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REPORT: Days of our Lives Renewal Update: Sony and NBC In Talks, Insiders Optimistic While Show Pauses Production
Every year around this time, Days of our Lives renewal has been its own cliffhanger. With the show taping episodes so far in advance and wrapping their current season, the series paused production and went dark on April 16th, according to TV Line.
Now comes the waiting game and according to a report from Deadline on Wednesday, NBC and Sony are continuing to be in talks to bring the series back for its 57th season. While no one from any camp is officially commenting on the negotiations, their sources are reporting that things do look optimistic, as of now.

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The report indicates that in anticipation of a renewal, the producers have been making if-come deals with key cast members in the past few weeks and the writing team is said to be hard at work on potential scripts for the new season.
In the past, DAYS’ renewal had taken several months to pan out, because of how the show’s distributor Sony Pictures Television has to adjust its business model to continue the show without going in the red.
Even though over the years DAYS had declined in the linear ratings, there appears to be a commitment by the studio and NBC to find ways to keep it on the air.
So, are you hopeful that DAYS will survive yet another negotiation for renewal? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.
Kill it, pull the plug. If Carlivati is going to continue to write this crap, let it go.
Im an old viewer starting when I was 12 years old and now I’m 59. 47 years of my life.
A few years ago, I fought like hell online for the show not to be cancelled. I poured my heart and soul into that cause. For me to say End It….that’s major. ⌛️The sand has run out.
I’ve watched for 37 years and while I don’t think Carlivati has done a bad job, I do believe the show has run its course. I actually feel that way about all four remaining shows.
Instead of saying “Kill it”, don’t watch it and allow those who still love it to continue enjoying it. Don’t be a spoiled brat about it.
Well said no one is making them watch it , so don’t ruin it for those who look forward to it everyday. Shut up and get off our channel . Keep the show coming I love my days , don’t always agree with the storyline but I still watch it faithfully
If you are not happy with the story lines on DOOL then STOP watching. No one is forcing you watch DOOL.
Hello Moto! 62! You are where I was from the late 1960s to the mid 2000s with GH (but you logged in 10 more years — for anyone keeping track of the math — with DOOL than I did with GH). It infuriated me what GH had become (focus on Sonny, the mob, no respect for veteran actors, no concern for its history). I finally gave up and turned to other soaps. DOOL is equally infuriating right now — so flawed. It’s sad when a good soap goes bad…
Thanks James. I’m getting a kick out of the people telling me to stop watching after 47 years. I’d have to go to some sort of rehab, wouldn’t I? Hi I’m Moto and I’m addicted to Days. lol
Funny stuff, Moto62!
Oh James, how right you are. I’m FFing GH consistently now. Sonny’s amnesia? “Nice people” Willow and Michael betraying Chase every day? Molly a junior D.A. already? “Doctor” T.J. beating up Brando at GH with no consequences? Cameron’s insane rampage against Jason? All are sleep inducing and wastes of talent. And Peter Puke is still besting Anna, Robert, Valentin, Maxie, Jason, us….what are they THINKING?!
Don’t take Days off the air!
Not only should Days 100% be renewed it should be rewarded with a bigger budget!!!
If covid has taught studio execs anything is viewers need comfort viewing hence all these reboots of 80s sitcoms! Days needs should be treated as an anchor for NBC daytime! Viewers need escapism more than ever! We certainly dont need a 5th hour of gma or a talk with no recognizable hosts or another screechy talk show like the girl from e.t. ( shes so fake and horrible i blocked her name from my memory)
Plus as a bonus Days delivers nonstop, if you miss an eppy you miss alot, its like a primetime soap!
Nbc and sony execs pls dont be cheap or shortsighted! Renew Salem!
I’ve missed several episodes, Damien, and have missed little-to-nothing.
Days needs a 2 year renewal,this 1 year renewal gets to stressful lol. I hope Days, makes changes. Rumour is there looking for a Hope recast.
I’m in Australia and have watched Days my entire life. Firstly with my mother and grandmother then just my mother and now just me, I have ridden the waves of the storyline’s I have loved and the ones I haven’t. Because one thing is for sure. I would much rather have Days in my life than ever be without it. Please let it be renewed and for those asking for new writers or saying it should be cancelled the solution is simple. Accept change or move on and leave it for the loyal fans that will follow this show no matter what storyline is happening. Just to have the characters that have become like family on our screens. Long live Days
Right now, the way it’s been going and the nuttiest stories ever, I would not miss it in the least. Why beat a dead horse?
