Home and Away New Arrivals, Romance and Danger for late 2026

With the year over half way through, we take a look at what’s in store on Home and Away in the second half of 2026, with new characters, major drama, a literal cliffhanger and a potential goodbye.

A busy 2026 has already seen the arrival of new characters Beau (Blake Richardson), Richie (Rocco Forrester-Sach) and Amelia (Nicole da Silva), a crime wave sweep the bay, Remi (Adam Rowland) undergo risky surgery, and Sonny’s (Ryan Bown) addiction problems.

On top of that, we’ve seen Tane (Ethan Browne) behind bars, more heartbreak for Mackenzie (Emily Weir) and Levi (Tristan Gorey), and the eagerly-anticipated return of Brax (Stephen Peacocke) and Ricky (Bonnie Sveen).

There’s plenty more drama in store, with new romances, shock injuries, more new faces and some welcome returns in the next few months of 2026.

Plus, first details are already emerging of what’s in store in this year’s Season Finale, likely to air in Australia in late November.

And that may not be the only major event in store – will there be a mid-season finale in the next few weeks as Channel 7 airs the Commonwealth Games?

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Romance for Lacey and Dylan

In our previous spoiler roundup from May, we revealed that Sonny’s (Ryan Bown) brother Dylan would soon be arriving in Summer Bay.

Played by Noah D’Annunzio, he was first spotted filming at Sydney’s Palm Beach in early May, and has been seen numerous times since.

One of Noah’s first scenes saw him filming alongside Sophea Pennington, who plays Lacey, as their characters chatted together on the beach.

Much of Noah’s filming has been with Sophea, and it now looks like Dylan and Lacey are set for romance.

In late May, a crew member posted a photo from set showing Lacey and Dylan kissing.

The following day, on 1st June, YouTubers R&F Adventures 2.0 saw a scene being filmed in which Dylan whisks Lacey off in a classic car, clearly trying his hardest to impress his new love interest.

During rehearsals for the scene, Jo (Maddison Brown) can be heard saying, “Ah, and here he is with your ride!” as Lacey asks, “What is happening?”

“I know you love hot cars,” Dylan explains. “So I hired one for ya!” he adds, as he throws the keys towards her.

“This is amazing, thank you!” Lacey continues, looking at her sister.

“No, no, I am not coming, this is all for you,” Jo insists as Lacey tries to get her sister to join her on whatever Dylan has planned.

Jo then makes a reference to her own love life being a “total disaster” and that Lacey’s doesn’t need to be, before pushing Lacey in the direction of Dylan’s classic car with an enthusiastic: “Get in the car, girl!”

Dylan and Lacey have also been seen walking along by the surf club together with Dylan’s arm around his new love interest.

Just how long Dylan is sticking around for isn’t yet known.

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Richie returns with new career prospects

Richie (Rocco Forrester-Sach) said a reluctant farewell Summer Bay on Aussie screens this week after coming to terms with the fact that neither David (Jeremy Lindsay Taylor) nor Cash (Nicholas Carwright) would give him a reference, meaning his chances of securing work in the area were next to none.

However, he’ll be returning to the bay in the not-too-distant future, with Rocco Forrester-Sach believed to have signed a three-year contract with the show, news which was confirmed in a since-deleted tweet by his talent agency.

With it seeming unlikely that Richie will find his way back onto the police force, it looks like he’ll keep himself occupied as he trains to become a lifeguard.

In scenes filmed on 1st June, Richie walks past John (Shane Withington) and exclaims “Guess who’s back on duty!” as he’s kitted out in full lifeguard uniform.

When Mackenzie (Emily Weir) comes around the corner, Richie is delighted to see her and takes her by surprise with an enthusiastic hug.

Has Mackenzie played a part in Richie’s budding new volunteer role?

Recent weeks have seen John reveal that the surf club is struggling with staffing issues and doesn’t have the funds to launch a new Bronze Medallion course to train the next generation of lifeguards.

He’s teamed up with Mali (Kyle Shilling) to launch a fundraising drive, and it looks like his new recruits will start their training in the months ahead – with Richie as one of them.

Whether Richie will find himself paid employment on top of the volunteer role remains to be seen, but Rocco Forrester-Sach been spotted filming in a suit on numerous occasions throughout June, implying that he might have successfully bagged himself a real job.

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Will Richie and Abigail reconcile?

Richie said an emotional goodbye to Abby before leaving the bay, despite Abigail’s best efforts to convince him to stay and reconcile their relationship.

