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It’s been a big year for soap star Mike Manning. After snagging the role of Smitty on CBS’ latest soap Beyond The Gates and attending the Human Rights Campaign dinner in Los Angeles, Manning has now checked something special off his bucket list.

This Is What Dreams Are Made Of

Last month, Manning announced that he was going to San Diego Comic Con to premiere his new film Unexpected Treasures. The world-famous convention was held at San Diego Convention Center over the weekend, and Manning documented his experience on Instagram.

“Comic-Con from start to finish. It’s been on my bucket list forever to speak on a panel and the entire experience was a dream,” Manning wrote in the caption, along with photos of himself and the cast at the panel and with the movie poster.

Manning went on to say, “Bonus: causing mischief as @deadpool. Loved every minute of it,...

As expected, Tracey Thomson has been named co-head writer of “Beyond the Gates” following the exit of Robert Guza Jr..

First reported by Soap Opera Network last month, Guza exited the daytime drama series as an executive producer and co-head writer after fulfilling the terms of his contract. Thomson was named his successor as an executive producer, one of eight, after her name was inadvertently revealed in a press release by CBS announcing that the show had been renewed for a second season.

In her role as co-head writer, Thomson works alongside series creator and head writer Michele Val Jean in crafting the show’s long-term story.

Thomson has an extensive career in daytime, including writing episodes of “General Hospital” and its spinoff, “General Hospital: Night Shift.” She also has substantial experience as co-head writer or associate head writer at “The Young and the Restless” and has written numerous scripts...

Max Ehrich has joined the cast of “The Bay,” which returns for a tenth season later this year.

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In an interview with Michael Fairman TV, Ehrich, who previously portrayed the role of Fenmore Baldwin on “The Young and the Restless,” revealed he’ll be portraying the role of Wesley McKinnon, the younger brother of Caleb McKinnon, played by Mike Manning on Lany Entertainment’s “The Bay.”

“He had written a role, and then I read for him,” Ehrich said of how the role came about, while referring to series creator Gregori J. Martin, who also serves as the show’s head writer and executive producer. “There’s a connection to music with this character, but there’s also a very intricate emotional arc to this role.”

Although he’s unable to provide any further details about his new character, Ehrich shared that he has remained...

Archstone Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to “Saurus City,” an animated feature from Suspended Animation Studios, 405 Productions Inc. and Bonfire Entertainment.

The family-friendly adventure, blends cutting-edge 3D printing, handcrafted artistry and CGI. It also boasts an all-star voice cast including Ron Perlman (“Hellboy”), Emma Roberts (“We’re the Millers”), Dennis Quaid (“The Substance”), Tim Meadows (“Mean Girls”), Aimee Garcia (“Dexter”), and Julia Ormond (“Sabrina”). “Saurus City” is written and directed by Nate Smith (“The Light Before Christmas”).

The film follows a disgraced and battle-weary knight (Perlman) who answers a call to aid a young woman in distress (Roberts) — only to realize that the fate of the kingdom now rests in his hands. The Shrouded Knight (Quaid), bent on revenge and destruction, pursues them with his maniacal creations to conquer the kingdom.

The film is produced by Ron Brough, Cynthia Lagow, Brad Johnson, Joel Michaely, and Smith. Executive producers include Deena Dill,...

In a room filled with some of the most talented and respected writers in television and film, among other categories, writer Madeleine Phillips took time to acknowledge “Beyond the Gates” as she and fellow writer Dave Ryan gave an acceptance speech for “The Young and the Restless” taking home the Writers Guild Award for Daytime Drama during Saturday night’s in Los Angeles ceremony, which marked the show’s seventh win overall in the category.

After Ryan thanked the guild for its recognition of their show, along with the cast and crew, among others, Phillips added, “And we want to say to our colleagues at ‘Beyond the Gates,’ which is a new soap opera starting in a couple of weeks, we welcome you to daytime. We’re so happy you’re here and we look forward to seeing you here next year. Thank you, so, so much.”

“The Young and the Restless...

Beyond The Gates spoilers and updates reveals on the January 19th edition of CBS News Sunday Morning, correspondent Nancy Giles invited viewers to explore the intriguing world of daytime’s latest soap opera. Beyond the Gates centers around a prominent and influential multigenerational family residing in a Maryland suburb, renowned as one of the wealthiest Black counties in the nation.

Beyond The Gates Spoilers – The Dupree Family Is The Focus

The Dupree family will be brought to life by an impressive cast: Clifton Davis (Vernon Dupree), Tamara Tunie (Anita Dupree), Daphnee Duplaix (Nicole Dupree Richardson), and Karla Mosley as Dani Dupree.

Mark your calendars for the series premiere on February 24th at 2:00 p.m. Et/1:00 p.m. Pt on CBS, with streaming available live and on demand through Paramount+.

Michele Val Jean, the creator, executive producer, and head writer of Beyond the Gates, shared on X that a behind-the-scenes segment will air tomorrow,...

