Photo: Bradford AndersonGet ready for more drama onDays of Our Lives!PEOPLE can exclusively confirm thatSteve Burtonis reprising his role as Harris Michaels on thePeacock soap operaearly next year.Burton’s character will have “a thrilling new storyline” and will be working alongside veteran cast members including Stephen Nichols, Mary Beth Evans, Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn, according to the streamer.While additional details about the return are being kept under wraps, fans can expect “more mystery, high-stakes adventure, and romance” with Harris back on the scene.Burton, 52, made his daytime television debut onDays of Our Livesin 1988 and played the character for two years before departing in 1990.He returned to the role when he joined the cast of the spin-off seriesDays of Our Lives: Beyond Salemthis past April.Evans Vestal Ward/Peacock via GettyIn June, the actor toldSoap Opera Digestit was an “honor” to reprise the role after many years away from the soap opera.Burton added that it felt was playing a “new character” because “obviously I wasn’t on the show long enough to establish [much about the] character.““I make references in the digital series to that character a couple of times, but it’s a new character,” he explained. “And I just let [Days of Our Liveshead writer] Ron [Carlivati] figure it out and do his thing, like we always do as actors, and talked it through with him.“Evans Vestal Ward/Peacock via GettyBurton’s return toDays of Our Livescomes a year after he says he was “let go” fromGeneral Hospitalfornot complyingwith the show’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.At the time, Burton — who played Jason Morgan on the ABC soap on and off since 1991 —shared the news in a video on his Instagram, explaining that “I did apply for my medical and religious exemptions, and both of those were denied, which, you know, hurts.““But this is also about personal freedom to me. I don’t think anyone should lose their livelihood over this. But with that being said, you know me, I’ll always be grateful for my time atGeneral Hospital, I love it there,” he continued. “Maybe one day if these mandates are lifted, I can return and finish my career as Jason Morgan. That would be an honor.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.New episodes ofDays of Our Livesare available on Peacock at 6 a.m. ET weekdays.
Photo: Bradford Anderson
Get ready for more drama onDays of Our Lives!PEOPLE can exclusively confirm thatSteve Burtonis reprising his role as Harris Michaels on thePeacock soap operaearly next year.Burton’s character will have “a thrilling new storyline” and will be working alongside veteran cast members including Stephen Nichols, Mary Beth Evans, Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn, according to the streamer.While additional details about the return are being kept under wraps, fans can expect “more mystery, high-stakes adventure, and romance” with Harris back on the scene.Burton, 52, made his daytime television debut onDays of Our Livesin 1988 and played the character for two years before departing in 1990.He returned to the role when he joined the cast of the spin-off seriesDays of Our Lives: Beyond Salemthis past April.Evans Vestal Ward/Peacock via GettyIn June, the actor toldSoap Opera Digestit was an “honor” to reprise the role after many years away from the soap opera.Burton added that it felt was playing a “new character” because “obviously I wasn’t on the show long enough to establish [much about the] character.““I make references in the digital series to that character a couple of times, but it’s a new character,” he explained. “And I just let [Days of Our Liveshead writer] Ron [Carlivati] figure it out and do his thing, like we always do as actors, and talked it through with him.“Evans Vestal Ward/Peacock via GettyBurton’s return toDays of Our Livescomes a year after he says he was “let go” fromGeneral Hospitalfornot complyingwith the show’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.At the time, Burton — who played Jason Morgan on the ABC soap on and off since 1991 —shared the news in a video on his Instagram, explaining that “I did apply for my medical and religious exemptions, and both of those were denied, which, you know, hurts.““But this is also about personal freedom to me. I don’t think anyone should lose their livelihood over this. But with that being said, you know me, I’ll always be grateful for my time atGeneral Hospital, I love it there,” he continued. “Maybe one day if these mandates are lifted, I can return and finish my career as Jason Morgan. That would be an honor.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.New episodes ofDays of Our Livesare available on Peacock at 6 a.m. ET weekdays.
Get ready for more drama onDays of Our Lives!
PEOPLE can exclusively confirm thatSteve Burtonis reprising his role as Harris Michaels on thePeacock soap operaearly next year.
Burton’s character will have “a thrilling new storyline” and will be working alongside veteran cast members including Stephen Nichols, Mary Beth Evans, Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn, according to the streamer.
While additional details about the return are being kept under wraps, fans can expect “more mystery, high-stakes adventure, and romance” with Harris back on the scene.
Burton, 52, made his daytime television debut onDays of Our Livesin 1988 and played the character for two years before departing in 1990.
He returned to the role when he joined the cast of the spin-off seriesDays of Our Lives: Beyond Salemthis past April.
Evans Vestal Ward/Peacock via Getty
In June, the actor toldSoap Opera Digestit was an “honor” to reprise the role after many years away from the soap opera.
Burton added that it felt was playing a “new character” because “obviously I wasn’t on the show long enough to establish [much about the] character.”
“I make references in the digital series to that character a couple of times, but it’s a new character,” he explained. “And I just let [Days of Our Liveshead writer] Ron [Carlivati] figure it out and do his thing, like we always do as actors, and talked it through with him.”
Burton’s return toDays of Our Livescomes a year after he says he was “let go” fromGeneral Hospitalfornot complyingwith the show’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
At the time, Burton — who played Jason Morgan on the ABC soap on and off since 1991 —shared the news in a video on his Instagram, explaining that “I did apply for my medical and religious exemptions, and both of those were denied, which, you know, hurts.”
“But this is also about personal freedom to me. I don’t think anyone should lose their livelihood over this. But with that being said, you know me, I’ll always be grateful for my time atGeneral Hospital, I love it there,” he continued. “Maybe one day if these mandates are lifted, I can return and finish my career as Jason Morgan. That would be an honor.”
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New episodes ofDays of Our Livesare available on Peacock at 6 a.m. ET weekdays.
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