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General Hospital Comings and Goings for 2026: Exits, Returns, New Arrivals, Recasts, Special Guests + Airdates

By Dorathy Gass

General Hospital Comings and Goings for 2026: Exits, Returns, New Arrivals, Recasts, Special Guests + Airdates

General Hospital spoilers indicate the land of Port Charles can be a flurry of activity when it comes to new character arrivals and departures. Read on to see all the returns, exits, debuts, and more happening in 2026, below.

Special Guests Arriving

Broadway star Michael James Scott, who’s played “Genie” in the musical Aladdin since 2019, will participate in a multi-episode storyline, starting Friday, April 24.

Scott is slated to play himself and will be part of an arc that involves Emma Scorpio-Drake (Braedyn Bruner) and Gio Palmieri (Giovanni Mazza).

Other newcomers to GH so far in 2026 include Lily Cardone, who played “Delilah”, a pregnant woman that Brook Lynn Quartermaine (Amanda Setton) and Harrison Chase (Josh Swickard) found in distress during a romantic walk.

The character debuted on March 3 of this year and ended up passing away in the hospital shortly after she gave birth. She left behind a newborn daughter, Peobe, but Delilah’s identity and connection to Port Charles remain a mystery.

Major Returns

General Hospital fans are gearing up for the return of Ethan Lovett, played by Nathan Dean (once known as Nathan Parsons).

The son of Luke Spencer (Anthony Gearing) and Holly Sutton (Emma Samms) is slated to arrive in Port Charles on Friday, April 17.

Maxie Jones finally woke up from her coma earlier in 2026, after a six-month hiatus. Kirsten Storms reappeared on canvas, much to her fans’ delight, on February 12.

The actress temporarily exited the role in August 2025 due to health issues and a move from Los Angeles to Nashville, Tennessee. It has since been announced that Kirsten has been taken off contract at GH.

Speaking of temporary exits, Cameron Mathison, who plays Drew Cain on the soap, had a brief hiatus in January of this year.

As Mathison has multiple projects outside of GH, including films he shoots (and promotes) for the Great American Family network, it’s not unusual to see Drew pop off-screen, only to return some episodes later.

General Hospital Comings and Goings for 2026: Exits, Returns, New Arrivals, Recasts, Special Guests + Airdates

Meanwhile, General Hospital fans were horrified to see Peter August, played by Wes Ramsey, reappear during the January 23 episode this year.

Thankfully, he was merely a hallucination that Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) was having while being captured by Pascal (Marc Forget) and Jenz Sidwell (Carlo Rota) in the tunnels at Wyndemere.

Startling Exits

GH fans were saddened by the exit of Adrian Anchondo, who plays Marco Rios on the ABC soap.

Marco was killed by villain Ross Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) when the WSB double-agent stabbed the lawyer to death in his office at Miller and Davis. Anchondo’s last air date was Wednesday, March 25.

Jason Morgan also officially exited that day, as Steve Burton took a “short break” from the daytime drama. Burton announced he’d be leaving the show on a hiatus via Instagram this past February, but has promised that Jason will return to PC this summer.

Recast News

Patrick Scott Lewis stepped into the Ezra Boyle role on March 2 and 16 of this year when the character’s portrayer, Daniel Cosgrove, was unable to make it to Los Angeles for filming.

A big storm stopped all travel out of the Connecticut airport in January, so Lewis stepped in as a recast. 

What are your thoughts on all the casting news so far in 2026? Share your comments below! Catch the popular ABC soap daily for all the exciting moments and visit this site often for the best General Hospital updates, spoilers, and news.

Dorathy Gass

    Dorathy has been an avid fan of soap operas since a small child. She has fond memories of curling up in front of the television with her mom, sister, and grandmother watching Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, and Young and the Restless. This love of daytime drama has continued into adulthood, and as a full-time freelance writer, she gets to combine her obsession with soaps and write blogs about it, too!

    She also happens to be a mother of two girls and as a mommy blogger, she's been published multiple times over in Huffington Post Parents and Scary Mommy. Dorathy also blogs about health and wellness, travel, and WWE.

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