General Hospital
‘Good Trouble’ and ‘Cruel Summer’ Canceled by Freeform: Is it Time for GH to Resurrect Morgan Corinthos?
More cancellations have been handed out following the writers and actors strikes. Now comes word that the Disney-owned young adult-oriented cable channel, Freeform, pink-slipped two of its most-known series.
Good Trouble will now finish after the back-half of its upcoming fifth season. Executives in charge of the series wanted to give the writers and producers time to come up with more scenes for an extra-length series finale episode to finish up on a high note. The second half premieres on January 2nd.
Cruel Summer has been canned after two seasons. Both series were the last remaining scripted originals for the cable channel. The show featured two very familiar faces to daytime audiences: Sean Blakemore (Ex-Shawn Butler, General Hospital) and Lisa Yamada (Luna, The Bold and the Beautiful).
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The Fosters spinoff, Good Trouble followed the 20-something residents of the Los Angeles co-living space, The Coterie. One of the executive producers on the series and the current showrunner has been Joanna Johnson (ex-Caroline and Karen, The Bold and the Beautiful).
In what now will be Good Trouble’s final season, in story, and according to Deadline, “The roommates are set to face their toughest obstacles yet as they’re confronted with evolving relationship challenges and new career opportunities. Through highs and lows, romance and heartbreak, The Coterie crew will lean on each other while they navigate the next stage of adulthood.”
Former General Hospital favorite and Daytime Emmy-winner, Bryan Craig (ex-Morgan Corinthos) is one of the stars of the series. The question becomes with news of this cancellation, would GH finally entertain the notion of having Carly (Laura Wright) and Sonny’s (Maurice Benard) son, Morgan come back from the dead?
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Could it be that Morgan never really died back in 2016 following a car bombing? Craig last appeared on the ABC daytime drama series back in 2018, when Morgan showed up in Ava Jerome’s (Maura West) dream. If anything could truly bring Carly and Sonny back together, might it be that the son that died and that caused a rift in their marriage (pre-Nina, of course), turned out to be alive?
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Do you think General Hospital should work out a long term or short term deal for Bryan Craig to resurrect his signature soap role, if he is available? What about Sean Blakemore? He also won a Daytime Emmy for his work back in 2016 on the ABC soap. Back in early 2022, Blakemore announced he was departing GH citing “other obligations.” Should Shawn also makes his way back to Port Charles? As for Yamada, she is safely over at B&B in her new role as Luna, and as a love interest for RJ. Share your thoughts in the comment section.
Yes, I would be on board for that. Why? By reading the many comments on this site… It feels GH has many new viewer who are not “update” on the shows history… so sure, re- write his exit from 2016, as he was a fan favorite, and hopefully he’ll stay on longer this time..
Myself… been a viewer since a betamax arrived in my home back 1978.
Loved good trouble since the fosters ended. I hate that they are ending this sries
Good Trouble was over the day the main character left the show. Yeah, I get that she hadn’t seen her family in Australia since COVID, but that’s what the time off between seasons is for.
No need for Morgan right now. There are plenty of characters and story lines already in progress. Sonny is already involved in a bunch of stories. And “coming back from the dead” has been done to death, if you’ll pardon the expression. On the other hand, Shawn Butler might jump start Alexis since she and Gregory are in the friend zone. And he could play a role in getting Nikolas to return, since they have a complicated and unresolved history. But again, he’s not really needed at this specific moment, maybe after some of the current stories resolve.
We know the feb sweeps are happening meaning they need new plots bringing back those 2 would be awesome because we need new story lines for sonny and carly the main characters of the show plus new men for all the single ladies out there need to get rid of Nina she’s herself is not as charming as the last nina we had
Take into consideration
Bryan Craig may not want to return GH…….
Just because he’s free does not mean he wants to go back to GH..
I believe he does not want to return to a soap……
it would be a step down for him, he seems to be doing well doing what he’s doing..
I doubt he’d accept the pay he was getting and GH doesn’t have the budget to pay
what he is worth…. imo.
He only wanted back on General Hospital / daytime when he couldn’t land a primetime / film job, and was trying to beg to be hired somewhere.