They need to bring Robert Scott Wilson and Victoria Konefal back or they are going to lose a lot of people. They brought a lot of people back to the show.
Victoria Konefal decided to be a recurring player. It was HER decision, and I don’t see her changing her mind. And, if the soap could survive without some more prominent and important actors (and their characters), then they can survive without Konefal’s Ciara.
Cherie
As far as Iam concerned, they’ve ruined what would have been a beautiful love story. It has turned boring and with the addition of Theo is even worse. He looks like a teen-age kid next to Ciara and Ben. She sure doesn’t need Theo acting as her champion hero.
They need to renew for multiple years and also renew earlier.
No netwirk is going to committ more than a year at a time except for a very few shows that are guaranteed money makers. Soaps arent!! They wait till th last minute because they are looking for replacements.
Y&R was renewed for two years.
I love days I’ve been watching for so many years. Please renew the contract.
Kill it. It’s days are numbered and it’s been dying a slow death for years.
just cancelled it already, not worth to watch it!!!!!!!!!
In your opinion
SO OVER this crap every year! DAYS is a staple in the NBC network’s programming and deserves better. All TPTB should give it a larger budget to be spent on better promotion and such. They’ve cut so much from the show that it’s already into the bone.
This soap is so bipolar it is barely enjoyable anymore, and, it is a damn shame, because it has the potential to be everything it should be. And considering they are currently not producing, due to it being that time of the year where NBC renews or not, I do think it is time to bring up some major points.
— NBC needs to intervene a this point. Sony Pictures Television could give two-shits about Days of Our Lives, and I have a feeling NBC cares more than Sony, so if i were the network, I would buyout Sony in an effort to gain more control over the day-to-day operations of this soap. Under NBC’s control, Universal Television could take over both distribution and production of the soap, and might bring in some budget for better production values.
— Ken Corday needs to go. Much like Bradley Bell, he is incapable of spearheading this ship anymore. He’s continually providing false promises of reboots and new changes, and all we are given is the same, recycled shit over-and-over-and-over again. I ultimately believe Greg Meng should be brought back in as an executive producer; he was champion for the cast and for this soap, and brought a lot in the final few years. If we want someone with history in American soaps, we could bring on David Shaughnessy, who was quite the effective executive producer at The Young and the Restless for several years, and could do the same at Days of Our Lives. If we want to go to someone of fresher blood, I would recommend bringing on a co-executive producer alongside Meng in the form of Ginger Smith, who served as the executive producer for TOLN’s All My Children. She pulled that soap together within six weeks, and she did an incredible job at doing so. And I do believe she could do it again at Days of Our Lives.
— Ron Carlivati needs to go as head writer. Look, I admit: I was someone who believed Carlivati might just be the one to help this soap as a head writer, and I say that as someone who genuinely dislikes his writing and writing style. His first year or two were quite solid, thanks to additions of Sheri Anderson and Ryan Quan as creative consultants, but once Anderson left it began to genuinely fall apart. He relies on soap tropes that are tired, over-used and recycled, and it needs to ultimately end. If they want to promote from within, I would recommend promoting Lorraine Broderick to the role of head writer: she served in the role from October 15 to November 10, 199.
I know Broderick is not interesting in becoming a head writer after All My Children ended, however, I am going to go towards that time for potential new head writers. Much like Smith, I’d go for Marlene McPherson & Elizabeth Snyder, who were the head writers for TOLN’s All My Children. They did some of the most groundbreaking, edgy work, all while maintaining some classic soap writing. Ultimately, we need writers who’ll stop the dramatics of over-reacting and over-writing, and re-centralize the canvas with some much-required grounding within reality, without missing the important marks. It needs to happen.
A thoughtful piece, Scott, if I may say so… “This soap is so bipolar it is barely enjoyable anymore” — Gold! Not everyone has your insight regarding producers and writers — and they are not given much ink at this site, unless there is a huge personnel change in those departments. I, too, have been critical of certain storylines and actors on this show as well as the constantly revolving door of characters. That is what most viewers, without your further knowledge, see on a day-to-day basis. Some kind of reboot is definitely in order, and I don’t mean the “time jump” variety.
Love this!!! Hope someone is reading this analysis. It just may work!
Cancel it’s time your writers keep writing the same story just with different people. I started watching in 1967 and now I fast forward just to see if anything is happening, too bad I don’t have to stop it often.
Been watching Days since the beginning!! I would hate to see it go off the air. It is my bright spot of the day to watch the goings on in Salem!! Please renew!!!
