All My Children and One Life to Live Cast Celebrate Online Revival with Sexy Photo Shoot!
After over 40 seasons on daytime television, both soap operas had been canceled in the past two years due to declining viewership. However, the shows have now been given a second chance thanks to Prospect Park, now being produced for The Online Network (TOLN) to be available on iTunes, Hulu and Hulu Plus in April.
"It's an emotional day," Kassie Wesley DePaiva (Blair Cramer) said of getting back together with her co-stars for the photo shoot. "The last time we got together for a press junket for 'One Life to Live,' we were saying goodbye to it. Today we're celebrating a rebirth and it's really amazing."
The news this January that the shows were being revived after their recent cancellations was not only a pleasant shock to fans but also to the shows' actors.
"We did a soap opera event a couple of months ago and someone said, 'When's 'One Life to Live' coming back, and I said, 'Look: It's never coming back!'" One Life to Live actor Tuc Watkins (David Vickers Buchanan) recounted. "...[But] here we are. We're back together again and we get to move into the future together."
Although the appetite for soap operas has decreased due to the overwhelming emergence of reality television, the shows' actors are confident that their loyal viewers will continue following their shows on the online platform.
"I think the fans never left," said All My Children actor Thorsten Kaye (Zach Slater). "They enjoyed the way we told stories back then, and I got a feeling this might be even better."
While the actual nominees won't be revealed until May 1, the National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the Drama Performer categories for the 40th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
Peer judges viewed clips of each entrant, then selected their top ten performer choices in each category, the results of which were then tabulated by an independent accounting firm. (There are 11 ladies in the Lead Actress category due to a tie.) Those who received the highest number of votes now advance to the Blue Ribbon screening round, which will determine both the nominees and the winners. This year, the Younger Actor and Younger Actress categories, for performers under the age of 25, only had 9 submissions each, so there was no pre-nomination round necessary.
In alphabetical order, here are the pre-nominated performers:
LEAD ACTRESS
Sharon Case (Sharon, THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS)
Jeanne Cooper (Katherine, Y&R)
Susan Flannery (ex-Stephanie, THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL)
Finola Hughes (Anna, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
Peggy McCay (Caroline, DAYS OF OUR LIVES)
Kelly Monaco (Sam, GH)
Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki, Y&R)
Michelle Stafford (Phyllis, Y&R)
Kelly Sullivan (Kate, GH)
Heather Tom (Katie, B&B)
Laura Wright (Carly, GH)
LEAD ACTOR
Maurice Benard (Sonny, GH)
Peter Bergman (Jack, Y&R)
Doug Davidson (Paul, Y&R)
Don Diamont (Bill, B&B)
Roger Howarth (Todd, GH)
Christian Jules LeBlanc (Michael, Y&R)
John McCook (Eric, B&B)
Michael Muhney (Adam, Y&R)
Stephen Nichols (ex-Tucker, Y&R)
Jason Thompson (Patrick, GH)
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Julie Marie Berman (Lulu, GH)
Jessica Collins (Avery, Y&R)
Melissa Claire Egan (Chelsea, Y&R)
Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis, GH)
Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe, Y&R)
Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth, GH)
Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke, B&B)
Lisa LoCicero (Olivia, GH)
Robin Mattson (Heather, GH)
Arianne Zucker (Nicole, DAYS)
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Bradford Anderson (Spinelli, GH)
Jeff Branson (ex-Ronan, Y&R)
Scott Clifton (Liam, B&B)
Shawn Christian (Daniel, DAYS)
Bryan Dattilo (Lucas, DAYS)
Billy Miller (Billy, Y&R)
Peter Porte (ex-Ricky, Y&R)
James Reynolds (Abe, DAYS)
Greg Rikaart (Kevin, Y&R)
Greg Vaughan (Eric, DAYS)
YOUNGER ACTRESS
Kristen Alderson (Starr, GH)
Camila Banus (Gabi, DAYS)
Linsey Godfrey (Caroline, B&B)
Hunter King (Summer, Y&R)
Kate Mansi (Abigail, DAYS)
Kim Matula (Hope, B&B)
Lindsey Morgan (Kristina, GH)
Haley Pullos (Molly, GH)
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy, B&B)
YOUNGER ACTOR
Casey Deidrick (Chad, DAYS)
Chad Duell (Michael, GH)
Max Ehrich (Fenmore, Y&R)
Adam Gregory (Thomas, B&B)
Bryton James (Devon, Y&R)
Chandler Massey (Will, DAYS)
Daniel Polo (ex-Jamie, Y&R)
Tequan Richmond (TJ, GH)
Freddie Smith (Sonny, DAYS)
The stars of Days of our Lives answering some fan questions and talking about the show and some of their personal lives.
