The Story of Soaps
2020 • Documentary
Robin Pelleck
Director
Rebecca Gitlitz
Director
Status
Released
Release date
May 19, 2020
Duration
120 Min
Language
en
Popularity
0.9987
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Overview
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.
Cast
John Aniston
Alec Baldwin
Maurice Benard
Carol Burnett
Marc Cherry
Andy Cohen
Bryan Cranston
Mary Crosby
Eileen Davidson
Vivica A. Fox
Genie Francis
Deidre Hall
Jon Hamm
Drake Hogestyn
Finola Hughes
David Jacobs
Erika Jayne
Susan Lucci
John McCook
Donna Mills
Eddie Mills
Ken Olin
Denise Richards
Marc Anthony Samuel
John Stamos
Susan Sullivan
Melody Thomas Scott
Greg Vaughan
Chandra Wilson