You are insulting daytime and also assuming the actor was making tons more monies elsewhere. Take that into consideration
One way or another, Morgan Corinthos needs to be back in Port Charles. Other than Jason (who also needs to return) Morgan might be the only one who can wake his father up from this Tricky Dick Nixon Falls nightmare that he’s been living in for the past three years, despite supposedly getting his memory back.
With all these enemies running around right now, Sonny can’t be walking around with half his brain tied behind his back. And one of those enemies is literally sleeping in his bed, and he doesn’t even realize it.
Morgan Corinthos might return but…
not played by Bryan Craig
If that was to be I’d be OK with that..
They already had the opportunity for a Morgan recast with “Dex”. And apparently passed on that, unless you want to go with the outrageous idea that somebody would hate Sonny & Carly enough to program their son to bang his own little sister.
Nina is truly in love with Sonny….and Nina simply reported Carly for committing a federal crime, ——-dirty deeds Carly had Drew do her time the same as Carly had Jason take all the blame for all her dirty deeds.
No matter, from day one, the game has been Carly and Sonny back together for their 4-5 wedding…Waite for it—
And Nina and Valentin are the end game..
Nina doesn’t need an endgame. She just needs to end.
My dog Cerberus could use a new chew toy for Xmas.
Yes I do
No. Morgan can stay dead, especially where Bryan Craig is concerned. His behaviour towards fans and daytime, as a whole, still leaves a sour taste in my mouth. Sean Blakemore, however, would be a warm welcome back into General Hospital. Shawn’s tenure was way too short last go’round!
Yes, bring Morgan back and Sean back! It would be awesome to have them both back on GH! Morgan could take over Sonny’s business down the line. Sean is such a a good enforcer and could also work for Sonny!
This is why I was thinking “Dex” was a facially-reconstructed Morgan recast, until they made that problematic by hooking him up with Josslyn. As an aging “coffee importer”, Sonny has to be thinking about who he trains to take over the business. He’s tried to keep his kids out of it, but with Jason still “missing” there’s not really any other option. If Dex had turned out to be Morgan, at least he would have had some “on the job training”… though I don’t think he’s all that good at the job honestly. Most of the problems Sonny’s currently dealing with would have been noticed months ago if Jason were on the job.
Sean Blakemore should return as his character Shawn and become a new love interest for Ava Jerome.
Morgan should only return in the (hopefully long off) case of the show being cancelled. Sonny has too many kids on the canvas. If Michael wasn’t a Q, I’d be up for swapping his boring character for Morgan – but no. Dante, Michael, Kristina on contract are quite enough for now. If the sticks around for another decade, with Avery and Donna aging, it becomes “All My Corinthos”.
Blakemore is a fine actor, but they didn’t write for Shawn last time. A short term return might be fine (exploring some conflict with Marshall for Shawn killing Tommy). There has to be a long term arc if they bring him back fulll time.
Agree — but I do want Morgan back at GH. Fingers crossed; he isn’t Sonny’s son. (Come on! At this point, Nick Cannon has nothing on Sonny Corinthos!)
I personally feel like they have waited to long to bring Morgan back.. I think they need to bring Lucky back regardless of who plays him because they destroyed his character. Lucky would never have abandoned his children and no face-time is not count. This is why Cam had a hard time with Franco all he knew was men never stayed around, they need to get Lucky back fighting for his relationship with his sons before they ever trying to give him a love interest. If JJ won’t come back I think Daniel Clark would make a great Lucky.
One of Laura’s children needs to be on full time in 2024. Nikolas adds the most value to the canvas, Lulu, if written correctly (and played by Julie Berman) could add much drama. Lucky may be interesting, but being gone so long would be the longshot on returning.
GH definitely needs to bring back the Spencers, but I’m not sure it would have the same impact if it were all recasts. They do need to fix Lucky’s character from that crying, pill popping, abandoned his family on Xmas Eve mess that Garin Wolf turned him into in 2011, and his brief return in 2015 didn’t help much, because that was drowned out by the ridiculousness of Luke’s “exit storyline” and to a lesser degree, making Lucky an accomplice in Elizabeth’s attempt to keep Jason’s identity a secret… and of course he turned out not to be Jason anyway.
