Previews
Y&R’s EP and Head Writer, Josh Griffith Previews 2025 in Genoa City: A Massive Showdown, Romeo and Juliet Story, Life and Death Situations
The Young and the Restless has big plans for the citizens in Genoa City, according to its executive producer and head writer, Josh Griffith. From the sounds of it, there will be plenty of romance, corporate intrigue, mystery and battle lines drawn in the sand.
In a 2025 preview with TV Insider, Griffith teased what’s to come for many key characters and storylines including: how Ian Ward (Ray Wise) and Jordan Howard (Colleen Zenk) will continue to pull the rug over everyone’s eyes as they seek revenge against the Newmans and company, but for how much longer? That is the question!
According to the head scribe, “We’re headed for a wild ride and a massive showdown between this diabolical duo and the Newmans. Look for major showdowns between Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) and Jordan and Victor (Eric Braeden) and Ian.”
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Meanwhile, viewers will start to get clued-in to what truly went down over the last six months since Heather Stevens (Vail Bloom) death, the results of which will, “shake up Mariah (Camryn Grimes) in a huge way and affect her relationship with Tessa (Cait Fairbanks), and it will bring Sharon (Sharon Case) and Nick (Joshua Morrow) closer than ever.”
Griffith also shares that arch-rivals, Sharon and Phyllis (Michelle Stafford), will be, “thrown into a life-or-death situation where they’re both going to have to reevaluate their relationship.”
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Elsewhere, Victor and Jack’s (Peter Bergman) latest round of their feud is far from over with Victor going after Jabot, which Griffith says also plays into “a big Romeo and Juliet type story that we’re going to tell. Claire (Hayley Erin) and Kyle (Michael Mealor) will be caught right in the middle.” Look for Summer (Allison Lanier) to take on a bit of a “Phyllis attitude” when she wants Kyle back further complicating matters.
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In addition, Josh revealed, “As we build this powerful Romeo and Juliet story, they will all be affected – Nikki, Victoria (Amelia Heinle) Victor – and Nick will be heavily involved in the next arc of this Ian fallout for Sharon.”
The Winters clan also gets a boost in story when a new mystery unravels with the arrival of actor Nathan Owens to Y&R, and romance looks to be ahead for Chelsea (Melissa Claire Egan) and Adam (Mark Grossman), while Billy will be caught in a triangle with Sally (Courtney Hope) and Phyllis.
So, what are you most looking forward to most from this Y&R preview from Josh Griffith as we ring in the new year? Comment below.
I have no desire to watch Summer chase after Kyle, Billy and Kyle in romantic triangles or see Victoria replaced by her own daughter. Why has Amelia Heinle missed so much time? Is she leaving the show?
I agree with you, I wonder what happened to Victoria the actress too.
Summer always wants Kyle back when he find happiness with another girl. She did the same thing with Lola. Hope he doesn’t fall for her machinations again.
Agree, Sam. Y&R should focus on Summer and Kyle’s new relationship with Chance and Claire to let that grow instead of dragging us back to the boring Summer & Kyle. I’m not interested in Summer and Kyle again with their lack of chemistry. It’s just watching the bold and the beautiful’s Hope and Liam but worse. Sorry to say that!
I loved Skyle until he cheated with Audra. He was blatant and uncaring. Summer has found a good thing with Chance, and I hope she ends up going back to him. He really cares about her.
Yes. I was wondering the same about “Claire”. Is she “turning” bad again? End up in jail with her aunt? Is she leaving , too?
this whole thing with Sharon and Phillis is crap , whoever writes this should be gone , like two year old and this story line is stupid
I hope Sharon and Nick get back together, and I really don’t understand what happened to Victoria. Is Amelia sick in real life?
Adam and Chelsea romance is not what viewers want to see. It didn’t work out the last 4 attempts and it is stale and boring making the fast forward button a necessity. Get with the program Josh. You don’t spend months and months putting together a super couple only to break them up in a hot minute (unless the actors can’t work together). Also, over the whole Sharon killed didn’t kill Heather storyline. 2025 doesn’t sound very promising.
Who did you consider to be a potential super couple I wonder lol.
Well I for one would like to see Chelsea and Adam together again. Respectfullly you can’t speak for what all viewers want to see.
She speaks for me and a ton of other viewers. Chelsea and Adam are boring and lifeless. Adam doesn’t seem that into her and she treats Adam like her son.
Whatever! To each his own.
