The soap that introduced Erica Kane and her many husbands to the masses launched on Jan. 5, 1970, and won a number of Best Drama Emmys along the way. Set in Pine Valley, a fictional East Coast burb, `AMC' was created by the prolific Agnes Nixon and has been a soap with a social conscience, tackling issues like addiction, abortion and homosexuality. In fact, it featured daytime's first lesbian kiss, between Erica's daughter Bianca and con woman Lena Kundera, who later stole her heart.
Everything starts with a job opportunity presented to Captain Adem, who left the Special Forces. The doors of a new life have opened for the happy nuclear family that Adem created with his wife Nevin and their little daughter Ece. All Adem has to do is to protect Yasemin, the young wife of Timur, a rich and powerful businessman. For Adem, a former maroon beret, this job is almost child's play after all the dangerous operations he has participated in. Nevin is happy that they will finally be at peace. When Adem accepts the job offer, he and his family step into a completely different world to which they are unfamiliar.
Sehrazat, a young widow who is financially unable to treat her terminally ill young son, is forced to address to her charming boss, asking for help. The proposal by her boss changes her life forever.