If it’s not Jonathan Jackson in the role though, I don’t think any such “redemption” of the character would seem authentic. Daniel Clark?? As in Degrassi High? Not sure about that one. Should they bring in Paige Michalchuck as the new Lulu too? (yes, we get Canadian TV in Hell)
Absolutely
Breaking News
Robert Kelker-Kelly, ‘General Hospital,’ ‘Days of our Lives’ and ‘Another World’ Star Dies at 62
Robert Kelker-Kelly, who became prominent as a one of the leading men in soap operas back in the late 80s and 90s has died at the age of 62. TMZ first reported the news of Robert’s passing on Saturday, October 3 at his home in St. Peters, Missouri.
According to the St. Peters police report, officers responded to call at around 8:16 pm about an unconscious man who was not breathing, as paramedics and other EMS were en route, Kelker-Kelly had reportedly complained of chest pain shortly before becoming unresponsive and the circumstances appeared consistent with a medical event.
Officers and paramedics administered life-saving measures, but were unsuccessful in reviving Kelker-Kelly. The cause of his death is still unknown and under investigation.
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Daytime fans first saw Robert back in 1987 when he was cast as Sam Fowler on Another World. He played the role for three year suntil 1990. Two years later, he took over the role of Bo Brady on Days of our Lives replacing Peter Reckell, who at that time decided to leave the show.
As Bo, Kelker-Kelly was major in story playing opposite the likes of: Crystal Chappell as Dr. Carly Manning, Kristian Alfonso as Hope Williams and Lisa Rinna as Billie Reed. When Peter Reckell returned to his signature role in 1995, Kelker-Kelly left the show.
Next, Robert returned to his original stomping grounds at Another World but this time as race car driver, Bobby Reno who was actually Dr. Shane Roberts. His second AW stint lasted from 1996-1998.
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Eventually, the actor would begin his run as the evil Stavros Cassadine on General Hospital in 2001, then make returns in 2002 and 2003. In 2013, he briefly returned as Stavros as part of the show’s 50th anniversary celebration, and made one last appearance in 2014.
Robert has also became a professional pilot full from 2003 to 2015 and had been married to former Days of our Lives star, Miriam Parrish (ex-Jamie Caldwell) from 1997-2011, but the couple divorced in 2011. Since that time, he has not remarried.
Recently, Robert was back in the news when Lisa Rinna talked about her time working with her former Days of our Lives co-star in her recently released memoir, You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It.
Rinna shared on her then on-screen love interest, “Behind the scenes, we hated each other. Remember when Kathy Hilton said I was the biggest bully in Hollywood? Not true. Not even close! I have legit stories about the real bullies in this town. Robert Kelker-Kelly is one of those bullies.”
The former Billie Reed and reality star even punctuated that with, “He made my life a living hell on the set of DAYS, He was horrible to me, I’d go so far as to say verbally abusive. He was passive-aggressive, manipulative and played weird mind games.”
Michael Fairman TV will provide further updates as they become available on the death of Robert Kelker-Kelly.
Now, share your remembrances and condolences on the loss of Robert Kelker-Kelly via the comment section below and let us know of all his daytime roles, which was your favorite.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Everyone Turns Their Backs on Sonny; Can Anyone Get Chase to Open His Eyes About Willow’s Treachery?
This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, the ABC soap opera picks right back up with everyone turning their backs on Sonny (Maurice Benard), and now the one person he hoped would be by his side appears to be abandoning ship when Justine (Nazneen Contractor) doesn’t believe him about ordering the beatdown of Sidwell (Carlo Rota) in the latest spoilers video.
Sonny screams at Justine, “Someone is setting me up.” She says, “It’s over!” He proclaims, “I didn’t do it!” Little do they know that it was actually Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) who set Sonny up to take the fall for the Pentonville drama that left Curtis (Donnell Turner) with injuries as well.
Then, Lulu (Alexa Havins) is seen using her voice memo app on her phone to record her discussion with Sidwell while he is recovering from his injuries at the hospital. This moment is intercut with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) saying, “I wish there was someone who could get Chase (Josh Swickard) to open his eyes about who Willow truly is!”
Next, Willow is seen happily waving while at a table at a Metro Court Gardens, while Chase, Michael (Rory Gibson), Brook Lynn and Ava (Maura West) all receive text messages. Tracy (Jane Elliot) punctuates the promo stating, “That’s the real Willow,” while the words “The world knows” comes across the screen.
