Soap operas are built on loyalty and routine. Fans tune in every day because they know exactly who they will see. The same ...

The first soap opera to premiere in more than 25 years will feature a primarily Black cast, a historic breakthrough for a genre that is a throwback to an earlier time.

There's no doubt that General Hospital happens to be the touchstone of American daytime soap operas. Beginning its long-running journey with the premier of the first episode on April 1, 1963, General ...

How did daytime dramas like “Guiding Light” and “General Hospital” become known as “soap operas”? It's all thanks to ...

American soap opera fans have witnessed some great romantic wedding sequences that will live in their memories forever.

The history of soap operas on American television remains strong, combining classic drama with new stories while continuing to create buzz among viewers. Despite shifts in viewer preferences ...

After a 25-year hiatus in new soap launches, the showrunners of "Beyond The Gates" are promising rich storytelling with ...

The show, created by Black soap opera veteran Michele Val Jean ... but the lead family is African American and affluent, and I'm so proud to be a part of it." 'The Talk' comes to an end after ...

Soap operas are the foundation of American television storytelling. From early radio days in the 1930s to the invention of TV to streaming, soaps have endured by telling intergenerational family ...

In the years since “Generations” ended its two-season run on NBC, African American actors have played critical roles in a plethora of daytime soap operas. Kristoff St. John, who starred in ...

Every soap opera trope, including the over-the-top dialogue ... One of the main problems with the American experiment is its default to whiteness. While some are currently scrambling to dismiss ...

"You've got to have money - lots of it," says one resident of the suburb that has inspired a ground-breaking soap opera.