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Peyton Meyer to Debut on Days of our Lives as Doug Williams III
What do pop star, Sabrina Carpenter, the series; Girl Meets World, American Housewife, and the late Bill Hayes (Doug Williams, Days of our Lives) all have in common? They all are now a part of the history of actor Peyton Meyer, who will make his soap opera debut in the role of Doug Williams III, the grandson of Doug Williams, who passed away on the Thanksgiving episode of DAYS.
Meyer was first seen in the extended sneak peek for Days of our Lives that dropped at the annual Day of Days fan fest earlier this month in Los Angeles, although at the time, there was no mention of what character he would be playing and now we know! Look for Peyton to debut on the Peacock streaming soap opera on the Tuesday, December 3rd episode.
Longtime fans of Days of our Lives know that when Bill Hayes first appeared in 1970, his character of Doug was a con man and from what we can tell, Doug III, will also have a penchant for being a little mischievous too.
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Peyton spoke with TV Insider about his latest acting gig, where he shared, “When we first meet Doug, he’s a mischievous guy. He’s in and out of trouble. No matter where he goes, chaos comes with him. He’s not purposefully mischievous or purposefully wishes harm on people. I think it’s just how he grew up, that everything he does ends up causing a bad karmic chaos storm behind him. He’s a gentle guy and he’s peaceful, but it seems that he doesn’t make the proper choices when he needs to.”
If Meyer looks familiar, he was a Disney Channel star, having shared the screen with Grammy-nominated ‘Espresso’ singer/songwriter Sabrina Carpenter in the series Girl Meets World where he played Lucas Friar. Peyton also played the recurring role of Trip Windsor in the ABC comedy series, American Housewife. He also has quite the Instagram following with over 1.8 million followers checking out his posts
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Days of our Lives will mark its 15,000 episode milestone the same day as Meyer debuts as Doug. He shared what it meant to him: “When I got the script, I saw that it was episode 15,000, and I was like, ‘Oh, my, this is insane.’ Huge celebration for the cast and the crew. This is kind of cool that this is my first episode, So I walked on set with the excitement, obviously, of a new show and meeting a whole bunch of new people.”
However, his jovial attitude was met with some very emotionally heavy castmates as they were taping the episodes leading up to Doug’s memorial and the memorial itself. “When I got on set, it was really down,” Meyer recalled. “The energy was really low and I had no idea what was going on. We ended up filming the scenes and after, one of the crew members came up to me and she was like, ‘Just so you know, this is a very emotional day today and the fact that you were able to do that scene and carry a positive attitude into the set was so amazing to watch because I don’t know if you know what’s going on, but it’s very heavy today so thank you for coming in so professionally.’ I think it kind of worked better that I wasn’t fully aware of everything that was going on.”
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Susan Seaforth Hayes’ character of Julie will be in for the surprise of her life when she meets Doug Williams III, who will be an extension of Doug that she may have never knew she had. Meyer explains, “I meet Susan and she looks at me and she is so intimidating because she’s so professional.” Unfortunately for Peyton, make-up was running behind even though he got to set an hour and a half early on his first day, so by the time it was his turn to hit the stage, he was running late.
Susan gave Meyer the lay of the land in Salem. According to Peyton, she said, ‘Nice to meet you. Be on time, get your lines down, show up, and be prepared.” He added, “She has such a power on set. I was sitting there as a 25-year-old memorizing 25 pages a night working, filming an episode per day, and I didn’t understand how the process worked and it was so difficult. Watching Susan do it so effortlessly was something that I’ll carry with me forever. She was so professional.”
You can catch the sneak peek preview from Days of our Lives that featured a glimpse of Peyton Meyer’s debut below.
Now let us know, are you happy that Days of our Lives is continuing the legacy of the character of Doug Williams and the late Bill Hayes by the casting of Peyton Meyer as his grandson? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
The concept is okay, but I don’t see him lasting too long into the new regime.
How is he related to Doug and Hope? I can’t imagine Doug with another family.
