John, is that really you? General Hospital spoilers say that newcomer Adam Harrington is dishing on his new role as John (formerly known as Jagger Cates) in Port Charles. The role was originally played by actor Antonio Sabato many years ago. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.
General Hospital Spoilers: Adam Harrington Dishes On His New Role In Port Charles
Speaking to Soap Opera Digest in a new interview, Adam opened up about how he landed the job. He explained, “I had met [Casting Director] Mark Teschner in October [2023] for another role. And they said, “It’s not gonna be yours, but hold on, we have something else in mind.” When I went in for that, it was straight to a chemistry read with Laura Wright [Carly]. They let me know fairly quickly that that it wasn’t going to go my way, but to hold tight. And then they called again and they, “We’d love to have you on the show,” and then they let me know who I was playing. So, I kind of got hired, and then I found out I was playing John.”
That said, Adam also admitted that he didn’t really know much about the character before he joined the show. He said, “No. So, of course, I had to go back and figure out who this guy was. I spent many hours watching the original storyline, and picked up as much as I could from there. It all happened very fast; this happened in late December, early January.”
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Now, as far as Adam not looking like Antonio, he said, “Although I know it would be jarring for fans, in some ways, I was very happy that I didn’t look like I was going to try to mimic or echo at all what they had done with that storyline. Obviously, if they’re going my way, they are going to take this in a different direction with so much time having passed. TV is immortal and still very much fresh in people’s minds, but like I said, I took the recasting and looking so obviously different.”
Of course, General Hospital fans will have to tune in to find out what will happen next! Until then, let us know what you think by leaving us a line with your thoughts in our comments section below. General Hospital airs weekdays on the ABC network. Check your local listings for times.
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