There is a recast coming soon to General Hospital, but which character will it be? Rumors and speculative guesses began swirling after the posting of the Sunday, August 30 episode of the That’s Awesome Podcast and You Tube series featuring GH’s Steve Burton (Jason) and Bradford Anderson (Spinelli).

During their host banter, Anderson brought up the challenges faced in a soap opera when an actor comes in as a recast and replaces another actor known for their role. The challenges included: what happens to a performer who doesn’t fully know the back-story of which they may be walking into, and how they build said back-story their own way. To which, Burton shared that he recently shared scenes with someone who has not aired yet, and who is a recast.

As the conversation ensued, Steve revealed, “So, there’s a guy on the show right now, who (more recently) came on the show, and you guys will see him. I had some scenes with him, and I can’t say what it is yet. But I said to him, ‘Do you know exactly what’s happening?’ I said that, because his decision-making in the scene had to do with events that have happened and the history with some of the other characters. The actors says, ‘I don’t really know what’s really happened, but I do create the backstory (for) myself.”‘

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THE RECAST IS A VETERAN TELEVISION ACTOR

Steve continued, “Now, he’s been an actor for a long, long time. He’s been on some primetime shows. He’s done this a long time. So I said, ‘Do you mind if I just tell you kind of what this is, who this is, why they’re doing it and what the involvement for me is?’ He goes, ‘I would love to (know).’ If you can just give someone just a few things where they go, ‘Oh! That’s why I’m saying this!’ Now, the interpretation needs to be this or my intention needs to be this in the scene.’ So, once he airs, we can talk about that more.”

JASPER JACKS

So, who could be returning to General Hospital in the form of another actor? GH viewers were swift to make their picks. Number one so far has been Jasper Jacks. The last time “Jax” was on-screen was November 22, 2021, when he shared a goodbye scene with his ex-wife Carly (Laura Wright). At that time, he told her he was leaving Port Charles to deal with business in his homeland of Sydney, Australia.

In recent weeks, GH has been ramping up the story of JJE (Jasper Jacks Enterprises) with his daughter, Josslyn (Eden McCoy) now accepting his supposed offer to run his company while he is sailing abroad. That message was delivered by mysterious newcomer Hudson (Troy Lennon Appel).

However, Josslyn initially turned down the position, but then was given her next WSB assignment from Brennan (Chris McKenna) which was to accept the position and infiltrate the company as the bureau is looking into some kind of foul play. It would make the most sense that the series has recast the role since Ingo Rademacher left GH over the Covid-19 vaccine mandate and then sued ABC and the series.

JERRY JACKS

If it is not Jax, another top choice is his nefarious brother, Jerry Jacks, previously played by Sebastian Roche. The last time the character was seen on-screen was back on the December 22, 2015 episode. Jerry was sent to prison on-screen, but off-screen escaped. He was referenced back in a story in 2019 and could be in the middle of a secret takeover of JJE.

NIKOLAS CASSADINE

Another pick was that of Nikolas Cassadine, last played by Adam Huss. Nikolas most recent appearance was back in August of 2024, when his ex-wife Ava Jerome (Maura West) came to visit him in prison. Huss had been playing Nikolas on and off since the multiple exits of Marcus Coloma starting in September of 2021, before taking over the role more permanently from January 2023 through August 2024.

You can check out the segment where Steve and Bradford discuss the recast below, and some of the fans responses to the post of who they think is coming to GH.

Now let us know, do you think Jax has been recast ? Do you perhaps think it’s Jerry Jacks, Nikolas Cassadine, Spencer Cassadine, or someone else completely? Let us know your picks via the comment section.

Interesting words by Steve. A recast is coming who could it be. Jax..Nicholas? Who’s your pick? #GH pic.twitter.com/hvMduxaAUF

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This week, Sawandi Wilson is celebrating his second year as Dr. Isaiah Gannon on General Hospital. Wilson made his on-screen debut back on August 26 when he was introduced onto the canvas as a good friend to Lucky Spencer (Jonathan Jackson). At the time, both men were being held captive by Jenz Sidwell (Carlo Rota) in a refugee camp in East Africa.

Fast-forward two years and Isaiah is still on the GH canvas, Lucky has left Port Charles for parts unknown, and in real-life, since joining the cast of the legacy ABC daytime drama series, Wilson’s life has changed for the better!

Taking to his Instagram, with a very cute video acknowledging his two years as Dr. Gannon, during Sawandi’s first attempt to complete the video he is interrupted from afar in the GH parking lot by castmate, Dominic Zamprogna (Dante Falconeri).

