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This Week's GH Promo: "Guess Who's Back?" – Watch The Video!

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ABC has released this week’s promo for General Hospital, and if you put the pieces together, you may figure out who the voice over narrator is talking about. Or, is it just a red-herring to throw viewers off? Time will only tell, but here’s what to look for as clues in the promo – the Jason/Bernie crime scene, coupled with Sam’s voice saying, “Don’t assume he is gone.” Next, we hear Monica saying, “If anyone should find out you’re alive ….”, and we see a man walking in the dark in what appears to be leather jacket! The promo ends with Patrick (who probably is talking about Robin at this point) stating, “People just don’t come back from the dead!”
So as we know, Sean Kanan is set to return to General Hospital next week! Steve Burton’s last airshow was yesterday. What do you think is going on here? Is Kanan going to be a very much alive A.J.? A replacement for Burton’s Jason? Are we talking about someone else completely showing up out of the blue?
Watch the General Hospital promo after the jump, and then weigh-in!
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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

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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FINOLA HUGHES RETURNS
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

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’

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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I think if Kanan were replacing Burton, Frank and ABC wouldn’t be so secretive about it. Plus, that move would be a horrible one. I’d rather him back as AJ because he wouldn’t fit as Jason. Plus, not a fan of SK anyway!
I think the “Return” is AJ and Robin, officially!
THIS IS CRAP IVE BEEN WATCHING FOR OVER 35 YEARS AND JASON NEEDS TO COME BACK AND BE HIMSELF.. PLUS HE WOULD BE FURIOUS ABOUT AJ TALKIG TO SAM… AND MICHIAL. ISNT SAM SUPPOSE TO BE SMARTER THAN THAT??? SHE KNOWS HOW JASON HATED AJ????
A.J. Please let it be A.J.!
I was told when I left a comment on another website that no one other than Steve Burton could ever play his role.Couldn’t disagree more!But they’ll do what they want to do anyway regardless of what any fan might think!
Wishful thinking here but I wish they would surprise us again and bring back Tristan Rogers. This Duke storyline is ridiculous but makes even less sense with Luke involved and not Robert!
Patrick wouldn’t have that reaction to AJ as he wouldn’t even know who he is.
We know it isn’t steve burton. Robin couldn’t just up and come back alone out of a coma.
I am all for replacing Jason. Steve wasn’t fired. He was tired of playing Jason and he split so I have no problem with another playing his part. I am not going to sit and mourn a guy who didn’t want to be there and I really hate it when people write they aren’t watching the show anymore like he was forced out. If they mystery person is Sean Kanan coming in to play Jason bring it on.
as much as i have enjoyed watching Steve playing Jason all these years, i hate to say it, but you are right…he walked away from a role he has played many years…i can understand how sometimes you feel you need a change, i am working at my job 35 years, but i’m not walking away (even if many times i would love to)…it was his choice to leave and i would have no problem if they recast him as long as it was someone with the same dynamics and screen presence and connections with his co-stars…i just think if he really wanted to Steve could have worked something out..Steve Reeves family lives in TN also, but he manages to do the show and stilll live outside of LA. perhaps if he wanted SB could have asked for a bit less air time so he could spend more time with his family…anyway, it really doesnt matter anymore..he’s gone and now we all move on.
Only Steve can play Jason. Although he was portrayed as a hit man, he came across as a caring and loving person. I for one would hate to see someone else play Jason,
Everyone knows it is AJ and looks like Monica has known all along he was alive was he not in some kind of trouble when he fell down the staircase of course that was Billy Warlock playing him then a total miscast. And people no one is mad at Seve Burton he sold his house chose to move on they left an opening for him if he wanted to come back. End of story and let the man have some peace the economy alone is making people move out of California plus he has stated he did not want to raise his kids there. He is not a politician please take the man at his word. I may not have ever cared for his character but the actor is a good guy. His house sold he moved get over it.
Were you his neighbour?… just wondering. It sounds like you knew him.
ITA, This is very likely. I remembered a scene where Monica was talking to AJ’s (Lifeless) Body. So she could have hidden AJ to keep him safe. That is her voice in the promo. The scene of Patrick aired Last week when Anna Told Patrick that she thought Robin was alive.
Brian if I told you my source I would have to just kidding a columnist I do know stated all of this in their column. I just got a little pertubed that we can not take a person at his word now if he shows up over at Y&R then I guess I eat crow. Lol!