This week's Soap Opera Digest features an article about Nick.
Nick blackmails Will into signing away his rights to the baby, but Sonny tells Will that he thinks Nick is really doing this because Will is gay.
Will confronts Nick, who indirectly confirms Will's suspicions. Blake Berris explains that Will is even more concerned that he's signed away his baby to someone who can be a jerk.
Nick tells Gabi he wants to speed up their plans to get married, and he also tells her about his time in prison, but he doesn't open up completely. Berris tells SOD that he thinks Nick is "somewhat unbalanced".
Meanwhile, Hope and Eric visit a man in prison named Vargas. They want to include him in an outreach program Eric is doing, but they don't realize that Vargas has ties to Nick...
The multi-talented Cady McClain (Dixie Martin) of All My Children posted a brand new blog today on her website after stepping into the new production offices of Prospect Park’s online revival of the series! McClain shares her enthusiasm and makes some very valid points as we move soaps from television to the Internet!
Here is what Cady posted: “First off, a million ‘thank you’s’ to all the folks who have written to me either here on my site or on Facebook or Twitter to tell me how happy and excited they are about All My Children and One Life to Live being brought back from the dead (in pure soap opera style) only to live again on the Internet.
It was thrilling to walk into the production offices today and see so many faces that I have known from behind the scenes. One person said to me, “It’s like coming home” (and I don’t mean like the movie but I had to link to it because it’s just so awesome). Both my fiancee Jon (yeah, that guy I’m cuddling) and I know how meaningful soaps can be – we met on the set of As the World Turns! Now I can’t imagine my life without him. (Yep, I’m going to marry that man!)
People who work in daytime are a special lot. It’s hard for me to put my finger on it, but suffice it to say, we work hard, laugh hard, and love hard! Just like you, we are fans of “the stories,” and feel deeply for the characters who act them out. (I get very emotional when I see David Canary, for example). By sharing these stories with you, the audience, I feel like we have become one big, crazy family. (Just when you thought you’d got out…)
And to answer your question, “Where can I watch them?” I know for a fact you will be able to see them on HULU and iTunes sometime this spring. As much we are all so excited, some people are feeling a little freaked out about the soaps being on the Internet. A few people have asked me “How am I going to watch them NOW? Why aren’t they on TV? Argh!” This is again, where family comes in.
Do you remember when your aunt or grandma or mom called you into the living room to look at her soap opera on the TV, screaming, “OH MY GOD YOU’VE GOT TO SEE THIS” and that moment when you frantically queried, “What’s happening? Who is that? TELL ME EVERYTHING!” Well the same thing is going to happen, only now it might be in reverse. Your niece or daughter, or grand daughter might now be the one hollering, “OMG! You’ve got to see this!” while pulling out her laptop, tablet, or smart phone. It’s not so different: it’s still a generational connection that is going to occur, it’s just coming to you via a different mechanism.
Maybe you are one of those people who are far more web savvy and I say to you, “Bravo! Tell me everything!” I hear you can get something that will hook the Internet up to your TV (one is called Apple TV) so if you NEED to watch it right away through your TV SCREEN, then you will be able to. THAT SAID, the shows WILL be on cable TV after they have showed on the Internet for awhile. but if you want to be the first to see it… all you need is an internet connection. Yep, I hear it will be FREE.
There are also a lot of people who are talking about certain changes they have heard about and are freaked out by. I would ask you to keep an open mind. One of the great things about the Internet (and there are many IMHO) is the fact that there is so much freedom. With that freedom comes a lot of creative opportunity and new choices that the production team can make that they never were allowed to before. Personally, I think that’s exciting! The possibilities are endless!
Please remember, Agnes Nixon is working on every single story and element. Since she built both OLTL and AMC, I would encourage you to trust in Agnes and go along for the ride! I mean, c’mon… hasn’t she done pretty great so far?
Finally: Isn’t it just AMAZING that these shows are going to get a chance to continue? I am honored to be a part of this incredible moment in time. #soexcited”
In a wonderful video segment with the Associated Press, Genie Francis talks about her return to General Hospital as Laura for the shows 50th anniversary! But what we found most interesting and intriguing was how Genie explained how 35 years ago Gloria Monty came in as GH’s executive producer and changed the face of daytime and moved the show from 45 minutes to an hour, and within that resuscitated the show.