Exclusive The Bay will pay tribute to daytime TV legend Jacklyn Zeman in a special episode set for December 27 on PopStar! TV.

Zeman played Sofia Madison on the series for eight seasons, prior to her passing in 2023 at the age of 70.

The episode titled “Sofia” will feature several special guest stars including Dee Wallace as Sofia’s sister Charlotte Grace and two of Zeman’s former General Hospital castmates Tamara Braun (Days of Our Lives) and Leigh McCloskey (Dallas) as important characters who show up in Bay City.

The special words written to describe Zeman’s character in the episode were written by Zeman’s real-life daughters, Cassidy and Lacey Rose.

“It was an honor for us to have Jackie’s daughters Lacey Rose and Cassidy contribute beautiful words to describe their mother that we implemented into our script and will play on screen this Friday,” said...

Days of Our Lives recently saw the departure of head writer Ron Carlivati. However, Carlivati is set to join the team of an upcoming CBS series. Carlivati will also be working with various other former crew of various soap operas.

Ron Carlivati Has Had Quite The History In Soaps

Carlivati has had quite the history when it comes to soap operas. Back in 2007, he was promoted to the role of head writer for the series One Life to Live. Since the show’s cancelation, he then went on to work on General Hospital.

During his time on the show, Carlivati was noted for bringing in various One Life to Live actors onto the show to entice fans of the canceled soap. However, he left the series by 2015.

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Early in 2017, however, Carlivati was announced as a new head writer for Days of Our Lives. It was announced he...

Following up on this week’s announcement that “Beyond the Gates” will premiere Monday, February 24, 2025 on CBS, the network is formally announcing the show’s writing team.

Robert Guza, Jr., who had previously been named an executive producer alongside creator, head writer, executive producer and showrunner Michele Val Jean, will also be part of the show’s writers’ room as co-head writer. In addition to serving as head writer at “General Hospital,” Guza is also best known for his writing work on “Santa Barbara” (writer), “Sunset Beach” (co-creator; co-head writer) and “Loving” (co-head writer). In primetime, his writing credits include “Melrose Place,” “Models Inc.” and “General Hospital: Night.” He was a story consultant for “Port Charles,” the first spinoff series for “General Hospital” early in the show’s run.

Susan Dansby, who most recently served as a writer at “The Young and the Restless” working in various writing capacities, including story consultant,...

CBS’ new daytime series Beyond The Gates introduces its writers’ room. With show creator, head writer, Executive Producer, and showrunner Michele Val Jean and co-head writer and Executive Producer Bob Guza Jr. at the helm, the new soap’s writer’s room is comprised of a diverse team of soap and television scribes. These details come after the start of production and the Btg premiere date announcement. Soap fans will recognize many of the names on this list.

Co-Head Writers

Michele Val Jean

Creator/Head Writer/EP/Showrunner

Credits: Script Writer, Generations; Script Writer/Script Editor, Santa Barbara; Associate Head Writer/Script Editor/Script Writer/Breakdown Writer, General Hospital; Script Writer, The Bold and the Beautiful, Consulting Producer/Script Writer, Ambitions, Jake & The Fatman (2 scripts).

Bob Guza Jr.

EP/Co-Head Writer

Credits: Writer, Santa Barbara; Creator, Sunset Beach; Co-Head Writer, Loving; Head Writer, Gh.

More: Check out the Btg ribbon cutting.

Horror fans at the American Film Market (AFM) are in for a frightful treat as Film Mode Entertainment presents its latest horror-thriller, Chateau. Directed by Luke Genton, known for his work on Snow Falls and The Keeper, Chateau stars Cathy Marks and Colton Tran and marks its debut market screening at AFM.

Chateau tells the story of Olivia (played by Marks), an aspiring influencer on a quest for more followers during a trip to France. Intrigued by the eerie aura of a mysterious chateau with a shadowy history, she decides to sneak onto the property for an exclusive live-stream experience. But as the broadcast begins, Olivia’s seemingly thrilling adventure unravels into a terrifying ordeal. Dark, unseen forces emerge, intent on ensuring she doesn’t leave. With every corner haunted and every sound amplified, her digital quest for fame becomes a brutal struggle for survival.

For director Luke Genton, Chateau...

Exclusive: Glass House Distribution has bought worldwide rights to The Plastic Men, an indie feature from Samuel Gonzalez Jr (The Retaliators).

The psychological war drama, which is inspired by a true story, stars James Preston (Joshua Tree 1951: A Portrait of James Dean), Aaron Dalla Villa (The Wrath of Becky), and William Fichtner as the narrator.

Pic follow Vietnam veteran Jonathan Teller, who suffers from guilt and paranoid delusions. He decides to take his own life, but as he struggles to come to terms with his choice and reality, a chance encounter changes everything.

Gonzalez Jr. is writer and director, with Matthew Hersch and Gigi Gustin (Night of the Missing) producing along with Gregori J. Martin (The Bay). Melanie Martyn is the executive producer, and she and Gustin will also star.

