Film

The Story of Soaps

2020 · 2h · Documentary

IMDb

7.8

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.

Shelly Altman

Self

John Aniston

Self

Alec Baldwin

Self

Maurice Benard

Self

Lorraine Broderick

Self

James H. Brown

Self

Carol Burnett

Self

Marc Cherry

Self

Andy Cohen

Self

Bryan Cranston

Self

Mary Crosby

Self

Eileen Davidson

Self

Jill Farren Phelps

Self

Vivica A. Fox

Self

Genie Francis

Self

Deidre Hall

Self

• Robin PelleckExecutive Producer · Director
• Rebecca GitlitzExecutive Producer · Director
• Bruce GershExecutive Producer
• Bruce RobertsonExecutive Producer
• Maura MandtExecutive Producer

Release date

May 19, 2020

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h

Genres

Documentary

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