Now in 2013, Francis gives kudos to the current GH executive producer, Frank Valentini, for his passion, vision, and increasing the viewership, while being able to take General Hospital into the next phase of its historic run.
Great news confirmed today via Jordi Vilasuso’s (Griffin, AMC) Paos Revolution Facebook page. Long time All My Children favorite Ray MacDonnell, is on his way to Prospect Park’s online reboot as Dr. Joe Martin!
According to the Paos Revolution post, “We are happy to confirm Michael E. Knight’s comment he made about Ray MacDonnell in a recent interview- he will indeed be stopping by AMC as our lovable Dr. Joe Martin.”
While “stopping by” would indicate that Ray may just make a guest appearance and not be on the soap long or short term, it is still nice to know that Pine Valley’s permanent fixture, Dr. Joe Martin is still there and part of the Martin Clan.
Jill Larson has posted a very special and heartfelt message to her fans and followers on her facebook page where she shares some of her personal thoughts and excitement at seeing that production of new episodes of All My Children is just a few days away. Larson, who plays Opal Gardner, related that the whole experience of seeing the new studio, the sets being built, seeing all friends from the crew and production associates, and new dressing rooms, really hit home that this is really happening!
Here is Jill’s post: “I just want to share with all of you some of my thoughts and experiences from the last few days. There is something quite miraculous about this whole thing. Some of you have likened it to the resurrections of characters who have been killed off and it’s true. But whereas my job as an actor was to feign amazement for something that is rather hard to believe in in real life, this experience is a gradual realization that this is indeed happening…in real life!
Like several people I’ve talked with since we started hearing about this project, we’ve wondered what it could be like… it’s for the internet, afterall, we associate the internet with homemade videos and stuff made on a shoestring, how will this be for our shows, will they look anything like what we saw when they were on a broadcast network? There is a certain trepidation and of course risk when trying something completely new.
But when I walked into the new studio on Thursday I knew right away that something big was happening, something I could recognize as professional quality, even though it’s all still just being built. But there are real dressing rooms, real offices, a REAL studio floor with sets and a props room, set decorators, it hit me THIS IS REAL, this will happen and it will be good!
THEN I started seeing so many familiar faces, people we were forced to leave behind when we moved to LA. I thought of our last night in NY, our “party” if you could call it that, saying goodbye to people we’d worked with for decades, feeling guilty and worried for them and their families as they stayed behind without work, figuring we’d never be together again, possibly never even see them again. And then, there they were! Howie and Penny and Fritz and Sonya, Jason and Brenden, Maggie and Jim. And our directors, Steven and Conal, Angela and Chris, and of course our visionary leaders, Ginger Smith and Agnes. We all just kept looking at each other saying, “I can’t believe this is happening!”
Going to LA was presented as a last desperate attempt to save our show. It required sacrifice, eliminating, deprivation and hardship. This feels like a true New Beginning, in true soap opera style. It feels exciting, expansive and full of possibility. It feels like a miracle!! -Jill”
Daytime Emmy winner, Eden Riegel who is set to return to All My Children for a guest arc as Bianca Montgomery took to Twitter today to share her enthusiasm with the fans on reprising her role for Prospect Park’s reboot of the series!
Riegel tweeted, “Thank you all for the outpouring of support today. I am thrilled to be returning as Bianca! So I guess I better follow my… ahem… daughter: @JordanLanePrice Gabby, you’re still to young for twitter. I hope.”
General Hospital fans have witnessed some fantastic scenes between MIA father Frisco Jones (Jack Wagner) and his daughter Maxie (Kirsten Storms) on recent episodes of the ABC soap opera! The emotions were high as Maxie struggled to open to her father, who had not been present most of her life, while Frisco felt the guilt of never having been there for his daughter! Finally, Maxie entrusts Frisco with the news of her baby drama, and the truth that she lost Dante and Lulu’s baby, and is now having her and Spinelli’s baby. All the while, Britt has been blackmailing Maxie with her secret in order to get Maxie to help destroy Sabrina’s nursing career! Once Frisco hears the details he vows to fix this for Maxie and stand by her. It was hard not to notice the deep connection that played out between these two performers.
