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Collage of General Hospital serial killers: Cyrus Renault in surgical gear at Michael’s bedside, the General Homicide book cover, the masked Quartermaine mansion killer, Paul Hornsby holding a syringe, Ryan Chamberlain choking Felicia at the altar, Joshua Temple and Stephen Clay with fangs, Franco by his CO77X graffiti, the Hook, the Text Message Killer in a ski mask, and Terry Brock and Kevin O’Connor on the cliff.

The Serial Killers of General Hospital

From the Laurelton murders in 1985 to Cyrus Renault in 2025, Pier 54 goes through every serial killer in General Hospital history: Ryan Chamberlain, Franco Baldwin, the Text Message Killer, the Angel of Mercy, the Hook, the masked killer at the Quartermaine mansion, the General Homicide killer from Port Charles, and vampires Caleb Morley and Joshua Temple. Plus why Cesar Faison did not make the list.

Port Charles 411

4 days ago9 min read

Dante, in a dark suit, and Elizabeth, in a white lab coat, stand in the hospital break room holding coffee cups as Liz smiles.

General Hospital Recap: October 19-23, 2026

General Hospital recap for October 19-23, 2026. Britt spends the night with a mystery man with an Australian accent and returns to GH a changed woman. Quinn helps Kai surprise Trina, while her real stalker sends more flowers and Emma finds a fan site. Sonny tells Jason about Justine, someone buys Wyndemere out from under Valentin, Molly turns down Chicago, and Brook Lynn and Chase fly to the Dominican Republic for a quickie divorce.

General Hospital Weekly Recaps

7 days ago7 min read

Ned Ashton, Jax, Alexis Davis, and Chloe Morgan from General Hospital posed together against an orange background. Ned stands at top left in a dark red shirt with his arms around Alexis, and Jax stands at top right in a gray shirt. Below them, Alexis wears a pink top and Chloe wears a yellow sundress, and Jax has a hand on Chloe’s arm. All four are smiling at the camera.

The Marriage Swap: Ned, Chloe, Jax, and Alexis

In 1999, General Hospital’s Chloe Morgan had about a month to get married or lose Chloe Morgan Designs. Ned Ashton volunteered, Alexis Davis signed off, and Jax suggested Vegas. Then Aunt Gertrude walked into the chapel, and Jax and Alexis ended up married instead. Here is how the Ned, Chloe, Jax, and Alexis marriage swap started, and why Pier 54 keeps bringing it up.

Port Charles 411

Oct 213 min read

A still from General Hospital shows Ric Lansing in the open front door of Sonny’s house, hand on his chest, as Lulu stands on the porch beside orange and yellow mums.

General Hospital Recap: October 12-16, 2026

General Hospital recap for October 12-16, 2026. Brad and Ms. Wu return as Josslyn and Hudson win Sonny’s piers, and Ric plants a device in Hudson’s briefcase. Emma confronts Joss, Drew and Liz confront Lulu, and Willow sues Lulu for libel. Michael and Jordan fly to Baden-Baden while Lucy and Serena go after Michael’s proxy. Britt clears out the GH staff party, and Quinn takes Trina to a house decorated for her.

General Hospital Weekly Recaps

Oct 184 min read

A six-panel collage of scenes from General Hospital featuring Alexis Davis in 1998 and 1999. Top left: Alexis and Dara Jensen stand at the bench in a wood-paneled courtroom while a judge in glasses and a black robe looks over papers. Top right: Luke Spencer in a black shirt talks with Alexis, who wears a bare-shouldered top and a dark necklace, in front of a sign on the wall. Middle left: Alexis reaches up to touch Nikolas Cassadine’s face in a dimly lit room as he smiles at her. Middle right: Helena, Nikolas, Alexis, and Stefan Cassadine sit together at a long dinner table covered with flowers and candles. Bottom left: Alexis, in a gray top, stands beside Ned Ashton, who wears a dark green jacket, in a room with framed art on the wall. Bottom right: Alexis in an off-the-shoulder mauve gown and necklace looks off to the side while Helena, in a gray suit, stands behind her and watches.

