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Lindsay Hartley Returns to General Hospital as Sam McCall

By Michael Fairman

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If you caught, or will be catching the Tuesday, January 2nd episode of General Hospital, you will see a familiar face reprising a role she previously stepped-in for.

Soap vet Lindsay Hartley is back as a temporary replacement once again for Kelly Monaco in the part of Sam McCall.

The former Passions and All My Children alum previously filled-in for Monaco in 2020 and 2022, and she is once again back on the ABC soap opera on a temporary basis.

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GH fans also saw a quick change in the role of Maxie Jones, when Kirsten Storms was out for an episode of taping that aired last week and was replaced Nicole Paggi.

Also out for the beginning of the year is Eden McCoy who is on a temporary leave of absence from the show and will be returning in February. Josslyn is currently being played by Courtney Fulk.

No word yet on the length of time Hartley will be in our-screens filling in for Kelly Monaco.  However, Hartley took to her Instagram story and shared an image of her with Dominic Zamprogna as Dante and said, “Yes, one more time.”

So, if Kelly had to miss some episodes, are you glad its Lindsay playing the part in her absence? Comment below.

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As Monaco is in the promotional cast photo for Bobbie’s memorial, Hartley is on for no more than a week.

Lindsay is just the best.
Wish it was permanent.

Same!! She is amazing and has huge chemistry with Dante! Love her!

I like Lindsey and glad she’d back temporarily. Love her Lifetime movies.

No one can play Sam but Kelly, l hope she’s ok and will be back before the weeks end

Nope I want Sam Kelly Monaco only

I agree with you, only Kelly can play that part.I have been watching GH for almost as long as it been on and still waiting for Jason to come back

Yep; if there a times Kelly needs time off and they need a temp recast I think Lindsay is perfect for the role.

Love Lindsay—ohhh, if only!!!

I like both Lindsay and Kelly. I wouldn’t mind if they wrote a character for Lindsay to portray full time. I usually have no interest in new characters entering the canvas but I wouldn’t mind that.

How do you write an article like this and NOT tell us why Monaco is temporarily replaced?!?
Anyway, I like Lindsey better than Kelly, so I would like to have her on full time.

@Michael

Szima is simply enquiring as to WHY Kelly Monaco is being temporarily replaced. With all due respect, your article does not mention the WHY (illness, personal leave, jury duty, etc, etc) for Monaco’s absence from the show.

You got the WHO, WHAT, WHERE… however, there’s no WHY!

We’re not entitled to know the why.

A true journalist’s job is to gather ALL the facts: the Who, What, Where, and Why (and sometimes… When). MF could have said, “We are not privy to the reason why Kelly Monaco is absent from GH” or, even better, “We reached out to GH for comment and they have not returned our calls” — that is more information to satisfy the reader. Not including a “WHY” is not journalism.

I attended the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at ASU.

Granted this website is a blog format which acts like a news outlet.

Maybe it’s just not everyone’s business why Kelly is being replaced. It could be something personal, did you ever think if that?

As long as Kelly Monaco comes back Lindsay is ok but she is not Kelly (Sam)

Great to have Lindsay Hartley 

back as Sam—

I like her 100% better than Kelly Monaco as Sam–

Kelly’s a better Sam than Lindsay ever was.

Kelly M is the best Sam.

Lindsey does a great job as Sam. General Hospital’s January 2nd, 2024 episode was brilliant.

If we can’t keep her permanent as Sam, how about she comes on as Cara?

I absolutely LOVE how Soaps adopt the live theatre concept of temporary replacements (a la understudies on stage..). The Show Must Go On! Even if you are filming scenes a month away from airdate..

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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

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This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, the race is on! Can Lulu (Alexa Havins) and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) get to Rocco (Finn Carr) and Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) in time to ensure their safety from Cullum (Andrew Hawkes)? Can Carly (Laura Wright) with the help of her brother, Lucas (Van Hansis) rescue Josslyn (Eden McCoy) from captivity at Wyndemere? These questions may be answered, plus the return of the one and only Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) are on tap!

In the just released General Hospital spoilers video for the week of June 22-26, Lulu tells her mother, Laura (Genie Francis), “Dante and I have to get to Rocco before Cullum!” Meanwhile, Rocco (Finn Carr) looks angered and emotional as Britt walks through their cabin hideout. Does Rocco know his parents are on the way to find them, or has Cullum already tracked them down to the British Virgin Islands?

Back in Port Charles, Carly is informing Lucas that his niece, “is a WSB agent.” She knows Josslyn (Eden McCoy) is being held against her will at Wyndemere, and she has to find a way to get her out. Lucas agrees with Carly’s plan of, “We go in and we don’t leave without Josslyn!” Elsewhere, Josslyn is looking worried for her future as she is stuck in captivity thanks to Cassius, Cullum and Sidwell!

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The final moments of the teaser promo reveal Anna in a psychiatric clinic in France. We have not seen her for months after Cullum, Sidwell and Pascal fed her hallucinogenics to make her believe her arch nemesis, Cesar Faison was alive!

Now, the doctors walk towards her hospital bed, where we see the super spy calmly knitting. Is Anna back to normal and playing everyone to get out of her predicament, or does she still remain deeply traumatized … or both?

Take a look at the rest of the official GH spoilers for the week below.

MONDAY, JUNE 22
Willow gets an unwelcome surprise. Trina sticks to her guns. “Nathan” wants reassurance. Ethan advises Ava. Brook Lynn receives an update.

