A Chicago woman created soap operas. And a Chicago woman is keeping them alive. First, let me introduce you to Irna Phillips. She revolutionized television and hardly gets enough credit. Born in 1901 ...

On the surface it's a gorgeous, hardscrabble Western, awash in stark landscapes, grubby faces, bar fights and banditry. But ...

These are just some of the iconic characters that millions of viewers across the decades have loved and lived by. They give birth. They age. They die. We live through their stories as if they were ...

Belle Black’s status in Salem took a major power turn when she was appointed Salem’s district attorney in 2024. For Martha Madison the move also cemented her status with Days of Our Lives. The actress ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. When CBS’ soap opera “Beyond the Gates” ...

Stars Tamara Tunie and Karla Mosley join executive producer Sheila Ducksworth at ESSENCE Fest to talk legacy, disruption, and the stories daytime TV’s been missing. NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 04: ...

Since its inception in February 2025 the new daytime drama “Beyond the Gates” has been breaking ground. The first soap opera to premiere in 25 years, “Beyond the Gates” follows the somewhat messy ...

Soap operas’ detractors usually cite the same critiques of the genre, calling out the over-the-top drama, the frequent recasting of characters, the workmanlike production design and cinematography, ...

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