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‘Cry Wolf’: Alyvia Alyn Lind Among Duo Joining FX Limited Series

The project, inspired by the Danish series Ulven Kommer (Cry Wolf) by Maja Jul Larsen, is a psychological family thriller following a social worker, Kath (Colman), and a mother, April (Larson), thrust into crisis when the mother’s teenage daughter, Mia (Lind), alleges abuse, pushing both women to their limits as they navigate an impossible situation.

Hatosy plays April’s husband and Mia’s stepfather who is at the center of the girl’s abuse allegations.

Also cast as a series regular is child actor Jack Greig as April’s son.

Produced by FX Productions, Cry Wolf is executive produced by Treem, who serves as showrunner, Colman via her South of the River Pictures, Melissa Bernstein of Special Interests and Larson.

Lind recently starred opposite Toni Collette in Netflix’s psychological thriller series Wayward. She played the female lead in the Syfy horror series Chucky and was part of the main cast of Roku’s The Spiderwick Chronicles and Netflix’s Daybreak. Lind also played the role of Dolly Parton in the NBC movie Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors and its followup, Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love, earning a Critics Choice Award nomination for the former.

Lind, whose feature credits include Blended, Overboard and Masquerade, is repped by CAA and Brecheen Feldman Breimer Silver Thompson.

Greig’s upcoming projects include roles in the TV series The Copenhagen Test and movies The Pond, Heart of the South and Father of Us. He is repped by DiCaro Talent Management.

Vivica A. Fox Signs With Innovative Artists Entertainment

Actress, writer, and producer Vivica A. Fox recently appeared in the movie The Christmas Campaign as well as A Christmas Murder Mystery.

She is well known for her roles as Jasmine Dubrow in the $817M-plus grossing Roland Emmerich sci-fi blockbuster Independence Day, as Vernita Green in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill (which just had its full Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 saga re-released last weekend by Lionsgate), Maxine in Soul Food, and Shate Smith in Two Can Play That Game.

She directed the BET+ biographical crime drama film, First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story, for which she received an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special.

On the television side, Fox has starred in Keeping Up with the Joneses, Empire, and 1-800-Missing for which she won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series. She has appeared in Black-ish, Degrassi: The Next Generation, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Fox was also a contestant on season 3 of Dancing with the Stars and appeared as herself on Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Miss Universe, and RuPaul’s Drag Race.

Fox has produced and starred in over 25 The Wrong… franchise television thriller films for Lifetime.

After successful collaborations with major brands such as Cadillac, Google, and Carshield, Fox launched her own hair company, The Vivica Fox Hair Collection.

The multi-hyphenate also hosted the podcast Hustling With Vivica A. Fox with Dr. Phil’s Stage 29 Productions, which ran for two years and authored the book Every Day I’m Hustling.

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Heather Tom Says She was Confronted in Times Square by a Woman Furious Over One Life to Live's Baby-Switching Storyline

At the time, Tom, 50, was starring on ABC’s One Life to Live as Kelly Cramer. The soap, which ran until 2011 on ABC, filmed at the time in New York City. Beginning in 2004, Kelly became involved in a storyline (which crossed over into ABC’s All My Children) where she, wishing to keep her husband to Kevin Buchanan (Dan Gauthier), hides a miscarriage from him.

Her half-brother Paul Cramer (played by Tom’s real brother David) delivers babies for two women living in Llanview (the center of action on AMC) and gives one to Kelly. Kelly is originally unaware of the switch, but when she finds out, Paul tries to blackmail her.

“The baby switch storyline was super fun, and I loved crossing over between One Life and All My Children, but people had big reactions,” Tom told PEOPLE exclusively. “I remember I was in Times Square one time, and I was crossing the street to go see a show. This woman stops in the middle of the crosswalk and she's like, ‘You give that baby back!’ ”

Tom was shocked. “I was just like, ‘Okay, will do.’ Noted, but very visceral, angry,” she said.

Tom said that even though a baby-switch storyline might seem a little too unlikely, “The things that we do on these shows, even though they're heightened and they're melodrama and they're over the top, they boil down to real emotions. It boils down to Kelly wanted a baby, and she wanted a baby really bad.”

To make the storyline feel real, Tom had to “tap into” those emotions. “That want, that need is something you can tap into, and then play the reality of, ‘What the hell have I gotten myself into? This is not good.’ ”

When given an over-the-top plot, Tom tries to keep things grounded. “If I were in this situation, how would I deal with it? What tools does this character have to deal with the situation, and what is the base of this emotion? What drives this character? What's her truth that will color whatever she does?” she said, “Maybe her truth is she's never felt like she's enough. That colors everything she does. That's what I try to do, and that's what also I think makes daytime fun.”

Tom's ability to keep those emotions grounded is what makes fans react to the plotlines like it's happening in real life.

Tom celebrates 35 years on soaps this year. She began in 1995 on CBS’s The Young and the Restless as Victoria Newman, before joining One Life to Live in 2003. In 2007, she began appearing on The Bold and the Beautiful, also on CBS, as Katie Logan.

“It's kind of crazy,” she said about the milestone. “It's amazing to think that I've been doing this for so long and consistently for so long. I am so grateful.”

While living in New York during her OLTL era, Tom often met fans while out and about, and she got a front row seat to how different soap viewers functioned, based on what show they recognized her from. “People had their networks. ABC viewers were ABC viewers and CBS viewers were CBS viewers. I remember I would be on the subway, and one person would recognize me as Victoria and another person would recognize me as Kelly. They had no idea,” she remembered.

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‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping’: Surprise Teaser Trailer Shows Glenn Close, Ralph Fiennes, Joseph Zada, Elle Fanning, McKenna Grace, Whitney Peak & More

It’s a good-looking first glimpse at the the latest installment in the hit franchise, which will be released on November 20, 2026. Pic features an all-star cast including Glenn Close, Kieran Culkin, Elle Fanning, Ralph Fiennes, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Maya Hawke, Jesse Plemons, Billy Porter, and Lili Taylor, alongside rising actors Joseph Zada, Whitney Peak, Mckenna Grace, and Ben Wang, among others.

The film revisits the world of Panem and follows young Haymitch Abernathy (Joseph Zada) twenty-four years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the Fiftieth Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell.

