The Story of Soaps
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2020-05-19
Runtime: 120 mins
Director: Robin Pelleck, Rebecca Gitlitz
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: The Story of Soaps
Production Companies: MaggieVision Productions, Four M Studios
Production Countries: United States of America
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