“Beyond the Gates” is true to the daytime soap formula. There’s jaw-dropping drama, over-the-top antics, forbidden romances, intricate plots, vile villains and more. And this only sums up the first ...

Melodramatic twists and turns are part of the appeal of soap operas, but some of the stars of "Days of Our Lives" have faced ...

She went on to become one of the genre’s most ... soap opera since NBC replaced “Another World” with “Passions” in 1999. While the serial has all the classic soap tropes — melodrama ...

The soap opera is a genre older than the invention of the television ... In the hands of soap veteran Michele Val Jean and producer Sheila Ducksworth, "Gates" may have enough melodrama in its ...

Tunie, whom fans will recognize from her years on “Law & Order: SVU,” has returned to her soap opera roots in CBS’s “Beyond the Gates,” the first daytime serial centered on a Black family in the ...

The soap opera is a genre older than the invention ... "Gates" may have enough melodrama in its fictional community of Fairmont Crest to go the distance. More: How 'Beyond the Gates,' network ...

Can you believe it’s been over a quarter of a century since daytime soap operas have seen a new addition ... t hold back in any other scene with her melodramatic outbursts and zingers.

February 19, 2025 at 1:30 a.m. ·6 min read When EastEnders launched on BBC One in 1985, Britain’s most popular soap operas were being imported from ... marital affair exposed in the Queen Vic. Daft ...

When EastEnders launched on BBC One in 1985, Britain’s most popular soap operas were being imported ... affair exposed in the Queen Vic. Daft melodrama and the airing of dirty laundry remains ...

Most department heads on the ... of social commentary might alienate long-time soap opera fans who prefer narratives centered purely around melodrama and fantasy. Nevertheless, Val Jean and ...