Francis Lawrence directs from a screenplay adaptation by Billy Ray. Color Force’s Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson produce. Cameron MacConomy executive produces.

The five films in the franchise have taken in more than $3.3BN at the box office.Sunrise on the Reaping sold 1.5 million copies in its first week on sale in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The 1.2 million copies sold in the U.S. are twice the first week sales of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and three times the first week sales of Mockingjay.

Real-Life Family Tragedy for Young and Restless Star Lucas Adams

“My sister was hit head-on by a drunk driver over the weekend,” Adams reported in his post. “Thankfully, she is going to be okay, but has a long road ahead of her as her hip and foot were broken. Her and her husband Josh have eight kids and could use all the help they can get to get through this. I’m sharing her Venmo, if you can or would like to support them, I know they would very much appreciate it.”

Of course, this being the Internet, it wasn’t long before a scammer tried to take advantage of the family crisis by creating an impostor Venmo account with a slightly different spelling in the hopes of tricking people into sending money their way instead.

“Sadly, someone is trying to exploit the situation and created a fake account,” Adams updated in his Stories shortly after posting the actual Venmo QR code. “If you are planning to donate, please be sure to choose ‘audriefarris’ all lowercase with one ‘s.’”

Adams made his daytime debut as a day player in a 2012 episode of Y&R before landing the role of Dr. Tripp Dalton on Days of Our Lives, earning two Daytime Emmy Award nominations before his exit in 2019. He reprised the role in 2020 and remained with the soap until 2024. He then returned to Y&R as a recast of Noah Newman, making his first appearance in the November 4 episode.

Inside Danny & Cricket’s ‘Young and the Restless’ Wedding With Lauralee Bell

Thirty-five years have passed since their first vows, but the enthusiasm is as fresh as ever. “We’re super excited,” enthuses Bell. “We certainly didn’t know that Josh [Griffith, executive producer and head writer] was going to give it two episodes, which is really fun. Day two is as emotional as day one.”

The lead-up to the big event started in September with an online contest where fans got to choose Christine’s gown. “For the people who really have waited a long, long time for us to get married, I just thought, ‘Of course, watching shows will be fun, but wouldn’t it be great if they could feel like they have some say?’” explains Bell. “And that’s just worked out really well. It was fun.”

Bell kept the winner, which was revealed this week, close to the vest — even with her family members, says Bell. “My daughter was sitting with a girlfriend of ours, and she said, ‘Oh, by the way, which one won?’ And I looked at her and I said, ‘I can’t tell you.’ And she’s like, ‘Are you kidding me?’ I said no. Michael was telling me that he was shopping, and two people came up to him and said, ‘Oh, my God, are you Danny?’ And before he could even say yes, she goes, ‘I voted for #2.’ Michelle Stafford [Phyllis Summers] texted me, ‘Girl, which one won?’ And I said, ‘I can’t tell you!’ So, it was cute. People all around were just totally getting into it.”

Playing a bride 12 years after her last trip down the aisle on-screen, and 28 years since her real-life wedding to Scott Martin, took Bell out of her comfort zone. “It was weird,” she says. “I get shy when all of the attention is on me.”

But Bell was determined to make every moment count, especially the vows. “I learned the lines, but I didn’t go over them a whole bunch,” she shares. “We asked, ‘Can we not say our vows in rehearsal? Can we just tape it?’ So often when you get your scripts and you read it over and then you rehearse it, you’ve gone through it so many times that on that day, you’ve cried it out already. So, it’s not like I thought this would be like overly emotional; I just wanted every reaction to be authentic when we were shooting it.”

The ceremony and reception are filled with unexpected touches and heartfelt moments. “There are so many things that are just magical,” Bell previews. “There are a couple of visual effects that I didn’t know that they were even doing, and then another surprise when we kiss at the end. It was very touching and it was very sweet. Valarie Pettiford, the woman who plays Amy, she was so cute. She came up to me and she said, ‘I feel like I was just at a real wedding.’ It was so sweet. It’s a small group, but it was really nice. The two episodes were very appreciated.”

Included in that small group are Danny’s sister, Gina Roma (Patty Weaver), as well as Cricket’s bestie, Nina Webster (Tricia Cast), and their presence was especially meaningful. “There’s something to be said when we’re saying our vows, and out of the corner of my eye, I see Patty Weaver looking at us with those eyes and knowing that Christian [LeBlanc, Michael Baldwin] is between us, and Trish and Tracey Bregman [Lauren Fenmore] are just to my right,” notes Bell. “These are people who have gone through this whole show journey with you. We all look at each other, and it’s such a feeling of comfort that you don’t worry about anything. You just know that you’re in safe hands. That bond is pretty significant; there are a lot of things that tie us all together.”

Amid the chaos of the filming, Bell found herself thinking about her father, William J. Bell, the show’s co-creator and longtime head writer. “There was one moment where a lot was going on and I needed to sort of focus,” she relays. “I literally thought of how much my dad would have loved to have been there on that day. I looked up into the dark rafters and I was like, ‘Maybe you’re here.’ It got me right back into it, but I actually feel like I saw him for a hot second, so that was cool.”

Bell also had the devoted fans of Cricket and Danny on her mind as she did the episodes. “For some of them to have spent time over 30 years wondering if we’ll ever get married again and then it’s finally here, I felt a little bit of pressure, I’m not gonna lie,” she explains. “You don’t want people who have so kindly rooted this on and waited to be disappointed in any way. But I left those days feeling very fulfilled and knew that their hearts would be full after both those episodes. I thank them for still caring after all this time.”

As for what’s next, Bell sees endless possibilities. “There’s so much newness and excitement in each day if you allow that,” she points out. “This, to me, is not an ending like, ‘Oh, we waited all this time, now they’re married, who cares?’ I would love to explore so many conversations that I think so many people have, like, ‘What’s next? Are we kind of stuck in a rut? Are we still going to laugh every day and go to new restaurants and try new foods?’ There’s so much hope for people from this point forward, so I just hope that our group can show how fun life can be at this stage of our lives. It’s my belief that there’s still so much more to come.”