Keep it I watch it everyday I love the show
Love Days Of Our Lives….Please renew the show!
Let’s be honest: DOOL hasn’t been the same since Pat Falken Smith and Bill Rega were ousted as the head writers in favor of Ann Marcus. Marcus destroyed legacy characters–turned Bill who had always been a one-woman man–into a non-one woman man, and Laura into a psychotic mess (ok, that was aided and abetted by the incomparable and Emmy winning Susan Flannery leaving the show and TPTB’s inability of getting a new Laura up to the task as Susan Oliver was a very very bad miscast and totally out of her depth and only mitigated somewhat after Rosemary Forsythe came on board; only saw Jamie Lyn Bauer’s Laura in a few guest appearances, and she seemed nothing more than a placeholder and the character’s now been killed off). I know James Reilly is a fan fave but his imagination is what really put the show over the top. I was intrigued by Carlivati’s “one year time jump” but it proved a one-trick gimmick that wore out its welcome in less than an week. As much as I revere my fond memories of the show, I find it totally unwatchable and as much as the afternoon TV landscape would be changed without it, I don’t think it will be as much of a loss on par with that of All My Children and One Life to Live.
Yes I am hopeful. I have watched almost from beginning and is the best soap ever. It would be missed greatly.
I a big fan of days of the lives and enjoying watching please keep going another year keep it on the air.
There are only two soaps that have ever aired in Hell. They also happen to be the two oldest shows currently on the air either down here or up there, and both have come close to getting canceled in recent years, thanks to ReRon’s horrible writing.
He killed One Life to Live. He came damn close to killing General Hospital. Don’t let him kill Days. Get rid of him. Now. And take his idiotic repeat tape loop plots of baby switches, dopplegangers/masks, mental cases and “reformed” serial killers with him…. and do it before he tries to explain Ben’s past with a brain tumor (like he did with his pet serial killer on GH…. a ridiculous mistake that took nearly a decade to resolve, but FINALLY was – 6 years or so after ReRon was gone from GH)
Aside from the bad writing, there’s also been neglect of Salem’s core families for a while now. There are only a handful of people with Horton DNA currently in Salem, and only two (Lucas & his daughter Allie) who actually have the name. The Brady clan isn’t doing much better. Kayla’s the only original Brady who’s around on any semi-regular basis. Roman is rarely seen. Sami’s a revolving door, and her siblings are long gone.
Even the two families which turned up later are in trouble. Other than the occasional Tony appearance, the only DiMeras we see are the kids that didn’t grow up that way. Hell, Stefano never even MET Jake. Or his dead twin brother Stefan. And with old Victor being gone most of the time (permanently so, soon, I’m afraid, given his obvious declining health) the Kiriakis family tree is pretty much down to Phillip & Xander.
Yeah, the Elvis recast is on the way….. given all the other failed recasts under the current regime, I’m not putting much faith in that.
Bring back Will & Sonny, for Hell’s sake. The ultimate Days legacy couple. Between the two of them, they’re probably related to everybody. And if you need new characters, there’s always Sonny’s brothers. Who for some reason have never been seen, or at least not since a random appearance as a little kid on some Xmas episode, decades ago (Senior Devil moment, I can’t actually remember if any of them were ever shown as children)
Losing Sarah Horton was a mistake…. though I suspect we might be in for a recast there, now that talk of the “private DiMera island” has suddenly come up again. Sarah should be back. As well as Jennifer & Mike. And some other Hortons previously unseen or not seen in so long we forgot their names. Hell, they created cousin Eli out of thin air a few years ago. I mean, the relationship of his parents David & Valerie made daytime history when it happened back in the 70s…. but Eli wasn’t supposedly born until YEARS after that. Weird retcon… especially since they killed off poor David in absence even before Eli showed up. That was another mistake…. they should have brought him back at the time along with his kid. Neither one used the Horton name, but legit family ties at least.
The Brady family tree could use some new branches. Bring the rest of Sami’s kids back. Bring Steve & Kayla’s kids out of exile. Not expecting a Kim & Shane return at this point, but their kids could always make a comeback. Don’t think we have seen Andrew since he was a baby. Teresa had potential as a character. And for the love of all that’s unholy, can we get the REAL Eve Donovan back, for Hell’s sake?? Yeah, she was only a step-Brady, but she would be a worthy addition to the cast. Unlike that abomination pet of ReRon’s who tarnished that character’s name.
Anyway, I don’t want to be a rambling incoherent Devil here, so I’ll quit now, but just sayin’… there are things that could be done to save this show. I’ll even come up and possess Marlena again, if that’s what it takes!!
