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Passions spoilers and updates tease with the exciting news that All My Children might be making a comeback as a holiday film on Lifetime, other shows may as well. Soap Hub recently reached out to the former cast of Passions to see what they thought of the idea of their show doing the same!

Passions Spoilers: The History Of The Show

Passions made its debut on NBC on July 5, 1999, created by James E. Reilly, a writer known for his work on Days of our Lives.

This soap opera stood out for its intriguing blend of supernatural themes and classic soap opera drama, focusing on the lives of the residents in the fictional New England town of Harmony.

The show featured typical soap opera elements such as family feuds and forbidden love, but it was the supernatural aspects that truly distinguished Passions.

Characters like the witch Tabitha Lenox, (Juliet Mills), and her doll-turned-son Timmy Lenox,...

Berlin Film Festival 2025 Dates

Next year’s Berlin Film Festival will run from February 13 to 23. The edition will be Tricia Tuttle’s first as festival head. Tuttle takes over from Executive Director Mariette Rissenbeek and Artistic Director Carlo Chatrian, who stepped down after the last edition. Rissenbeek and Chatrian have been jointly running the festival since 2019 under a dual management structure put in place following the departure of Berlinale long-time director Dieter Kosslick after 18 years at the helm. Tuttle was previously director of the London Film Festival.

Cannes Film Festival Selection Presser

The Cannes Film Festival will announce its official selection on April 11. Presiding over this year’s official competition is Barbie filmmaker Greta Gerwig. Quebecois filmmaker Xavier Dolan will lead the Un Certain Regard Jury. High-profile films currently tipped for the Croisette include George Miller’s Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, which Cannes chief Thierry Frémaux has said he...

Tom Petty's oasis for over a decade can be yours ...  at a bargain price. The late singer's crib in Lake Sherwood -- a ritzy area near the famed Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, CA -- hit the market for $5.495 million. The 5,300 square foot pad has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms but one of the best features is 125 feet of lake frontage on a private cul-de-sac. It's built for a rock star -- the walls are 2 feet thick!

Natalie Zea is taking a detour from her TBS comedy to join Showtime’s White Famous.

The Detour star will recur on the upcoming Jamie Foxx co-created/co-starring series as Amy, a high-profile Hollywood agent to whom SNL alum Jay Pharoah’s up-and-coming comedian Floyd is drawn.

Additionally, Kendrick Sampson (How to Get Away With Murder) will recur as Robbie, a handsome British actor auditioning alongside Floyd.

RelatedJay Pharoah Lands Lead in Jamie Foxx’s Showtime Pilot White Famous

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On this date in...

1980: Beverlee McKinsey made her final appearance as Iris on Another World. The show aired its final 90-minute episode that Friday. The following Monday, Iris would be spun off into her own show, Texas.

1981: MTV first aired at 12:01 a.m. General Hospital's Rick Springfield had the No. 1 song in the U.S. that week with "Jessie's Girl," but the new network did not play a Springfield video that first day.

1993: Leonard J. Stabb, Guiding Light's Hart Jessup, was hospitalized in critical condition after a hang-gliding accident.

2005: The BBC World Service launched its first online soap opera, The Flatmates.

Celebrating a birthday today are:

Dana Sparks (ex-Grace/Faith, Passions; ex-Victoria, Falcon Crest) - 50

Jennifer Gareis (Donna, The Bold And The Beautiful; ex-Grace, The Young And The Restless) - 41

Nic Robuck (James, One Life To Live)

Sasha Jackson (ex-Kylie, One Tree Hill) - 23

Jack O'Connell (Cook,...