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‘Young and the Restless’ Star Lucas Adams Opens Up About Starting a Family

The couple’s love story began in 2015 on the set of the Disney series, Liv and Maddie. After seven years of dating, they tied the knot in Waxahachie, Texas, on October 15, 2022. They revealed to People that their bundle of joy will arrive in February 2026.

Just last month, TV Insider caught up with Adams before his first appearance as Noah, where he hinted that starting a family was already on his mind. “Married life is great,” Adams reported. “She’s doing great, we’re doing great. We’re just getting ready to start a family soon, and that’s our next step.”

The Disney alums, who played Josh Wilcox and Maddie 2 on the popular series, got engaged in July 2021 in a romantic sunset proposal while out with their dog, Lando. “We waited for Lando to finish the bowl of water we brought for him, and then I said, ‘Well, Lando needs more water,’ and she said, ‘I’ll go get it,’ which was perfect,” Adams relayed to Soap Opera Digest after he popped the question. “She got up, and I was walking behind her, and she filled his water bowl, and then she was kind of looking off. She said she was kind of having her own moment, seeing the place for the last time, and she turned around, and I was on my knee, and she said with tears in her eyes, ‘Of course I will, baby.'”

Even years later, fans still recognize the couple from their Disney days. “Honestly, all the time,” he shared. “People do kind of flip out seeing us out in the wild, especially when they realize that she was Maddie 2,” he explains. “We were the love interests, technically, at the end of the show, so Josh and Maddie did get their happily ever after, which people say is just cute, and then they do the, ‘Oh, my gosh — y’all actually worked out.'”

Their bond with their Liv and Maddie costars also remains strong. “We’re still best friends with a lot of the cast from that show,” Adams reported. “I was just with Joey [Bragg, who played Joey Rooney]. We actually went to L.A. Comic Con together and the amount of people that came up to us and recognized us from a show 10 years ago, we joked that we should have had a booth there.”

As Adams prepares for fatherhood, he’s also settling into a new family on the Y&R set. “Everybody here is just the sweetest people, and they really feel like a family together,” he said. “So, I think that’s really helpful.”

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Actress Eva LaRue's 12-year stalking terror retold in new Paramount Plus docuseries

Speaking to Fox News Digital, the 58-year-old actress described the ordeal as “psychological terrorism.”

“You become your own prisoner,” LaRue said. “Your mind is constantly in absolute terror mode, so you’re thinking about every possibility. You are living in a prison of your own making.”

The actress and her daughter Kaya Callahan, 23, decided to share their story to put the spotlight on what she calls an “epidemic” of stalking.

“Being stalked really rewires your life,” LaRue told Yahoo! “I don’t think you can ever go back to the innocence of thinking or feeling like you’re safe. That innocence is stolen.”

LaRue’s nightmare all began in 2007 when she got a letter via her manager and publicist threatening graphic threats of rape, torture and murder.

The letter was signed by Freddie Krueger, referring to the serial killer in the movie Nightmare on Elm Street.

“It was the most heinous, most deplorable, most sickening, most terrifying threats,” she told PEOPLE. “And then he began leveling them against my little girl.”

Following that the letters kept coming with one coming to her home saying: “I’ve finally found you.”

At the time LaRue was a 40-year-old single mother to a then five-year-old daughter in Los Angeles having previously been married to John Callahan, her on-screen husband in All My Children from 1996-2005.

“The letters escalated in violence and sickening details pretty immediately,” LaRue told Fox News Digital.

In her case, the stalker mailed his letters from different post offices, making it difficult to trace his location and forensic tracing was far less sophisticated.

Even if partial DNA was recovered, it might not match anyone in the system.

“This stalker was not in a national database,” LaRue told Fox News Digital.

After a brief moment of security when she remarried in 2010, to businessman Joe Cappuccio, the stalker returned with threats also going to Cappuccio’s office and that marriage ended in 2014.

STALKER CALLS DAUGHTER’S SCHOOL

In 2019, the stalker called Callahan’s school, claiming to be her father with the New York Times reporting he called the school 18 times.

Sadly, this was the breakthrough needed as the threats were sent through the mail and crossed state lines, so the FBI got involved looking for forensic evidence that could tie them to a suspect.

When usable DNA was recovered from one of the envelopes, the feds used a genetic genealogy database to uncover a list of the suspect’s relatives, leading them to a small town in Ohio, WRAL.com reported.

James David Rogers, 58, was arrested after his DNA was pulled from a discarded Arby’s straw and in 2022. Rogers pleaded guilty to two counts of mailing threatening communications, one count of threats by interstate communications and two counts of stalking.

He was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison and was released in 2024.

“After stealing our peace and sanity for 12 years, he gets three-and-a-half years,” LaRue told Yahoo! of the disappointing sentence. “And we get life. We get a lifetime sentence of fear.”

Still, LaRue’s next cathartic act is developing a scripted drama based on how the FBI pioneered the forensics genealogy technology that solved her case.

“I already have a (show) treatment,” she told Yahoo!

Eva Longoria To Lead ‘NFL Hometown Eats’ For Roku

Longoria, a Dallas Cowboys fan, is to host and exec produce NFL Hometown Eats (w/t) for the streamer.

The series is produced by NFL Films, Alfred Street Industries, Hyphenate Media Group, and Skydance Sports and marks Roku’s second deal with the National Football League and the sports arm of David Ellison’s company after it made NFL Draft: The Pick Is In.

Launching next year, the three-part show will follow a die-hard celebrity fan and an NFL star as they take to the streets of their team’s city, reliving game-day glory, diving into local traditions, and devouring its most legendary eats.

The series is executive produced by Longoria, Cris Abrego, Rachelle Mendez, and Ian Samplin for Hyphenate Media Group; Jane Lipsitz, Dan Cutforth, Dan Volpe, and Nan Strait for Alfred Street Industries; and Jesse Sisgold, Jason T. Reed, Jon Weinbach, and Lauren Gaffney for Skydance Sports.

“Sports and food bring people together in a way almost nothing else can,” said Longoria. “At Hyphenate, we’re passionate about telling stories that connect people through culture, community, and shared experience, and NFL Hometown Eats does exactly that. I’m excited to team up with the Dallas Cowboys to kick off the series and show how a city’s love for its team lives in kitchens, game-day traditions, and the unshakable fan loyalty passed down through generations.”

