Lucky Spencer is officially in the house.
General Hospital posted the first picture of Jonathan Jackson Monday, his first official day back on the ABC soap.
“We are so very lucky (see what we did there) to have Jonathan Jackson back in the building,” the post reads on X. “And you won’t have to wait long to see what he has in store for Port Charles.”
In June, MyRumors broke the news that the Emmy-winning Jackson was on his way back to Port Charles. He’s expected to appear on the show at the end of August.
Soap viewers had been salivating over the possibility of a major star returning after GH executive producer Frank Valentini teased it on the red carpet at the Daytime Emmys this month. “A former cast member is coming back,” he told ABC7. “And I think that the audience will go crazy for him.”
Jackson hasn’t been on GH since 2015. His run on the sudser this summer is expected to be a long one.
For those who lost track, Jackson originated the role of Lucky in 1993; he’s the beloved son of super-couple Luke and Laura Spencer (Anthony Geary and Genie Francis). Jackson played the part on and off until 2011, when he left to star as Avery Barkley in ABC’s Nashville for six seasons. But he had already started branching out beyond daytime long before that, having appeared in The Deep End of the Ocean, On the Edge, Insomnia, Tuck Everlasting and Venom. Meanwhile, actors Jacob Young and Greg Vaughan took turns playing Lucky.
During his time on GH, Jackson was nominated for nine Emmys and won five in 1995, 1998, 1999, 2011 and 2012.