The first new soap opera in 26 years and the first with a predominantly Black cast, "Beyond the Gates" is a fun and ...

In 1968, Ellen Holly became the first Black lead on a soap ("One Life to Live") while the true breakthrough roles had to wait ...

Soap opera legend Susan Lucci is the queen of television fights -- and she is game to pass on all she knows. The actress, who famously played Erica Kane on "All My Children" for more than 40 years, ...

Set to premiere on CBS on Feb. 24, “Beyond the Gates” will air weekdays following “The Young & the Restless” and “The Bold ...

The first soap opera to premiere in more than 25 years will feature a primarily Black cast, a historic breakthrough for a ...

Digest: Your cast is also pretty fantastic: Judy Gold, who’s well-known on the comedy circuit; Cathy Moriarty ( Raging Bull, Soapdish ); and the name that really stood out to me, Tonya Pinkins, who ...

The soap opera is a genre older than the invention ... face slaps, secret love children, steamy sex scenes and big cliffhangers. And that's just in the first week. CBS' "Beyond the Gates ...

Louise Sorel made her DAYS debut as Vivian, Finola Hughes began playing Anna Devane on All My Children, Kassie DePaiva first ...

One former EastEnders actor was feeling nostalgic on the show's 40th anniversary as he took to Instagram to fondly look back ...

All My Children was my gateway drug ... and we’d fill in the blanks with Soap Opera Digest recaps. Many years later, I was ready to move on from my job as a newspaper reporter and spotted ...

“We have families with kids. They have to do laundry ... After the cancellation of its CBS soap operas, says Doebereiner, the company asked if it really needed to be in the business of producing ...