Daytime Mystery Soaps - My Favorites
Often these soaps had mystery stories, whodunit stories, dramedy, suspense, secrets exploding.
In mine and my families and few friends opinion they are the ultimate tv has ever put out.
Bold and Beautiful is not in this list because sadley it rarely ever had a mystery story, but you will find it under my Dramedy Serial List.
In mine and my families and few friends opinion they are the ultimate tv has ever put out.
Bold and Beautiful is not in this list because sadley it rarely ever had a mystery story, but you will find it under my Dramedy Serial List.
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- CreatorIrna PhillipsAgnes NixonThomas J. BornkampStarsKim ZimmerBeth ChamberlinMaureen GarrettThis show took place in the fictional Midwestern town of Springfield and centered on the middle class Bauer family.
- CreatorIrving VendigStarsAnn FloodForrest ComptonDonald MayAttorney Mike Karr and his colleagues are involved in solving crimes and intrigue which touch the lives of many citizens.
- CreatorIrna PhillipsStarsElizabeth HubbardJon HensleyEllen DolanThe focus in on the upper class Hughes and Stewart families plus their tribulations in Midwest Oakdale. The Stewarts fade away eventually to be replaced by the rural Snyders and wealthy Lucinda Walsh with her many intrigues.
- CreatorOrvin TovrovStarsJames PritchettDavid O'BrienLydia BruceDr. Matt Powers is chief of Hope Memorial Hospital in the city of Madison, and he cares about the lives of staff and patients.
- CreatorIrna PhillipsWilliam J. BellStarsVictoria WyndhamConstance FordHugh MarloweThe life in the Midwestern town of Bay City, and the love, loss, trials, and triumph of its residents, who come from different backgrounds and social circles.
- CreatorIrna PhillipsTed CordayAllan ChaseStarsDeidre HallKristian AlfonsoDrake HogestynA chronicle of the lives, loves, trials and tribulations of the citizens of the fictional city of Salem.
- CreatorDan CurtisStarsJonathan FridGrayson HallAlexandra IslesThe rich Collins family of Collinsport, Maine is tormented by strange occurrences.
- CreatorAgnes NixonStarsSusan LucciDavid CanaryMichael E. KnightSet in the fictional East Coast suburb Pine Valley, this show is the decades-old, risk-taking soap that centers around Erica Kane and her long line of husbands.
- CreatorLee Phillip BellWilliam J. BellStarsEric BraedenDoug DavidsonPeter BergmanSet in Genoa City, this is the long-running soap that tells the story of the struggle behind the business, and sex-savvy Abbott and Newman clans.
- CreatorClaire LabinePaul Avila MayerStarsHelen GallagherBernard BarrowNancy AddisonThe trials and tribulations of the Ryans, an Irish-American family in New York City.
- CreatorPaul RauchStarsCarla BorelliBeverlee McKinseyJerry LanningDaytime Drama, spun off from "Another World," which followed Iris Carrington from Bay City as she rediscovered Alex Wheeler, a former love, and moved to the Houston area. The stories centered around the daily lives of the wealthy Wheelers and Bellmans and the middle-class Marshalls and their ranching and oil interests. Beverlee McKinsey, as Iris, was the first daytime performer to be given starring credit.
- CreatorElinor KarpfStephen KarpfStarsConstance TowersDebrah FarentinoRory CalhounFollow the political struggles for power and personal machinations between two conflicting families, the wealthy Cleggs and the middle-class McCandlesses.
- CreatorAgnes NixonDouglas MarlandStarsLisa PelusoLaura WrightLauren-Marie Taylor"Loving" takes place in the fictional town of Corinth, Pennsylvania and centers on the lives of the wealthy Alden family. Love, betrayal, and the struggle for power form the focus of this long-running drama.
- CreatorBridget DobsonJerome DobsonStarsA MartinezMarcy WalkerNancy Lee GrahnIn Santa Barbara, California, the fascinating lives of the wealthy Capwells revolve around the Lockridge, the rival family, and other more modest families such as the Andrades and the Perkins, whose fates know the same torments.
- CreatorSally SussmanStarsKelly RutherfordKristoff St. JohnJoan PringleSoap opera about two families, one black and one white.
- CreatorAgnes NixonJames H. BrownBarbara EsenstenStarsGeorge PalermoLaura WrightTed King"The City" picks up where "Loving" left off. After a rash of serial killings, several of Corinth, Pennsylvania's residents move to an apartment building in SoHo to start a brand-new life. While doing so, they encounter several difficult situations, including another psychopath killer, bombings, and organized crime.
- CreatorJosh GriffithRobert Guza Jr.Charles Pratt Jr.StarsLesley-Anne DownSam BehrensSusan WardAfter discovering her fiancé Tim Truman kissing another woman, Meg Cummings leaves her home in Kansas on their wedding day to start a new life in Sunset Beach, California.
- CreatorJames E. ReillyStarsLindsay HartleyMcKenzie WestmoreGalen GeringIn the world of power and money, the wealthy and powerful Crane family rule the town of Harmony from their mansion on Raven Hill.
- StarsKimberly McCulloughJason ThompsonSonya EddyThe series follow adventures at night around a hospital.
- CreatorCarolyn CullitonRichard CullitonWendy RicheStarsJulie PinsonJon LindstromLynn HerringResidents at the hospital, doctors, friends and their families are constantly threatened by Dr. Greg Cooper who may be the Homicide killer, avenging on all of them because he was dropped from the hospital's intern program.
- CreatorDoris HursleyFrank HursleyStarsMaurice BenardJohn BeradinoRachel AmesFamilies, friends, enemies, and lovers experience life-changing events in the large upstate city of Port Charles, New York, which has a busy hospital, upscale hotel, cozy diner, and dangerous waterfront frequented by the criminal underworld.
- CreatorAgnes NixonStarsErika SlezakMichael StormMichael EastonOne Life to Live centres takes place in the fictional town of Llanview, PA.around the wealthy Lord family, and the middle-class Woleks and Rileys.
- CreatorRoy WinsorAgnes NixonStarsMary StuartLarry HainesDwight WeistJo Gardner lived in Henderson where she wed many times. She was a motel owner, librarian, then a B&B owner with best pal Stu Bergman. Jo's daughter Patti and Janet Bergman were good friends. Stu married first Marge, then Ellie.