Well now in the latest issue of Soap Opera Digest on newsstands now, Jack Wagner reveals that his real life experience being reunited with his daughter Kerry, who went looking for her biological parents, had made an impact in those Frisco and Maxie scenes.
Wagner related, “I have to say after my daughter having found me and now doing this scene work with Kirsten Storms, I was literally holding back tears – even in rehearsal. I can’t tell you the raw emotion it brought up in me, dealing with this daughter and the fact that I haven’t been present in her life. It was so deep and powerful that I couldn’t have anticipated it. I just want to grab her and put my arms around her. I continually got the note, ‘Hey, you’re not the one who’s supposed to be crying! (Laughs)’ Talk about art imitating life, I just lived this!”
Here is a bit of intriguing casting news right from Opal Gardner herself, Jill Larson! The All My Children star not only tweeted, but also posted on her facebook page that CBS The Price is Right’s first ever male model contest winner, Rob Wilson has joined Prospect Park’s revival of the series as Opal’s son, Petey Cortlandt!
Larson tweeted “Are you following my ‘son’ “Petey?” @MrRobertScott #AMC“, and then on her facebook page she wrote, “Here’s my ‘son’ “Petey” played by Rob Wilson.”
As AMC fans know, Daniel Kennedy was the last actor to play the role of Petey Cortlandt. As far as Wilson, last October he won the nearly two month search going up against other male hopefuls seeking the job on the number one CBS Daytime game show for their groundbreaking move to have a first hot male model, when for decades that role was handled only by beautiful women.
On this morning’s episode of ABC’s talk show, The View, Susan Lucci was a special guest promoting her role in Devious Maids, and the possibility of her returning to Prospect Park’s All My Children as the iconic Erica Kane!
On the possibility of a return to Pine Valley, Lucci said, “I so hope that I can return. I want with all my heart to return to All My Children. I just don’t know the answer yet, but what I do know is that all of us all of us are working so hard to make that happen. I really want to. My heart is certainly with Agnes Nixon, and it’s going to be wonderful. I want you all to watch because it’s going to be great.”
Susan also related her disappointment and heartache of AMC being canceled in the first place: “It was emotional and it took me by surprise. It was a mourning process. It would be similar to losing someone you love. I lost a family, the All My Children family, and the wonderful part of Erica Kane.”
So, here we go! Some more very cool video coming out of Stamford Connecticut, the new home to Pine Valley! This time the clip is from Paos Revolution’s and All My Children star, Jordi Vilasuso who is returning to the show as Dr. Griffin Castillo! Well, at least we hope he is still a doctor!
Jordi took this video perusing the set-up and the building of the new dressing rooms for the Prospect Park reboot of AMC, which starts with signage that says, ” Welcome (Back) All My Children!” Then, Jordi shows us dressing room #8 which will be his, and he ends his little tour with, “I love being back on All My Children!”
All My Children has cast veteran actor Ryan Bittle in the contract role of JR Chandler. Bittle replaces Jacob Young, who is currently appearing on CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful” as Rick Forrester.
Bittle first broke out into television in 1994, when he starred in the teen series “Sweet Valley High.” He portrayed Todd Wilkins on the popular series. Bittle’s other television credits include recent appearances in “Shameless,” “The New Normal” and “Bones.”
In a bit of irony, Bittle appeared on “AMC” in 2010 in the role of “Logan.” He will return to the series when it becomes available on Hulu and iTunes later this spring.
Eric Nelsen has been cast as an aged AJ Chandler, son of JR Chandler (now played by Ryan Bittle) and Babe Chandler. Nelsen, who according to his IMDb was originally cast as Eric van der Woodsen on the CW’s “Gossip Girl” before studio execs felt he was too young for the part, will be tackling the Pine Valley High School teen scene when he debuts on the series later this spring.
The actor appeared in 2006 as Kevin Ross Marler on CBS’ “Guiding Light.” He will star along side Liam Neeson in the upcoming film “A Walk Among Tombstones.” He appeared in episodes of the popular teen sitcom “iCarly” and more recently in the defunct CBS primetime series “NYC 22.”
Denyse Tontz has been cast in the contract role of Miranda Montgomery, Bianca’s (Eden Riegel) now aged daughter. It was previously reported that Jordan Lane Price had been cast in the role, but it looks like Price will be portraying the role of a new character by the name of Celia Fitzgerald instead.
