(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — Deadline.com is reporting that ABC Family has given a series order to "The Lying Game," a drama based on the same name as the upcoming novel by "Pretty Little Liars" author Sara Shepard. The series is being written and executive produced by former "All My Children" and "General Hospital" Head Writer Charles Pratt, Jr. and will star "General Hospital's" Tyler Christopher (Nikolas Cassadine) and former "As The World Turns" starlet Alexandra Chando (ex-Maddie Coleman). The series is about a girl named Emma (Chando), who finds out that she has an identical twin sister named Sutton Mercer (Chando in…
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(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — While the drama began on today's episode, the real fireworks will be set off next week on ABC's "General Hospital" as Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Brenda Barrett (Vanessa Marcil Giovinazzo) prepare to say "I do!" The question is not if they wed, but what happens next? Thanks to ABC, Soap Opera Network is able to provide you with a closer look at next weeks action and adventure. For those that remember the good old Guza ("GH's" head wirter) days, you should look at this clip as "clink boom: part II." PROMO DETAILS: After years of trying to…
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — In early January, TVLine.com reported that "General Hospital's" Sebastian Roché would be appearing as a recurring character on "Criminal Minds," now Soap Opera Network has your scoop on who Roché will be playing and when you can get your first look at him on the CBS drama series. According to sources Roché will make his "Minds" debut beginning with the Wednesday, February 23 episode of the hit series in the role of Clyde Easter. In the episode entitled "Coda," Roché's character joins the BAU team after Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster) enlists the help of two of her former…
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — Today friend to the site Michael Fairman posted his interview with "General Hospital's" Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos) and Vanessa Marcil Giovinazzo (Brenda Barrett), which was conducted in anticipation of the duos on screen wedding that began airing today on ABC. General Hospital’s Vanessa Marcil Giovinazzo (Brenda) and Maurice Benard (Sonny) chat with Michael Fairman to discuss the wedding day of Sonny and Brenda and the fallout. Plus, Vanessa reveals if she had a clause in her contract that the fictional couple had to actually make it past the “I do’s”. Then, the actors discuss their mutual admiration for working…
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — Weeks after it was revealed that "The Bold and the Beautiful" had placed Kyle Lowder (Rick Forrester) on recurring status, news broke today that the show has done the same to Sarah Joy Brown who portrays Agnes 'Aggie' Jones on the drama series. Ironically, Brown is celebrating her 36th birthday today. According to Nelson Branco in his latest Suds Report at TVGuide.ca, the actress has been placed on recurring status after being on the show for little over a year. This would explain why the actress wasn't in the soaps newest opening sequence, which premieres during the Monday,…
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — If you watched today's episode of "The Bold and the Beautiful," you may not have known that you were getting your final look at the soaps current opening sequence, which was released in 2004, because on Monday, February 21 daytime's youngest soap opera will debut its third opening sequence since the show premiered on March 23, 1987. In an interview with TV Guide Magazine, Executive Producer/Head Writer, Bradley Bell, revealed that the new sequence was created with the use of CGI. "This is pretty monumental for us," said Bell. "We've always taken the if-it-ain't-broke-don't-fix-it approach to our opening…
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — As previously reported, "General Hospital" star Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth Webber) was fired by the ABC soap in late January due to what was said to be "storyline dictated" reasons, but now Soaps In Depth is reporting that the actress is actually staying. So what's the deal? After tweeting to their followers earlier today that the actress was staying, In Depth instilled hope into the hearts of Herbst fans who were boycotting the show after they originally learned their favorite actress had been fired. "They’ve been incredibly organized,” said Richard M. Simms, executive editor of the mag in an…
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — While Cane Ashby appeared to have been murdered in the Wednesday, February 2 episode of CBS' "The Young and the Restless," no information has been released by either the show, his portrayer Daniel Goddard or any of the actors people indicating that we've seen the last of Goddard on "Y&R," so what the heck is going on? Entertainment Weekly's Lynette Rice has some answers. According to Rice, "a source close to the sudser said that Goddard remains a paid employee of 'Y&R' until further notice." Meaning, he hasn't left the building. "He’s not only set to reprise his role…
As previously reported, “One Life to Live’s” Kim Zimmer (Echo DiSavoy) is starring in the Off-Broadway play “Love, Loss and What I Wore” beginning tonight. Ticket prices for the play, which was written by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron and is based on the best-selling book by Ilene Beckerman, currently goes for $79 but for fans of Zimmer you can receive a special discount.
