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The spin-off series based on the iconic soap opera, Days of Our Lives, is bringing back a memorable duo for longtime fans along with this second chapter. Credit: Peacock (logo) & JPI Studios + Howard Wise Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem (Chapter 2) will feature the return of cherished Days super-couple Bo and Hope played by[...]

Dorothy "Dot" Branning nee Cotton was one of the longest-running characters on a television show, appearing on the BBC flagship soap from 1985 to 1993, then returning from 1997 to 2020 before leaving the show permanently, reportedly due to Brown's declining health. June Brown as Dot Cotton in "Eastenders", image: BBC Dot Cotton was the chainsmoking, hypochondriac,[...]

EastEnders is losing its diamond geezer Danny Dyer, who's quite possibly "The Most Cockney Man in the World" and thus a great embodiment of the fictional, mythical East End London of the long-running soap opera Dyer has played pub landlord Mick Carter for 9 years, becoming a fan favourite and one of the faces of[...]

EastEnders, the BBC's long-running soap opera is about to lose a major fan favourite character in 2022 Danny Dyer, arguably "The World's Most Cockney Man" who has been the landlord of the fictional Queen Vic pub that's the central location of the show, will be leaving the show after a 9-year run. Danny Dyer in "Eastenders",[...]

Grange Hill, the gritty high school soap opera that ran on the BBC from 1978 to 2008, will be returning in 2023 as a theatrical movie Sir Phil Redmond, the creator, producer and original showrunner, announced that after the last 15 years of fan demand, he was finally ready to pull the trigger Grange Hill[...]

Following the news that broke earlier this week that General Hospital actor Ingo Rademacher (Jasper "Jax" Jacks) would no longer be a part of the cast (with his last episode set for November 22nd), ABC's long-running soap opera issued a statement via Twitter showing its support for the trans community Accompanying a link to GLAAD[...]

He's also made guest appearances on General Hospital, Falcon Crest, Santa Barbara, and other daytime and nighttime series over the years. Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com Callahan was 66 years old, and is survived by his ex-wife Eva La Rue (a fellow actor and cast member who played Maria on All My Children) and their daughter Kaya. In a[...]

Televsion are hoping that the the fourth time's the charm, with the network and studio teaming up for Dark Shadows: Reincarnation, based on the 1966 cult classic television horror soap opera from Dan Curtis Written by Mark B Perry (Revenge, Ghost Whisperer), the hour-long gothic drama is set to be executive produced by Curtis' daughters[...]

SYFY's Superman-prequel-series-with-a-time-twist Krypton returned for a second season this week, and one thing has become pretty clear: it bears surprising similarities to the British soap opera Hollyoaks. Krypton is about Superman's grandfather Seg-El in his youth fighting against an oppressive caste system that dominates Kryptonian society He's having a secret Romeo-and-Juliet love affair with Lyta Zod,[...]