It looks like the pair are set to reconcile when Richie returns, as their characters have been seen getting cosy during filming on numerous occasions in recent months.

In early July, photos posted to the Home and Away Spoilers & Info Facebook group saw the pair looking loved up once again, as Richie presented Abigail with a bouquet of flowers.

However, Richie may have a battle on his hands, as another photo from set showed him appearing to plead with his ex-girlfriend.

Thankfully, it looks Abby eventually accepts his offer, as the two were soon spotted holding hands and looking close once again.

Another scene filmed the same day saw the actors rehearsing a scene at the Coffee Cart in which they were hand in hand.

After Richie’s sudden exit on Tuesday 8th July, fans had mixed feelings over the news that he would be returning later in the year.

On a post on the Back to the Bay Facebook page, one fan commented “Really? Must they? Frankly he’s a big turn-off,” while another wrote, “Please don’t come back!”

However, others were more complimentary of Richie, with one writing, “He’s coming back !!!! Yaaaay I really couldn’t stand him at first …but then he grew on me …such a good actor 🥰” and another adding, “I’m glad he’ll be back, he has great potential. I like him”.

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Two new characters arrive

A new female character has been spotted on set, interacting with Remi (Adam Rowland) and Justin (James Stewart).

The new arrival was spotted by Rhino Padroth on 6th July, with Rhino confirming that he had seen the new actor “a couple of times” and speculated that she could be a guest star.

In photos posted to the Home and Away Spoilers & Info Facebook group, Justin is seen walking past with his surf board as Remi talks to the new arrival.

The pair are then left alone to chat.

Nothing more is known about the new character, and it isn’t yet known who plays her.

Another new character was spotted on 2nd June, this time interacting with Mali.

Again, no details are known on this second new arrival, who is talking to Mali during a bootcamp on the beach.

The character was spotted again a couple of weeks later on 15th June, this time watching Mali as he carried out a surf lesson on the beach, and later interacting with him outside the surf club.

With the pair spending so much time together, could the new arrival be a romantic interest for Mali?

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Deb Fowler returns and what happens to Levi?

As we revealed in our May spoiler roundup, Eden (Stephanie Panozzo) is set for a health scare in the coming months, resulting in the return of her dad Jimmy (Aaron Jeffery).

While Cash (Nicholas Cartwright) and Eden’s relationship is currently rocky thanks to their differing views over children and fostering, it seems that a major health issue for Eden will soon push the subject of kids to the back burner.

The scenes filmed in March saw Eden taken away in an ambulance after collapsing.

However, future scenes saw her and Cash up and about, and while Eden still seemed shaky on her feet, her condition did appear to be improving.

Yet Jimmy isn’t the only Fowler parent to be back on set, as another of the siblings sustains an injury.

Fowler matriarch Deb is also returning, with Tammy Macintosh spotted on set in May, filming alongside Tristan Gorey (Levi) and Emily Weir (Mackenzie).

On 26th May, YouTubers R&F Adventures 2.0 spotted Tammy, Tristan and Emily filming, with Tristan sporting the bandage on his right hand.

He’d been wearing a brace on his arm since February, and the move to a bandage suggests that his injury is healing.

The trio filmed a scene near the top of the beach, where Levi and Deb were looking out to sea.

Mackenzie then walked down towards them, prompting the mother and son to turn, and Levi and Mackenzie to hug.

What causes Levi’s injury isn’t yet known, but we have a pretty good idea…

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A mid-July cliffhanger?

Later this month, Glasgow hosts the 2026 Commonwealth Games, and Home and Away‘s Aussie broadcaster Channel 7 is where Australian fans will be able to watch the fortnight of sport.

The show often takes a break for major sporting events, and in recent years it’s taken breaks for the Olympics in 2016 and 2021, and for the Commonwealth Games in 2018 and 2022.

While a Home and Away spokesperson refused to comment, it’s almost certain that the show will take a break for the fortnight, as TV Tonight has confirmed that the games will be broadcast on Seven every night from 7pm.

The games begin on Thursday 23rd July and run until to Sunday 2nd August, meaning that it’s likely that Thursday 23rd July will be the final episode before the break.

The show normally prepares a mid-season cliffhanger to keep viewers guessing over the break. The 2021 break for the Olympics gave us a literal cliffhanger, as Dean’s (Patrick O’Connor) car was left perched on the edge of a cliff, with Mia (Anna Samson) and Dean inside, and Nikau (Kawakawa Fox-Reo) lying motionless nearby.