Moreover, Chelsea and Adam are about as exciting as a bologna and American cheese sandwich made on Wonder Bread. She seems more like his motherly big sister or aunt. They have zero romantic chemistry or heat. He was good with Sally but they were never given a chance. And how many times must we see Baby Billy lash out at his big brother with yet another Baby Billy tantrum? And watching Phyllis engage in another marathon of hyperventilating and screeching is also not fun. Please make it stop.
The problem is Chelsea. The only male she has ever clicked with on the show is Nick. They had the potential to be a super couple, however, the soap is determined to do Nick/Sharon for the million time and bore us to tears.
I suspect the show keeps revisiting Nick/Sharon because it gives Phyllis who is flailing a storyline with the hint of revisiting that long played out triangle. Adam/Sally is much more interesting but the writers can’t seem to figure out what to do with Adam. Claire and Kyle would work but it needs to be a slow burn with lots of complications and regret and bad choices but the show doesn’t know how to do the big tease for the big payoff. Just don’t see Young and Restless getting better.
CBS get rid of Josh please! He is awful, wake up!
True. I thought this column was going to read,” Y& R’s Headwriter and EP Out.” Disappointed it didn’t. The writing has become tired, redundant and dull.
Wow, Victor trying to take over Jabot, how redundant. That story played out some 30 plus years ago. Can’t think up anything original, can he?
To much time is spent on one subject. Move the story along. It would alot more interesting.
The show is boring. Spending way too much time on one subject. I can watch the show once a week and not miss anything. Story line should move quicker. It would be more interesting.
If I’m critical they’re listening to certain fans when we have seen the same characters time by time but put other characters in the background that fans also love. As a fan, it’s a let-down to me when every fan should have a room on their favorites for an own story. It’s awful not to use their talents for example the children. You bring them, then I question where are they. Griffith should be replaced with a new head writer/EP so I agree with you.
Griffith fall to disappoint all of us. I’ve embraced Summer and Chance it took me awhile getting into them and fans were expecting to deepen their relationship. Now we are filled with Summer chasing after Kyle again. Honesty it’s painful to compare Skyle with Hope and Liam. It’s a version of it that we never see chemistry of them. But handing us triangles it never works. If it’s wise of Y&R they should read the feedback and reconsider not to do this. I’m new here, like to see Sharon and Nick back together again. In my opinion the Sharon storyline with the reveal Ian and Jordan isn’t good. Way to long.
Happy new year everyone.
Summer and Chance are winning. Another bond to link legacy families. Kyle and Clare do same. I too do not want B&B games. I’d like some sweeping romance and suspenseful stories in Genoa City. And maybe they could include characters new to town that aren’t related. I would welcome a new family. I would like to see more airtime for our favorite secondary characters: Lauren, Michael, Kevin, Chloe, Gloria. For all the Abbott family roundup, what happened to Jack’s grandaughter?
Iakovos, They were building Summer & Chance and Kyle & Claire very well. I like them. Beautifully well said here. I agree Jack’s granddaughter was written off out of blue. Would have love to see more of her and Noah.
Nathan Owens? Who the hell… do you mean Nathan Hastings or Damien Owens?
If you read the article, you would have read it said “actor Nathan Owens,” meaning the ACTOR whose name is Nathan Owens. There was no mistake made in the post.
Noooo. It’s time CBS realizes JG’s time is up. He continues to prop his pet Chelsea and she is beyond boring and has no chemistry with Adam. Zip. Please free Adam! And his newest pet Claire is on way too much and she too is boring. Kyle is no Romeo, more like a jerk, so major pass. Enough with spastic Phyllis in Sharon’s life: reunite Sharon and Nick for good and bring someone age-appropriate for Phyllis. Too young Billy is not it. Always throwing Phyllis in the kiddie pool is just embarrassing for her.
I agree on Phylis character, its annoying .I do not want her back with Billy and in some triangle. Not interested in another Shick reunion either. Sharon and Nick are grandparents and dull and boring. Who wants to do sunshine in the house on the ranch with those two? they have no storyline
Thrilled about Adam and Chelsea been waiting for this for some time. Just please writers let it last.
It was so nice for CBS to air Y&R from 2006 today. The show was so well written…and the music….the writers knew how to incorporate their music into a scene with no words spoken, and it was so effective! Most of those characters showcased today are still on the show, but what they utter now is so incredibly bad. I wish there was a Y&R channel somewhere on the internet where we could relive the glory days.