“Food and football are two of America’s greatest unifiers. With NFL Hometown Eats, we’re shining a spotlight on the people and places that fuel the spirit of the game — from the legendary local spots to the hometown heroes behind the grill,” added Brian Tannenbaum, Head of Originals, Roku Media.

Luke Barnett & Barbara Crampton Thriller ‘Teacher’s Pet’ Heading To AFM With Quiver & AMP

The film’s story follows a brilliant high school senior who is days away from escaping to Yale, who must outwit her malevolent new English teacher when he becomes obsessed with her. As he reveals his sinister past, Clara fights a treacherous battle of wits for survival.

The official synopsis reads: When brilliant but isolated high school senior Clara’s English teacher dies mysteriously, a charismatic replacement arrives who takes a disturbing interest in her academic potential. As Mr. Heller’s mentorship turns to dangerous obsession, Clara uncovers his horrifying secret identity and murderous past. Now trapped in a psychological game with a predator who’s eliminated anyone standing in his way, Clara must use her understanding of Heller’s twisted psychology against him before she becomes his next victim. Some lessons are worth dying for – others are worth killing for.

Noam Kroll wrote and directed the film. Producers are Sheldon Brigman, Richard Handley, Noam Kroll, Kayli Fortun, and Brian Hanson. Exec producers are Sheldon Brigman, Luke Barnett, Charles L. Bunce, Kelby Thwaits, and Russ Dewolf.

The film also stars Michelle Torian, Clayton Royal Johnson, Kevin Makely, Sara Tomko, Drew Powell, Alexe-Anne Godin, Alexis DawTyne, and Barbara Crampton.

Actress Eva LaRue and Daughter Kaya Callahan Were Stalked for 12 Years: 'Sickening, Terrifying Threats'

That season, her hit prime-time series was one of the 10 most-watched scripted shows on TV. But LaRue’s dream job threatened to turn into a nightmare when she began to receive disturbing mail from an anonymous fan.

Sent to the actress via her manager and publicist, the graphically violent letters contained threats of rape, torture and murder and were eerily signed “Freddie Krueger,” after the villain of the Nightmare on Elm Street movies.

At first LaRue, then 40 and a single mother living with her 5-year-old daughter Kaya Callahan in Los Angeles, thought the hate mail might just be a twisted prank. But then three more obscene letters from the same sender arrived within a week — and it became clear she was being stalked.

“I am going to instill fear into every part of your life,” said her antagonist in one of his messages.

True to his word, the stalker grew increasingly menacing in his letters until he began to target her daughter Kaya as well.

“It was the most heinous, most deplorable, most sickening, most terrifying threats,” LaRue recalls. “And then he began leveling them against my little girl.”

To keep her daughter safe, LaRue had security cameras installed at their home. It would take authorities more than a decade to make the letters stop with the arrest of a suspect in 2019.

In the intervening years, mother and daughter moved three times to avoid being located. But with each move, their stalker was able to find the new address. LaRue avoided reading all but a handful of the dozens of letters, and she protected her daughter by not telling her about the letters for years.

Now they are experiencing the terrifying ordeal again by appearing in My Nightmare Stalker: The Eva LaRue Story, a Paramount+ docuseries premiering on Nov. 13.

“Because my mom kept so much hidden, I didn’t know much about it,” says Kaya, now 23, of filming the docuseries. “It was like reliving it and yet experiencing it for the very first time.”

A model before she landed her first acting gigs, California native LaRue had her big break when she was cast as Dr. Maria Santos on All My Children in 1993.

She married costar John Callahan, who played her onscreen husband, and together they welcomed Kaya before divorcing in 2005.

When the Freddie Krueger letters started arriving in 2007, they weren’t addressed to LaRue’s home.

But then one day she checked the mail and found an envelope with the familiar scrawl.

“I have finally found you,” the letter inside said.

The stalking became more invasive in 2019 when Kaya, who was by then 17 and aware of the letters, was called from a classroom to the school office.

The receptionist explained that her dad had phoned and said he would pick her up outside the building. Kaya texted her mom to see if it was true, and LaRue called her ex-husband to confirm.

When he replied that he wasn’t even in Los Angeles, it clicked: The stalker had learned which school Kaya attended and was impersonating her father. LaRue immediately drove to the school to get Kaya.

“It still feels like a jump scare,” she says.

Later that year DNA found on one of the letters finally led to a breakthrough, and Ohio resident James David Rogers, 61, was arrested. In 2022, he pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges and was sentenced to 40 months in prison.

“It was very freeing,” recalls Kaya. “I just felt like I could live a normal life again.”

Still, LaRue says she took part in the docuseries to advocate for stronger laws to protect victims of stalking.

“It’s not just celebrities — all of us can be targeted through social media,” she says. “We want to help everybody who’s being stalked and instill some hope."

‘Y&R’s Peter Bergman Explains Surprise ‘Pluribus’ Role & Bryan Cranston Connection

As it turns out, Bergman didn’t have to audition. The opportunity came his way directly from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul creator Vince Gilligan, whose path crossed Bergman’s years ago through Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston.

“Bryan and I met each other on a softball field in Central Park when I was on All My Children (as Cliff Warner) and he was on Loving (as Douglas Donovan), and we have been friends since,” Bergman shares. “His wife, Robin, and my wife, Mariellen, are very dear friends, and we vacation together.”

Their connection has spanned the highs and lows of both men’s professional journeys. “We’ve been with Bryan’s career when he could not get work,” Bergman recalls. “In those years, I went to see Bryan in plays that he and friends put together, and I’d come home and I’d tell Mariellen, ‘He’s a very good actor. He was really good in this thing.’ So, when Malcolm in the Middle happened, I thought, ‘Oh, fantastic. Couldn’t happen to a better guy.’”

When Bergman heard about Cranston’s next project, however, he was skeptical. “I was at an Oscar party when Bill Timoney (Alfred Vanderpool, AMC) said to me, ‘Hey, Bryan just did this thing where basically he’s a science teacher who, with one of his reprobate students, starts cooking up meth’. And I thought, ‘That is the worst idea I’ve ever heard. How is that ever going to be a show?’ So, to see this giant snowball of success that just hasn’t stopped for him is amazing.”

