The Story of Soaps

The Story of Soaps (2020)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2020-05-19
  • User Rating: 9.5/10 from 4 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 0min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: MaggieVision Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Directors: Robin Pelleck, Rebecca Gitlitz.
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Summary

This ABC/PEOPLE television special highlights the impact of the soap opera. In today's shifting television landscape, "The Story of Soaps" traces how female creators migrated from radio to television to become the dominant force in daytime for more than three decades. Today, the legacy of the soap opera continues all over prime time and reality t.v. An extensive look is taken at this iconic, impactful genre.

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  • Shelly Altman

    as Self
  • John Aniston

    as Self
  • Alec Baldwin

    as Self
  • Maurice Benard

    as Self
  • Lorraine Broderick

    as Self
  • James H. Brown

    as Self
  • Carol Burnett

    as Self
  • Marc Cherry

    as Self
  • Andy Cohen

    as Self
  • Bryan Cranston

    as Self
  • Mary Crosby

    as Self
  • Eileen Davidson

    as Self
  • Jill Farren Phelps

    as Self
  • Vivica A. Fox

    as Self
  • Genie Francis

    as Self
  • Deidre Hall

    as Self
  • Jon Hamm

    as Self
  • Drake Hogestyn

    as Self
  • Finola Hughes

    as Self
  • David Jacobs

    as Self
  • Erika Jayne

    as Self
  • Susan Lucci

    as Self
  • John McCook

    as Self
  • Donna Mills

    as Self
  • Eddie Mills

    as Self
  • Agnes Nixon

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Ken Olin

    as Self
  • Denise Richards

    as Self
  • Marc Anthony Samuel

    as Self
  • Erika Slezak

    as Self
  • John Stamos

    as Self
  • Susan Sullivan

    as Self
  • Mark Teschner

    as Self
  • Melody Thomas Scott

    as Self
  • Chris Van Etten

    as Self
  • Greg Vaughan

    as Self
  • Chandra Wilson

    as Self
  • Laura Wright

    as Self
Production Robin Pelleck Executive Producer
Directing Robin Pelleck Director
Production Bruce Gersh Executive Producer
Production Bruce Robertson Executive Producer
Production Maura Mandt Executive Producer
Production Rebecca Gitlitz Executive Producer
Directing Rebecca Gitlitz Director
Crew Maura Mandt In Memory Of

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