Tontz has appeared in a number of teen centric series including “Pair of Kings,” “Big Time Rush,” and “Shake It Up!“
Sal Stowers (short for Saleisha Stowers) has been cast in the role of Cassandra Foster, the adopted daughter of Angela Hubbard (Debbi Morgan), who the good doctor found abandoned in a dumpster during her run on ABC’s “The City” back in the mid-1990′s. The character returned as an 18 year-old seeking comfort from mommy dearest in 2008 as portrayed by Yaya DaCosta.
Stowers appeared as herself on “America’s Next Top Model.” She most recently appeared in episodes of “New Girl” and “The Exes.”
He wooed the ladies on “General Hospital,” and now Ingo Rademacher is set to woo America as a contestant on the 16th season of “Dancing With The Stars.” Paired with dancer Kym Johnson, Rademacher will be competing against a very diverse cast, including country star Wynonna Judd, “American Idol” alum Kellie Pickler, actress Zendayz Coleman, comedian Andy Dick, Olympic skater Dorothy Hamill, comedian D.L. Hughley, football player Jacoby Jones, boxer Victor Ortiz, Olympic gymnast Alexandra Raisman, and reality star Lisa Vanderpump.
As an experienced kayaker, triathlete and waterman, Rademacher should have no problem holding his own in the intense dance competition, but should he need any pointers, he won’t have to look far: Several of his daytime counterparts, including “GH”‘s Kelly Monaco, “Days Of Our Lives’” Lisa Rinna, and “All My Children’s” Susan Lucci, Cameron Mathison and J.R. Martinez, have also twirled across the stage with the hopes of winning the coveted mirror ball trophy.
“All My Children’s” Pine Valley has been a bit of ghost town since the show left the air back in 2011, but not any more: Monday, February 25 marked the first day that past and new actors alike stepped into TOLN’s version of the legendary soap’s fictional town in Stamford, Connecticut — and judging by actor tweets, it seems the first week of taping is going well!
“It was a bright, sunny day in Pine Valley today, even for Dr. D!” joked Vincent Irizarry, who has reprised his role as David.
Added Eric Nelson, who’s playing a SORASed AJ: “Filming today was amazing… I have the best cast and crew ever!”
Cady McClain, who has returned as Dixie, also had a memorable first day back, not only because of the welcome gift baskets Prospect Park surprised the cast with, but also because, as she tweeted, it was a “history making day, like when serial drama went from radio to TV.”
“[It was] a historic first day of filming,” added AMC’s supervising producer, Sonia Blangiardo. “[We] hope to make Agnes [Nixon, show creator] proud!”
Actor Daniel Covin has been cast in the recurring role of Hunter on TOLN‘s “All My Children.” News of Covin’s signing came about after the actor tweeted, “Hyped to let you know I just booked the role of Hunter on the all new #AllMyChildren!” The actor added, “I start filming on Thursday!”
In a recent audition script, Hunter is described by “Charlotte” (now known as Miranda Montgomery) as being the Romeo of Pine Valley High School when it comes to the ladies. “You know, most girls would’ve jumped at the chance to be with me no matter who else was there.” Miranda’s response was, “I’m not most girls.”
Look for Hunter to interact with Miranda (Denyse Tontz) and AJ Chandler (Eric Nelsen) as part of the Pine Valley High School teen scene when “AMC” debuts this spring exclusively on Hulu.
As had been widely expected, Rick Springfield is returning to ABC’s “General Hospital” just as the soap gets ready to hit the half century mark. According to People Magazine, Springfield, who debuted as Dr. Noah Drake on “GH” in 1981 before launching himself into superstardom starting with the debut of hit single “Jessie’s Girl,” will reprise his role over the course of several episodes in April.
“He lost his wife and became a drunk and regretted all these terrible, sinful ways and then cleaned his act up when he almost died from the alcohol,” said Springfield in reference to how his character has evolved. “Now he disappears all the time, going to Doctors Without Borders and going around the world helping people. I guess he’s gone from a drunk to being incredibly altruistic. I’m not nearly as altruistic as Noah Drake is.”
In addition to Springfield’s return, People is reporting that the actor’s son, Liam Springthorpe, will also make an appearance on “GH” as a cop. While talking to People, Springthorpe said, “I think it makes it much more pleasing and applicable for me because I think at least for me personally, I have always tried to keep a bit of distance from … my father’s path, and respectfully so.” He added, “I think this is a really good way to kind of go about getting my foot in the door, meanwhile being comfortable in the process.” Like his father, Springthrope has his own band.