Through Cranston, Bergman met Gilligan, sparking another lasting friendship. “Vince and his wife Holly are just the loveliest people in the world,” reports Bergman. “We’ve had them in our home, and we’ve done lots of things with Vince and Holly. So, Vince texted me and said, ‘Hey, I have this thing coming up that I think you’d be perfect for.’ I said, ‘As long as it fits into my Y&R schedule, I’d love that.’”

Bergman received the script and quickly realized how tightly the project was being kept under wraps. “I had to sign an NDA, and it was a watermarked script and very secretive,” he says. “They changed all the names, and in the short time between him first talking about it and my shooting it back in January, I think it had three names and none of them were Pluribus.”

Pluribus Teaser: Video.

Though he can’t reveal much about his Pluribus role, Bergman hints it’s both challenging and memorable, “When I got the script, the character’s name was Distinguished Gentleman, and I thought, ‘Well, Vince, clearly thinks I’m a distinguished fellow,’” he says with a laugh. “And then I read my dialogue, and I realized, ‘He knows I’ve done a soap, and I can learn copious amounts of complicated dialogue.’ So, I’m in the last seven minutes of the first episode, and I haven’t seen it, so who knows how much of it will make it in, but when you watch it, you’ll understand why we could only shoot it from beginning to end every single time. Once they said, ‘Action,’ I was talking for almost seven pages.”

Filming Pluribus gave Bergman a firsthand look at Gilligan’s creative world. “The fun for me is we were around for all the Breaking Bad years, and I actually got to see the Vince Gilligan factory, what they’d set up in Albuquerque,” he explains. “It was the same people as Breaking Bad, the same people as Better Call Saul, so I met all these people that Bryan used to talk about. An impressive part of it was so many of the departments were headed by women. It was remarkable. And, obviously, they have better food than we have at Television City (where Y&R films).”

Another highlight was working with Better Call Saul alum Rhea Seehorn, who plays Carol. “She is a lovely human being, a thoughtful, compassionate actress who would find me to run lines,” Bergman notes. “She had three-word sentences of dialogue, and she would just come and listen to me blather on very patiently and rehearse the scene with me again and again. She’s totally committed to every moment she’s on camera.”

As the show’s release approached, Bergman found himself caught up in the excitement. “The great fun of it has been the last three weeks,” he relays. “The first teaser that they sent out, you would swear I was a costar on this show. They use so much of what I did for the first teaser — it’s me and Rhea Seehorn, and that’s it. Then I’m driving up Vine in the heart of Hollywood, and there are two big posters. One is with Rhea Seehorn kind of screaming at the sky, and another one is a little further down, and just over it is the Hollywood sign, and in giant bold, black letters on yellow, it says, ‘We’re sorry we upset you, Carol,’ which is one of the lines in their teaser. It’s just funny to see my dialogue in giant bold letters on a big billboard.”

His Y&R costars have been just as enthusiastic about his new project. “It’s remarkable how everyone at work is now aware of Pluribus,” he muses. “Everyone seems to watch something on Apple TV+.”

The show’s debut also comes at a milestone moment: This month marks 36 years since Bergman first stepped into the role of Jack Abbott following his successful run as All My Children‘s Cliff. “It’s just great, and it’s crazy to me,” he marvels. “Both of these daytime jobs were something I was convinced I could make last for six months, and what it’s turned into is really something. And the other thing that’s almost alarming is that at the age I am, I didn’t think they were going to fire me necessarily, but I thought I’d be put out to pasture and show up to do the toast at the Abbott Thanksgiving dinner and at weddings and things like that. But I work as much as I did when I was 40. It’s going to be hard for you to find a more grateful actor out there.”

Pluribus, Series Premiere, Friday, November 7, Apple TV+

Chrishell Stause Leaving Netflix’s ‘Selling Sunset’ After 9 Seasons

Although the streamer has not renewed the show for another season, if another is filmed, Stause will not be a part of it.

“I’ve vacillated back and forth with this decision in the past,” Stause told Bustle about quitting the show. “I have to be honest — having come from nothing, it’s really hard to turn something like this down.”

Stause said that “Jesus Christ himself” couldn’t persuade her to return for another season of Selling Sunset, and neither could creator Adam DiVello, who she claims has been calling and messaging “100 times a day.”

The reality television personality says that she has “gotten to a place where I don’t need the show financially,” adding, “I’m lucky to have other forms of employment, because it’s no longer good for my mental health.”

Stause was one of the original cast members of the Netflix reality series when it debuted in 2019. The show follows the real estate brokerage Oppenheim Group and its agents as they navigate their personal and professional lives.

In Season 9, Stause had a difficult time navigating her relationships with her co-stars, as there was animosity between them. She sparred with Nicole Young, who, early on in the season, hit below the belt by mentioning her deceased parents in an effort to shift accountability. Stause also had a fallout with her best friend Emma Hernan after her new boyfriend made deplorable comments about the LGBTQ+ community.

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Emme Rylan Lands Role In New Justin Long Film

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Rylan, who currently resides in St. Louis, MO with longtime partner Don Money and their three kids, Jackson (born 2010) and Levi (born 2011), and daughter Dakota (born 2017), teased her involvement in an exciting new project on October 26, when she shared multiple behind-the-scenes photos of herself glammed up for the cameras on her Instagram Stories. One was captioned, “Oooooooh this movie look feels like it could be on @beyondthegatescbs!”

She posted one picture, a mirror selfie showing off her voluminous hairstyle, to her main Instagram photo grid with a shout-out to her stylist: “Thank you @whisperstyleteam_ for the fabulous look on set today.”

On November 6, she revealed more about the set in question, sharing new photos of herself on Instagram and writing, “I had so much fun playing @justinlong’s wife in @jleefilm’s new movie! @lamorne and the entire cast were amazing!”

