Soap Opera News

On Thursday, May 16, a cavalcade of daytime greats from soaps past and present will unite for a first-of-its-kind livestream event: Daytime Stands Up: A...

Since the disclosure of Marla Adams' passing at the age of 85, condolences and tributes have been pouring in from castmates. The Soap World Remembers...

Some of your favorite CBS soap stars are poised to take the Bayou by storm! Eric Braeden (Victor Newman, The Young and the Restless), Louisiana's...

Cady McClain (Dixie, All My Children & Jennifer, Days of our Lives) and Jon Lindstrom (Kevin, General Hospital) shocked their fans this weekend when they...

Marla Adams, who trod the boards on the Great White Way, graced the silver screen, and gained legions of fans during her tenures on various...

Justin Hartley has made hearts melt in the daytime world in his roles on Passions and The Young and the Restless. He’s also turned many...

Fans of the late, great, fondly remembered sudser Another World, this announcement is for you! Celebrating Another World In recognition of the sixty years since the...

It's a huge week for the soap world. The Daytime Emmy Nominee selections are rolling out and we have the scoop. Find out who is...

It's official! The Gates will open, and make that debut, on CBS in January 2025! The Gates Officially Ordered To Series The daytime soap, the first...

Ted King, who played a pair of crooks on General Hospital, a CIA agent on One Life to Live (who just so happened to be a dead ringer...

Nearly a decade after her scene-stealing showcase in the Jennifer Lawrence-led Joy, Susan Lucci returns to the silver screen. Susan Lucci To Appear In Outcome...

Laurence A. Caso, who helmed As the World Turns between 1988 and 1995 (the majority of the soap's much acclaimed "renaissance period") will be joining host Alan Locher...

Eden Riegel is a much-missed alum in the daytime world. She made headlines in her role as gay icon Bianca Montgomery on All My Children...

Prolific actress Barbara Rush, who conquered stage, screen, and television, passed away Sunday, March 31. She was 97. Barbara Rush, Rest In Peace Rush's daughter,...

Soap veteran Grant Aleksander (ex-Phillip Spaulding, Guiding Light) is the next special guest set to join host Alan Locher in The Locher Room. Grant Aleksander You...

Actress Jennifer Leak, who entertained audiences on both the boob tube and the silver screen has passed away. She was 76. Jennifer Leak, Rest In Peace...

Yesterday, Adam Huss (ex-Nikolas Cassadine, General Hospital; ex-Lance Day, The Bold and the Beautiful) paid tribute to his late grandmother on social media. Adam Huss Bids...

Daytime dial hopper Stephen Schnetzer is headed to The Locher Room this Friday to talk his five decades as a jobbing actor. Stephen Schnetzer Though he's...

Ron Harper, whose career on the tube encompassed some six decades, has passed away. He was 91. Ron Harper, Rest In Peace Harper died from...

Live co-host Kelly Ripa, who spent 12 years as All My Children's perpetually-in-peril Hayley Vaughan Santos, is one of fourteen set to become a Disney Legend....

Though it appeared that Venice: The Series had wrapped for good back in 2015, Crystal Chappell has news sure to delight fans of the ultra-progressive,...

Fans looking to get their soap fix outside of daytime hours need look no further than the Kristen Wiig fronted froth fest Palm Royale. All About...

Everything old was new again for father/daughter duo Kyle Lowder and Isabella who took in some familiar territory down in Sin City. Kyle Lowder Does...

Jacob Young is set to co-helm and appear in a murder mystery film starring Dame Joan Collins of Dynasty fame. Jacob Young Spills The Tea...

The Young and the Restless's Camryn Grimes and Cait Fairbanks will be joining two Days of our Lives alums, Mike Manning and Colton Little , down...

Once news broke that a new soap opera was in active development at CBS, questions began to arise, not the least of which was whether...

Oppenheimer proved a big winner at the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, netting wins for Cillian Murphy (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a...

Today The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) and CBS announced that the 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be held on Friday,...

Actor, author, and businessman Malachy McCourt, probably best known for his fourteen-year tenure as Ryan's Hope's beloved barkeep Kevin MacGuinness, passed away on March 11...

A trio of daytime graduates, Adam Huss (fresh off his turn as General Hospital's Nikolas Cassadine), Vincent Irizarry (ex-Deimos Kiriakis, Days of our Lives, ex-David Hayward,...

NATAS, the governing and administrative body of the Daytime Emmys, Sports Emmys, Children & Family Emmys, Tech & Engineering Emmys, and News & Documentary Emmys, has...

Within hours of the official announcement that CBS was developing The Gates, a new daytime soap opera in conjunction with P&G, and the NAACP, the...

CBS is going all-in on soaps. Renewal news came for both The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful but the sudsy...

Dynamo multi-hyphen Cady McClain has rubbed shoulders with some of the greatest of the greats during her storied career, but two in particular hold a...

At the top of the most recent State of Mind vlog, host Maurice Benard gave viewers a most somber update on beloved soap veteran Lee Meriwether and...

The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards paid tribute to a plethora of stars who passed between the last airing and Saturday night, including several from...

The Locher Room is celebrating Black History Month by paying tribute to late trailblazer Ellen Holly. A Much-Needed Discussion The One Life to Live alumna, and her...

Melissa Reeves (ex-Jennifer, DAYS) and Scott Reeves (ex-Ryan, Y&R) are expecting a new addition to the family later this year. It’s an exciting time and...

The Emma Westenberg helmed Bleeding Love is proving to be a real family affair. Not only does the road-trip drama star real-life-father-daughter-duo Ewan and Clara McGregor,...

Laurence Lau, still remembered by a score of fans for his role as Greg Nelson on All My Children, is headed to The Locher Room this Friday....

Turns out Days of our Lives' Cary Christopher wasn't the only daytime TV star set to appear in one of those much-anticipated commercials shown during Super...

Susan Lucci recently took the stage at the Daytime Emmys to accept her Lifetime Achievement award. It was a beautiful moment for the star who...

The 2024 Daytime Emmys will look a little different this year, and every year going forward. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has...

Amanda Davies, the youngest of One Life to Live actress Erika Slezak's two children, has died. She was 42. Amanda Davies -- Rest In Peace...

Kamar de los Reyes, the popular actor who played Antonio Vega on One Life to Live off and on for nearly 20 years has passed...

Thanks to soap star social media accounts, you can get a glimpse of the Daytime Emmys like never before. Your favorites aren't shy about showing...

The 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony has come to a close and was not without its fair share of humor, drama, and of course,...

The 50th Annual Daytime Emmys were presented on Friday, December 15, 2023, after being postponed from June due to the Writer's Guild of America strike...

The Daytime Emmys is poised for a full circle moment this week as All My Children legend Susan Lucci receives the Lifetime Achievement Daytime Emmy...

Ellen Holly, the One Life to Live actress who played the first African-American leading heroine in soaps, has passed away at the age of 92,...

On a rural road in central Virginia, en route from Charlotte NC to Virginia Beach, Steve may have been going over the posted 55 mph...

For those who missed out on the last week in the world of soap operas, there were plenty of twists and turns. During the last...

This week in the world of soaps has been rocky for many of the cast members. There have been some ups and downs and some...