Hearse Productions is making the film, which is set to release in early 2025. Glass House...

AMC’s genre streamer Shudder and picked up North American, U.K., Irish, Australian and New Zealand rights to “Fréwaka,” billed as the first Irish-language horror.

Written and directed by Aislinn Clarke and starring Clare Monnelly, Bríd Ní Neachtain and Aleksandra Bystrzhitskaya, the film — which features both the Irish and English language — recently world premiered at the 2024 Locarno Film Festival, and will have its U.K. premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on October 11, 2024. “Fréwaka” will debut on Shudder in 2025.

“Fréwaka” following home care worker Shoo, who is sent to a remote village to care for an agoraphobic woman who fears the neighbors as much as she fears the Na Sídhe — sinister entities who she believes abducted her decades before. As the two develop a strangely deep connection, Shoo is consumed by the old woman’s paranoia, rituals, and superstitions, eventually confronting the horrors from her own past.

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Another World, The Bay, Days of our Lives, and Knots Landing star John Aprea has died. He was 83 years old.

Rest In Peace

TMZ reported that the actor, who also had roles in The Godfather Part II, Full House, and Fuller House passed away of natural causes. According to Aprea’s manager, Will Levine, the actor passed away on August 7 at his Los Angeles home. He had his family by his side.

In 1999, the actor appeared on Days as Dr. Bryce for five episodes. Then, in 2012, he was in Salem once again as Arthur for an episode. From 1989 to 1998, Aprea was on Another World for at least 423 episodes. He was Alexander Nikos and Lucas Castigliano on the soap.

The Bay remembered the actor with a beautiful Instagram post. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of film and TV legend Mr. John Aprea who resumed the role of Jack Madison,...

As the series prepares to launch its ninth season later this year, “The Bay” will honor the life of the late actress Jacklyn Zeman with a special standalone tribute episode.

Zeman, who portrayed psychic medium Sofia Grace Madison on the series from 2012 until her untimely passing in May 2023 following a short battle with cancer, is most famously known for portraying Barbara Jean “Bobbie” Spencer on “General Hospital.”

While there is no set airdate, the episode aptly titled “Sofia” will celebrate the character and Zeman and features several guest stars that “meant something to Jackie’s legacy,” shares series creator, executive producer and head writer Gregori J. Martin.

As previously reported, Dee Wallace, who played opposite Zeman on “General Hospital” during a brief story arc in 2015 where she appeared as Pat Spencer, older sister of Luke (Anthony Geary) and Bobbie, will play Charlotte Grace, Sofia’s sister who moves to Bay...

General Hospital spoilers and updates reveal the late Jacklyn Zeman will be honored by the streaming soap she played on, “The Bay”. Several Gh co-stars will be in the special episode in September.

General Hospital Spoilers: A Two Part Memorial Episode For Jackie Aired On Gh In January

Months after General Hospital dedicated an episode to the late Jackie Zeman, another show is now honoring her memory. Zeman, who passed away at the age of 70 in May 2023 from cancer, was best known for her role as Bobbie Spencer on General Hospital for over forty years.

The soap opera paid tribute to her in two episodes in January, with a special appearance by Brighton Hereford, who portrayed the character of Bj Jones.

Gh fans will recall Bj was Bobbie’s stepdaughter and Tony Jones’ (Brad Maule) daughter whose heart was later transplanted into her cousin Maxie Jones (Kirsten Storms). The iconic...

Soap opera fans will have an opportunity to say one last goodbye to “General Hospital” star Jackie Zeman when, come September, Popstar!’s “The Bay” pays homage to the beloved daytime veteran in a special episode dedicated to her. Zeman also co-starred on “The Bay” — which streams on Peacock — playing Sofia Madison.

“The special episode titled ‘Sofia’ will be a celebration of both the Sofia character and Jackie Zeman’s life, with several special guest stars that meant something to Jackie’s legacy,” says showrunner and head writer Gregori J. Martin.

Zeman, who earned five Daytime Emmy nominations — four for her role as prostitute-turned-nurse Bobbie Spencer on “General Hospital,” and one for her work on “The Bay” — died in May 2023 after a “short battle” with cancer. Her legacy on the ABC soap, where she spent more than four decades of her career, was marked this past January with a touching memorial episode and,...

The 51st Daytime Emmys were held live on Friday, June 7 at the Westin Bonaventure Los Angeles. Gold Derby associate editor Latasha Ford was on the red carpet to chat with winners, nominees and presenters. In addition to competitive awards, Lifetime Achievement honors went to actress Melody Thomas Scott, her producer husband Edward J. Scott and renowned culinary TV host Lidia Bastianich.