Justin Long, Rylan’s movie husband, is best known for roles in comedy and horror films ranging from Galaxy Quest and Jeepers Creepers to Dodgeball and He’s Just Not That Into You. Lamorne Morris, who she also mentioned in her post, is best known for playing Winston on the Fox sitcom New Girl and for his Emmy-winning work on Fargo, where he played Whitley “Witt” Farr. His film credits include Game Night and Jumanji: The Next Level.

The movie featuring Rylan is titled Jacob Beats up Nate and is directed by J. Lee, a St. Louis native. A comedy, it is based on Lee’s experiences as a high schooler, and centers around an adult encountering his high school bully at a class reunion. The entirety of the movie production is taking place in St. Louis, and producers hope to set a release date for Summer 2026.

Having gotten her start in comedy, Rylan confessed to Soap Opera Digest in 2017 that landing in the dramatic world of soap operas came as a surprise to her. Recalling her original audition for GL, she shared, “I did my screen test with John Driscoll, who played Coop, and in the scene, Lizzie is apologizing and trying to get him to forgive her. At the end, I jumped up and threw my arms around him and hugged him with this big, goofy smile on my face, all excited and hyper and happy that he’s forgiven me. John was super-nice. I was feeling good about myself when we finished, and when I went to leave, the monitors on the first floor of the building were on, and I could see the other girls auditioning. Of course, I couldn’t not torture myself, so I watched! Every girl was so hot, so sexy and womanly, and this one leaned up against him at the end and it looked so romantic. I was like, ‘I never thought of that!’ It never crossed my mind to use sex appeal in the audition. I was like, ‘I have no right being on daytime!’ Because my audition was like, ‘Hi, I’m a bubbly goofball. I’m here to do a sitcom!’ I cried the whole way to the train because I thought I had totally blown it. When I got the call that I got the part, I was like, ‘What?!’ I couldn’t believe it.”

And while she had plenty of classic melodrama to play during her years on soaps, Rylan always relished the chance to inject humor into her work, which frequently occurred via the antics of Lulu and her BFF, Maxie (Kirsten Storms). In 2016, she told Digest that she and Storms “feel like we’re doing a sitcom within a daytime drama, The Maxie and Lulu Show.”

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Young and Restless’s Roger Howarth Recalls ‘Awkward’ First Encounter with Joshua Morrow

We Meet Again

Though Howarth had not crossed paths with Case before they began working together this fall, he did have one prior run-in with Morrow before the actors were reintroduced on the Y&R set. Explains Howarth, “I met Josh in 2013 on a sidewalk while he was having some breakfast by himself and I walked by.” At the time, Howarth was working on General Hospital, which he had joined the previous year as his One Life to Live alter ego, Todd Manning, before taking on the role of Franco, and he immediately recognized Morrow as a fellow daytime vet. “I said, ‘Oh, my God, you’re on that show,'” the actor recalls. “I said hi, he said hi back, and, you know, I’m socially awkward, and so that was the end of the conversation [laughs]!”

It’s safe to say that Howarth was not expecting that brief encounter to have made a lasting impression on Morrow. But, he reports, “When I met him again, 12 years later, not thinking he would remember that at all, the first thing he said to me was, ‘You know, we’ve actually met once before….’

“I thought that was really sweet, you know?” continues Howarth. “He’s a really good dude.”

The performers have to conceal their camaraderie when they get into character, as Howarth’s Mitch has been on the receiving end of heated reactions from both Nick and Sharon since Howarth’s debut. Sharon was the first to lay eyes on him, on October 31, and she immediately recognized him as the man who had tortured her years ago. Though “Mitch” claimed that he had no clue what she was talking about, Sharon ran straight to Nick and insisted that Matt Clark was back from the dead. Nick decided to see for himself, and on the November 5 episode and let his actions speak louder than words when he tracked the creep down, punching him across the face!

And while neither Nick or Sharon are likely to change their tune and roll out the welcome mat for the villainous Mr. Clark, Howarth says that both Case and Morrow made him feel at home quickly at his new workplace. “They could not possibly have been more welcoming,” he enthuses. “And I’ve enjoyed working with both of them a lot.”

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Max Ehrich Placed on Psych Hold Again After Weekend Behavior

Max tells TMZ ... he was taken by ambulance to a mental health facility in southeast Florida on Saturday after his Instagram followers raised red flags to police over a string of provocative photos and erratic posts on his social media. He says some of his fans feared he was suffering a nervous breakdown, and they alerted authorities.

We're told cops responded to his parents' home, met with Max, and determined he needed further evaluation ... so he was transported by ambulance for psychiatric assessment under Florida's Baker Act. He remained at the facility for 72 hours.

We broke the story ... Max checked into rehab last month following a domestic violence arrest. As we reported, the police report stated he got physical with his mother while allegedly abusing nitrous oxide.

Max was streaming live and the disturbing video appeared to show him huffing nitrous while his mother broke down in tears. Police say Max's mom told them her son "heavily abuses inhalants" and had consumed nitrous oxide before turning violent during an argument over her phone.

Max and Demi were engaged briefly back in 2020 ... after just 4 months of dating, he popped the question ... but two months later they separated for good.

Max tells us he's since been released and is working with a sobriety coach.

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Beloved ‘Falcon Crest’ Star Susan Sullivan Launches New Soap Opera

For nearly a decade (1981-1989), Susan Sullivan (Another World) entertained audiences as Maggie Channing on CBS primetime soap Falcon Crest. Now, she’s channeling that experience into a brand-new YouTube series, teaming up with longtime friends to create a modern soap for today’s viewers.

Sullivan revealed the project on X (formerly Twitter), writing, “Creating a soap opera for seniors with some old actor friends on YouTube under the title… What Friends Do: The Old & The Restless…Come along for the ride, we’d love have to have you!”

The series, created by Smartphone Theater, is described as: “After a lifetime on and off the stage, four friends navigate their twilight years in an upscale independent living community where the cameras have stopped rolling, yet the drama continues.”

The web-series stars Sullivan as Bevy, alongside her Falcon Crest co-star David Selby (Dark Shadows) as Max . It also features Kathryn Leigh Scott (Dark Shadows) as Ruth, and Granville Van Dusen (The Young & The Restless, Port Charles) as Al.

What Friends Do: The Old & The Restless was written by Connell Cowan and Sullivan, directed by Asaad Kelada (The Facts of Life), and produced by Todd Felderstein.

