The Story of Soaps (2020)

Name: The Story of Soaps
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-05-19
Duration: 120 min
Cast: Shelly Altman, John Aniston, Alec Baldwin, Maurice Benard, Lorraine Broderick

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.

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Released 2020-05-19 · 120 min · Documentary

Directed by Robin Pelleck, Rebecca Gitlitz

Cast

Shelly Altman as Self
John Aniston as Self
Alec Baldwin as Self
Maurice Benard as Self
Lorraine Broderick as Self
James H. Brown as Self
Carol Burnett as Self
Marc Cherry as Self
Andy Cohen as Self
Bryan Cranston as Self
Mary Crosby as Self
Eileen Davidson as Self
Jill Farren Phelps as Self
Vivica A. Fox as Self
Genie Francis as Self