I laughed so hard at today’s Y&R. Tessa drank a sip of water out of her container, after Ian spiked it. Nobody thought to get that container, and maybe see if something was in the water that made Tessa ill? Later Tessa is back in the restaurant drinking what looked like water out of a glass. Where was her water bottle??? Omg. So many missteps on a daily basis. The New Years Day showed how good the show used to be.
Wow! This is crazy. Sharon and Daniel have amazing chemistry !!!
Young and restless what about changing the romantic cast in areas of putting a hold on rekindling the Nick and Sharon flame which it looks like it’s heading Get Nick into business with the Winters change his current wardrobe look a hair cut and make Lily his love interest spicy up the show abit.
Today’s episode is a joke??? Is it? LOL
I love seeing how Colleen Zenk now feels like she was pushed out at Y&R. Josh Griffith really doesn’t know how to write, does he?
I really don’t want the beautiful Lily Winters with Damian. I find him to be very shady not to mention, unattractive. He’s just a cover for Aristotle Dumas.
Lily is missing love in her life, but there is a single hot guy who is nice, available and on her level…Nick!
Nick does not want Sharon or Phyllis, and I think the pairing of Nick and Lily would be fresh and steamy. I have a feeling they would have mad chemistry. Imagine the morphing of their names as a couple? L-I-C-K !!!! 😛
Also, it would divert Victor’s laser focus on being so enraged at Kyle and Claire’s relationship. The pairing of Lily and Nick might soften Victor, because he respects his friend, Neil’s daughter.
Please Josh Griffith!! Open your eyes and put Lily and Nick together. Sometimes the best thing is right in front of you all along.
Previews
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL Preview: Kelly Sullivan Debuts as Dylan’s Mom; Suspicion is Raised About Carter and Steffy
This week on all new episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful, GH and Y&R alum Kelly Sullivan (ex-Kate/Connie, GH, Sage. YR) will debut in her new role as Darcy Dylan.
Darcy is Dylan’s (Sydney Bullock) mother and will first show-up Thursday, August 27 episode.
In the latest B&B video teaser for the action the week of August 24-28, Will (Crew Morrow) and Dylan are enjoying each other’s growing connection, but Katie (Heather Tom) yells at her son, Will that she believes Dylan is bad news after catching then a bit scantily clad.
Meanwhile, Dylan turns to her mother Darcy for support, while Daphne (Murielle Hilaire) compares her marriage to Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnnes Wood) and Finn’s (Tanner Novlan). Finn, however, is convinced nothing can come between him and Steffy.
Take a look at the official B&B spoilers for the action this week below.
Monday, August 24
Will and Dylan share a special night alone.
Carter And Steffy are caught alone together.
Tuesday, August 25
Ridge is presented with a new fashion line.
Katie becomes even more suspicious of Dylan.
Wednesday, August 26
Dylan finds herself defending her actions.
Sheila adjusts to her new life without Deacon.
R.J. tries to make a name for himself.
Thursday, August 27
Deacon gives some fatherly advice to Hope.
Dylan is forced to face her past.
Friday, August 28
Carter and Steffy’s secret comes to a head.
So, excited to see Kelly Sullivan return to daytime TV as B&B’s Darcy Dylan? Will Carter and Steffy face the music for their actions? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.
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General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: As Dante and Elizabeth Grow Closer, the Green-Eyed Monster Has Gotten Hold of Ric
This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) and Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) are getting closer, much to Ric’s (Rick Hearst) chagrin and he make a plan to take action to stop it, while a new dangerous alliance begins to take shape while bitter enemies have a meet-up, of sorts.
In the GH video teaser for August 17-21, while Dante and Elizabeth are enjoying some time together, a jealous Ric warns Lulu (Alexa Havins),”There is a growing connection between the two of them. And if we don’t break it, you and I are going to lose the loves of our lives.”
Could this be the character turn of Ric Lansing, where before his green-eyed monster has wreaked havoc on the life of others? Will Lulu agree to conspire with him to keep Dante and Elizaheth apart …. or want nothing to do with his plan? Stay tuned.
Elsewhere, Drew (Cameron Mathison) is determined to destroy Sonny (Maurice Benard) by any means possible. He hopes teaming with Ms. Ava Jerome (Maura West) is the ticket to make it happen. “Together, we can take Sonny down,” says Drew to Ava over drinks. Is GH heading for a Ava and Drew pairing, next?
Then, as previously reported, Carlo Rota is back as Jenz Sidwell after the character was sentenced to Pentonville for 31 years for his crimes. Sidwell’s first visitor seems to be Sonny Corinthos, who has made it known to others in Port Charles, he wants to take over Sidwell’s business assets.