TUESDAY, JUNE 23
Dante cautions Liz. Laura learns a secret. Brook Lynn confides in Michael. Sonny challenges Ava. Chase makes a decision.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
Anna meets with her doctor. Carly makes a stunning confession. Britt extracts a promise. Cullum pulls a fast one. Gio and Emma hit the pool.

THURSDAY, JUNE 25
Josslyn clashes with Cassius. Lulu and Dante make a discovery. Chase receives a warning. Jordan seeks help. Alexis is summoned to the PCPD.

FRIDAY, JUNE 26
Anna takes a huge risk. Britt is in grave danger. Willow is in disbelief. Danny must act fast. Curtis jumps to the wrong conclusion.

Check out the latest General Hospital promo entitled, “Rescue Mission” below.

Now weigh-in: Do you think Anna is still mentally off-balance, or OK, and just pretending to be troubled to get out of France and get back to Port Charles? Will Josslyn finally be rescued, or will Carly and Lucas find themselves locked up with her? And, who will get to Britt and Rocco first? Cullum, or Dante and Lulu? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.

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Maurice Benard Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’ Writers; Teases Upcoming Sonny Scenes with Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric

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With the highly-anticipated returns of Finola Hughes (Anna Devane) on this week’s June 24 episode of General Hospital, Steve Burton’s (Jason Morgan) upcoming return on July 13, which also serves as the ABC daytime drama’s 16,000 episode, things are about to fire on all cylinders in the story, as noted today by series star, Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos).

On Father’s Day, the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning actor and mental health activist took to his Instagram and expressed in a video that he has some unbelievable upcoming senes with the aforementioned Burton and Hughes. Add to that Nazneen Contractor (Justine Turner) and Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing), where Benard gave credit where credit is due to the GH writing team, which is led by co-head writers, Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten..

In this video, Benard said, “I just want to get on here and say that I did some work with Steve Burton, Finola Hughes, Rick Hearst, Nazneen Contractor, and they’re all just fantastic. Truly fantastic. But, I want to say the writing was just exceptional. It truly was. It was exceptional. So, thankful for that kind of writing. I know writers don’t get the credit a lot, but I just want to say to the General Hospital writing team, keep rolling!”

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So now the question becomes, with a major tease like that, what is about to go down between Sonny, Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric? Will we finally get to the end of the line for Sidwell (Carlo Rota), as previously teased by the GH co-head writers? Will we learn what happened to Jason and Anna, fully? Will Justine and Sonny becomes closer or stop their liaisons? And what of Ric? Will he be true blue to his brother or double-cross him? There is a lot at stake as we move further into the summer and one that looks like it could be one of the more exciting ones in years!

FINOLA HUGHES CONFIRMED AMAZING SCENES WITH MAURICE BENARD

As a punctuation point to his video, Benard also shared this written message in the post: “I just did some wonderful scenes with Steve Burton, Rick Hearst, Finola Hughes and Nazneen Contractor and  and unbelievable writing, freaking amazing scenes that you will see in the near future on General Hospital.” In fact, Finola Hughes jumped in the post comment thread and responded, “I loved our scenes so much xxx”

Fans will most likely see all the scenes Benard referred to later in July, since GH tapes approximately six weeks ahead of air.

So, are you excited to see what Maurice is talking about? Are you hyped for what’s to come on GH? Any clue on what you think will go down between the main characters on the soap with the returns of Anna Devane and Jason Morgan to the mix? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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‘General Hospital’ Alum Chad Duell Announces Upcoming Release of His First Single, ‘If You Need Me’

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In a surprise move, Daytime Emmy winner, Chad Duell (ex-Michael Corinthos, GH) is getting ready to unveil a new chapter of his career in music.

The former GH star, where he played the son of Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Carly Spencer (Laura Wright) for 15 years, has announced his new single, “If You Need Me” will drop on Friday, June 26. The single is now available for pre-order on Spotify and major music streaming platforms and is distributed by DistroKid.

Taking to his Instagram story over the weekend, to announce the pre-save of his new single, Chad expressed, “I’ll make a full post about what I’ve been up to and my music once it goes live next week, but you can pre-save my first single so it goes straight to your Spotify once it drops next week.”

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SINCE LEAVING GENERAL HOSPITAL

Previously, since his departure from the ABC soap opera. Chad starred alongside Zach Mendez in the world premiere of of Yum Yum at Annapolis, a new play written by Bruce Reisman. Duell last appeared on General Hospital on the January 21, 2025 episode.

The part was recast with Rory Gibson who debuted as the new Michael in May of 2025 during the Nurses’ Ball episodes and who has remained in the role since that time.

In an interview earlier this year on The Able Show, Duell said on his decision to exit the soap opera, “I was blessed to be part of that (show) for as long as I have, but what happens sometimes is if you’re doing the same thing, especially in a creative field for such a long time, you can get a little burnt out in a way. It can make you a little depressed, so that’s kind of what happened. On top of that, I had other things going on in my life at the time. My father passed away recently and I just needed a reset. So, I stepped away. A lot of times you have to go through some stuff to really step into that next level. I needed to kind of feel uncomfortable.”

So, what type of musical genre will Chad’s new song be? Country? Pop? Rock? Dance/Club? Something else? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below, and if you are eager to hear the new single next week via the comment section below.

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