I would be heart broken. Been watching over 40 years. Please renew.
I love days of our lives I want it to keep going I like all the actors .so please keep it on I am a Senior love to watch this is the only show I watch .I would be so upset if the show goes of the air
Been a fan since watching with my mom,
Keep it, find a new Hope and Ciara find actors who want the job, and get rid of the Aunt Pauline drama
Yes I hope they continue on with another season. I have been watching for 47 years. This program is like my family.
Was a daily watcher for close to 20 years everything used to be done early on the day or after 2pm but haven’t watched last 7 years and not miss it at all
I have watched Days from day one. I love the show.
Don’t end!!! It’s one of the things I can rely on, the sun rising and seeing another episode of Days
I watch 3 soaps This is my favorite by far Hope it stays on air
I felt compelled to watch the “Susan Banks” scenes today (with Jake), only because I wanted to see if Jake would notice Kate lying on the floor. Once Kristen was alone, she commented that Kate realized she was actually “Susan Banks.” Surely, the actress meant to state that Kate realized she was actually “Kristen.” Is there not enough money in the budget to do a retake on such a crucial mistake in delivery (or perhaps script)?!?!
Jamesj75
I caught that too, but I think they made up for it today watching Gwen roll down that staircase twice in succession. I guess once was not enough.
Hi Violet! So glad you noticed what I did. I also thought it was weird to see back-to-back clips of Gwen rolling down the staircase. It reminded me of a scene from ATWT from the 1970s. Maybe you were watching… Kim (Kathryn Hays) was planning to leave Dr. John Dixon (Larry Bryygman) for Dan (John Reilly) when John fell down the stairs. Out of obligation, Kim stayed with John for quite a while so that she could take care of him while he recuperated. They showed the scene of John falling down the staircase repeatedly over weeks to the point of overkill. Yeah, we got it. He fell down the stairs!
Jamesj75
Oh my, next to GL, my favorite soap. Yes, I remember all of John’s shinanigans, not with just Kim and Lisa, also Ellen’s daughter, was that Annie or the other one and many others but later liked him with Lucinda.
That man was a piece of work, wasn’t he, but such a great actor and a great show to remember. Sometimes I watch the old episodes on UTube. In fact was watching some a while back with Carly, Jack and Hal. I was broken hearted when he took his own life. Oh, I better quit now. Thanks for reminiscing with me James.
Hi Violet. So glad you noticed my post and replied. And that you are familiar with ATWT during that period. What a great soap GL was, too! Great reminiscing with you, as well. It’s one of my best events! 🙂
Yes, Violet, these were great soap days. GL was my favorite also. BTW, I think Ellen and David Stewart’s other daughter was Dawn. She was played by Glynnis O’Connor at one point; she later starred in the movies JEREMY and ODE TO BILLY JOE, among others. Do you remember Annie’s husband Jeff, played by Robert Lipton? I had a big crush on him and recently found out he was considered for the role of Benjamin in THE GRADUATE, which went to Dustin Hoffman. I love trivia!
Oh Jamesj75, talk about memory lane! Do u remember when Kim first entered Oakdale, circa 1973? She wasn’t always the saint she later became. As I recall, she started out scheming to get Bob from her sister Jennifer. Kathryn Hays was a special kind of femme fatale in the beginning and my mom and I looked forward to every time she was on. Between her, the divine Eileen Fulton, and the comfort of Nancy’s kitchen, how I awaited each day!
Soaphound
I also love trivia, and yes I remember Robert Lipton as well. When K. Hayes joined the show I was so excited to find out that she was or had been married to one of my favorite movie stars,Glen Ford.Speaking of Nancy’s kitchen brings back to mind Penny and Jeff and Grampa Hughes and so many more.
Soaphound
Forgot to mention the fact of how very impressed to find out when K. Hayes first appeared that she was or had been married to one of my favorite movie stars, Glen Ford.
OMG Am getting as bad as those scenes repeating over and over.
Soaphound, so glad to see your input in this memory lane segment! I don’t think I was watching ATWT when Kim first came on. It’s quite the genesis to this iconic character! Thank you for filling in the blanks. The other main storyline involving John Dixon I remember is him convincing a woman to kidnap a baby, and they did a couple of dry runs. Other details are sketchy.
My main show was GH, along with the ABC lineup. I also tended to sample most other soaps throughout the late 60s, 70s, and 80s. When all (or most) of them were all 30 minutes long, it was easier to do. Such was the life for a “latchkey kid!”
