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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: What is the Fate of Michael with the Impending Exit of Chad Duell?
This week on General Hospital, looks to be a pivotal moment in the life of Michael Corinthos and his family and loved ones. As has been previously reported, Chad Duell made the decision to exit the ABC soap opera after almost 15 years in the role.
GH EP Frank Valentini had teased on Michael’s exit, “I can promise a great story for Michael and his family when Chad exits in the new year.” He also added, “There are no plans to recast his role at this time, but you never know in daytime.”
However, spoilers had presumably leaked out on the internet that on the Tuesday January 7th, Michael is in peril in a fire, and its Sonny and Jason to the rescue. The question becomes, if that holds true … what is the plan for the character of Michael from here?
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On Sunday’s State of Mind, Maurice Benard (Sonny) sat down with Duell for part one of an interview. However, part two streams next Sunday were the on-screen father/son will get into Chad’s exit. It would seem that Chad’s final airshows may be upon us this week without official confirmation from GH.
Take a look at the GH spoilers for the week of January 6-10th below.
MONDAY, JANUARY 6
Willow is distraught. Carly vents to Jason. Michael is in danger. Josslyn makes a discovery. Brad lashes out.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 7
Jason and Sonny rush to action. Nina delivers bad news. Chase opens up to Sasha. Brook Lynn makes a revelation. Portia confides in Isaiah.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8
Sonny wants answers. Anna needs Brennan’s help. Jason makes a request of Lucas. Nina advises Willow. Drew interrupts Carly.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9
Ric tries to sway Alexis. Cyrus does some eavesdropping. Willow takes control. Diane and Martin spar. Carly and Sonny lean on each other.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10
Carly issues a warning. Tracy and Stella catch up. Kai and Trina share a close moment. Cody seeks out Brad. Nina and Sonny make a compromise.
So, what do you think will happen to the character of Michael? Will he be disfigured? Will this shocking moment lead to a decision for Michael leave Port Charles? Share your thoughts on what will go down via the comment section.
Given the “accidentally leaked video” I’m predicting that Mikey will be very badly burned, but he will survive the fire. He will be wrapped up like a mummy, and shipped off to recover off screen in a “long term facility”.
Because of the burns, they have already laid the grounds for “plastic surgery”, should there be a recast in the near future. Or, there could be a “miraculous recovery with no scars”, should Chad choose to return.
If this scenario seems familiar to anybody, it should. Because it’s exactly what they did to Brenda Barrett in the first season of the GH spinoff “Night Shift”. In that case, they chickened out of the recast – probably due to massive fan backlash – and though her face was never shown – in the last episode, they removed her bandages and the doctors were astonished to find her face completely healed.
Whether it’s Chad or a recast, I don’t see them leaving Mikey AWOL for very long. He’s too important to the canvas, and most of all, his kids can not be left in the hands of Willow, Hallmark Drew, or Nina.
Given the “accidentally leaked video” I’m predicting that Mikey will be very badly burned, but he will survive the fire. He will be wrapped up like a mummy, and shipped off to recover off screen in a “long term facility”.
Because of the burns, they have already laid the grounds for “plastic surgery”, should there be a recast in the near future. Or, there could be a “miraculous recovery with no scars”, should Chad choose to return.
This is exactly what I am thinking, too.
This way of he returns it could be a different actor.
I love General show since High School. Michael he was the best Actor? I was in tears he is badly burned, I don’t think you’ll Just to survive this
I agree. I hate when actors,/actresses play a role so long then they decide to leave. why? They developed fans and we are left feeling sad about their families.
Sam died, now Michael leaving children without a mother or father.
I think these writers should think of the children, recast would be better than nothing.
I have watched GH for 60 years. It’s
So sad they are killing off the best
Actors. Also too much violence and
Sex.
It’s Chad Duell’s decision to leave; he has every right to talk away from the role if he so chooses, and doesn’t owe anyone anything.
With so many male actors leaving the show in the past year, it is time to bring for “GH” to bring in some new actors for the likes of Alexis, Diane, Ava, Anna, Tracy, Carly. I’m hoping Diane gets with Martin and Carly with Brennon. Carly and Brennon have been dancing around each other for more than a year. Same with Jordan and Isaiah. Just go on a date already.
With the new male actors, please make them strong without being ridiculous like Drew. The character has been poorly written and is so bad, it is turning me against the Cameron Mathison. I would love to see Anna reconnect with Valentin.
