2025: The Directors and Writers Thread

[janea4old]

DAYS co-executive producer, Janet Drucker, who announced her retirement from the series at the end of March 2025, wrapped her 41-year run with DAYS on May 2nd, 2025.
https://michaelfairmantv.com/janet-drucker-says-farewell-to-days-of-our-lives-after-41-years/2025/05/09/
Retirement party pics and speech video from Stephen Nichols IG here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DJaAgppBZQ0/

[VelekaCarruthers]

@Toups

Tyler Topits listed in alpha order with the breakdown writers 5/12 Monday episode. O'Connor still listed as both breakdown and script writer. Kreizman wrote today's script.

[Toups]

BTG:

- Shelley Curtis first listed as Director on May 19

 

Another FOJulie director. 

[VelekaCarruthers]

Dan O'Connor was not listed with breakdown writers Tuesday, May 20th (I didn't see the credits on Monday). He was listed with the script writers.  With Jamey also going, looks like Paula and Jean are cleaning out the Ron hires.  We know Rick Draughon returned as breakdown writer last August, so his name should appear in the next several weeks.

Edited yesterday at 12:58 PM by VelekaCarruthers

[Toups]

@JAS0N47 was O'Connor listed in Monday's episode with the BDWs

[Soapsuds]

I'm not Jason but O'Connor was not listed in Monday's episode with the BDWs.

[Toups]

Thanks, Ron.  So Friday was his last time with the BDWs. 

[glfaninnyc]

Skyy Sandifer was listed as today's scriptwriter for Days.

[Soapsuds]

According to Errol, she wrote for Ambitions and has already joined the writing team of BTG.

[janea4old]

Skyy is listed in BTG credits as writers assistant.
On May 17, 2025, Michele Val Jean posted a picture with Susan Dansby and Skyy
https://www.instagram.com/p/DJx8j4GxegB/

What's currently airing (May 2025) for Days was filmed in September 2024, per the metadata of the JPI photos for week of May 19-23.
(But DAYS films lots of things way out of order, so other stuff airing this week might have been filmed in August).

Edited 6 hours ago by janea4old

[VelekaCarruthers]

This episode was filmed the week of August 26, 2024 according to Jason47's production schedule list. Assume these scripts are written 4-8 weeks in advance of that date so June/July timeframe. 

Sonia Blangiardo is still listed as director this week so it'll be interesting to see if she's gone from Days by June/July air shows given she's a BTG producer since they assembled the crew.