In 2022, the Commonwealth Games break saw Tane (Ethan Browne) and Rose (Kirsty Marillier) unite to bring down Tex’s bikie gang, with their plan eventually resulting in Cash being injured.

Will the 2026 break see another equally nail-biting cliffhanger?

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Who’s in danger as the boys go bush?

Today, Home and Away released a promo for an upcoming event in the bush, which looks set to leave at least one of our favourites in danger.

Teaser spoilers for Thursday 23rd July – what we believe to be the final episode before the Commonwealth Games – reveal that “The boys go bush”.

The promo shows a character with their foot on a ledge, which appears to be giving way beneath them, before they’re briefly seen flying through their air.

We then see Mali running through the bush trying to find signal, as the promo reveals “No signal, no help, no way out. No one knows where they are.”

Will this be our Commonwealth Games cliffhanger, and could the fall explain how Levi sustains his arm injury? We’ll find out soon enough!

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Filming for the finale

As we reported earlier this week, the first details of this year’s Season Finale have recently been revealed, months in advance of the episodes airing.

Each year, Home and Away takes a break over the festive period, and the writers usually craft a nail biting season finale to keep viewers coming back in the new year.

Now, leaks from the set have revealed that this year will be no different. In the last few weeks, many of the Home and Away cast and crew have departed for the city of Orange, some 254 km west of Sydney, and they’ve once again been spotted by local residents.

Seen on set were Ada Nicodemou (Leah), James Stewart (Justin) and Jeremy Lindsay Taylor (David), and additional information by an extra revealed that Ray Meagher (Alf) and Emily Symons (Marilyn) were also in attendance – and for good reason…!

Who goes missing at the end of the year?

A number of photos were uploaded to the Home and Away Spoilers & Info Facebook group, after fans uncovered a post made by an extra which revealed that “something terrible happens in Summer Bay and will be seen at the end of the year when Home and Away wrap for the year.”

One photo showed a ‘Missing Person’ poster distributed by Yabbie Creek Police, appealing for information on the disappearance of Roo!

The poster explains that the last known whereabouts of “Ruth Stewart” were Swan Parade, Bayfield, and that she was travelling back to Summer Bay in a black Toyota C-HR when she disappeared.

A hunt then gets underway, with photos on Facebook showing police and bush search and rescue operators scouring a remote area in search of Roo.

A series of photos also showed a burnt out car, with the extra revealing that another actor was playing a coroner who carried a dead body.

With police cars swarming the scene, Leah was seen carrying a bouquet of flowers as, she, Alf, Marilyn and Justin watched the events unfold.

Has Roo’s body been found in the car?

Thankfully, Georgie Parker has been spotted on set in recent weeks, suggesting that Roo won’t be the one to perish in this year’s finale.

However, Georgie frequently takes long breaks from the show to appear in theatre productions. Could her disappearance see her off screen for weeks or months, leaving her friends and loved ones fearing for her safety for an extended period?

Just what causes Roo to disappear, and who the body in the burnt out car actually is, remains to be seen.

While the dates aren’t yet confirmed, it’s expected that this year’s finale will air in mid to late November.

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More drama for Roo

Thankfully, filming from the last few weeks appears to confirm that Roo is found safe and well – but the drama isn’t over, as she’s set for an altercation with an unknown man back in Summer Bay.

On 22nd June, YouTubers R&F Adventures saw Georgie Parker back at Palm Beach, the first time she’d been seen filming at the beach location for months.

In the scene, Roo was accompanied by an unknown male, and the two were locked in a tense confrontation.

The man then grabbed Roo and the pair wrestled with each other. He then got Roo into a headlock before appearing to try and drag her towards the water.

Dialogue from the scene appeared to see Roo tell the man: “I just wanted her to come home.”

The man replied by telling Roo that she ruined everything, and that “she would still be alive if you didn’t take her away!”

After the man tells Roo that “nobody is coming to help you”, a police car sped towards the beach, and David and a number of officers jumped out.

David ran towards Roo and the unknown man and tried to talk him down.

As the man released Roo and tried to make a run for it, David chased after him and tackled him to the ground.

Later the same day, the YouTubers came across a big police presence at the beach as the cast and crew filmed the aftermath of Roo’s confrontation.

Leah and Marilyn are seen running towards the scene, as Marilyn shouts out Roo’s name before embracing her friend, who’s wrapped in a blue blanket.

David apprehends the man and leads him off into the back of the waiting police car. Around them, police are setting up a cordon to secure the scene.

David then returns to Roo to check she’s okay, before going back to speak to the man in the back of the car.

