Like Ingo Rademacher (Jasper “Jax” Jacks), Burton refused to comply with the vaccine mandate. As a result, both actors left the roles they played in the ABC soap for years.

Burton’s character was killed off when a tunnel collapsed. However, fans have long speculated that Jason’s death wasn’t final and the character could return in the future. Soaps do it all the time!

GH Spoilers: Steve Burton Joins DOOL

After leaving GH, Burton went through a highly publicized divorce from his wife, who was pregnant with another man’s baby.

While that divorce just got finalized, Burton went on living his life and working on his career. The two-time Daytime Emmy winner signed a one-year contract with the Peacock soap, per Daily Drama.

Harris began by having stints on Beyond Salem, then jumped to Days of Our Lives. Right now, Harris is in the middle of Salem’s drug crisis and Ava Vitali’s (Tamara Braun) secret business dealing with Clyde Weston (James Read).

Steve Burton’s Casting Announcement

In January 2024, Burton filmed a goodbye message to fans of Days of Our Lives. Spoilers reveal that Burton explains in the video,

“Well, I just shot my final scenes here on Days of Our Lives and I just wanna say, thank you so much to the cast, to the crew. It’s been amazing. I can’t believe it’s been a year already. So thank you so much to the fans. It’s just, I’m always so full of gratitude. So thank you. Stay tuned.”

Since the soap films several months in advance, expect to continue seeing Harris until late spring 2024.

General Hospital Spoilers: Is Jason Morgan Returning?

Right after Burton’s announcement about leaving DOOL, rumors began circulating on social media. To be clear, Burton never said anything about Jason Morgan or GH.

While Jason could return to Port Charles or Burton might be added as a new character, nothing is certain right now.

If it turns out that Jason Morgan returns to General Hospital, that would really complicate things for Carly Spencer (Laura Wright), that’s for sure!