Springfield and Springthorpe are not expected to share scenes with one another, according to People.
Leigh McCloskey is returning to CBS Daytime‘s “The Young and the Restless.” The actor was previously on the daytime soap as Dr. Kurt Costner, involved in a love triangle with Hope (Signy Coleman) and Ashley (then Shari Shattuck) back in 1997. McCloskey is reprising this role.
Soap Opera Digest is reporting that McCloskey is set to air on “Y&R” March 6. Many fans remember him from his role as Damian on ABC’s “General Hospital,” as well as his double stint on NBC’s “Santa Barbara” as Dr. Zach Kelton and Ethan Asher.
Bonnie Franklin, the actress best known for her starring role on the classic sitcom ONE DAY AT A TIME, but known to soap fans for a recent stint on THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS as Sister Celeste, died this morning at the age of 69 from complications from pancreatic cancer.
Franklin's career began when she was nine years old on the COLGATE COMEDY HOUR, and spanned stage and screens both big and small over the years.
Robert Adamson (Noah, THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS) has just directed a music video for one of his HOLLYWOOD HEIGHTS co-stars, Brittany Underwood (Langston, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
The song is called "Flow," which Underwood says "is about letting it go. You have all this stress in your life, and just learn that it's going to be okay. I wrote it with Matthew Gerrard, who did "Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson and "She's No You" by Jesse McCartney (JR, ALL MY CHILDREN). I was so excited to work with him."
Eagle-eyed viewers might notice cameos from former OLTL castmate Kristen Alderson (Starr) and GENERAL HOSPITAL's Chad Duell (Michael) as well as HOLLYWOOD HEIHTS co-star Ashley Holiday (Melissa)!
"I'm super-excited about it," Underwood enthuses. "I hope everybody likes it!"
Get ready to set your DVRs! Soaps In Depth hears that the daily CBS program THE TALK will be dedicating an episode in honor of THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS' 40th anniversary on Monday, March 25 (a day shy of the show's actual anniversary on March 26). Details as to which cast members will be sitting at the table with the ladies of THE TALK are still being worked out, but this is one episode fans - including THE TALK's own Sheryl Underwood - won't want to miss! "I try to modulate being an uber-fan of soaps but sometimes it just comes out," Underwood enthuses!
Erin Hershey Presley's single mom Alison may not have survived her last stint on GENERAL HOSPITAL, but the actress herself is doing a whole lot better than her ill-fated alter ego — she and husband Brian Presley (Jack, PORT CHARLES) are expecting their third child!
"Hope everyone is doing well," Brian posted on his Facebook page. "I would like to take the time to share with everyone that my wife and I are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our third child. We are having another little girl (Ruby Rose Presley) who is due to enter the world sometime around June 15. Children are the greatest gift from God and we are very blessed to be having another child. Have a wonderful day!"
Ruby Rose will join six-year-old Jackson and three-year-old Emma in the family.
Actor Alfredo Diaz has joined the cast of TOLN’s “All My Children” in the recurring role of Vlad. The actor tweeted, “So so happy!” after announcing the news to his followers on Twitter.
According to a character breakdown obtained by Soap Opera Network, Vlad is described as a ruthless individual willing to go about any means necessary to get what he wants even if that means putting one’s life in jeopardy.
The storyline that brings Vlad to “AMC,” per an audition script, is derived from the Liam Neeson film, “Taken.” Vlad, along with his boss Uri, are understood to be involved in a sex trafficking ring. The storyline is expected to heavily involve the characters of Jesse Hubbard (Darnell Williams) and Zach Slater (Thorsten Kaye), who will be working together to bring down Vlad and Uri.
The OnLine Network (TOLN) has confirmed the following stars who have joined the cast of “All My Children.”
As previously reported, “All My Children” and “One Life to Live” began production on Monday, February 25 in Stamford, CT for new episodes scheduled to release later this spring on Hulu and iTunes. Today, The OnLine Network (TOLN) announced the following contract cast for the reboot of “AMC”:
Julia Barr (Brooke English)
Ryan Bittle (JR Chandler)
David Canary (Adam Chandler)
Lindsay Hartley (Cara Castillo)
Vincent Irizarry (Dr. David Hayward)
Francesca James (Evelyn Johnson)
Thorsten Kaye (Zach Slater)
Jill Larson (Opal Cortlandt)
Ray MacDonnell (Dr. Joe Martin)
Cady McClain (Dixie Cooney)
Debbi Morgan (Dr. Angela Hubbard)
Eric Nelsen (AJ Chandler)
Jordan Lane Price (Celia Fitzgerald)
Eden Riegel (Bianca Montgomery)
Heather Roop (Jane McIntyre)
Saleisha (Sal) Stowers (Cassandra Foster)
Denyse Tontz (Miranda Montgomery)
Jordi Vilasuso (Griffin Castillo)
Darnell Williams (Jesse Hubbard)
Robert Scott Wilson (Peter Cortlandt)
The OnLine Network (TOLN) has confirmed the following stars who have joined the cast of “One Life to Live.”