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THE ROAD TO PORT CHARLES

When Wilson does his second take for the video, here is what she shared: “Real quick. I want to say thank you to all the fans because I am celebrating two years on General Hospital.” He then added, “So, a couple things that have happened since I’ve been on the show is: I moved cross country from New York. I got married, and most recently we had a baby. I am so happy to share that personal journey with you guys.”

Sawandi concluded with, “But more than anything, this post is a ‘thank you’ to the fans, the fans who have been there supporting Isaiah from day one. I love you guys with all my heart. You guys are the best fans in the universe, and the most loyal, dedicated, best fans. I love you guys so much. We are a family out here and I’m happy to be part of the family. I love you guys.”

In the written post accompanying his video, Wilson also expressed, “GH family, from the bottom of my heart, thank you, I love you! 2 years ago, Dr. Isaiah Gannon landed in Port Charles for the first time. I had no idea how many people would be invested in every twist of every storyline along the way. But I’m grateful. Thank you for watching. Dominic Zamprogna, thank you for the cameo. #sawandiwilson #Gh #isaiahgannon #Blackscrubs #bts”

As viewers know, over the past few weeks, the GH star has been sharing updates on his newborn daughter Zelda’s battle from birth, when she was barely crying and landed in the NICU. Later, with good news to report, Sawandi praised the entire medical team at Cedars Sinai sharing, “You saved my baby’s life. You saved my wife’s life. And you saved my life. I love you guys.”

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THE MYSTERY OF THE LLANVIEW GANNONS

One Life to Live fans are still hoping that the General Hospital writers connect the dots with Isaiah’s last name of “Gannon.” From 1992 on, the Gannon family was represented in Llanview.  First, by Hank Gannon (Nathan Purdee), then RJ Gannon (Timothy D. Stickney) and Hank’s ex-wife, Nora Hanen Gannon Buchanan (Hilary B. Smith), and her daughter Rachel Gannon (at one time played by Beyond the Gates star, Daphnee Duplaix).

Currently in story, Isaiah is involved with Dr. Portia Robinson (Brook Kerr), who recently gave birth to her ex’s baby. That ex is Curtis Ashford (Donnell Turner) who was sent away to prison for assaulting Isaiah and injuring his hand which now makes him unable to perform surgery.

Take a look at Sawandi Wilson’s very special ‘thank you’ message to the fans on his 2nd year anniversary with General Hospital below.

Now weigh-in; do you hope GH closes the loop on the “Gannon” connection? Do you hope more of Isaiah’s family shows up in Port Charles? Have you enjoyed Sawandi Wilson’s 2-year and counting run on the ABC soap opera thus far? Let us know via the comment section.

 

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Enough already, General Hospital! How many times can Chase (Josh Swickard) wearing only swim trunks, run into Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) at the boathouse or somewhere else for that matter, and the two spout platitudes and praise one another while lifting each other’s spirits up, before they hit the sheets?

GH fans know Willow had no problem cheating on her former husband, since she did it to Michael (Rory Gibson) with then congressman Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison). Viewers also know that Chase’s wife, Brook Lynn Quartermaine (Amanda Setton) has vowed to keep Willow’s claws from getting deeper into her cop husband.

Previously, we even had Chase realizing he is paying to much attention to Willow’s woes instead of his marriage to BLQ and their newly adopted child, baby Phoebe, but that doesn’t seem to stop him from bending over backwards, and his absolutely doofus behavior believing in the troubled Willow.

As General Hospital finished the week on the Friday, August 28 airshow, a shirtless Chase ran right into Willow who admitted she has had a very bad few days. Chase invited his ex-wife to unload on him. From there, Willow lied about how allegations are being hurled at her about Drew’s shooting, even though she was acquitted of the crime. She goes on to say how difficult Michael is being, which seemingly angers Chase.

Chase asked Willow if Michael had forced her to move back to the Quartermaine property. All she would say is he got what he wanted, and she wanted to do what was best for her children. Then, Chase brings up all the “horrible” things Willow survived in her lifetime and survived.

Suddenly, the two are face to face with Willow having tears welling up in his eyes, and Chase looking like he clearly has feelings for her. Willow thanks Chase for always knowing how to make her feel better. The scene comes to its conclusion.

Now what? Does Willow entrap Chase in an affair? Does Chase literally trash his marriage for Willow? Is there any chance that this entire time Chase is actually setting up Willow to take the fall for all of her crimes and pretending to be the caring ex? Do you want the two to have sex already? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section.