And addressing your mention to Violet of Glynnis O’Conner and the 1976 film Ode to Billy Joe, I remember that movie well. I had a crush on both Glynnis and her costar Robbie Benson! I later enjoyed Robbie in One on One (loved the soundtrack; songs by Seals Crofts and instrumentals) and Ice Castles (love song, “Through the Eyes of Love” by one of my faves, Melissa Manchester).
Oh gosh, I’ve really gone off on a tangent here… I’m sure some readers are wishing I would fall down some staircase or be kidnapped! 🙂
Jamesj75
Also to Soaphound. Thanks for the memories. As I am nearing 89 this year, it is those memories that bring so much pleasure. They are imbedded so deeply that they can be brought up whenever needed with help from soap friends like you. The others don’t have to read, like you were told you don’t have to watch, James. Ha,ha.
Violet, so glad that this discussion is pleasurable for you. As it is for me… I was away from this site for a week or so, hence the late reply. But I share your affection for nostalgia. I am open to it anytime. Take care.
Yes, my dear Jamesj75, I liked Robby Benson too. I used to imagine my fingers in all that lush hair he had in ICE CASTLES. And Melissa Manchester! Around 2008, Wounded Bird records reissued ALL of her albums on remastered CDs. I would purchase 2 every payday until I had them all back again on discs. HELP IS ON THE WAY and BETTER DAYS… are my favorite albums, DON’T CRY OUT LOUD also. Boy, the 70s were great TV AND music!
Soaphound, so enjoyable to hear about your interest in Robby Benson — you’d think I would have spelled his name correctly the first time!! As I mentioned to our friend Violet, I was away from the site for a week, or I would have replied sooner. Anyway, I suspect you and I could chat at length about Melissa Manchester. I am with you on those great albums. I have been a fan since I heard “Midnight Blue” on the radio. Take care.
With all the crap going on in the real world, I need my escape to my soap world. I started watching with my great grandmother and still watching today. I need it for my release. I can scream at the tv and it helps to get it out on something other than the real world. Please renew my safe place.
I hope it will be renewed I have been watching it for 56 years it’s my favorite soap always has been
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Jacob Martinez is ‘Days of Our Lives’ New Javi Hernandez Replacing Al Calderon in the Role
Finally! The casting has been revealed as to just who would be Al Calderon’s successor in the role of Days of our Lives, Javi Hernandez. On Friday, April 30, the long-running soap opera revealed Jacob Martinez is taking on the part and he will first be seen this coming June 30th and then on all-new episodes streaming on Peacock.
As previously reported, the popular Calderon exited the soap opera last year to join the cast of the NBC primetime medical drama, Brilliant Minds as nurse Nico Silva, who in May will air the remainder of their second season. The series has been on the bubble for renewal by the network. His last episodes as Javi will also air this May on DAYS.
Since DAYS tapes ten months ahead of streaming, Martinez has been secretly ensconced in all the drama in Salem for quite some time. When viewers see the new Javi in story, we should learn what will happen in Javi’s relationship with Leo Stark played by Emmy winner, Greg Rikaart, plus his continued relationship with his relatives in the Hernandez clan. Currently, when Javi returned to Salem after taking care of his ailing father, and after the bust-up of his marriage to Leo thanks to Dimitri (Peter Porte), he claimed he had moved on with someone else while he was away from Salem.

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Like Calderon before him, Martinez is a multi-talented actor and singer. Jacob’s resume is impressive having appeared in the musical In Pieces: The Musical at Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater and he was hand-picked by Joey Contreras to play the role of Grey. Other credits include: the short film, Memory Swim and the play Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage.
Martinez hails from Norfolk, Nebraska and appeared when he was very young at the Johnny Carson Theatre, and as DAYS fans know, Jacob is now working at the Days of our Lives studios, right where the “Tonight Show” is filled. In addition, Jacob Martinez is a graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA).
Taking to his Instagram on Thursday, April 30 once the news of his casting was revealed, Martinez, expressed, “Way too many people to thank in one post, so I’ll just say THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART to each and every person who continues to pour into me and encourage me to chase my dreams. I cannot even begin to express how grateful I am. I already feel beyond blessed, supported, and loved. See you all in Salem ⏳”
Jacob Martinez appeared on Friday on the Days of our Lives Instagram account announcing his casting. You can check it out below. Deadline was the first to report the casting switch.
So, excited to learn who is the new Javi Hernandez? Please welcome Jacob Martinez to the role and be on the lookout for his debut on June 30. Comment below.
