From new River Boys to the return of familiar faces, here’s what we know so far about Home and Away 2025.
In just over a month, Home and Away will resume its place on our TVs (and in our hearts) for another year, with the show on a little summer hiatus until January 13 2025.
Fans were left less than impressed with the 2024 season finale, which was all relatively tame until the last couple of minutes of drama, which saw Cash Newman (Nicholas Cartwright) crouched over a bloodied and possibly dead Tim (George Pullar).
While it looked like Cash was caught, literally, red-handed after harassing Eden (Stephanie Panazzo) and Tim for weeks about their relationship, viewers at home know that Cash had originally gone to find his ex Eden who was at a secluded resort with Tim and the rest of the band Lyrik, to warn her that Tim’s ex-client Nerida was on the rampage and out for revenge after saying she had once been in a relationship with Tim.
So what’s next for Home and Away? Let’s find out together.
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Everything we know so far about Home and Away 2025 (and that 2024 cliffhanger)
Did Cash kill Tim? Is Tim even dead? What was Nerida’s role in the dramatic last scenes of Home and Away 2024? All of this is expected to be answered fairly soon in January, but there are a few key things we already know.
Firstly, Nicholas Cartwright has been spotted filming 2025 scenes in his police uniform, so it’s safe to say Cash won’t be behind bars for murder or assault.
It appears Cash is busy arresting a whole bunch of new River Boys, so at least he’s doing his job for once. Supposedly.
Which Home and Away characters are departing in 2025?
Home and Away fans will say a sad goodbye to Rose (Kirsty Marillier) in 2025, with the actress spotted filming her last scenes in October, driving out of Summer Bay as her friends wave her off. Fans have begun theorising that perhaps Rose gets a promotion to detective and leaves for the big city.
Actress Kirsty Marillier is taking on numerous new projects in the new year starring in Picnic at Hanging Rock alongside Olivia DeJonge at the Sydney Opera House from February 17 to April 5, 2025.
There have also been rumours of Tane Parata (Ethan Browne) leaving, however fans have spotted Ethan filming scenes at Palm Bay in recent months, which means he’ll be hanging around on our screens at least until mid-year.
Which Home and Away characters are returning in 2025?
Fans are very eagerly anticipating the return of beloved couple Dean and Ziggy (Patrick O’Connor and Sophie Dillman) who are making a special appearance for a “top-secret” storyline that was filmed in Far North Queensland.
“Speaking with The Daily Telegraph’s Confidential, Patrick divulged a little more about what fans can expect from the couple’s return. “There’s a bit of River Boy action, there’s a bit of road trips with them,” Patrick said. “I think it’ll be good to see where Dean is now, where they’re at now with their babies living away in Queensland, is all I’ll say.”
The return of the River Boys (and girl?!)
And speaking of the River Boys, a new wave of River Boys is set to hit the Bay in 2025, and while they only appear to be guest appearances (and one would predict, tied into Ziggy and Dean’s storyline) Rob Mellyonarie and Adam Peck are set to make waves as the tattooed bad boys.
But honestly… can we also have Rory back? Pretty please, Home and Away?
Rumours have also been flying there’ll be a River Girl introduced, potentially as a long-term character, with Back to the Bay reporting that a character named Lacey is set to appear in 2025, potentially played by actress Sophea Pennington, who is followed by a number of the Home and Away cast on Instagram.
Other new Summer Bay characters for 2025
It appears Amanda Bishop will be popping up in the Bay as a new doctor, but it’s yet to be confirmed for how long but fan sites are speculating she’ll be in at least three episodes.
You may recognise Amanda Bishop for her comedy portrayals of Julia Gillard and she’s also appeared in Law and Order: SVU.