In another scene filmed later in the day, Roo and Alf sat near the Coffee Cart as Maz brought them over coffees.

Jo and Lacey then walked over, with Lacey explaining, “Hey Roo, it’s so good to see you!”

While we’re only speculating at this point, could these scenes be after Roo returns from her disappearance, with the man in question having had something to do with it?

If the scenes in Orange were indeed for the 2026 Season Finale, then we’re expecting these scenes to air at the beginning of the 2027 season.

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Is Tane set to leave Summer Bay?

Recent footage from CelebTime, recorded at the end of June, showed Mackenzie running towards Tane after spotting him outside the Surf Club.

She hugs him, mentioning that she didn’t know he was coming back for a visit, before the two walk off together.

While nothing is confirmed at this stage, it’s believed that Jessica Redmayne (Harper) and Ally Harris (Dana) have both left the show, with neither seen filming at Palm Beach in recent months.

With Tane unlikely to be happy at the prospect of Harper leaving town with son Archie, is he too set to depart Summer Bay and make sporadic returns to the town he’s lived in since 2020?

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Plus…

We revealed plenty more in our Arrivals and Departures roundup back in May.

David and Amelia are set for romance, ending months of speculation.

On 28th April, the pair were spotted kissing at the beach before standing arm in arm, confirming once and for all that they’re set to become a couple.

There’s also major drama for Remi just around the corner.On 27th February, the YouTube channel witnessed an intriguing scene featuring Remi being thrown out of a mystery black car, a black bag over his head.

His character was seen lying on the ground, as Levi and Mackenzie ran over to help.

Later, Eden rushed to her friend’s side as Remi was placed a stretcher and taken off in an ambulance.

Has Remi gotten himself into some serious trouble, or is his apparent kidnapping a result of Sonny’s ongoing issues with Beau?

There’s also the arrival of a new character played by Angus McColl, who should be arriving very soon. He’s seen interacting with Mali, as Mali runs after him telling him that he’s bleeding and that there’s a first aid kit inside, insisting that he help him get cleaned up.

The new arrival is reluctant to accept Mali’s help and seems to want to get away as quickly as possible.

Whoever the new character is, he has an intriguing connection to Marilyn (Emily Symons). In late March, the guys at R&F Adventures spotted Emily Symons filming alongside Angus.

As the pair walk along the beach, the as-yet-unknown character hands Marilyn a large brown envelope, which she proceeds to open.

In a scene filmed shortly after, the pair walk up from the beach towards the road, where they post the intriguing envelope into a postbox.

As of yet, we’ve no idea who the newcomer is, what his connection to Maz is, or what’s in the mystery letter, but we’ll find out in the months ahead.

However, we do know that the newbie won’t be getting a happy ending – at the end of April, a photo was uploaded to the Home and Away Spoilers & Info group showing Angus’s character being led away by a police officer!

What has he done?

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Here’s the full spoilers for next week’s Home and Away episodes in Australia:

Monday 13th July (Episode 8750)

David comes clean. Tane texts his ex. Jo misreads the situation. Remi feels like a third wheel.

Tuesday 14th July (Episode 8751)

Eden fears a great loss. Mackenzie’s patience wears thin. David struggles to join the dots.

Wednesday 8th July (Episode 8752)

Harper is torn. Dana sets Levi a friendly challenge. Sonny stoops to a new low. Remi babysits Archie for the first time.

Thursday 16th July (Episodes 8753-8755)

Harper throws caution to the wind. Sonny faces an ultimatum. David’s big day is bittersweet. Beau changes the rules.

John buckles under pressure. David and Amelia strike a deal. Sonny does the unthinkable.

Levi makes a solid effort. Remi gets his groove back. Spirits are high at the Surf Club fundraiser.

Monday 20th July (Episode 8756)

Remi and Tane set some ground rules. Levi gets a pity invite. Jo’s forced to intervene.

Tuesday 21st July (Episode 8757)

Abigail drums up a girls’ night. Justin puts his foot in it. David’s eyes are opened.

Wednesday 22nd July (Episode 8758)

Alf and Dana go fishing. David is given food for thought. Lacey comes one step closer to acceptance.

Thursday 23rd July (Episodes 8759-8761)

Beau snaps at Sonny. Cash and Levi go head-to-head. Are Dana and Sonny on the same page?

Harper gets a glimpse of Beau’s true colours. Remi confronts Sonny. Cash and Levi team up.

The boys go bush. Beau begs for another chance. Dana has big plans. Remi bows out.

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