Doug had a son decades ago, by way of sperm donation or whatever. Fuzzy Devil Memory has made me forget the details, since this all happened back in the 70s but I believe the kid ended up being raised by Doug’s friend Robert LeClaire, who left Salem decades ago.
That kid was named “Dougie” probably even before anybody knew Doug was his father, so if this newbie is “Doug Williams III”, it’s logical that he would be “Dougie’s” son.
Of course “logical” doesn’t mean anything when ReRon is writing.
Well this is becoming a pattern with ReRon’s writing:
Legendary character dies. ReRon brings in a newbie airhog character who serves no practical purpose who has some alleged ties to the dead character, but yet we somehow never heard of them before.
This is just like what he did when Victor Kiriakis died and he brought in that idiot Konstipated who was a cartoonish villain. And this seems to be the case with this new kid too.
Since we know ReRon has already “left the building” let’s hope there’s not another lame newbie character waiting in the wings when Days makes John Black’s death part of the storyline.
Who are his parents supposed to be?
This is a waste and this character will not be around long. There are enough young people on this show. Way too many.
He kind of looks like a young Doug
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Al Calderon Reflects on ‘Major Chapters’ Coming to an End on ‘Days of Our Lives’ and ‘Brilliant Minds’
It’s been a bittersweet time for Al Calderon. The talented actor/singer/songwriter has watched from his vantage point to roles he loved so much come to their conclusion for different reasons.
In a heartfelt message posted to his Instagram story on Saturday, Calderon took a moment to share how grateful he was for the opportunity to play Javi Hernandez on Days of Our Lives, and nurse Nico Silva this year on NBC’s second season of Brilliant Minds. Currently, Brilliant Minds has two more episodes that will air on June 24 and the series finale on July 1.
Calderon expressed, “As I sit here reflecting on this lovely Saturday afternoon over the last two years of my life, I have two major chapters closing that have been part of my life every day for the last two years. We have Brilliant Minds. Our last episodes are wrapping up, and then my last scenes aired yesterday as me as Javi on Days of Our Lives.
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“I’m just unbelievably grateful for the chance and the opportunity to be a part of something so much larger than me,” continued Al. “I (will) love Days of Our Lives forever, my family. Thank you for supporting me and supporting my decision to take the leap of faith and believe in myself and, and tell other stories. You know, it’s never goodbye. It’s always ‘see you later’ to me and just leaving with love and leading with love.”
Al concluded with a special mention to some very important people, the fans: “Thank you to the fans and the support from everyone, the lovely messages. So this next chapter, hopefully it’s not a dragon, hopefully it’s a gold coin.”
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Calderon’s journey on-screen on Days of Our Lives began in October of 2024 and concluded this month. In one of his last appearances Javi was asking a favor from Gabi (Cherie Jimenez) before bumping into his ex, Leo (Greg Rikaart). In story, Javi has a new romance with Gus (Michael Ocampo), while fighting his feelings for Leo. The role of Javi will be played starting on June 30 by Jacob Martinez who takes over the role.
NBC decided to cancel the Brilliant Minds, after it split up the airing of its second season which began in the fall of September of 2025 and the back-half started airing after a long break this past May. Calderon joined the medical drama staring Zachary Quinto for the new season, which sadly was its last.
So, will you miss Al on Days of Our Lives and Brilliant Minds as his time on-screen has come to an end? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.
Next week, Days of Our Lives welcomes back fan favorites Colton Little (Andrew Donovan) and Christopher Sean (Paul Narita) when they reprise their roles for an upcoming special episode which contains Deidre Hall’s 50th anniversary as Marlena Evans.
Circle Monday, June 22 when the married couple comes back to Salem. Paul is the son of Marlena’s beloved and late husband, John Black (Drake Hogestyn). Andrew is the son of iconic couple Shane Donovan (Charles Shaughnessy) and Kimberly Brady (Patsy Pease).
According to the official Days of Our Lives spoilers for the week of June 22-26, Andrew scolds Cat (AnnaLynne McCord). Let’s remember Andrew is ISA. Meanwhile while Marlena thinks back on her fifty years in Salem, Paul arrives back in town.