Take a look at the official GH spoilers for the week of October 5-9 below.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 5
Sonny challenges Justine. Josslyn takes matters into her own hands. Britt and Willow discuss matters of the heart. Jason is taken to task. Serena finds herself in a bind.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6
Felicia has welcome news for Anna. Brook Lynn confides in Valentin. Hudson tries to talk Josslyn down. Lulu makes a daring play. Willow and Chase discuss his marriage.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7
Carly asks Anna for a favor. Tracy bites her tongue with Gio. Drew and Alexis go at it. Scout tries to broker peace between Danny and Rocco. Lulu pursues a lead.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8
Carly supports Sonny. Lulu’s latest article makes waves. Ava pitches a new target to Drew. Curtis gets a shock. Chase throws down the gauntlet.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9
Britt offers a lifeline. Anna offers her expertise. Sonny reassures Gio. Portia makes her loyalties clear. Dante’s investigation hits a roadblock.
Check out the latest General Hospital promo for the action this week entitled, “The World Knows” below.
Now weigh-in: With everyone disbelieving Sonny, what will be his next move? Will he hit rock bottom, or rise up and fight back and prove his innocence? Will Sonny enlist Jason to get to the bottom of this, even though Jason is out of Sonny’s business? Meanwhile, can this truly be the week that Willow is exposed for her multitude of crimes … or is this all a red herring? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.
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GH’s Kayden Brenna Tokarski Addresses ‘Positivity and Negativity’ That Has Come Her Way as She Embraces Playing Scout Cain
Kayden Brenna Tokarski took over the role of General Hospital’s Scout Cain from her predecessor Cosette Abinante on the July 20th episode of the ABC soap opera, when they decided to age-up Scout. Abinante has played the part since 2022.
Now, as the story has been unfolding, viewers are witnessing Scout’s journey and burgeoning teenage romance with Rocco Falconeri (Finn Carr) and the conflict she’s caught in the middle of between her brother, Danny Morgan (Asher Antonyzyn) and her father, Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison).
Since Tokarski has arrived on the scene, Scout has shed many tears and been in the middle of some heavy emotional beats. On Sunday, October 4, Kayden Brenna Tokarksi took to her X account and dropped a video message to all General Hospital fans.
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During her message, Kayden addressed how General Hospital has been handed down generations within her family and how she had watched the soap before having the incredible moment of actually becoming a cast member, plus fans positive and negative comments since her debut.
Here’s what Kayden expressed, “I just wanted to come on here and show my gratitude for General Hospital. It’s been the largest dream come true. Seriously, I’m pinching myself. Every single day I get to come to work, and work with the incredible cast and crew. My mom grew up watching with her mom and I watched with her. So it’s very full circle. It’s insane that this is my life. I wanted to give a huge shout out to Cosette who played Scout prior. Thank you for building such a beautiful foundation, and really large shoes to fill, but just such a phenomenal, brilliant actress and young woman, and I just wish you all the best.”
As Scout has grown in front of our eyes, Tokarski shared, “Thank you to everyone for your grace, welcome, and support as Scout is transitioning into a teenager and more. I have never been on a soap opera before, so as I’m navigating this new world, thank you. Thank you for all of the positivity and also negativity, because I don’t look at it as negativity. I look at it as a way to learn and grow and evolve because right now.”
Being on a soap opera is always a work in progress, for any actor who has never fully performed in the medium, it is like no other, with the pace and how it required the actors to make things work often without much rehearsal time. Kayden added, “I’m at a stage where I’m figuring out what works for me and what doesn’t. And if we take it too far, we’ll pull back. Don’t worry. Thanks for being in the ride with me, I hope you stick it out and keep watching General Hospital.”
You can check out Kayden’s video message to all General Hospital fans below.
Now let us know, have you been enjoying Kayden’s performance as the teenaged Scout? Do you appreciate her addressing her love of the show, plus how she hopes to continue evolve in the role? Drop a comment in the thread below.
A message to all the wonderful fans of #GeneralHospital 🙏🫶 #scoutcain https://t.co/ofXCTFcuNx
— Kayden Brenna Tokarski (@KaydenTokarski) October 4, 2026
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