I think he will be playing a.j. But, who knows? All I know is that it will be exciting to watch and find out! Missing Steve Burton already, but still Love GH!!!
I do NOT like Duke. He looks like the devil.
I don’t like him either! And they changed and destroyed my Joe Scully to have him back. ISH ISH and ISH BORING!!
I agree. I hate Duke. What a has been!!!! He can not act because his face is so pumped up with botox and the eye lift was a botched job!!!!!
Joe Scully was hot!!!! It was a shame to dump Joe Scully a mega hottie who can act for the expressionless, llifeless Duke!!!! Today, Joe Scully had more personality dead than Duke does alive!!!!!
What a waste!!!!!! I love Steve Burton and I will miss him but I will miss Joe Scully just as much and he was on the Port Charles Landscape for such a short time!!!!
I think is was politics that got him fired. I am sure some major cast mates were threatened by his good looks, charisma, and acting ability.
I totally disagree, I think Duke being back is a stroke of genius, and I’m glad they are keeping him as a bad guy!
This is Duke is not the same Duke I used to love. This Duke is more like Ian McAllister from Days and I didn’t like him. Is it possible that too much time has lapsed for his character to be significant in PC?
Sean Kanan looks like Steve Burton so who knows if they recast? Like someone said before, GH has to scramble to fill this role since Steve vacated it. Can’t blame the actor though, he was over LA and can’t blame the show for wanting to continue with the character who still has more story to tell. We’ll see.
i want to know why/when did duke become so mean??? he sounds and acts more like jullian gerome than duke….
I agree. New writers intrepretation. If they’re going to bring back a character from the dead then I wish they would at least respect the character’s personality traits. Who would want THIS guy to be with Anna??
Maybe it’s not really Duke? I didn’t watch when Duke was on before – but man, I can’t stand him now. I FF thru much of his stuff.
Why even bring him back if it’s not Duke? Honestlly, I think the character has been gone too long and now they’ve made him so nasty that he’s hard to care about.
I don’t remember this character being as bad as he is now, but it’s been awhile; perhaps I need a refresher on why Anna fell in love with him in the first place!
I totally disagree, I think Duke being back is a stroke of genius, and I’m glad they are keeping him as a bad guy! I’ve been sick of Jason for years, glad to see the canvas open up and less of the Sonny/Jason show.
He just reminds me more of Ian McAllister on Days than he does of Duke Lavery; the Duke I remember anyway. I’d like to root for the ol Duke & Anna but the writers are making that impossible right now.
I do agree with you on not making it a Sonny/Jason show or a Carly show for that matter …. no one should hog up screen time unless it’s Tony Geary 🙂
Why can’t it be Steve Burton ? I read one time where he might fly into town to work – and they aren’t individually on enough now to have that be impossible.
I hope so, anyway…..sigh. I’m sure not crazy about the time being wasted on Duke, that evil incarnate, and RC has finally disappointed me with getting rid of Scully – when he was so great with Monica.
Sad – I thought I was on a great GH wonder experience lol!
well, he just left the show and sold his house in LA – why would he want to fly back & forth? He’ over it.
$$$$$. He left before for a couple of years – and then came back with long hair lol. I’m sure if he could fly into LA twice a month and do a bunch of scenes and then go back to Nashville he’d do it – unless he ends up with a new job – maybe he’s going to be with Jonathan on Nashville.
I’m very angry about the way Jason was written off. Steve/Jason deserved to be able to have air time with all the characters JAason interacts with. The fans deserved to have more time with the Jason’s new family- and for the baby to be found to be Jason’s before he left. And his leaving should have been something better written. A true story- like leaving the mob, or trying to find Robin or something where either Steve or someone else as Jason could come back- in a way that is not insulting to the viewer. Good bye GH, I’ve had it. At least for the foreseable future. I don’t want to see the reactions of his loved ones . Now MOnica is all alone. Terrible writing.
I wanted Jason to know Danny was his baby too, and hate missing those scenes. However, I think your anger is misdirected. Steve chose to leave which I imagine was a surprise and created much work to be re-written and planned, and probably not enough time for what we wanted, before Steve left.
I’ll miss SB, but I’m more concerned about this ridiculous storyline of Duke Lavery’s return. 🙂
Why would they bother shooting Jason and throwing him in the water if they planned to recast him right away? It’s gotta be AJ.