Watch each red carpet interview below:

Tabyana Ali (“General Hospital”)

Zooey Deschanel (“What am I Eating? with Zooey Deschanel”) and Jonathan Scott

Robert Gossett (“General Hospital”)

Tamron Hall (“Tamron Hall Show”)

Jennifer Hudson (“The Jennifer Hudson Show”)

Star Jones (“Divorce Court”)

Thorsten Kaye (“The Bold and the Beautiful”)

Wally Kurth (“Days of Our Lives”)

Katherine Kelly Lang (“The Bold and the Beautiful”)

Kate Linder (“The Young and the Restless”)

Beth Maitland and Tracey E. Bregman (“The Young and the Restless”)

Gregori J. Martin (“The Bay”)

John McCook (“The Bold and the Beautiful...

Patrick Muldoon and Jennifer Taylor (“Two and a Half Men”) are joining the cast of “The Bay,” playing the parents of Caleb McKinnon (Mike Manning) for the show’s upcoming ninth season.

According to Deadline, the storyline finds Caleb’s conservative parents reconnecting with their son after previously abandoning him after he married Daniel Garrett (Eric Nelsen).

In addition to Muldoon and Taylor, other cast announcements for Season 9 include Dee Wallace, Olivia d’Abo (“The Wonder Years”), Tristan Mack Wilds (“90210”), Rhonda Rooss (“Another World”) and Jordi Vilasuso.

According to TV Insider, Wallace will play Charlotte Grace, while d’Abo has been cast as Felicia “Fifi” Martin, daughter of Commissioner Lex Martin (Tristan Rogers) and Dr. Liza Garrett (Ilene Kristen). Meanwhile, Wilds will take over the role of Will Campbell, previously portrayed by actor Derrell Whitt during the show’s third season.

As for Ross, Deadline reports she’ll play Colleen Givens,...

Exclusive: The Bay character Caleb McKinnon is about to come face-to-face with the parents who abandoned him in the upcoming season.

Patrick Muldoon (Melrose Place) and Jennifer Taylor (Two and a Half Men) are joining the Popstar TV! sudser as the conservative dad and mom to McKinnon (Mike Manning), who lost touch with his parents after they essentially abandoned him when he married Daniel Garrett (Eric Nelsen).

In other casting updates, Rhonda Ross (Another World) is joining the soap as Coleen Givens, the biological mother of Pete Garrett’s (Kristos Andrews) wife Vivian (Karrueche Tran). Garrett goes on the search for Colleen after Vivian becomes ill. Colleen is a jazz singer who gave Vivian up for adoption at birth and resurfaces in Bay City this season as the only hope to save her.

Vivian was adopted by police captain Mackenzie Johnson, who will now be played by Gordon Thomson (Dynasty...

Soap vet Jordi Vilasuso has joined the cast of “The Bay” in the role of Justin Ramos, a character previously portrayed by David Lago (“The Young and the Restless”), reports Soap Hub.

“I have known about ‘The Bay’ for years and have met Gregori [J. Martin, executive producer] throughout my career. When he asked me to join the show as [the new] Justin Ramos, I was thrilled. Having the chance to work with A Martinez again and the rest of the incredible cast is exciting,” said Vilauso in a statement to the outlet.

“I have known Jordi for a while and have always loved his work. I am grateful to have him join the show as Justin,” Gregori said.

Vilasuso will first appear during the show’s ninth season, which is set for release later this year. The character has not been seen since season five.

This year, “The Bay” is nominated for five Daytime Emmy Awards,...

The Bay spoilers and updates reveal breaking news about soap opera veteran Jordi Vilasuso. He has been pegged to play a character named Justin Ramos, last played by David Lago also formerly of The Young And The Restless in The Bay’s Season Five.

The Bay Spoilers – About ‘The Bay’

For those unfamiliar with The Bay, it’s a streaming soap opera that’s been going since 2010-produced by Gregori J. Martin and Wendy Riche of former General Hospital fame.

Many of your soap opera faves have been involved in this broadcast, including Gh’s Tristan Rogers, Réal Andrews, the late Jackie Zeman, and Alicia Leigh Willis. Dool’s Mike C.

Manning, A. Martinez, Mary Beth Evans-who stars as Sara-Matthew Ashford, Brandon Beemer and many others have appeared as well over the years.

Most of the first seasons can be found on Peacock, Tubi, the Roku Channel, Amazon Prime...

Exclusive: The action film stars Peter Jae (Darkness of Man), Josh Kelly (General Hospital), UFC fighter Ashlee Evans-Smith to star in James Cullen Bressack latest film The Workout.

Written by David Josh Lawrence and James Cullen Bressack (also story credit), other cast members include Kristos Andrews (Survive the Game), Augie Duke (Mayans M.C.), Galadriel Stineman, David Josh Lawrence (Darkness of Man), and Bj Hendricks (Darkness of Man).

The film follows two army rangers set out to create a workout video, but their plans are abruptly halted when a mob hit interrupts their filming. Tragically, one of the rangers loses his wife in the attack, sending him on a relentless mission to take down the mob and anyone who stands in his way.

10 days before his birthday, Bressack’s catalyst for the production, casting, and financing came from a post he made on Instagram. He mentioned that he...

