Patrick Mulcahey Out As General Hospital Head Writer!

General Hospital spoilers tease that in January, it was announced that Patrick Mulcahey and Elizabeth Korte had become the new headwriting team of General Hospital.

They replaced Chris Van Etten and Dan O’Conner, who had shared the position since 2019. Soap Opera Digest confirms that Patrick Mulcahey is no longer on the writing team of GH.

But the Mulcahey/Korte team’s material will air through mid-summer. Further announcements will be made at a later date detailing the composition of the new writing team.

General Hospital Spoilers – Chris Van Etten is back on staff.

As of this week’s credits, Van Etten is back at work on the show, serving as a breakdown writer. There’s no work if he will continue in that position going forward but stay tuned for further announcements in the near future.

As of now, Korte seemingly is remaining as headwriter. It always possible she will take on the position alone or will receive another new partner, but that isn’t clear just yet.

GH Spoilers – Patrick Mulcahey has a history at General Hospital

Mulcahey’s history with General Hospital began in 1996 when joined the soap as a script writer. He’s held various writing positions on several soaps such as Search for Tomorrow, Texas, Guiding Light and the Bold & the Beautiful, which he left in 2019.

Mulcahey shared that he has a love for the soap opera genre. But for now at least, his time at General Hospital has come to a close.

What do you think?

Are you surprised at a new writer change so soon? Have you enjoyed the new material? Or are you ready for a change?

Anything can happen in Port Charles so stay tuned to General Hospital airing weekdays on ABC. And don’t forget to check back right here regularly for all your General Hospital news, information and spoilers!