‘General Hospital’ Comings & Goings: Lindsay Hartley In & Out as Sam McCall and Legacy Character Exit

General Hospital comings and goings confirm Lindsay Hartley took on the role of Sam McCall for the time being. Plus, a fan-fave exits, and a legacy character may leave GH for good. Take a look at the latest casting changes for the ABC daytime drama.

General Hospital Comings and Goings: Lindsay Hartley Steps in as Sam McCall

Recently, on GH, Kelly Monaco took a short break from her character, Sam McCall. So, Lindsay Hartley returned to fill in for Kelly. Fans may recall that Lindsay is famous for her time on Passions as Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald. And as Arianna Hernandez on Days of our Lives.

Lindsay stepped into the part of Sam back in August of 2020 when Kelly took time off for health reasons. And Lindsay did an excellent job playing Sam. So, it was a no-brainer for General Hospital to bring Lindsay back on as Sam for a few episodes.

Lindsay Hartley first aired as private investigator Sam on February 3. According to Lindsay’s Instagram, she only has one episode left as Sam McCall. Plus, Kelly is already back in the studio taping. So, she’ll be back on-screen soon.

Lindsay shared that she is incredibly grateful to the GH showrunners. And, of course, to Kelly for trusting her to portray Sam McCall again. Lindsay loves the soap genre was ecstatic to join the General Hospital team again.

Plus, Damian Spinelli (Bradford Anderson) popped up again also to play alongside Lindsay in some fun scenes. No doubt, fans loved seeing Lindsay Hartley again. But they are surely looking forward to the return of the original Sam back on also.

Cast Update: Will They Kill off Mac Scorpio?

General Hospital casting updates wonder if Mac Scorpio’s (John J. York) time on the sudsfest is up soon. Currently, Mac is fighting for his life after getting shot in the line of duty.

Recently, Peter August (Wes Ramsey) escaped yet again. And, sadly, Mac was injured in the process. Mac is an OG character that has been around for decades.

However, recent spoilers hint that a soap vet might be let go soon. So, it may be Mac, and his character may soon meet a tragic end on GH. With sweeps underway, tragedies are always possible…. But let’s hope not.

Tracy Q Out on General Hospital

Long-time GH character Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot) is out again. Currently, Tracy is mourning the loss of the legendary Luke Spencer (Anthony Geary).

Plus, Tracy is trying to keep herself out of prison, which may tie into a bigger story involving Luke. Indeed, fans are sad to see Tracy go. However, there’s an excellent chance she will return someday. And Luke will likely resurface also.

So, tune into GH daily to see Lindsay Hartley finish her time as Sam McCall and find out if Mac will survive on the ABC sudser.

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