BURTON WAY

Steve Burton On Finding His Path Back To Salem

- Janet Di Lauro

After a brief stint on DAYS OF OUR LIVES: BEYOND SALEM 2, Steve Burton is back on the main soap as Harris Michaels, a character he initially portrayed on DAYS in 1988.

“Even if I thought [returning to DAYS] would happen at some point, I sure didn’t think it would happen this way, starting from the streaming standpoint,” reflects Burton. “Then how it all went down and got me to this path here ... It’s pretty cool. It’s been a blast being back.”

After filming the original Peacock special, Burton notes that there had been talk about a possible BEYOND SALEM 3. But when DAYS segued to the streamer from NBC, plans shifted. “It was kind of like, ‘We already have an idea for 3. Could you come back to DAYS and maybe finish that arc?’ ” he recounts. “That’s how it led into the story coming to DAYS. It’s a continuation of BEYOND SALEM.”