The brief hiatus comes after Jackson announced his return to the soap opera in June 2024 Jonathan Jackson is taking a brief hiatus from General Hospital. On Monday, Feb. 17, PEOPLE confirmed that the actor — who plays Lucky Spencer — will be missing from a few episodes of the long-running soap opera,

Earlier this month, “General Hospital” announced another casting shakeup. After Charles Mesure decided to exit the show, Chris McKenna of “One Life to Live” took over the role of Jack Brennan. “General Hospital” airs on ABC on weekdays at 3 p.m. EST. Episodes can be streamed on Hulu the next day.

Jonathan Jackson, who plays Lucky Spencer on ‘General Hospital,’ is taking a temporary absence but will return later in February