Alexis Davis Part 2

Alexis Davis 411 Part 2 picks up General Hospital in 1998, with Helena Cassadine sending Alexis on errands under threat of death, Ned Ashton offering her a job at ELQ, and a plan with Luke Spencer that ends with Katherine Bell falling from the Wyndemere parapet. Then Alexis defends Stefan Cassadine for murder, goes after the Cassadine fortune with Jasper Jacks, and lands in a Las Vegas wedding chapel in 1999.

Port Charles 411

Oct 144 min read

Jason holds a red coffee mug in the Quartermaine kitchen and watches Serena lift her hair to check for ticks.

General Hospital Recap: October 5-9, 2026

General Hospital recap for October 5-9, 2026. Lulu slips into Sidwell’s hospital room and publishes an article claiming Willow drugged Drew on Sidwell’s orders. Chase vows to stop the Quartermaines, Justine breaks up with Sonny, and Gio moves in with Emma. Felicia tells Anna that Robert and Holly are coming home before moving to France for good. Plus Serena, Jason, and a falcon rescue, and Monet’s surprise link to Jordan.

General Hospital Weekly Recaps

Oct 1111 min read

Four-panel collage of Alexis Davis scenes from General Hospital in the 1990s. Top left: Alexis, with a shoulder-length brown bob and bangs, wears a black blazer over a white shirt with a wide pointed collar and speaks in a room with framed photos on the wall behind her. Top right: Alexis, in a black sleeveless top, holds a cocktail at a bar table while Ned Ashton stands across from her against a purple-lit brick wall. Bottom left: Alexis, in a dark coat, stands outdoors at night beside Stefan Cassadine, both looking off to the side. Bottom right: Alexis, wearing pearl earrings and a jacket with a mustard-yellow collar, looks up at Luke Spencer, who stands close to her in a dimly lit room.

Alexis Davis Part 1: 1996 - 1997

Alexis Davis arrived on General Hospital in September 1996 as Stefan Cassadine's cousin and attorney. Part 1 of the Pier 54 Alexis Davis 411 covers 1996 and 1997, including Kevin Collins' case, Monica Quartermaine's sexual harassment trial against Dr. Pierce Dorman, Ned Ashton's testimony, the night Katherine Bell was shot on Spoon Island, and the plan Alexis put together to get Katherine out of Stefan's life.

Port Charles 411

Oct 72 min read

Rocco and Scout share a kiss on the couch in Lulu's living room on General Hospital.

General Hospital Recap: September 28 to October 2, 2026

General Hospital recap for September 28 to October 2, 2026. Sonny Corinthos is blamed for the Pentonville attack on Jenz Sidwell and Curtis Ashford, while Drew and Ava are revealed as the ones who set him up. Dante turns on his father, Charlotte is sent to boarding school in Maine, Danny punches Rocco, and Brook Lynn learns Michael's plan for Chase and Willow. Plus Jordan's shot at treatment in Germany and Anna's new start in Port Charles.

General Hospital Weekly Recaps

Oct 415 min read

Collage of General Hospital musicians: Blackie and Frisco on stage, Tabyana Ali, Ricky Martin, B.B. King with Anthony Geary, Chad Duell, Rick Springfield as Eli Love with Finola Hughes, Herb Alpert's "Rise" album cover, Jonathan Jackson and Enation, James Patrick Stuart at a piano, Port Chuck, Sammy Davis Jr., Rick Moses, William Lipton and The Runarounds, Phideaux Xavier, STOMP, and Paige Herschell.

Musicians on General Hospital

Before Ricky Martin was a solo star, he was Miguel Morez singing for L&B Records in Port Charles. Pier 54 looks at the General Hospital actors with real music careers, including Rick Springfield, Jack Wagner, Wally Kurth, Jonathan Jackson, Scott Reeves, James Patrick Stuart, and Tabyana Ali, plus the guest stars who played GH, from Sammy Davis Jr. to B.B. King at Luke's.

Port Charles 411

Sep 306 min read

Sonny sits with his back to the camera at a small table at the Brown Dog, a full beer in front of him, as Jason stands beside the table in a black shirt, mid-conversation.

General Hospital Recap: September 21-25, 2026

General Hospital recap for September 21 to 25, 2026. Charlotte's plan to trap Drew fell apart and Valentin sent her to boarding school. Anna signed a WSB NDA and made peace with Britt. Jordan caught Sonny and Justine kissing, then met her estranged sister, attorney Monet Mitchell. Chase moved back into the Quartermaine mansion as Tracy and Michael plotted, and Curtis and Sidwell were attacked at Pentonville.