I know Team GH is working hard to restore the lustre and they are successful. I am just “over” resurrections and international terrorism and espionage.
The lady who dropped the cup is Monica and who she saw at her door was A.J, back from the dead..
It has nothing to with Jason ..
(and with Patrick it is about Robin ..
I agree. Plus AJ returning would definitely put Carly on edge so it makes sense to show her in the promo – be it Jason being presumed dead or AJ returning from the dead.
Sure would like AJ and Alan to come back.
Well in OLTL one Todd was replaced with another Todd….Plus they haven’t found Jason’s body…Hmmmm!!!!!!! Don’t you find that an opening for something unexpected!!!!
The mystery where’s Jason’s body if they can’t find it???? My idea is his body drifted somewhere on land & someone found him & is taking care of him………It’s happen before on the soaps………….
I think Sean Kanan will be back as AJ, as it should be. There is only one Jason (imo), and that is most definitely Steve Burton. Good promo though – maybe misleading, but definitely intriguing.
I think they want to throw us on a little “wild duck hunt,” as Ricky Ricardo would say. The man in the dark is either Jason or AJ and the woman in the boots is trying to lead us to believe it is Robin.
I heard Robin calls the house and Emma answers, so she is adding to the mystery for the fall storylines.
I’m interested in who this Sabrina really is too. I have heard she could be a plant for Duke or Anna’s believed-to-be-dead daughter, Leora Hayward. It is all very interesting.
I think that Sean will be probably be coming back as ” JASON” and not as A.J…. but
how ever anybody’s guess is as good as mine.. anyways I’ll surely miss Steve Burton as Jason Morgan on the show.. and wish him the good luck !
Its AJ, Robin and Allan.
they need to bring back emily!!! and ya know rember monicas daughter dawn? she was ALSO KILLED [another stupid move] ,a good story would be dawn wasnt realy her kid but a conwoman who came to care for the q”s wich would mean her REAL kid is alive!!! somewhere…..and bring on elizbeths dad jeff webber he and monica where married at one point…giving monica a story and a love interest…..
Not for nothing but those looked like a womans boot walking…maybe its Emily.
It’s AJ !!
That’s be nice. I’ve always felt bad for Monica, because the previous regime killed off all her family. I also felt bad because Jason didn’t have much to do with her. I’m hoping that the show can finally move away from Sonny and the mob and find a new pulse, pun intended. Long live ONE LIFE TO LIVE.
A.J faked his death, monica knew, she calls him to tell him Jason is dead. He comes back to town, agianst her advice. she kept quite to keep her son alive.
i want it to be Robin and Jason but we know it will be AJ.
Hopefully, today’s episode (with Monica looking at pictures of Jason and SK’s AJ in the family album) will finally put to rest all of the silly rumors about SK being a Jason recast. First of all, even though I’ve never been much of a fan of the character, Jason is too iconic a role to be recast and FV and RC know it. Secondly, it’s been repeatedly stated that the door is being left open for SBu to return if or when he chooses. I’m looking forward to AJ’s storyline.
I know Steve walked away. He was tired. He played Jason “on and off” , mostly on, for about 20 years. He said he loves the show, his co-workers, the entire staff and all his fans, but he needed a break. He has a couple of young kids to help raise and wanted to spend time with them. When you work on a daily soap, you often have to work late hours. He needs to be there for his kids. Maybe he’ll get tired of whatever he’s going to do in Tennessee and come back. I hope they don’t replace his character so he can come back. I’m sure that most of his fans would welcome him back with Open Arms. I hope very much that he enjoys his time off, but I also hope he comes back to GH. He will be truly missed.
Glad abut afew things.
Glad that Jason is dead, and hoes that he stays that way. Also glad that it is Monica Quartermaine that will expedite the return of her son Alan Jr. I always wished that Jason woulda died instead of AJ . With Jason and Edward dead the Quartermaines are facin extinction. With that, I am glad that AJ is coming back to have scenes with Monica, Tracy, Carly, Sonny, andmost importantly Michael.
Jason and Robin should stay dead. That would be on my wishlist. Also I would let Heather eliminate Liv as well. That girl is just dumb and needs to go!!!!!!!!!
Hay Jason pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
come back to GH and sam