Days of our Lives Comings and Goings: New Crime Family Member Debuts
The crime contingent is getting a boost on Days of our Lives. Here’s the soap’s casting news for the week of September 14-18.
The Week of September 14, 2026
A new member of the Vitali clan, the crime family introduced during Tamara Braun’s run as Ava, surfaces this week. Franco Lo Presti debuts as Dante on Monday, September 14, when he faces off against Philip (John-Paul Lavoisier) and Sydney (Sydney Malakeh) at the high-stakes poker game in Monte Carlo. The character is Sami’s (Alison Sweeney) fiancé.
Tristyn Rowlan has been cast as Otto. He airs on Monday, September 14, during the aforementioned poker game.
Sal Stowers reappears as Lani Price Grant. Look for the character to consider her future on Wednesday, September 16. She also listens to Theo (Tyler Joseph Andrews), who confesses to her on Thursday, September 17. Stowers opened up about her return to the soap earlier this year.
Maggie Carney clocks back in as Rita. EJ (Dan Feuerriegel) presses his executive assistant for information about Dominic Marino on Friday, September 18. Carney weighed in on some fan fiction that paired her character with another Salemite.
