As expected, newcomer Sawandi Wilson (“Star Trek: Discovery”) has joined the cast of “General Hospital” as a contract player. He first appeared on the Monday, August 26 episode of the ABC drama series.
According to the end credits shown on Friday, September 6, Wilson’s character’s full name is Dr. Isaiah Gannon, a last name familiar to fans of the defunct “One Life to Live,” leaving many questioning if the character has ties to Llanview.
Thus far, the character had been imprisoned at the same refugee camp as Lucky Spencer (Jonathan Jackson), but later escaped and made his way to Port Charles.
Shortly after leaving the airport, Isaiah found himself hit by a car during a struggle between Linda Boyle (Amor Owens) and Ava Jerome (Maura West). He was later transported to General Hospital thanks to Jason (Steve Burton) calling for emergency services.
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Since arriving in the hospital, Jordan Ashford (Tanisha Harper) has been keeping a watchful eye on Isaiah, which has caused further fan speculation that the character has connections to Port Charles beyond meeting Lucky, or the greater ABC Daytime shared universe (ABCD-U) consisting of Llanview (“One Life to Live”), Pine Valley (“All My Children”), New York City (“Ryan’s Hope”) and Corinth (“Loving”).
Isaiah is the first all-new character introduced by the show’s head new writing team led by Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten, and associate head writer Cathy LePard.
With the addition of Wilson, “General Hospital” had 34 actors on contract as of the September 6, 2024 closing credits. However, with Adam J. Harrington (John “Jagger” Cates) exiting the series after his character was killed off in recent episodes, that number will soon drop to 33. That said, there are also reports that Charles Messure (Brennan) has been upped to contract status, but change has yet to materialize per the show’s current credits breakdown.
Last week, it was reported that Kristen Vaganos had been upped to contract status, marking the first time that her character, Molly Lansing-Davis, has appeared on screen with her portrayer credited as a regular cast member. Simultaneously, Jonathan Jackson’s name appeared in the credits for the first time since 2015, with his character said to be having a long run in Port Charles this time around, albeit when the character formally arrives in town after remaining a captive at the refugee camp.
Before joining “General Hospital,” Wilson was best known for playing Captain Leto in the 10th episode of the fifth and final season of the Paramount+ original series “Star Trek: Discovery.” His other TV credits include “High Maintenance,” “Quantico,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Date. Love. Repeat.,” “Bull,” “The House of Flowers,” “Harlem” and even the Prime Video series “Dudes,” among others.
