Days of our Lives comings and goings: Matthew Ashford and Melissa Reeves confirmed for soap's 60th celebration

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Days of our Lives' Matthew Ashford and Melissa Reeves | Image: JPI Studios

When Days of our Lives turns 60 in November, we expect to see familiar faces all over Salem, including Matthew Ashford and Melissa Reeves as Jack and Jennifer Deveraux.

Casey Moss reunites with his parents

Jack and Jennifer will reunite with JJ on Days of our Lives | Image: JPI Studios
Jack and Jennifer will reunite with JJ on Days of our Lives | Image: JPI Studios

Casey Moss, who plays Jack and Jennifer's son JJ, took to social media and shared a snap of himself with his on-screen folks. "Happy 60th #Days family. #thehortons @DaysPeacock," was all he wrote. Deadline confirmed their return for the 60th-anniversary celebration in the fall.

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However, that's not the only time you'll see the Deverauxs this year. Reeves and Ashford are set to appear in June, as well, not long after Peter Reckell and Kristian Alfonso make their comeback as legendary lovers Bo and Hope.

The last time we saw Jack and Jennifer was in December when the couple returned to Salem for Thanksgiving but ended up staying a few extra weeks to comfort Julie after her beloved Doug unexpectedly passed. Ashford was also on-screen earlier in 2024 when Jack and Chad found a woman pretending to be Abigail. (She ultimately turned out to be Cat Greene.)

Moss has been back as JJ since the fall, as his character has rejoined the Salem PD and picked up where he left off with Gabi Hernandez (Cherie Jimenez).

Other big Days of our Lives returns in store

Alison Sweeney's Sami Brady is is returning to Days of our Lives this year for a story with Johnny | Image: JPI Studios
Alison Sweeney's Sami Brady is is returning to Days of our Lives this year for a story with Johnny | Image: JPI Studios

The year 2025 will feel like old home week on DAYS — and not just because Jack and Jennifer are returning. They are just among a host of other actors and characters who will make their way back to the Salem scene this year.

Alison Sweeney will be the next veteran star on the DAYS canvas when Sami Brady returns to town for a dramatic storyline involving EJ (Daniel Feuerriegel) and their son. Johnny (Carson Boatman) will learn that he was conceived as a result of a sexual assault, and Sami will be forced to tell Johnny the story behind the fateful night he came to be.

Charles Shaughnessy will also be seen this spring as Shane Donovan when the ISA agent becomes involved with John's (the late Drake Hogestyn) final storyline. He's been missing while on an ISA assignment for months. Soon, Marlena (Deidre Hall) will learn her husband's fate.

You can also expect to see Thaao Penghlis (Tony DiMera), Leann Hunley (Anna DiMera), Christie Clark (Carrie Brady Reed), Chandler Massey (Will Horton), and Victoria Konefal (Ciara Brady).

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Edited by Erin Goldsby
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