Actor Brian Kerwin, Llanview’s Charlie Banks, is out! The actor, who joined
the show back in 2007, will be written out and will depart in early spring. ABC
is not planning on recasting the role.
A new character named Deanna, played by Nafessa Williams, will begin
appearing on Wednesday, March 23. She will play a character from James’ past and
will spy on him and Starr.
John Wesley Shipp, who played Eddie Ford, the abusive father of the Ford
brothers, will be back briefly on canvas. His appearance will most likely be in
flashbacks as his real murderer is finally revealed.
Look for a big announcement from ABC Daytime in the coming weeks regarding
their daytime line-up. Sources are reporting that a major decision will be made
regarding the future of One Life to Live and All My Children, and
a possible cancellation of one of these soaps in order to make way for some new
projects ABC has been planning. Although ABC relocated AMC from New York City to
Los Angeles, the show has reportedly remained over budget. This fact may be in
OLTL’s favor since it has managed to stay within its budget consistently.
However, let’s just hope ABC decides to keep all three, as any cancellation
would not be good news.