As previously reported, “All My Children” and “One Life to Live” began production on Monday, February 25 in Stamford, CT for new episodes scheduled to release later this spring on Hulu and iTunes. Today, The OnLine Network (TOLN) announced the following contract cast for the reboot of “OLTL”:
Melissa Archer (Natalie Buchanan Banks)
Kassie DePaiva (Blair Cramer)
Jerry verDorn (Clint Buchanan)
Robert Gorrie (Matthew Buchanan)
Laura Harrier (Destiny Evans)
Josh Kelly (Cutter Wentworth)
Florencia Lozano (Tea Delgado)
Kelley Missal (Danielle Manning)
Erika Slezak (Victoria ‘Viki’ Lord Buchanan)
Hillary B. Smith (Nora Buchanan)
Robin Strasser (Dorian Lord)
Andrew Trischitta (Jack Manning)
Tuc Watkins (David Vickers)
Robert S. Woods (Bo Buchanan)
Mateo remained in a coma. Scott and Gillian had sex. Tad and Adam found the mystery woman, but she eluded them, and they ended up getting into a bar brawl. Liza got David to confess that he had administered Adam the wrong medication in the hopes of framing Jake -- on hidden camera. Bianca was admitted to the hospital and given a feeding tube. Marian thought she was seducing Adam, but wound up making love to Stuart. Afterwards, she told Opal that it was the best sex she'd ever had. David told the hospital board that he, not Jake, had switched the medication.
Holden sent a clue to his whereabouts. Andy was attacked, and a vital clue was destroyed. Holden learned that James was planning to gas the people attending Sam and Kirk's celebration, including a pregnant Lily. Carly was feeling the pressure to get pregnant. Kirk laid a trap for Sam, which had serious repercussions. Bob and Kim found Molly. Andy was suspicious of Matt, but Nikki wouldn't listen. Lily recruited David's help with the promise of $500,000.
After apparently killing Amur, Rush stowed away on a freighter bound for the United States. Ridge gave Brooke a romantic evening, which was interrupted by Taylor's arrival. Taylor lied to Brooke about telling Ridge about Thomas. Taylor told Thorne that she was telling Ridge about the baby as soon as possible. After Thorne left in a huff, Stephanie stopped over, and Taylor told her about Thomas' parentage. James tried to reach Maggie, but he wasn't offering what she wanted. Maggie went ahead with her plan to take Sheila down. Thanks to the construction man, Maggie, Lauren, and Judy were able to "haunt" Sheila while she was alone in her home. Thorne turned to Macy for comfort.
Edmund joined Susan in Salem as she faced questioning about Kristen's death, although she denied killing Kristen. Laura seemed strangely untroubled by Kristen's death, and was ecstatic when Jack proposed to Jennifer. Bo and Hope continued to pine for each other, but didn't do anything about it. Billie was concerned her addiction jeopardized the health of her unborn baby. Franco continued to manipulate Sami, who finally realized it was pointless to try to make Austin jealous. Mike decided to apply for the coveted University Hospital Chief of Staff position and hired Carrie as his PR person. Stefano mourned Kristen's death, but was more worried that Lexie would find out what had happened to Celeste. Celeste, still having hallucinations, sought out Sister Mary Moira for help. John, Roman, Abe, and Bo collaborated on the investigation of Kristen's death, with Roman as the lead investigator. Marlena's choice was delayed once more. Vivian got Jonesy to sign the will, unaware that it was worthless.
Jason's control of the organization was threatened when Jax stirred up trouble. Brenda asked Jax to marry her. Carly and Robin faced off. Liz told an unsupportive Audrey about her attack and later went ahead with an examination.
