The Story of Soaps
The Story of Soaps

The Story of Soaps

2020-05-19 | 120 min

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.

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Documentary

Cast

Shelly Altman

Shelly Altman

John Aniston

John Aniston

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Maurice Benard

Maurice Benard

Lorraine Broderick

Lorraine Broderick

James H. Brown

James H. Brown

Carol Burnett

Carol Burnett

Marc Cherry

Marc Cherry

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