Since the first episode of a specific show, soap opera lovers have been captivated by the dramatic storytelling that blends ...

In fact, “Beyond the Gates” is the first new soap opera since NBC replaced “Another World” with “Passions” in 1999. While the serial has all the classic soap tropes — melodrama ...

and soap operas are no exception. With platforms like Paramount+, Hulu, and Peacock offering classic and current soap episodes, fans can relive iconic moments or binge entire seasons at their ...

Before “Beyond the Gates,” a half-hour NBC series called “Generations” made history as the first soap opera to feature a Black family at the forefront of the show alongside a white family.

While its daily drama-filled plot lines are sure to be, in classic soap opera fashion ... then later as cops and lawyers. NBC soap opera Generations made history in 1989 when it became the ...

The first new daytime soap opera on network TV in 25 years, and the first hour-long daytime soap with a predominantly Black cast on network TV. (The last daytime soap focusing on a Black family was ...

In 2022, NBC moved the long running “Days of Our Lives” to its Peacock streaming service. ABC is down to just one soap opera, the venerable “General Hospital.” CBS still airs “The Young ...

Filled with love, hate and, of course, many betrayals and lies, it’s a classy new-age version that still has all the nostalgia of a classic soap from the 80s. Created by Black soap opera veteran ...

Its launch marks the arrival of the first soap opera to feature a predominantly Black cast since the short-lived “Generations” appeared on NBC in 1989, and the first new traditional soap ...