Exclusive: Production has wrapped on Bring the Law, an action-thriller that marks the directorial debut of actress Scout Taylor Compton (2007’s Halloween).

The film, hailing from Hillin Entertainment and produced by Daemon Hillin and Carolina Brasil, stars Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler), Peter Facinelli (Twilight), Nicky Whelan (The Flood), Danielle Harris (Halloween), Brendan Fehr (Roswell), and Leah Pipes (The Originals).

The film sees a grieving homicide detective chosen to lead a task force in Los Angeles to stop a criminal organization. He soon unravels a conspiracy involving corruption in his own department.

Film Bridge International will be repping world sales. Pic is written by Josh Ridgway from a story by Daniel Figueiredo.

Daniel Figueiredo co-produces. Executive producers include Ryan J Francis, Tyler Gallant, Jen Kaput, Josh Ridgway, Gregori J. Martin, Jordan Dykstra, Don Homsher, Jack Haldrup, Kimberly Hines and Brandon Blum.

Hillin Entertainment said: “After collaborating with Scout as an actor across five films,...

Production will wrap this week in Dublin on Fran The Man, a feature adaptation of football mockumentary series Fran.

Darragh Humphreys reprises his role as Fran Costello, assistant manager of Irish football minnows St Peter’s Celtic, who are drawn to play titans Shamrock Rovers in the first round of the Football Association of Ireland Cup. Costello must work undercover to save the beautiful game from match-fixing.

Father Ted star Ardal O’Hanlon leads the new cast members, alongside Amy Huberman, Risteard Cooper, Toni O’Rourke and Deidre O’Kane. Screen can reveal a first look at the film, above. Production began on...

Meredith Hama-Brown’s feature debut “Seagrass,” starring Ally Maki, will debut in U.S. theaters on Feb. 22, beginning with special screenings with the cast and director.

Q&a’s will be held at New York’s Roxy Cinema and Los Angeles’ Laemmle Royal on Feb. 22 and Las Vegas’ Regal Theatre on Feb. 23. Maki will be in Los Angeles, Hama-Brown and cinematographer Norm Li will be in New York, and actor Chris Pang will be in Las Vegas. The film will also have its U.S. festival premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, screening on Feb. 12 and Feb. 13.

The synopsis for “Seagrass” reads, “Set in the mid 1990’s, a Japanese Canadian woman (Maki) grappling with the recent death of her mother brings her family to a self-development retreat. When her distressed relationship with her husband begins to affect the children’s emotional security, the family is forever changed.”

In addition to Maki and Pang,...

Two special episodes of The Bay are coming up next week that give some insights into the characters of Adam Kenway (Kristos Andrews) and Caleb McKinnon (Mike Manning). The show’s current story is put on hold while the action shifts to not only the past but also to Terracina, Italy (a seaside town about an hour outside of Rome), and we have an exclusive first look in the promo above! “This is three years before either [Adam or Caleb] arrived in Bay City,” The Bay executive producer, director, and writer Gregori Martin tells TV Insider. “This is the origin story of Adam and his nefarious ways. John Blackwell has sent a woman to seduce Adam and get some information from him.” Caleb also gets a romantic entanglement, which sets the stage for his coming out. “The story digs into Caleb and why he was afraid to be who he is,” Martin explains.

Exclusive: The Daytime Emmy-winning drama series The Bay will release eighteen all new episodes daily this month and in December.

The series is an independent multi-camera drama and is produced under a non-struck SAG-AFTRA contract which has allowed the series to continue production and self distribute new content.

The final four new episodes of season 7 will air Popstar! TV starting November 14 at 4 p.m. Et / 1 p.m. Pt with encore presentations at 9 p.m. Et and 9 p.m. Pt. Replays of Season 7 will follow in its entirety every weekday up to the debut of 14 all-new episodes of season 8, beginning Monday, December 11, and will include The Bay’s 100th episode special on, December 14.

Previously on The Bay, several chore characters found their lives hanging in the balance after being kidnapped and brought to a non-disclosed location in Puerto Rico by the nefarious Adam Kenway (Daytime Emmy-winner Kristos Andrews). With help in...

The Daytime Emmy-award winning series The Bay is releasing a new sizzle reel and TV Insider is giving you the exclusive first look at it! Previously on Popstar! TV, the seventh season of the streaming drama can now be seen on other streaming platforms including Amazon and Tubi. The Bay is a virtual ‘Who’s Who of Daytime TV’ as its cast includes soap opera fan favorites A Martinez; General Hospital stars Tristan Rogers (Scorpio), Jacklyn Zeman (Bobbie), and Alicia Leigh Willis (ex-Courtney); and Days of Our Lives stars Mary Beth Evans (Kayla), Brandon Beemer (Shawn), and Mike Manning (ex-Charlie). The cast also includes Karrueche Tran and special guest stars Joe Lando and Bruce Davison. What can viewers expect in Season 7 of The Bay? “Bay City is on high alert in the aftermath of the brutal attacks,” series creator/executive producer/writer/director Gregori Martin previews. “Pete [Kristos Andrews] races...