‘CSI: Miami’ Alum Eva LaRue Recalls ‘Freddie Krueger’ Stalking Her for Years

A trailer for the doc features excerpts from the letters LaRue’s stalker, who used the pseudonym “Freddie Krueger” in a seeming reference to A Nightmare on Elm Street villain Freddy Krueger. (Coincidentally or not, LaRue’s filmography includes a guest appearance on the 1980s TV spinoff series Freddy’s Nightmares.)

In one excerpt, the stalker threatens physical and sexual violence against LaRue and her daughter, Kaya, now 23.

“Those words and those threats were absolute psychological terrorism,” LaRue says in the trailer.

LaRue says that playing DNA analyst Natalia Boa Vista on CSI: Miami was the “pinnacle of [her] career” and that being on a primetime series “was a different level of celebrity.” But with that celebrity came a lot of fan mail — and the menacing messages from “Freddie.”

“My worst fear was that everything that he said in those letters could become a reality,” LaRue says. “The letters were coming fast and furious. … I just remember being absolutely terrified.”

Kaya is also featured in the trailer, saying she remembers seeing her mom break down in tears. “At 12, that was devastating,” she says.

“Your one job as a parent is to keep your kids safe,” LaRue explains. “Like, that’s it. That’s your freaking job. And I was feeling like I couldn’t do my job. I couldn’t do my job.”

Eventually, LaRue had to take matters into her own hands, she says. “I did start sleeping with a weapon under my bed,” she reveals.

In September 2022, an Ohio man named James David Rogers was sentenced to more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of mailing threatening communications, one count of threats by interstate communications, and two counts of stalking, according to The New York Times.

Court documents showed Rogers’ stalking behavior started in March 2007 and continued until his November 2019 arrest, during which time he mailed around three dozen handwritten and typed letters with threats, the newspaper reported.

My Nightmare Stalker: The Eva LaRue Story, Thursday, November 13, Paramount+

‘Y&R,’ ‘B&B’ & ‘DAYS’ Stars Reveal Their Soap Characters’ Greatest Loves

In daytime drama, many couples are each other’s OTPs. Those duos include Victor (Eric Braeden) and Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) on The Young and the Restless. Patch (Stephen Nichols) and Kayla (Mary Beth Evans) on Days of Our Lives, and General Hospital‘s Sonny (Maurice Benard) and…well, actually, this one can vary, although many fans say that the mobster’s OTP is either Carly (Laura Wright), the seldom-seen Brenda (Vanessa Marcil), or even Nina (Cynthia Watros).

Swooon chatted with some daytime actors on the red carpet at The 52nd Annual Daytime Emmys to get their thoughts on who their onscreen greatest love is! Read on to get romantic musings from Scott Clifton (Liam, The Bold and the Beautiful), Days of Our Lives actors Robert Scott Wilson (Alexander) and Abigail Klein (Stephanie), and Y&R’s Melissa Claire Egan (Chelsea), Sharon Case (Sharon), and Courtney Hope (Sally).

Who is Liam Spencer’s greatest love?

“Himself, clearly!” quipped Clifton, who has vacillated over the years between Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) and Hope (Annika Noelle), and let’s not forget about his romance with Ivy (Ashleigh Brewer).

“Every time that I try to answer that question, either in an interview or for myself, I recall a conversation I had with Mr. [Brad] Bell [B&B’s executive producer/head writer]. I asked him, ‘Is the endgame Hope or Steffy?’ He smiled and said, ‘There is no endgame! It goes on and on forever.’ So, that’s what we do! If you think about characters as magnetic poles, you’re going to have characters, like Ridge [Thorsten Kaye] and Brooke [Katherine Kelly Lang], who always get pulled back together.” That’s happening now with Hope and Liam. “But that doesn’t mean that those characters can’t find happiness or be in healthy relationships with other people, other characters.”

Who is Sharon Newman’s greatest love?

This would be the $200 question on Jeopardy! if Y&R romance was a category. “It’s Nicholas, of course!” Case told Swooon. Three years after the star-crossed teens met, they were married and had welcomed their first child, a son, Noah (Lucas Adams). The couple survived many adversities, but their daughter Cassie’s (Camryn Grimes) death in 2005 ended their marriage. The two have reunited many times over the year, but they haven’t been able to make it last – yet. Last summer, the couple shared a kiss in France when Nick was gravely injured. Currently, they’re reliving a nightmare as Noah’s been in a car accident in Los Angeles.

“Everyone loved Nick and Sharon’s love story,” Case said. “And they’re still on that journey. We’re still living it. The story hasn’t ended. We’re looking for the next day, the next chapter. Everyone wants to know what will happen ‘in the end,’ but there is no end. We enjoy the ride.”

Who is Sally Spectra’s great love?

“I think about this often,” Hope said, who began her career as Y&R’s Sally on sister soap B&B, where she was involved with Thomas (then, Pierson Fodé), Wyatt (Darin Brooks), and, briefly, Liam (Clifton). When she moved to Genoa City, she began dating again and is currently involved with Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson), a man who is sometimes his own worst enemy.

“Each man in her life has meant so much to her,” Hope continued. “Wyatt was her greatest love when they were involved. There was Nick [Joshua Morrow], and Adam [Mark Grossman] was her great love. Now, something is developing with Billy that I don’t think she’s ever experienced before. He’s got elements of [many of the other men] in Sally’s life. There was Thomas, too. He was Sally’s first love. She had come to Los Angeles and was all, ‘I don’t need a man! I’m here to work.’ Then, Thomas came along. He set the bar.”

Who are Alexander Kiriakis and Stephanie Johnson’s great loves?

Alexander and Stephanie’s respective portrayers said that the other is their character’s great love. “They say you can meet the right person at the wrong time, and the wrong person at the right time,” Klein mused. “But I think Alex is the right person at the right time.” Wilson agreed. “I would have to say Alex’s great love is Stephanie. She’s been his main squeeze ever since he laid eyes on her, and he’s trying to do right by her,” he said.