General Hospital Weekly Recaps

Sep 2713 min read

Panel 1: Robert Scorpio's coma dream, with Luke Spencer and Anna Devane on the couch, Robin Scorpio pregnant on the stairs, and Mac Scorpio and Tiffany Hill seated nearby Panel 2: Patrick Drake and Epiphany Johnson in the hospital hallway Panel 3: Anna Devane resting beside Robert Scorpio in his hospital bed

General Hospital Night Shift Season 2, Part 4: Episodes 11-14

Shannon and Amanda wrap up their four-part Night Shift season two recap with episodes eleven through fourteen, the series finale. Robert Scorpio's coma takes center stage as Anna Devane learns the truth about his colon cancer, bringing back Luke Spencer, Sean Donely, Tiffany Hill, and Mac Scorpio, while Patrick Drake gets caught up in a hate crime case that follows him through the hospital's final stretch.

Port Charles 411

Sep 235 min read

Drew hands his keys to a parking attendant after parking his own car; the attendant locks the car door; the attendant walks away from the vehicle.

General Hospital Recap: September 14-18, 2026 - That's Not Valet Parking

Britt ended things with Jason, Anna's breakdown pulled Josslyn, Valentin, and Carly into the fallout, and Nina Reeves was arrested and extradited to Switzerland over WSB agent Jack Brennan's disappearance. Chase told Alexis he's considering divorcing Brook Lynn, and Charlotte snuck into Drew's car with a reckless plan to frame him that ended in a cliffhanger. Full General Hospital recap for September 14-18, 2026, plus this week's Pier 54 episode.

General Hospital Weekly Recaps

Sep 207 min read

Four-panel photo collage from General Hospital: Night Shift. Top left, Robert Scorpio wears two party hats at his birthday celebration. Top right, Claire and Leo sit close together at the bar. Bottom left, Epiphany sings Amazing Grace while Toussaint stands behind her. Bottom right, Robert and a pregnant Robin talk on the couch.

Night Shift Season 2 Part 3

General Hospital's Night Shift Season 2 continues with episodes 8 through 10, covering Ryan's kidney auction, Jagger Cates and the FBI's organ trafficking investigation, Stone's seizure scare, Robert Scorpio's birthday, and the arrival of Leo and Kyle's mother in Port Charles. Shannon and Amanda break down Robin Scorpio, Patrick Drake, Claire, Saira, Toussaint, and Epiphany's storylines scene by scene on the Pier 54 podcast.

Port Charles 411

Sep 163 min read

Drew Cain sitting behind Willow's desk in her congressional office, smirking as he waits for her to walk in, on General Hospital.

Someone Needs to Throw Him Back in a Lake

General Hospital recap for September 8-11, 2026. Brook Lynn Quartermaine confesses she was the other driver in Curtis and Jordan's crash, and Chase walks out on their marriage. Anna Devane holds Britt Westbourne at gunpoint on Mount Emerson before stepping down as police commissioner. Trina Robinson cuts ties with Brook Lynn's music career, Curtis learns the truth from Pentonville, and the WSB's search for Jack Brennan starts closing in on Nina Reeves.

General Hospital Weekly Recaps

Sep 139 min read

Four scene photo collage from General Hospital: Night Shift season two. Top left, Mac Scorpio sits across from Robert Scorpio in his hospital bed. Top right, Patrick Drake in a white coat and stethoscope talks closely with Robin Scorpio. Bottom left, Stone Cates sits at a table during a therapy session with Dr. Saira Batra as Jagger Cates watches from behind them. Bottom right, Toussaint holds out a bouquet of red flowers to Epiphany.

Night Shift Season 2 Part 2

Stone Cates begins autism therapy with Dr. Saira Batra, Robert Scorpio's cancer fight moves into surgery, and Leo Julian stands up for a dying patient's partner in this recap of General Hospital: Night Shift season two, episodes five through seven. Pier 54 breaks down every thread from Port Charles history.