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ANDREW AND PAUL
Christopher Sean began playing Paul Narita back in 2014. He has come and gone from the show over the last decade. He was last on-screen back in November of 2025, when Paul arrived back in Salem for the dedication of the Tom Horton Free Clinic as part of the Days of Our Lives 60th anniversary celebration.
Colton Little, first began playing the all grown-up Andrew Donovan in 2022 on the Peacock limited series, Beyond Salem: Chapter 2. Little eventually moved to the mothership and Days of Our Lives in 2023. He was last seen on the soap opera back in March of this year in scenes with Peter Porte (Dimitri Von Leuschner) and Greg Rikaart (Leo Stark).
In story, Andrew and Paul tied the knot in front of family and friends on June 24, 2025, which followed the heartbreaking funeral of Paul’s father, John Black, who had passed away several weeks earlier from injuries sustained in an explosion.
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Michael Fairman TV also confirmed the romance exclusively of Colton Little with former General Hospital actor, Adrian Anchondo (ex-Marco Rios) at the end of December of 2025.
Anchondo shared at that time, “I reached out to him (Colton) when I got the job on GH. We knew of each other through mutual friends; so I knew of him for a long time. I started asking Colton about what his experience was like on soaps and asked about SAG health insurance, etc. We met up one night and were hooked from then on.”
So, are you excited to see Andrew and Paul back on your screens? Share your thoughts and if you would like to see them stay longer in Salem in the future, with a story all of their own via the comment section. But first, check out the just released promo for the action on Days of Our Lives entitled “Conspiracy” below featuring Christopher and Colton.
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GH and DAYS Alum Brandon Barash and Wife Isabella Welcome Son ‘Sebastian’ Into the World
Congratulations are in order for General Hospital and Days of Our Lives favorite Brandon Barash (ex-Johnny and ex-Stefan/Jake, respectively) and his wife, Isabella Devoto Barash, who welcomed their newborn son, Sebastian Antonio Barash back on June 5.
For the first time his Sebastian’s birth the couple is posting and beaming with pride at the new addition to the family. This is Brandon and Isabella’s second child and second son together following the birth of Joaquin Lee Barash back in September of 2023. Barash is also the father of Harper Rose Barash from his previous marriage to General Hospital star, Kirsten Storms (Maxie) who is now 12-years-old and big sister to do younger brothers!
In his heartfelt post on Instagram accompanied by several photos of his growing family, Brandon expressed, “The heart is indeed a muscle, and boy, can it stretch. We welcomed our newest addition Sebastian Antonio Barash (Antonio after Isa’s dad) on 6.5.26. Lil Seba, I vow to love you with undying ferocity and without condition. As for our new family of five, we have all already evolved for the better as we rise like the lotus through the muck of sleepless nights, soul-tingling baby whimpers, and yes, poopy diapers. These babies teach us a clinic on love…all we need to do is saddle up, be still, and take em in. Isabella Barash, you’re my hero. Thank you for the gift of your love. House is full, hearts fuller.”
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BRANDON’S BUDDIES CONGRATULATE HIM ON WELCOMING NEW SON
Several of Brandon’s former co-stars have already jumped in the commenting thread including, Rob Scott Wilson (Alex, DAYS) “Congrats my brotha!!,” Dan Feuerriegel (EJ, DAYD) and Eric Martsolf (Brady, DAYS), with whom Brandon appears with in the Day Players Band and more.
Back in April of this year, Brandon was granted an emergency restraining order against his ex-wife, Kirsten Storms claiming that the GH favorite was exhibiting concerning behavior and he feared for the well-being of their daughter, Harper. They each now live separate lives in Tennessee.
We send our well-wishes to Brandon, Isabella and their new son, Sebastian as they build their burgeoning family unit.
Take a look at Brandon and Isabella’s new little bundle of joy in the snaps below.
Now, share your congratulations to Brandon and Isabella via the comment section!
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