Family Reunites, Leading Men Exit

One family reunion continues, while a pair of popular leading men exit Days of our Lives. Here’s the soap’s latest comings and goings casting news. Find out if any popular stars from yesteryear are boarding the show this week or in the near future, if any newcomers are joining the soap in contract, recurring, or day-player roles, or which of your favorite actors have departed the Peacock drama… for now.

Key Takeaways

The Horton-Deveraux family reunion continues with Jack, Jennifer, and JJ receiving major screen time.
Several familiar faces — including Rachel, Thomas, Aaron, and Tony — return for new scenes across the week.
Two popular leading men, Lucas and Eric, wrap up their latest runs on DAYS.

The Week of November 24, 2025

The family reunion continues for the Horton-Deveraux clan. Matthew Ashford and Melissa Reeves receive prominent screen time as Jack and Jennifer. The duo shares scenes with Susan Seaforth Hayes’ Julie and others this week.

Casey Moss is back as the aforementioned supercouple’s son, JJ. He interacts with John-Paul Lavoisier’s Philip and Cherie Jimenez’s Gabi on Wednesday, November 26 and the Horton-Deveraux clan on Friday, November 28. (Did you know that Moss married his longtime love and former DAYS co-star last summer?)

Cary Christopher pops in as Thomas DiMera. He airs on Friday, November 28, opposite Ashford, Seaforth Hayes, and others.

Alice Halsey returns as Rachel Black on Monday, November 24. She shares scenes with her TV dad, Eric Martsolf’s Brady, and Linsey Godfrey’s Sarah. She also airs on Thursday, November 27.

Louis Tomeo resurfaces as Aaron Greene. His character has an awkward encounter with Raven Bowens’ Chanel on Tuesday, November 25. Here’s everything you need to know about Tomeo.

Thaao Penghlis is back as Tony DiMera. Once again, he has scenes opposite Stacy Haiduk’s Kristen.

A pair of popular leading men wrapped up their recent visits to Salem. Bryan Dattilo has completed his run as Lucas Horton, while Greg Vaughan has finished his stint as Eric Brady.