Paul Narita (Christopher Sean) and John Black (Drake Hogestyn) inDays of Our Lives: Beyond Salem.Photo: Evans Vestal Ward/Peacock
Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salemis officially turning the page to chapter 2.
Ahead of Monday’s premiere, PEOPLE is offering a First Look at eight exclusive photos from the new season of the spin-off.
Bringing back characters from the long-running daytime soapDays of Our Lives, chapter 2 will find the cast taking on an “adventure of a lifetime.”
“In an epic, action-packed tale that spans the entire globe, from Monte Carlo to Hong Kong, beloved characters fromDays of Our Livesonce again go Beyond Salem as they trade the comforts of home for an adventure of a lifetime!” according to a release.
“Over the course of five thrilling episodes, heartwarming family reunions take a dangerous turn as a mysterious adversary wreaks havoc on their lives,” release continues. “The next chapter ofBeyond Salemis a story full of larger-than-life romance, jaw-dropping twists, and high-stakes drama — and it all connects back to a plot that long-timeDOOLfans will surely remember.”
John Black (Drake Hogestyn) and Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) inDays of Our Lives: Beyond Salem.Evans Vestal Ward/Peacock
In one of the photos, John Black (Drake Hogestyn) — who will travel to San Francisco to see his son, Paul Narita (Christopher Sean) — shares a private conversation with Dr. Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall).
In another shot, Li Shin (Remington Hoffman) is seen embracing Gabi Hernandez DiMera (Camila Banus).
Li Shin (Remington Hoffman) and Gabi Hernandez DiMera (Camila Banus) inDays of Our Lives: Beyond Salem.Evans Vestal Ward/Peacock
Hope Williams Brady (Kristian Alfonso) and Ciara (Victoria Konefal) inDays of Our Lives: Beyond Salem.Evans Vestal Ward/Peacock
John Black (Drake Hogestyn) and Steve “Patch” Johnson (Stephen Nichols)Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem.Evans Vestal Ward/Peacock
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Tripp Johnson (Lucas Adams), Wendy Shin (Victoria Grace) and Joey Johnson (Tanner Stine) inDays of Our Lives: Beyond Salem.Evans Vestal Ward/Peacock
Another dramatic image shows Stephanie Johnson (Abigail Klein) with deep lacerations to her face and looking dismayed as she lies in a hospital bed with apparent injuries.
Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem.Evans Vestal Ward/Peacock
In a less disconcerting shot, Paul is happily celebrating Pride in his rainbow jacket as he carries a beer inside several stacked red solo cups.
A similar photo, taken at the same celebration, also shows John in a rainbow striped tank-top and necklace preparing to drink from a keg beside Paul and a shirtless man.
Paul Narita (Christopher Sean) inDays of Our Lives: Beyond Salem.Evans Vestal Ward/Peacock
Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salempremiered in September 2021.
This past April, Alfonso, 58, spoke with PEOPLE about how she was a “nervous wreck” uponreturning to theDOOLspin-off series. (The actress debuted onDOOLin 1983. Shehas leftand returned several times over the years and last appeared onscreen in October of 2020.)
“I think, probably just the lead up of it all, I want it to be great. I put the pressure on myself. I am definitely looking forward to working with Petey,” she said of seeing her costar Peter Reckell, who has played her onscreen husband Bo Brady on and off since the ’80s.
“The viewers are going to be so happy,” she noted. “And what they see, it’s going to be super fun. They want to keep it a surprise because there’s so many different things happening, and characters that are reappearing, that they wanted to be a surprise.”
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Chapter 2 ofDays of Our Lives: Beyond Salempremieres Monday on Peacock, with new episodes dropping daily until July 15.
source: people.com
