Soap Opera Comings And Goings For May 18–22, 2026
- Daytime Soap Stop
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Daytime is packed with familiar faces, returning favorites, and a few fresh appearances this week! From Beyond The Gates to General Hospital, here’s who viewers can expect to see popping up on-screen.
Soap Opera Comings And Goings For May 18–22, 2026
Beyond The Gates
Ben Gavin locks in more scenes as Derek Baldwin, while Malachi Malik gets additional airtime as Elon Hawthorne. Alex Cheeks continues as Donnell McBride, and fans should look for Angela Fairley as Deanna McBride.
Maurice P. Kerry continues as Randy Parker, while Thomas Sykes and Sydney Mya make appearances. Jordi Vilasuso is back for more as Grayson Perez, and Darryl W. Handy rolls on as Marcel Malone.
Viewers will also see more of Najah Jackson as Samantha Richardson and Jaden Lucas Miller as Tyrell Richardson. Brennen Suttle returns as Nathan, Camryn Jade is back as Jessica Harris, and Donny Carrington returns as Ren.
Plus, Madison Alsobrook continues as Francesca Belleclaire, and Cecelia Specht is back as Lia Whitmore.
The Bold And The Beautiful
Over at The Bold and the Beautiful, Jennifer Gareis appears in more scenes as Donna Logan, while Delon De Metz gets extra airtime as Zende Forrester Dominguez.
Dick Christie returns as Charlie, Bryan David Garlick is back as Hayes Finnegan, Nick Lannon pops up as a stylist assistant, and Alexis Gaube returns as Petra.
Days Of Our Lives
Salem brings back some big names this week.
LeAnn Hunley returns as Anna DiMera, while Thaao Penghlis gets more airtime as Tony DiMera.
Stacy Haiduk continues pulling double duty as Kristen DiMera on Days and Patty Williams on The Young and the Restless.
Hank Northrop gets more airtime as Liam Selejko, and Nikki Crawford continues as Lexie Carver.
Shi Ni Nielsen appears in additional scenes as Amy Choi, Matthew Ashford pops in as Jack Deveraux, and Stephen Oyoung, who debuted last week, continues as Jason Choi. Angelica Nero also pops up as Victoria Kiriakis.
General Hospital
Port Charles welcomes a new face as Jonathan Bennett makes his debut as PCPD Detective Joe Fitzpatrick.
John J. York returns as Mac Scorpio, while Finn Carr gets more scenes as Rocco Falconeri. Andrew Hawkes also locks in more airtime as Ross Cullum.
The Young And The Restless
In Genoa City, Roger Howarth continues getting more airtime as Matt Clark, while Vivica A. Fox remains on-screen as Dr. Stephanie Simmons.
Stacy Haiduk also continues her double-duty run as Patty Williams on Y&R and Kristen DiMera on Days. Lauralee Bell gets more airtime as Christine Romalotti, and Marcy Goldman makes a guest appearance as a maid.
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