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Patrick Muldoon, ‘Days of Our Lives’ and ‘Melrose Place’ Star, Passes Away at 57
This week starts with heartbreaking news. Patrick Muldoon, best known for his roles as the original Austin Reed on Days of Our Lives and later as Richard Hart on Melrose Place, died on Sunday, April 19, at the age of 57. Reports indicate his death was sudden following a heart attack.
Muldoon’s sister, Shana Muldoon-Zappa, told TMZ on Monday more details on her brother’s death, “Patrick went to take a shower Sunday morning after drinking coffee with his girlfriend in their Beverly Hills home. His girlfriend decided to check on him after he was taking too long and found him unconscious on the bathroom floor?” Shana added that paramedics rushed over and tried to revive Patrick, but there was nothing anyone could do.
Soap fans first saw Muldoon as Kate’s (Lauren Koslow) son on DAYS back in 1992, where he quickly became a fan favorite during the on-screen love story between Austin and Carrie Brady (Christie Clarke). Patrick left the series in 1995. He later made comeback for appearances in 2011 and 2012.

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On Melrose Place, he played bad buy Richard Hart from 1995-1996. Patrick launched his acting career while in college landing the role of Matt in the 1990 sitcom Who’s The Boss? alongside the likes of Judith Light (ex-Karen, OLTL) and Tony Danza. Following his graduation, Patrick nabbed a recurring role as Jeffrey Hunter in Saved By The Bell by 1991.
Throughout his decades long career, Muldoon also starred in several motion and TV series including his leading roile in Starship Troopers (1997). He also had parts in Deadlock (2021), Vanquish (2021), Dakota (2022), Marlowe (2022), and Murder At Hollow Creek (2023).

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Not only was Patrick an actors, but a producer and a musician and singer. He often made appearances and put out music with his band, The Sleeping Masses. Muldoon was the band’s lead singer and guitar player. Patrick was also a producer of TV and film projects.
At the time of his death, Patrick was also an executive producer on a the movie “Kockroach,” which is currently in production.
Taking to his Instagram, just a few days before his death, Muldoon expressed,“So excited to be a part of this amazing project KOCKROACH directed by Matt Ross starring Chris Hemsworth, Taron Edgerton, Zazzie Beetz And Alec Baldwin. Filming now in Australia,” he captioned his post.
Sadly, on April 24, Muldoon can be seen in his 2025 film Dirty Hands also festuring Denise Richards (ex-B&B, RHOBH), which will be released on digital streaming platforms on VOD.
Muldoon is survived by his partner, Miriam Rothbart; parents, Deanna and Patrick Muldoon Sr.; his sister and brother-in-law, Shana and Ahmet Zappa; and their children, Muldoon’s beloved niece Halo and nephew Arrow Zappa.
Share your remembrances and condolences on the loss of Patrick Muldoon via the comment section, which is followed below by the trailer Dirty Hands due out later this week on digital platforms.
Breaking News
Jonathan Bennett Tapped to Play New Role on ‘General Hospital’
All My Children and Hallmark alum, Jonathan Bennett has been cast in the newly-created role on General Hospital as Joe Fitzpatrick.
Look for Bennett to make his debut on the ABC soap opera next month in May. Bennett is very familiar to daytime fans for his work as JR Chandler on All My Children from 2000-2001. Later, he landed the part of Aaron Samuels in the motion picture, Mean Girls in 2004 starring Lindsay Lohan, which would become his breakout role.
Jonathan would go on to star in seven Hallmark Channel movies and then hosting and producing the network’s reality competition show Finding Mr. Christmas, Bennett has also appeared as a contestant on Season 19 of Dancing with the Stars, plus Celebrity Big Brother in 2019, and he starred on Broadway in Spamalot.

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Frank Valentini, the executive producer of General Hospital shared to Deadline who first reported the casting news, “We’re so excited to have Jonathan joining our cast. He’s a tremendous talent and will be a fantastic addition to ‘GH.’
After the news broke, Bennett took to his Instagram and shared, “There’s a new guy in town…” Meanwhile, the official General Hospital account shared a pic and expressed, “He’s already tired of us telling him his hair looks sexy pushed back. Welcome to the family, Jonathan Bennett.
Bennett is married to Jaymes Vaughan. Back in 2022, they became the first gay couple to appear on the cover of the wedding magazine, The Knot.
So, what do you think of the casting of Jonathan as Joe Fitzpatrick? Is he the new man for Lucas? Share your thoughts via the comment section.
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