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — In addition to the previously reported search for a name actor to portray the contract role of Clay, "The Young and the Restless" is also seeking actors to portray minor roles for what appears to be an upcoming court case. According to information we've obtained, the show is looking for a Judge, a Bank Teller, a Juror and a Man mistaken for someone else. In that particular case, an educated guess would be someone mistaking the person for the recently "deceased" Cane Ashby (Daniel Goddard). [JUDGE IRENE SALAZAR] 40s to 50s, LATINA, FEMALE. She is experienced, firm, and…
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — Soap Opera Digest is reporting that NBC's "Days of our Lives" has let actress Natalia Livingston go after just three weeks on the air portraying the role of Taylor Walker and replaced her with her former "General Hospital" co-star (and "DAYS" alum herself) Tamara Braun. "It was decided to take the character of Taylor in a new direction," said Co-Executive Producer Gary Tomlin. "Natalia Livingston is an amazing actress and a consummate professional. She is a class act and everyone at the studio adores her." According to Digest, Braun began taping today and will first air in late…
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — Famous for her roles on "Guiding Light" and "One Life to Live," Kim Zimmer is joining the cast of the hit Off Broadway show "Love, Loss, and What I Wore" begining with the Wednesday, February 16 performance. Zimmer, who currently portrays the role of Echo DiSavoy on "One Life," willl be joined by actors Katrina Bowden ("30 Rock"), Sabrina Le Beauf ("The Cosby Show"), Orfeh ("Legally Blonde"), and Barbara Rhoades ("The Goodbye Girls") in the play written by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron, which is based on the best-selling book by Ilene Beckerman. The show comprises an intimate collection of stories from the book and…
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — ABC Daytime viewers living in or around the area of Tulsa, Oklahoma and are fans of Jacob Young (JR Chandler) and/or John-Paul Lavoisier (Rex Balsom) should get their scrapbooks ready as the two will be appearing this weekend at the Women's Living Expo. The two will be on hand this weekend for a Q&A and autograph signing session with fans with Young up first on Saturday, February 12 followed by Lavoisier on Sunday, February 13. The event kicks off at 1:00 PM on Saturday for Young and 2:00 PM on Sunday for Lavoisier. Tulsa Women's Living Expo, presented…
Today “Young and the Restless” co-executive producer Paul Rauch announced that he will be stepping down from the drama series as of Friday, April 1, which ironically enough is April Fool’s Day. This of course is no joke.
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — Will Taylor (Natalia Livinston) ruin her sisters wedding to EJ (James Scott)? Tune in to "Days of our Lives" this month on NBC.Days of our LivesJames ScottVideoPromoNatalia LivinstonThis February on Days of Our Lives from Wiredset on Vimeo
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — On Friday, February 4, word from Soap Opera Digest's Carolyn Hinsey via her Twitter page indicated that ABC was looking to drop soap repeats from its lineup after introducing them in October 2010. Now Soap Opera Network has received word from an ABC representative that they have indeed dropped the repeats from their schedule. "Our viewers like the original episodes better so we are eliminating the non-holiday encore episodes after the 2/11 encore broadcast," the ABC rep said.All My ChildrenOne Life to LiveGeneral Hospital
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — Daytime TV's youngest soap opera will air its 6,000th episode today on CBS and as a special treat to its fans, "The Bold and the Beautiful" will host a special online streaming event just for its fans at boldandbeautiful.com live at the shows Hollywood studio. The the online streaming event starts at 9:30 AM Pacific Time with actual event festivities starting at 10:00 AM Pacific Time. "The Bold and the Beautiful" debuted on March 23, 1987 and still mainstains some of its original stars including Susan Flannery (Stephanie Forrester), Ronn Moss (Ridge Forrester), Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke Logan)…
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — What has been years in the making finally happens beginning Friday, February 18 when fans and the citizens of Port Charles are invited to the wedding of Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Brenda Barrett (Vanessa Marcil Giovinazzo) on ABC's "General Hospital." According to ABC, while the nuptials of super couple Sonny and Brenda begins on February 18, you can expect a long celebration throughout the following week, but "will they make it to their honeymoon?" Tune in to find out as "General Hosital" airs Weekdays at 3:00 PM ET/2:00 PM PT on the ABC Television Network or anytime…
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — Former "One Life to Live" star Kamar de los Reyes is currently living it up in Los Angeles, California these days and he's even got a "Firehouse" to prove it. "Firehouse" for those whose minds were just in the gutter, is a play based on a true story where honor and loyalty clash with "doing the right thing" when a rookie fireman saves the life of a fellow firefighter instead of a 12 year-old girl, who is also in the burning building during a disastrous night in the South Bronx. Based on the fireman's decision, the community at…
“One Life to Live” fans, who also happen to watch CBS’ “CSI: Miami,” should pay close attention to the Sunday, February 20 episode of the primetime drama as David Fumero (Cristian Vega) is set to play the role of Armando Salazar in the episode entitled “Last Stand.” “General Hospital’s” Robert LaSardo (ex-Manny/Mateo) is also set to return as Memmo Fiero, the man who killed Horatio Caine’s (David Caruso) wife.