Season 7 of The Bay will kick off with new episodes December 19.

The sudser recently completed its milestone 100th episode, which will be released in early 2023. Viewers can watch the daytime drama series weekdays at 3 p.m. Et/12 p.m. Pt on Popstar! TV.

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“Growing up watching American daytime dramas in a Latino household where telenovelas were also a big part of our upbringing, I’ve always wanted to combine these two worlds and feel our creative team really helped accomplish that in these latest episodes,” said Gregori J. Martin, series creator, director, and showrunner.

Exclusive: Fans of The Bay can now find the digital sudser on Peacock.

The multi-camera serial drama is currently in production on 20 all-new episodes that will be released later this year, marking the completion of its 100th episode. Today, the cast and crew will commemorate the milestone while on location in Sun Valley, CA.

Filmed on location in Puerto Rico and Los Angeles, the new episodes star Daytime Emmy winners Kristos Andrews (Survive the Game) and Karrueche Tran as super couple Pete and Vivian Garrett, as well as Daytime Emmy winners Mary Beth Evans (Days of Our Lives) as Sara Garrett, Tristan Rogers (General Hospital) as Commissioner Lex Martin, Eric Nelsen (1883) as Daniel Garrett, and Mike Manning (This is Us) as Caleb McKinnon. Andrews will be doing double duty as Pete Garrett’s diabolical twin brother Adam Kenway, a role that garnered him a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding...

Victorya Brandart joins cast in The Raven — Victorya Brandart joins Gregori Martin’s horror opus The Raven. The full-lipped beauty Victorya Brandart has worked more behind the camera with her expertise in production. But this is no surprise at all. The successful Romanian model and performer has an advanced degree in organizational management to supplement her Bachelor’s [...]

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Nominees for the 12thAnnual Indie Series Awards were revealed Wednesday during a special episode of Serial Scoop Now hosted by actor and entertainer Jo Weil.

Anacostia and The Bay led the pack with 15 nominations each. They are joined in the Best Drama Series category by Arthur, Capital Roar, For the Record, Incompleteness, My Pride and Purgatory.

The comedies were led by The Amazing Gayl Pile: Last Resort with 14 nominations. They are joined in the Best Comedy Series category by Aidy Kane (Really Wants You to Love Him), Cady Did, Cam_Girlfriend, Claire-ity, The Communist's Daughter, Reality Sets In and Searching for Sylvie.

The growing audio fiction genre was added to the ceremony this year. The nominees for Best Audio Series are Around the Sun, Clutch: Chapter 3, Earth Eclipsed, Jack and Lou: A Gangster Love Story, The Ol' Timey Spectral Hour and Silva Lining's Care Plan.

A record number of submissions...

Exclusive: Amazon’s multiple Emmy-winning digital drama series The Bay has resumed production on its sixth season, brought to a halt earlier this year amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The series, along with virtually the entire TV and film industry, shut down production in mid-March due to the virus outbreak. Producer Lany Entertainment tells Deadline the series has resumed shooting at a secure location outside Los Angeles County. “Strictly adhering to the newly established industry guidelines, Lany Entertainment and The Bay producers have implemented rigorous safety standards and protocols including a skeleton crew and most of the cast being quarantined on a private 800-acre property, in addition to regular Covid-19 testing, and mandatory daily temperature checks from an onset medical professional, Lany Entertainment said in a statement.

Per Amazon’s official logline, The Bay follows the affluent yet cursed Bay City residents whose lives are riddled with forbidden love, malicious lies and never-ending scandals.

On Sunday, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) unveiled the winners in the Digital Dramas category for the 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards via a virtual livestream ceremony hosted by Jai Rodriguez from the original Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.

As the first virtual ceremony for the Daytime Emmys, Rodriguez hosted from a studio in Burbank adhering social distancing production protocols while the nominees waited to hear the winners virtually. The livestream from a dedicated, Vimeo-powered online viewing platform created for the Emmys also included interviews with some of the nominees throughout the ceremony.

This year’s Daytime Emmy Awards received nearly 300 entries in the Digital Drama categories, representing 25 separate shows entered across the genre. The nominees included the first two transgender acting nominees in Daytime Emmy history including Scott Turner Schofield his role in Studio City on Amazon Prime and Rowin for her role in King Ester on YouTube.

The 11th Annual Indie Series Awards nominations in 28 categories were revealed on Wednesday via Twitter. The ISAs celebrate the best in independently produced entertainment created for the Web.

Indoor Boys led all series with 15 total nominations. The show is joined in the Best Comedy Series category by Before We Go, FabUless, F#Cking 40, La règle de (3), The Ninth, Poor Us and Three Year Letterman.

Poz Roz and Studio City earned 12 nominations apiece to lead the dramas. They are joined in the Best Drama Series field by After Forever, The Bay, Bronx Siu, People Like Us, A Place Called Hollywood and Save Me.