Port Charles 411

Sep 93 min read

Ava stirring a cocktail while seated across from Jack Brennan at the Metro Court

Stirred That Drink Like Four Hundred Times

Jack Brennan is dead after Ava slips him a sleeping pill meant to buy Drew time to search his room, and the cover-up sends his body to a quiet patch of land near the Quartermaine estate. Charlotte finds him first during a late-night pool swim, setting off a chain reaction that costs Danny his driving privileges for six months. Plus Trina and Gio's debut at the Cat's Eye Lounge, Rocco and Scout's secret romance, and Laura's failed truce between Sonny and Drew. General Hospital

Sep 68 min read

Photo collage from General Hospital's Night Shift season two. Top left: Robin Scorpio walks through the hospital as Robert Scorpio lies in a hospital bed in the background. Top right, larger photo: Jagger Cates smiles shirtless in a towel after coming out of the shower. Middle left: Robert Scorpio in a hospital gown looking startled. Middle: Robin meets Jagger's son Stone for the first time. Bottom left: Robert Scorpio, arm in a sling, questions Patrick Drake in a hospital room. Bottom middle: Kyle Julian talks to an older woman at the nurses' station about her sick kitty. Bottom right: Kyle and Claire sit and talk together at the hospital.

Night Shift Season 2 Part 1

Shannon and Amanda cover the first four episodes of General Hospital's Night Shift season two, featuring Robin Scorpio, Patrick Drake, Jagger Cates, Robert Scorpio, Epiphany Johnson, and Stone Cates. From an ER crash to a baby trafficking case and Robert Scorpio's plane crash arrival, this Night Shift recap breaks down the drama scene by scene for General Hospital fans revisiting this 2008 primetime spinoff.

Port Charles 411

Sep 22 min read

Video clip preview from this week's General Hospital recap episode showing Alexis and Willow in a tense confrontation at Willow's office.

I Want to Be Best Friends with Alexis

Alexis finally confronts Willow over Drew's shooting, Nina publicly confronts Brennan, and Curtis settles into general population at Pentonville with an unnamed high-profile cellmate. Anna's panic attack turns into a disturbing hallucination, Sonny's barbecue erupts into family arguments, and Chase and Molly dig into who really caused Curtis and Jordan's accident. Full GH recap for August 24-28, 2026.

General Hospital Weekly Recaps

Aug 309 min read

Alt Text for Cover Art Collage Full collage description: A nine photo grid divided into three labeled rows tracing the actors who have played Elizabeth Webber's three sons on General Hospital. Top row is labeled Cameron, middle row is labeled Jake, bottom row is labeled Aiden. Each row shows three photos moving from childhood to present day. Individual panel descriptions: Top row, Cameron: A young boy with curly brown hair reacting with a shocked, open mouthed expression, from Braden Walkes' run as young Cameron. A young boy in a tuxedo with his arm around a young girl in a teal formal dress, from Michael Leone's run as Cameron. A young man with light brown hair playing an acoustic guitar by a fireplace, from William Lipton's run as teenage Cameron. Middle row, Jake: A man in a black shirt standing over a woman in a hospital bed holding a newborn, from Jake's 2007 birth scene. A young boy with light blonde hair looking at the camera in a blue shirt, from James Nigbor's run as young

SORAS Part 2 - Liz's Boys (Cameron, Jake and Aiden)

Elizabeth Webber's three sons, Cameron Webber, Jake Webber, and Aiden Spencer, have all been recast multiple times on General Hospital. This SORAS breakdown covers every actor who played each Webber boy, from Cameron's house fire and Stanford departure to Jake's kidnapping by Helena Cassadine and Aiden's newborn abduction by Franco.

Elizabeth Webber

Aug 262 min read

Joe signs paperwork on a tablet while Lucy, in a red dress, looks on holding her phone, standing in the apartment at Marina Towers.

You Know Who Else Was a Cop? The Golden State Killer

General Hospital recap for August 17-21, 2026: Lucy shows an apartment she's already leased to Lucas to detective Joe, Willow moves into the Quartermaine gatehouse, Kai resigns as Josslyn's intern after confronting Willow, Curtis says goodbye before heading to Pentonville, Sonny opens up to Anna about therapy, Jason and Britt reconnect, and Carly and Valentin share a kiss.

General Hospital Weekly Recaps

Aug 2310 min read