I can’t handle Cameron Mathison, he’s a horrible actor. I think I’d the writers had any sense, they’d send him to DC asap, and maybe Willow could go visit him and a better not wimpy Willow would come home.
I couldn’t agree more!
Agreed. Get rid of Cameron
Oh agree. Don’t even want to wremoved. Hallmark movies anymore. Actor also seems cocky arrogant in some recent photos he posted on Instagram which have since be removed.
Yes, he did indeed post some rather questionable photos of himself cracking a horizontal smile. Something Drew would do for a campaign advertisement.
I don’t like the way the writers have did Drew he was a very decent man but they had him going went Michael wife which is wrong, but please people it is wrong to not give him credit, he is a very good actor and I love watching him on Hallmark people needs to stop making it hard for this man with talking all this bad stuff about him,you would not want anyone to destroy your job be very careful.
I agree he is just acting how it’s written so he is a good actor! We just hate the characters actions!! I hate Chad is leaving. Oh and Sasha having his baby!
You will be missed Chad
It will come out is Michael’s baby, they will find a piece of paper in the burnt rubble. Stating his wishes for the baby and they will put the puzzle together, quatermaines will try to get custody of their err.
Willow need to get her just do she acting all innocent that’s how she got Michael acting like she’s so true blue
How was that photo cocky/arrogant, though?
Have a feeling he’ll go up in flames, and be in an endless coma to “save” him from his burns, and when he awakens, it’ll be with a new actor (as Michael had facial reconstruction surgery, due to his burns). So heavily predictable.
Will Michael once again pay the price for his adopted father’s misdoings? Maybe every 15-20 years the character is “in the wrong place at the wrong time”?
It looks like extra-crispy Michael will be sent off to a burn clinic/rehab. The character will likely remain off screen for the rest of 2025. Whether Duell or someone else plays him, Michael will likely be back sometime next year.
Ramifications for many on the canvas. Interesting to see Josslyn’s reaction to her brother’s situation as she’s been through a whole lot in 12 months.
I think that he is going to be badly burned and I think that he is going off somewhere for his burns to another hospital and take care of his burns.. I also think he’s going to be gone for a while which you did read that he is going off the show, but who knows like they always still bring people back they liked for us to be surprised. Because Sasha‘s having his baby and the other girl gonna be pregnant, who is gonna be the baby’s day Michael or Drew Sasha baby is by Michael. They kept saying Jason is never coming back. He did take a long time coming back, but I think he is either being returned Michael Corinthia or someone else is gonna play for him. They don’t have no ideal if he’s going to return, but I think that’s what’s gonna happen. He is coming back. He also spoke about his family and he lost his father so he’s taking a break like most people do go and be gone for a long long time they gotta do something to go off the shelf for a while like they’re dead. . My
Michael will die
They’re not killing off the character.
I hope not
Can almost guarantee that won’t happen. The most “legacy” of legacy characters – 3 core families. Rare to have that connected a character, but good to give them a rest every decade or 2.
Not going to happen. Michael is a Spencer, a Quartermaine, and a Corinthos. And his unborn child is a Scorpio, despite the dragonshit insanity of rewriting Sasha’s parentage.
That makes Mikey the future “franchise quarterback” of this show. There’s no way he’s getting killed off. Even a long term absence is going to really hurt the show.
I agree
I agree
I think so to.
Does the new writing team only know how to write tragedies? Geez, first Sam, then Dex and now Michael. Couldn’t they just have him leave town for a while? The coma route again? REALLY?? GH has a talented cast, great casting director and a good EP. Put these talents to good use. Please no more new characters. The cast is bloated as it is!
Please no more comas and or facial reconstruction
Wish chad would stay on show will muss him good actor. Love him as Sonny’s son, they already took morgan come on. First Sam Mcall , Dex , now Michael what is going on negotiations need to bw made to keep some of the actors
Michael wanted to leave,he is a great actor
He will service so he can return if he needs too. Like I said all long there are key people that u just can’t replace with others there to many to name.. Chad is one of them… He has done awesome job with the roll of Michael Q/ C.. other then Chad taking over the little red headed kid that was there frist is also Good at this role..when is Monaco coming back? Jaxs? No Sonny can’t leave or Carly I can go on an on….
I am happy that GH is still around after all these years. I have been a fan for 40 years. I have forgotten more srory lines than I can
remember. Some characters I love, some I hate, and there are those I love to hate. I don’t pretend to be a writer and choose not critique. I will just kerp watching.
