<P> In reaction to the killing of Will , `` fans were outraged in a way rarely seen before in Days history , not comprehending the purpose of killing a legacy character ... who we watched grow from birth in real time onscreen '' , according to soap journalist Hope Campbell . On January 23 , 2017 news broke that Days of Our Lives had a new headwriter in Ron Carlivati , a Daytime Emmy Award - winner for headwriting at One Life to Live and a two - time Writers Guild of America Award - winner for headwriting at General Hospital . Then on May 8 news broke of Chandler Massey 's return as Will , and Carlivati engaged fans on twitter with an exclaim of `` Whaaaattt ? ? ? Will Horton is dead ! Or is he ! How can this be ? ! Tune in and find out ! '' Carlivati talked about his motivation to bring back Massey in an interview with Soap Opera Digest , saying `` it seemed like the death of Will Horton was not a popular decision and was viewed as a mistake . I wanted to take a look at that and see if there was a way to repair some of that damage . '' In September 2017 , in an interview with the New York Post , Massey opened up about Will 's revival , stating : `` Will certainly would n't be the first person to come back from the dead . They ( the writers ) have a medically plausible explanation . '' </P>
<P> In reaction to the killing of Will , `` fans were outraged in a way rarely seen before in Days history , not comprehending the purpose of killing a legacy character ... who we watched grow from birth in real time onscreen '' , according to soap journalist Hope Campbell . On January 23 , 2017 news broke that Days of Our Lives had a new headwriter in Ron Carlivati , a Daytime Emmy Award - winner for headwriting at One Life to Live and a two - time Writers Guild of America Award - winner for headwriting at General Hospital . Then on May 8 news broke of Chandler Massey 's return as Will , and Carlivati engaged fans on twitter with an exclaim of `` Whaaaattt ? ? ? Will Horton is dead ! Or is he ! How can this be ? ! Tune in and find out ! '' Carlivati talked about his motivation to bring back Massey in an interview with Soap Opera Digest , saying `` it seemed like the death of Will Horton was not a popular decision and was viewed as a mistake . I wanted to take a look at that and see if there was a way to repair some of that damage . '' In September 2017 , in an interview with the New York Post , Massey opened up about Will 's revival , stating : `` Will certainly would n't be the first person to come back from the dead . They ( the writers ) have a medically plausible explanation . '' </P>
when does will coming back on days of our lives
when does will coming back on days of our lives
May 8
May 8