Annie donned a parachute and jumped out of the plane, leaving a bound Reva to fend her for herself in the pilotless plane. Josh searched for Reva, but his sailboat capsized in the storm; the Coast Guard rescued him. Josh found the last message from Reva, which she had left on the machine as the plane was going down. Holly was a match for donating a kidney to Maureen. Fletcher and Holly got into a major argument over Roger. Fletcher admitted that the reason he wanted to move so badly was because of Roger. Holly was furious and said she wouldn't let Roger manipulate her, and she wasn't going to let her husband either. Rob went to the cabin and "had" to stay because of car problems. Michael told Josh that he could have his Reva back.
Blair told the truth, and Todd was released from jail. A seriously burned Kevin was taken back to Llanview Hospital. Nora confronted Georgie, but gave her a second chance. Nora quit working for Blue Jay Records. Téa served Todd with divorce papers. Todd interrupted Ian's memorial service.
Thanks to Victoria's intervention, Cole and Ashley got back together. Victor accepted that his daughter and Cole were divorcing when he saw Cole receive divorce papers. Diane saw Victor down in the dumps about his children, and she planned a "mile-high" surprise for him. Phillip paid a visit to Ryan at his office and was surprised when his dad shed tears of joy upon getting another chance with him. Sharon learned that both Nick and Victor had told Grace not to take Cassie to the ranch anymore. She went to Christine and Paul and told them about Cassie. Christine warned Sharon that neither she nor Grace had a legal right to Cassie and that if Sharon continued to push it, Cassie could end up in a foster home. Cassie became confused because of both Grace and Sharon's behavior. Tony and Grace finally made love. Danny continued to tell Christine that they belonged together. Jack confused Jill by both complimenting and flirting with her. "Sarah" devised a plan to get Josh alone -- she faked a "female illness" and went to the hospital. Neil discovered that he was impotent.
3/4, Sonny talks to Will about Nick's motives; Nick tells Gabi he wants to accelerate their marriage plans; Rafe and Kate get intimate; Daniel is stunned by Jennifer's decision; Chloe asks Nancy for help; Cameron comforts Abigail.
3/5, Kate asks Rafe about their relationship; Sami makes a request; Nick tells Gabi about his time in prison; Will asks Nick if he is homophobic; Kristen asks Chad to move into the mansion.
3/6, Kate tries to trick Will into telling her what's going on; Gabi worries that Nick isn't dealing with his past; E.J. and Sami scheme about Nick; Nicole comes close to admitting her feelings for Eric to Chloe.
3/7, Brady tells Victor and Maggie that he's moving in with Kristen; Nancy arrives in town; Maxine and Kayla try to get Daniel and Jennifer back together; Nicole realizes she can never be with Eric.
3/8, Roman consoles Marlena; Stefano returns to town; Nancy drives a wedge between Daniel and Jennifer; Chad reaches out to Abigail.
(Graduation)
3/4, Sabrina is devastated when she learns that she won't be graduating now; Kristina confronts Molly about her feelings for Rafe.
(Transferred)
3/5, Heather gets moved to a higher security hospital; Olivia arrives at Steve's apartment in her wedding dress.
(Apology)
3/6, Sonny tries to convince Kate to start therapy; Laura wonders if Anna is being faithful to Luke.
(The Kiss)
3/7, Laura is furious after witnessing Anna and Duke kiss; TJ feels neglected after Molly chose to spend time with Rafe over him.
(Winning Back Carly)
3/8, Todd vows to win back Carly's affections; Spinelli attempts to get out of his deal with Tracy.
(New Job)
3/4, Rick has a proposal for Carter; Brooke tells Bill about Taylor and Eric.
(Flirting)
3/5, Rick hides his true identity from Maya; Taylor's belongings get moved into Eric's house.
(New Idea)
3/6, Bill has a clever idea for Brooke; Hope asks Liam for an important favor.
(Bill's Offer)
3/7, Katie rejects Bill's idea; Hope focuses her energy on her work.
(New Relationship)
3/8, Donna and Pam discuss Taylor and Eric's new relationship.
3/4, Phyllis receives a warning from Billy; Lauren wants Carmine to keep their secret.
3/5, Dylan has a talk with Sharon; Phyllis inquires about Kyle's intentions with Summer.
3/6, Michael tries to reconnect with Lauren; the Newman family celebrates Nikki and Victor's impending wedding.
3/7, Adam opens up to Sharon; Victor takes action
3/8, Leslie begs Avery to drop a case; Chelsea gets ready to reveal a secret to Adam.