They ruined drew after billy miller left, as for Michael they shouldn’t have done anything drastic, they should’ve JUST RECASTED HIM with robert Adamson for the time being in case Chad duell wants to come back.. drew willow Michael triangle id stupid, we’ll find odds are willow will probably become pregnant but it’ll be idk who the daddy is but will cone out to be drews after willow finds out about Drew and ninas romping
Frank Valentini doesn’t hire pinch-hitters as full-time replacements, hence why Robert Adamson isn’t walking into the role.
I don’t want Michael to leave
I don’t either Neither did I want Sam to leave
Michael leaves town with the kids. Leaving willow destroyed and leaning on drew even more.
Please keep Michael on! Recast him if necessary!
They won’t be recasting at this time. And, in all honesty, the role needs a break.
Love Michael hate to see him go.15 yrs fans love you .hope to see you again. Maybe we will get recast .take care God Bless…
If Chad decides to come back after taking extended his break, they can have Michael use the same doctor Valentin and Ava used for reconstructive surgery. That would explain Michael’s miraculous healing.
That clinic wasn’t exactly the best medical establishment. Remember, that’s the same place that was holding Jason hostage as a drugged up zombie for 5 years.
Assuming it is even still in operation, since it was owned by Faison, and he and his son Whiny Heiny are both here in Hell now.
It’s silly for Michael to leave now with his wife having an affair with his Uncle that gives her complete custody of the children. If Michael dies his children and Willo should also leave the story leaves a opening for her to go to Washington with Drew and l am sick of them.
The explosion/fire is a great caveat in recasting Michael. It would be asinine not to recast, now that he has another opportunity to make Nina look stupid and a new kid on the way. The tension between Nina, Carly, Willow, Drew, Jason and Sonny….EPIC!!!
Michael’s character or persona on GH will not be disfigured. He won’t be found. They (the officials) will not be able to find a body, leaving an opening for a reappearance at some point in time.
Willow and Drew do not deserve a ” happily ever after !!!” Willow does not deserve the children. She is too selfish. I will really miss Michael.
Rebecca – I want Michael to leave be. I want that nut discovered killing him, arrest him’ and give Michael an antidote. Then either Willow wak s up and begs his forgives; or Sasha tells Michael that she loves him and wants him so please survive for their unborn child. KEEP HIM ALIVE
Like Chad Dual, I am taking a break from GH. With so much heartache going on in our real world, the last thing I want to watch is a show filled with nothing except hate and violence. Wake up Valentini. What you are really killing is GH !
Beyond the Gates
2026 SDSA TV Award Nominations: All Five Daytime Dramas Score in Best Achievement in Set Decoration
The Set Decorators Society of America has revealed its nominations for 2025-26 SDSA Awards for Television, which recognizes the work of the set decoration and production designers in primetime, streaming and daytime series.
This year, all five soap operas: Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless all received nominations in the Best Achievement in Decor/Design of a Daytime Series category.
In its official SDSA rule book, to qualify for the category of a Daytime Series, which includes daytime dramas, daytime talk shows, daytime game shows, and daytime children’s programming, all episodes must air before 6:00pm and must have a credited Set Decorator. For daytime dramas, the content must contain multiple plotlines that are carried over from episode to episode.
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WHICH EPISODES CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE COMPETITION?
The eligibility year for episodes runs June 1, 2025, and May 31, 2026. Founded in 1993, the SDSA is an international nonprofit professional association dedicated to promoting excellence and preserving the legacy of the art of set decoration in motion pictures and television.
Several popular primetime and streaming titles that have wrapped their final seasons also received nods including Euphoria, Stranger Things, Hacks, Outlander, and The Boys. Popular titles such as Bridgerton.
Take a look below at the nominated scenic design teams from your favorite soaps:
Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Daytime Series
Beyond The Gates: Set Decoration by Cynthia Slagter with Production Design by Bruton Jones
The Bold and the Beautiful: Set Decoration by Prim Rosales, Beth Wooke, Prerna Chawla, Charlotte Garnell, Chelsea Mondelli, Michelle Hall, & Linda Louise Sheets with Production Design by Lou A. Trabbie III
Days of Our Lives: Set Decoration by Adele Caine & Sarah Holmes with Production Design by Tom Early & Dan Olexiewicz
General Hospital: Set Decoration by Jennifer Elliot with Production Design by Andrew Evashchen
The Young and the Restless: Set Decoration by Jennifer Haybach, Justine Mercado, Maria Dirolf, & Monica Lowe with Production Design by David Hoffmann
So, which soap opera from the calendar year of basically June of 2025 to a week ago in 2026, do you think has had the best looking sets? Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, or The Young and the Restless? Make you pick and drop it in the comment section below.