“It was only a matter of time before you showed up,” Sidwell snarls, as we see the prisoner meet his arch nemesis in the visitor’s section of the prison. Sonny sees Sidwell and snipes, “Beige is not your color.” What is Sonny hoping to gain from a conversation with the nefarious criminal who tried to destroy his life and those who he loved?
Now below, check out the official GH spoilers for this week.
MONDAY, AUGUST 17
Carly enlists a new ally. Josslyn wants Michael’s assistance. Lucas and Joe bond. Brook Lynn is floored. Serena pushes back.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 18
Jason’s news shocks Britt. Anna and Sonny find common ground. Josslyn inadvertently says too much. Lucy is rattled. Ava is concerned for Lucas.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19
Ric gets an eyeful. Sonny offers his blessing. Drew and Nina have a tense encounter. Jordan receives an unexpected offer. Kai is uneasy.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20
Carly makes a realization. Anna introduces Tristan to Josslyn. Liz opens up to Dante. Lulu has words with Valentin. Ric spirals.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21
Drew offers an olive branch. Ava reassures Portia. Sonny pays a surprise visit. Jordan gets a vote of confidence. Laura makes a request of Rocco.
Check out the latest GH promo “Beige is Not Your Color,'” below.
Then weigh-in: Do you want to see Ric turn back into the villain that he once was? Are you rooting for Dante and Elizabeth to be together? What will be Lulu’s agenda in all of this, if any? Does she even want Dante back? And, are you down for a Ava and Drew pairing? Glad to see Sidwell? Let us know in the comment section below.
Beyond the Gates
BEYOND THE GATES Preview: Andre’s Blast From The Past Is Set To Turn His Life Upside Down
On Beyond the Gates, Andre Richardson’s (Sean Freeman) “happily” married life to Dani Dupree (Karla Mosley) is about to be tested like never before on upcoming episodes of the CBS soap opera the week of August 17-21.
After the shocking reveal on the Friday, August 14 cliffhanger, viewers learned that the person who was sending Andre ominous text messages is none other than The Impaler herself, Heather Armstrong (Ashley Jones). Clearly from the latest promo for the action at the Bowman hotel and in and around Fairmont Crest (see below), Andre knows Heather quite well, as she makes moves on him.
While all this is going down, Dani tries to diffuse the Dupree family for thinking there is anything going on between her and her ex-husband, Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett). Dani’s behavior over Bill being in the hospital has been of someone who is still deeply in love with the guy (specially because of her very public outbursts) and as viewers know, she recently had sex with her ex in the elevator at the country club during a tornado!
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HEATHER ARMSTRONG IS ON THE HUNT FOR ANDRE
Poor Andre has no idea about the elevator liaison, and recently visited Bill in his hospital room to tell him to stay away from his wife, when and if he gets out of his hospital bed! But now, the tables may be turned, if Heather gets her claws into Andre.
Take a look at the official Beyond the Gates spoilers for this week below.
Monday, August 17
Andre is pulled down by his past. Tensions mount between Tomas and Naomi. Chelsea and Kat pair fashion with controversy. Vernon confronts Bill about his intentions with Dani.
Tuesday, August 18
Bill flirts with disaster. Hayley and Ashley clash. Eva’s words instigate Leslie. Carlton gives Ted a major update while Nicole does the same with Vanessa. Shanice fields an unanticipated request. Smitty disappoints Martin.
Wednesday, August 19
Nicole’s plan saves the night for Noah. Dani and Andre color outside the lines. Jacob enlists Grayson and Ashley to surprise Naomi. Vernon’s plans for Anita get interrupted.
Thursday, August 20
Leslie’s forced to reckon with her past in order to move on with her future. Bill and Ted bond over their shared history. An unexpected reaction causes Nicole to self-examine in front of Kial. Eva and Izaiah divulge some hard truths with each other.
Friday, August 21
Chelsea is haunted by unresolved trauma while her father reaches his breaking point. Dani locks horns with Hayley. Randy tails Heather. Madison gets conflicting information from two adversaries. Andre issues a threat.
Now below, check out the CBS promo for all-new episodes of Beyond the Gates.
Then let us know, do you think Andre knows just how dangerous Heather is … or he has no idea? Will Heather blackmail him into sex, or will he go willingly? Is the end of Andre and Dani for good, or will he continue to be the upstanding guy in their relationship, even though he knows in his heart that he cannot compete with the pull of Dani towards Bill? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.
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