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ABC Offered to Build a Primetime Series Around This Soap Icon—Here’s Why She Turn It Down

Susan Lucci reveals ABC offered her a primetime series but she chose All My Children for work-life balance. She also ...
Decider

‘General Hospital’ Wins Outstanding Daytime Drama at 2025 Daytime Emmys, Extends Record-Breaking Streak

General Hospital just proved that daytime royalty doesn’t retire. The beloved ABC soap opera was named Outstanding Daytime Drama Series at the 2025 Daytime Emmys, snagging the night’s top honor ...

Dark Shadows: Iconic 1960s Soap Opera Revived for New Animated Series in 2026

Back in 1966, a Gothic soap opera launched on ABC that has since gained a cult following. And Hollywood just can't just shake ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Queen of Soap Operas Started Off By Telling Stories About the Drama She Was Missing in Her Own Life

Irna Phillips was a radio voice actor in Chicago when she was asked to create a serialized program. From that, she created a ...