In all, there are 33 nominated series from around the globe. Crystal trophies will be presented to the winners during a gala ceremony on April 1 at The Colony Theatre in Burbank, California. The two-day celebration includes a launch party, red carpet reception, press walk, presentation ceremony and official after party.

Exclusive: yA (working title), a spinoff of Amazon’s multiple Emmy-winning digital daytime drama series The Bay, which is in development from original series creator Gregori J. Martin, former General Hospital showrunner Wendy Riche and producer Lany Entertainment, is rounding out its cast.

Co-written by Martin and Riche, the coming of age young adult series will follow teens Frankie Sanders and Regan Sanders as they relocate to sunny California and a sometimes cruel new social environment of Bay City High. Crossing over from The Bay are series star Kristos Andrews as Pete Garrett, Vivica A. Fox as Dr. Angela Foster, and Michael Copon as Officer Colton Kurosaki.

The series regular cast of the spinoff also will include Dante Aleksander, who plays Xander Castro, with newcomers Damoni Burkhardt, Logan Garretson, Brady Gentry, Tyler C. Lofton,...

Twins Bianca D'Ambrosio and Chiara D'Ambrosio are set to star in a new young adult spinoff of Emmy and Indie Series Award winning The Bay titled yA.

Currently in pre-production, yA is co-written by original series creator and showrunner Gregori J. Martin and former General Hospital executive producer Wendy Riche. The show will be be co-directed by Martin and The Bay star Kristos Andrews, with principal photography set to begin next month.

Andrews' character, Pete Garrett, from The Bay will crossover to the series along with Lane Davies as Capt. Mackenzie Johnson, Dante Aleksander as Xander Castro, and Michael Copon as Colton Kurosaki.

Mike C. Manning (Teen Wolf) is also attached to the series with additional attachments to be announced.

Exclusive: yA (working title), a spinoff of Amazon’s multiple Emmy-winning digital daytime drama series The Bay, is in development from original series creator Gregori J. Martin, former General Hospital showrunner Wendy Riche and producer Lany Entertainment. Principal photography is set to begin next month on the project. A distributor has yet to be locked in.

Co-written by Martin and Riche, the new young adult series follows Frankie and Regan Sanders, played by twins Bianca D’Ambrosio and Chiara D’Ambrosio, who move from a rural area on the Central Coast into a multi-million dollar estate in the sunny, waterfront fictional town of Bay City California. Centering around the high school drama and a new social environment, Frankie and Regan are quickly swept into the cultural awakenings of a sometimes cruel new world.

Martin will co-direct the 10-episode first season with Lany Entertainment partner and The Bay‘s Kristos Andrews,...

1985: Nancy Lee Grahn debuted as Julia on Santa Barbara.

1985: Gh's Rick began to suspect Derrick was Mike's biological father.

1987: Dynasty's Alexis drove her car off a bridge. 1999: AMC's

Erica made her first public appearance since being disfigured."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

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1965: On Peyton Place, Claire (Mariette Hartley) stunned her mother, Grace (Edith Atwater), with the news that Dr. Vincent Markham (Leslie Nielsen) was actually Claire's husband. After learning Michael Rossi (Ed Nelson) knew Constance (Dorothy Malone) as an orderly...

Sean Patrick Flanery and Vivica A. Fox have joined Amazon Prime soap The Bay as special guest stars in the show's upcoming season.

Flanery will play Ty, the young brother of Sara Garrett (Mary Beth Evans), who's been left out of the family fortune. A man with no filter, expect Ty to voice his opinion on this and other issues he faces this season.

Flanery is best known for his motion picture roles in classics such as The Boondocks Saints and Powder. He also played recurring roles in the hit primetime series Dexter and The Dead Zone, in addition to a slew of other primetime episodic guest appearances. Daytime fans may remember Flanery for his role as Sam Gibson on CBS's The Young and the Restless.

"I've heard so many wonderful things about Sean that when he was brought to me to play the part of Ty Garrett on the show,...

McKenzie Westmore stirs up a little controversy on the upcoming season of The Bay. She will play Caroline Allen, a go-getter news reporter for K-bay News.

Westmore recently completed her stint as the host of the popular SyFy docu-series Face Off. Also a soap opera veteran, Westmore played Sheridan Crane on NBC's Passions and then moved over to ABC's All My Children in the role of Dr. Riley Sinclair.

"McKenzie and I have been friends for many years and have talked about her joining The Bay family for a while, but she had been busy working on her SyFy series,” said creator, writer, and director Gregori J. Martin. “When I learned she was available I knew the timing was right and I had to create this role for her this season. I'm excited to finally get to work with her."...

1985: Nancy Lee Grahn debuted as Julia on Santa Barbara.

1985: Gh's Rick began to suspect Derrick was Mike's biological father.

1987: Dynasty's Alexis drove her car off a bridge. 1999: AMC's

Erica made her first public appearance since being disfigured."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."

― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1965: On Peyton Place, Claire (Mariette Hartley) stunned her mother, Grace (Edith Atwater), with the news that Dr. Vincent Markham...

Good news, soap fans. The second season of digital drama, The Bay, premieres today on Amazon Prime. Check out the season two trailer, after the jump. An online soap opera set in Bay City, The Bay was created by Gregori J. Martin.Kristos Andrews, Mary Beth Evans, Derrell Whitt, Jade Harlow, Taylor Stanley, Tristan Rogers, Lilly Melgar, Ronn Moss, and Matthew Ashford star. The Bay won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Digital Series. Evans and Andrews also won the outstanding performer awards.Read More…...

Tim Haslam and Hugo Grumbar’s Embankment has upped Max Pirkis to its head of acquisitions and distribution. The move comes after what the company claims has been a successful Berlin with a slate including the Alicia Vikander-James McAvoy love story Submergence and Kit Harington-Dakota Fanning project Brimstone. Pirkis will now manage Embankment's acquisitions slate while also coordinating international delivery and distribution of current Embankment titles. Greg Martin…...

Giovanni Gopradi is a public speech fearing law student turned commited actor. In just two years he acted in 30 different films which required over a hundred casting calls. He's already built up an impressively diverse body of work, from playing in shorts and personal films to taking on Hollywood slapstick like Paul Blart Mall Cop 2. I got the chance to discuss his approach to acting, and his rapidly growing, diverse resume. Check it out!

Q. You seem to transition a lot from light hearted comedies/dramas to very serious roles. Can that be a jarring transition? Or do you take it quite naturally?

I correlate it to like, a normal event that happens in everyones life. When you goto a party the mindset is that you’re joking around and having a good time, and when there’s a death in the family that mindset changes. And it really depends...

When it comes to favorites around the Dread Central offices, few actors hold a spot higher than the always excellent Dee Wallace (The Howling, Rob Zombie's Halloween, Cujo, Critters, E.T.). This lady has done it all, and now she's about to tango with big red himself.

Bloody Disgusting got word that Wallace will be starring in the new film from Gregori J. Martin (The Intruders, Raven) Unhallowed, which shoots February in Los Angeles and New York.

Along with Wallace, Kristos Andrews, Gabrielle Stone, and Miriam Colon (who is still in talks) star. Martin's latest is in the vein of Rosemary's Baby and The Exorcist. It follows a family who loses their son and seeks guidance from a spiritual healer whom many believe to be the reincarnation of Luke (from the Bible). Cue supernatural happenings, vigorous readings from the Bible, and the usual Satanic hijinx.

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Kim Lee, Carlos Aleman attend Hangover 2 party hosted by Kim Lee at Avec Nightclub in Huntington Beach.Photo copyright curtis sabir / PR Photos. Eric Zuley, Johnny V attend Hangover 2 party hosted by Kim Lee at Avec Nightclub in Huntington Beach.Photo copyright curtis sabir / PR Photos. Hangover 2 party hosted by Kim Lee at Avec Nightclub in Huntington Beach.Photo copyright curtis sabir / PR Photos. Gregori J. Martin, Kristos Andrews attend Hangover 2 party hosted by Kim Lee at Avec Nightclub in Huntington Beach.Photo copyright curtis sabir / PR Photos. Aubrey O'Day, Kim Lee attend Hangover 2 party hosted by Kim Lee at Avec Nightclub in Huntington Beach.Photo copyright curtis sabir / PR Photos.

We Love Soaps TV has learned that The Bay star Mary Beth Evans will be guest starring on the upcoming third season of hit comedy web series Pretty. She joins Martha Byrne, Anthony Anderson, Genie Francis and many others in the all-star cast.

The twist? She will be crossing over her character, Sara Garrett, from The Bay!

The Bay producer Gregori J. Martin shares his excitement with We Love Soaps TV: "Pretty is one of the best web series I have seen. They have a stellar team both in front and behind the camera. I'm very excited to see Mary Beth as Sara Garrett cross over! I'm sure it'll be a hoot!"

Speaking of cross overs, Afton Boggiano will be bringing the character of Lucy Lively from Empire to The Bay on this week's installment of "Far From The Bay" on Thursday.

Stay tuned!

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Creator of The Bay, Gregori J. Martin and LANYfilms Productions have announced the premiere of Far From The Bay, a spin-off and prequel of Season Two, to begin streaming on the web Thursday, June 23rd at 3:15 p.m. Et / 12:15 p.m. Pt.

Viewers will follow Peter (Kristos Andrews, X Games Champion and Guinness World Record Holder), the youngest son of Sara Garrett (Mary Beth Evans, Days, Atwt, Gh), on his quest to find the woman he believes to be his mother. Shot on location in New York City, Peter retraces the steps of his cruel childhood in an attempt to find Claire Andrews (Marie Wilson, Atwt, PC), his adoptive mother who raised him until the age of seven.

With no memory of his recent past, Peter encounters members of his adoptive family, as well as those of his biological family, who are stunned by his misguided determination and jaded memories.