EJ reunites with Sami, but presumably dies after being shot by his disloyal bodyguard hired by rival Clyde Weston. However, Kristen reveals in 2017 that EJ is alive, and Susan and Sami are reunited with him the following year. EJ then returns to Salem in June 2021.

Will EJ DiMera come back to days?

EJ DiMera is returning to Salem. Former Spartacus: Blood and Sand star Dan Feuerriegel has been cast as the new EJ, last played by James Scott in 2014. ... “I am so excited to bring EJ back to Days of our Lives and to see what flavor I can bring to Salem,” said Feuerriegel.

What happened to EJ On days?

While meeting him in the park, EJ was shot by one of his goons and he died in Sami's arms. However, Kristen visited EJ's body in the morgue and injected him with an unknown substance, and the ashes in the urn that Sami received were not EJ's.