he said he left the mob, he had to finish off Sidwell for himself.

Next, Sonny explains everything he has ever done was to provide for and to protect his family. Dante fired back that he doesn’t want to deal anymore with Sonny’s half-baked truths. As the two men argue, Gio (Giovanni Mazza) shows up at Sonny’s front door and overhears Sonny losing his temper and shouting at Dante, “Get out of my house! I don’t want a son like you!”  The scenes featured an excellent performance by Maurice Benard.

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MICHAEL THE MANIPULATOR

While this is going down, outside the Quartermaine boathouse, Brook Lynn opens up to Michael about living at the Q’s with Chase being there, since he only came back due to legal advice from his lawyer, Monet Mitchell (Blythe Howard).

Brook Lynn questioned whether they should get legally separate. Michael insisted that would be a big mistake. When she asks why, Michael tells Brook Lynn to bide her time until Chase and Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) have an affair; then she’d have full custody of Phoebe.

An angered Brook Lynn pushed Michael into the water and accuses him of moving Willow back into the gatehouse with intent on putting Chase and Willow in closer proximity and sacrificing Brook Lynn’s family in the process.  As the two cousins bicker, Chase shows up asking Brook Lynn if she is OK. Michael punctuates their talk with “You know, I’m right.”

CURTIS FIGURES OUT A WAY TO GET OUT OF THE SLAMMER

At GH, Willow visits Curtis (Donnell Turner) in his hospital room. Curtis wants Willow to get him pardoned and keep him out of jail, and in return, he will help her nail Sonny.

Next, Willow tells Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) she wants Curtis held for observation for three more days. He agrees to do so under one condition, that she understands that he may need to call in a favor from a congresswoman.

So, what did you think of how Dante accused his father and refused to believe Sonny’s answers? Is this the end of their father and son relationship for good? Is Michael the most manipulative person of all, except for Willow? Do the two deserve each other? Do you want Chase and Willow to have an affair? And what of Curtis? Does he have many redeeming qualities left? Share your thoughts via the comment section,  but first check out the talk Michael had with Brook Lynn.

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GH Alum Tajh Bellow and Y&R Alum Loren Lott Star in New Tiktok and Microdrama ‘Love Island’ Spoof

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Two soap opera alums very familiar to fans of General Hospital and The Young and the Restless are paired together in a new short-form digital series from none other than Issa Rae’s production entity HOORAE Digital.

Look for Tajh Bellow (ex-TJ Ashford, GH)) and Loren Lott (ex-Ana Hamilton, Y&R) as part of the cast of  The Compatibility Experiment, premiering on October 14, 2026, exclusively on TikTok and its companion microdrama platform, PineDrama.

In the video teaser, it appears that Bellow and Lott play a couple, Kelvin and Camila, set in a Love Island reality show-esque environment trying to win the one million dollar cash prize, only what could go wrong?

The Compatibility Experiment

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The Compatibility Experiment loglines share that it brings a fast-paced, relationship-focused reality check—much like Love Island with a twist. The show takes a participant’s current relationship, introduces them to a potentially more compatible partner, and forces them to navigate the differences with life-changing money on the line.

The new series is part of a groundbreaking content deal between HOORAE Digital and TikTok to develop premium short-form storytelling. The ensemble cast also features; Ayona, Reggie Luck, JaNa Craig, Tosin Morohunfola, Jessica Jacoby, Georgia Warner, and Nick Cassidy.

General Hospital fans know Tajh Bellow for his performances as TJ Ashford, and who earned two Daytime Emmy nominations along the way during his run. Bellow took over the role in 2018 and last appeared on the ABC daytime drama series in December of 2024.

Loren Lott first appeared as Devon’s (Bryton James) sister Ana Hamilton on The Young and the Restless from 2018 to 2019; making a brief return in 2024. She has continued to perform on the stage and screen with recent credits including: Bel-Air, Cherish the Day, and All American: Homecoming.

Check out the trailer for The Compatibility Experiment below and let us know what you think of its concept and if you are glad to see Tajh and Loren again? Hoping they might return to daytime in their GH and Y&R roles at some point in the future? Weigh-in via the comment section.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ava and Drew Revealed to be Behind Framing Sonny for Sidwell’s Prison Beatdown

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If you thought that the person responsible for the Pentonville brawl that saw Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and Curtis (Donnell Turner) taken to General Hospital was Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) or even Sidwell himself, you were dead wrong! On the Wednesday, September 30 episode of GH, it turned out that the culprits were actually Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison).

In story, Drew apparently bankrolled the attack on Sidwell and framing Sonny. He told Ava their planned worked (she came up with it!) but was horrified when Drew informed her that Curtis got caught in the crosshairs. Ava is visibly upset because of her longtime friendship with Curtis’ daughter, Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali). Drew tried to make Ava see the bright side. Curtis was witness to it and his presence will cast doubt on Sonny’s claims to that he had gotten out of the mob and gone legit.

Later, Vito shows up at Drew’s. They informed him that his guy on the inside of the slammer made a big mistake by hurting their friend and ordered him to leave town.

Maura West

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BOATHOUSE BRAWL

In other major developments, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) and Rocco (Finn Carr) have a blow out fight as Danny blames his “brother” for the reason Charlotte was sent off to boarding school.

Rocco told off Danny for Charlotte’s (Bluesy Burke) reckless behavior and he explains he had to protect his sister. He went in on Danny saying that his mother Lulu (Alexa Havins) has been right to send Charlotte to boarding school and far away from Danny.

However, Rocco went a bit too far when he shouted, “And if your mom was alive, she would send you away too!” Next, Danny punched out Rocco, leading to a terrible brawl. An angered Danny yells at Rocco to, “Stay away from me and everyone in my family. And don’t you ever mention my mom again!” Danny storms off.

Rocco

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Now alone outside the boathouse, Rocco flashes back to his first kiss with Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarksi), hoping that his fight with Danny will not escalate and ruin their budding romance. Meanwhile, a bloodied-mouth Danny heads over to Sonny’s and Jason (Steve Burton) is there at the same time. He then admits that he has a bad fight with Rocco and they are both beaten up.

WILL SCOUT WISE UP?

At the end of the episode, Scout, who had a fight with Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) over Drew, and who keeps telling everyone how good a man her dad truly is, comes upon a suspicious scene.

Scout hides behind the wall outside Drew’s. She sees her dad, Ava and Vito talking. Next, Scout seems to overhear Vito assuring Drew and Ava that their business dealings are done, and he’ll be leaving Port Charles for good.

So, what did you think of the reveal that Ava and Drew were behind framing Sonny for the prison beatdown of Sidwell (and Curtis)? Do you think Danny and Rocco’s relationship can be repaired, or do you think the teenagers will continue to be at each other’s throats? Finally, do you hope Scout gets a clue and stops thinking her dad walks on air? Weigh-in via the comment section, but first check out how Ava and Drew conspired below.

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