Released:
2020-05-19

Overview:
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.

Directors:
Robin Pelleck, Rebecca Gitlitz

Runtime:
2h 0min

Genre:
Documentary

• Cast:
• 
  Shelly Altman
  as
  Self
• 
  John Aniston
  as
  Self
• 
  Alec Baldwin
  as
  Self
• 
  Maurice Benard
  as
  Self
• 
  Lorraine Broderick
  as
  Self