As The World Turns

Former CBS Daytime head honcho Barbara Bloom is heading back to daytime television, this time as part of the writing team at “General Hospital.”

After a leak of her appearance in a forthcoming episode of “Days of our Lives” hit the web recently, the show has officially confirmed Victoria Konefal’s casting as Ciara Brady. She first airs in early December.

With a hard “R” rating, “As The World Turns” alum Billy Magnussen (ex-Casey Hughes) shows his wild side as Nicky Sloane in the raunchy film “Ingrid Goes West,” set for wide release on Friday, August 25.

Netflix has given a green light to a second season of “Friends From College,” starring “As The World Turns” alum Annie Parisse. As was the case with the first season, the streaming service has ordered eight episodes of the half-hour comedy.

Sharp had a scheduling conflict that would have prevented him from taking part as filming commenced, forcing the show to recast, Soap Opera Network has learned.

Following in the footsteps of daytime alums Lauren B. Martin (ex-Camille Bennett, “As The World Turns”), Monti Sharp (ex-Lewis McCloud, “ATWT”; ex-David Grant, “Guiding Light”) and Kim Brockington (Felicia Boudreau, “GL”), “Pride: The Series” creator and actor Dorell Anthony (“All My Children,” “General Hospital”) has joined the cast of “Asunder,” producers of the upcoming digital series announced recently.

Jean Passanante, who has spearheaded “General Hospital” alongside Shelly Altman since July 2015, officially retires from soap opera writing.

Originally set for release on Valentine’s Day 2018, Warner Bros. Pictures has announced that they have pushed back the release of “Game Night,” featuring “As The World Turns” alum Billy Magnussen, who starred as Casey Hughes on CBS’ “As The World Turns” from 2008-2010.

Best known for his starring role as Steve Elliott in the CBS sitcom “Petticoat Junction,” actor Mike Minor has died. The former soap star, who made a big impression on daytime fans as Brandon Kingsley on “All My Children” and as Dr. Royal Dunning on “Another World,” passed away on Thursday, January 28. He was 75 years old.

On the Friday, February 5 episode of NBC’s “Days of our Lives,” Brady Black (Eric Martsolf) will finally see the face of the woman he’s been seeing in his dreams in the form of actress Marie Wilson, who is returning to the daytime drama series in the newly created role of Summer.