‘General Hospital’ Favorite Teases a Return to TV With a Spooky New Project

Chad Duell waved goodbye to Port Charles in 2025. But now it looks like the former General Hospital star is headed back to the small screen.

Duell recently teased a new project on his Instagram Stories, posting a still from the upcoming mockumentary Ghosts Are Real, with the title, “Pilot in the books… can’t wait to share it with you all.”

According to the new series’ Instagram bio, Ghosts Are Real is “A scripted paranormal horror-comedy series,” where “A dysfunctional ghost-hunting crew finally finds real ghosts.” Based on a post from earlier this week, the first episode (Case 001: the Scooters) features Harold and Dolores Scootter. As of now, there is no additional information on the pilot’s premise.

While the 39-year-old GH alum doesn’t say who he plays, fans have speculated that Duell is one of the two fictional paranormal investigators.

Duell started his acting career with a two-episode appearance on Wizards of Waverly Place in 2008. He guest starred on The Suite Life on Deck later that year. The actor joined the General Hospital cast in 2010 as the third version of Sonny Corinthos’ adopted son Michael Corinthos. Prior to Duell, Dylan Cash (2002 to 2008) and Drew Garrett (2009 to 2010) played the role.

Even though he’s not the only actor to play Michael, Duell is the most famous. His work on the soap earned him a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2015) and three Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series (2014), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2017), and Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series (2023). Duell was also nominated for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Digital Daytime Drama Series in 2018 for his work on The Bay.

After leaving General Hospital in 2025, Duell has continued to act. The soap star also branched out into music, releasing his first track, a dance/EDM-style single (“If You Need Me”), last June.