The Thursday June 4 episode of General Hospital paved way for the end of the line for Jenz Sidwell’s (Carlo Rota) butler/fixer, Pascal (Marc Forget).
In the pick of the June 3 cliffhanger, Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) was the hero and stopped the evil-doer from fleeing Port Charles for his part in aiding and abetting his boss with the cover-up of the murder of Professor Henry Dalton (Daniel Goddard) among other crimes.
Today’s episode did indeed mark the final appearance of Marc Forget who joined the ABC soap opera when he debuted back in July of 2025. Viewers met met Pascal when Kelly Thiebaud returned to the soap opera as Britt Westbourne and she was being blackmailed to work on Faison’s final project while at the Five Poppies in Dalmatia.
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A General Hospital rep confirmed to Soap Opera Digest, that the June 4 episode, “Will be the last viewers will see of Pascal for now, but notes that in the world of Port Charles, comebacks are always possible.” So, how did Pascal get written-off the canvas? Here’s what went down:
PASCAL GIVES LUCAS KEY INFORMATION BEFORE BEING DRAGGED AWAY
After Sonny intercepted Pascal on his desperate attempt to get out of town, Sonny informed him hat Sidwell would stop at nothing from trying to get retribution for whoever killed his son, Marco, and promptly turned around and said that he would help Pascal flee the country, only if he turned on Sidwell.
An absolutely terrified Pascal had evidence for Sonny that he could use against Sidwell. However, he feared he would get killed on sight if he tried to retrieve the incriminating photos of Sonny and Laura from the safe at Wyndemere. So instead, Pascal gave the combination to the safe to Lucas (Van Hansis), so he could get the blackmail photos himself. But, did Pascal just set up Lucas to be killed since he loathes him for being the man to win the heart of the late Marco?
In the end, Sonny had one of his henchmen drag Pascal away and whisked off to an airfield to fly away to parts unknown, and hopefully never to be heard from again. But what now? Is Lucas going to end up being pegged as Marco’s killer and taken down by Sidwell if he gets his hands on the incriminating photos for Sonny and Laura? Stay tuned.
So, what did you think of Marc Forget’s run as Pascal? Sad or happy to see the character go? Do you think he will be back down the line? Share your thoughts via the comment section.
In one of the more far-fetched soap opera moments in recent memory, while Harrison Chase (Josh Swickard) and Willow Cain (Katelyn MacMullen) are chatting at the Quartermaine boathouse in swimming trunks for him and a bikini for her, the two exes have a heart to heart on Wednesday’s June 3 episode of General Hospital.
The moment was set-up by Michael (Rory Gibson) and Jacinda (Paige Herschell) who want to find a way to push the exes together in order to get incriminating evidence of the two, so Michael can gain leverage over Willow for full custody of their children. once and for all. Jacinda notes how Chase definitely has a savior and white knight syndrome going on.
During Willow and Chase’s chat at the boathouse, the subject turns to how Chase was demoted at the PCPD in his efforts to help get Willow acquitted of attempted murder charges at her trial for the shooting of Drew. He has since gone from detective to patrolman. However, Willow comes up with an idea! Why doesn’t he come to work for her as her chief of staff. Willow feels he would be perfect, because he is only one of the only people she can trust.
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WILLOW LAYS OUT THE BENEFITS OF CHASE ACCEPTING HER JOB OFFER
A surprised Chase, says he isn’t qualified, but Willow thinks otherwise. She urges him to consider the position she is offering, because it would give him a more regular schedule that would be befitting for him being a new father to baby Phoebe.
Chase’s want to know why it was so important to Willow that he take the job, she continues to explain how she trusts him, but Tracy (Jane Elliot) spots the two in a close moment and hides behind the boathouse. Willow exits, but asks Chase to promise he will think over her offer.
Next, Tracy threatens Chase that this is the last time he will cheat on her granddaughter, Brook Lynn Quartermaine (Amanda Setton). Knowing he didn’t “cheat” on his wife, Chase looks pissed off.
So, can you imagine, Chase as Willow’s Chief of Staff? Weigh-in if you think he will be stupid enough to take this job knowing the issues it would cause for Brook Lynn? Will the police officer ever get the clue that Willow is manipulating him like she does to everyone else? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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