The couple’s relationship stands to be complicated by the return of Jeremy Horton (Michael Roark). Sure, he’s a fifth grade school teacher now, but 18 years ago when he was last on the show, Jeremy (then played by Trevor Donovan), held Stephanie’s head under water in a hot tub after being unable to tell her that he loved her. (Dude, try saying it with flowers next time if you can’t find the words!) Klein wasn’t playing Abigail back then, but she has incorporated that terrifying moment into her performances. “That scene was disturbing,” she said. “Fans remember all that.”

Who is Chelsea Lawson’s greatest love?

“I love all of them!” Egan declared, who has seen her con artist character, Chelsea Lawson, have romances with Billy, Nick, and Adam since coming to Genoa City. Despite her past, or perhaps because of it, Adam and Chelsea understood and accepted each other for who they were early on.

Easygoing Nick brought something truly special to Chelsea’s life – zero drama. Alas, she walked away from Nick after a desire to play a con got the better of her. Later, Billy literally saved her life when she contemplated suicide. The duo split after she gave into her passion for Adam.

“Obviously, the ‘Chadam’ (Chelsea and Adam’s ‘smush’ name) thing is a big deal,” Egan said with a smile. “They both came in as being the outcasts and people not understanding them. That truly bonded them from the beginning. She’s been very lucky. Adam’s always been her ride or die.”

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How To Watch The Daytime Emmy Awards Online

The Daytime Emmys are not being televised on a broadcast network. The ceremony will stream live on National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ website at watch.theemmys.tv, and via The Emmys app which is available to download on iOS and Android mobile devices and on smart TVs via Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV and Roku.

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Heather Hill, Emmy-Winning Director of ‘The Young and the Restless’ and Other Soaps, Dies at 85

A pioneer for women in daytime drama, she began her television career in her hometown of New York City after graduating from Rye Country Day School. She became a production assistant on the CBS soap opera “Love of Life,” which ran for 29 seasons during the 1950s until the 1980s.

While in New York City, Hill also rose from assistant director to director, helming episodes for daytime dramas including “Love Is a Many Splendored Thing,” “Search for Tomorrow” and “As the World Turns.”

In 1985, Hill relocated to Los Angeles and became a contract director for the CBS soap opera “The Young and the Restless.”

She remained a part of the production for 15 years, where she directed hundreds of episodes. From 1988 through 2000, Hill was nominated for 13 Daytime Emmy Awards in the category of outstanding drama series directing team for her work on “The Young and the Restless.”

She won the Emmy award six times throughout her career, sharing her first win with her colleagues Rudy Vejar, Frank Pacelli, Randy Robbins and Betty Rothenberg.

Her other directing credits include “General Hospital” and the popular hit drama series “Baywatch.” Additionally, she earned a supervising producer credit for her work on the 1980s daytime soap “The Caitlins.”

Hill is survived by her husband Randy; sons Tim and Chris; daughter-in-law Debbie Deuble Hill and grandchildren Violet, Quinn and Carter.

Max Ehrich Going to Rehab After Domestic Violence Arrest

Max tells TMZ ... he was high and in psychosis when he had an altercation with his mom that resulted in him being hauled off to a Florida jail on a battery charge. He says his mom was trying to get him to stop huffing nitrous oxide.

The "Young and the Restless" actor says he went to Florida to stay with his parents ... after allegedly being kidnapped in Los Angeles last week by 3 gang members. He says his alleged kidnappers introduced him to nitrous, and he was high on nitrous for a week leading up to his arrest.

Max says he is under a 72-hour psychiatric hold in Florida under the Baker Act ... and when that's done, he says he plans to spend at least 30 days in a rehab program.

TMZ broke the story ... Max was arrested Tuesday night and booked into jail early Wednesday morning in Port St. Lucie after he was accused of domestic violence.

The police report said Max got physical with his mother while abusing nitrous oxide. Max was streaming live that night ... and the video appears to show him huffing nitrous while his mom breaks down in tears. He also appeared to be inhaling nitrous when talking to cops.

Police say Max's mom told them her son "heavily abuses inhalants" and had consumed nitrous oxide before turning violent during an argument over her phone in their house. Cops said she told them Max chased her outside into her neighbor's backyard, pushed her to the ground and kicked her in the thigh. His mom did not suffer serious injuries.

Max and Demi were engaged briefly back in 2020 ... after just 4 months of dating, he popped the question ... but two months later they separated for good.

'Family Matters' Alum Darius McCrary Arrested Near California-Mexico Border

The "Family Matters" alum was busted Sunday by the United States Border Patrol ... according to online records.

Darius' case says this is a "fugitive arrest" and the section of the California Penal Code listed on online records applies to individuals in California who are wanted by another state for a serious crime.

Darius' rep, Ann Barlow, tells TMZ ... the warrant out of Michigan for his arrest stems from a missed court appearance, related to his failure to pay child support.

It's worth noting, he's been arrested twice before for allegedly failing to pay child support.

Darius and his ex-wife, Tammy Brawner, finalized their nasty divorce in 2019 after a 2-year battle ... and as we told you, one of the one of the terms of their divorce was that Darius pay Tammy $1,366 per month in child support.

He was arrested in 2015 and again in 2023 for failure to pay child support.

Watch ‘Y&R’s Leading Ladies Sit Down for a Chat About Emmy Nominations & Much More

In a category brimming with talent, Y&R‘s Eileen Davidson (Ashley Abbott), Sharon Case (Sharon Newman), Melissa Claire Egan (Chelsea Lawson), and Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Newman) will face off against General Hospital‘s formidable duo, Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis) and Laura Wright (Carly Spencer).

“It’s a very, very strong year,” says Sharon Case, who took home a trophy in 1999. “All six actresses, we all have big storylines, and we’re all strong actresses. It’s a competitive category. It always is, so it makes us all feel all the more just grateful and honored you were part of this. It makes being nominated all that really matters, because that’s the prize right there, especially with the category loaded like this.”

Eileen Davidson, who won in 2014 and again in 2018, emphasizes just how high the bar is this year. “These are the best of the best,” she declares. “All these women are so incredible and always put in great performances; this isn’t an anomaly. It’s pretty amazing, Laura and Nancy included. So, like Sharon said, it’s just really exciting to be considered a part of this group. It’s such an honor. And also, I love them all so much. They’re all such great gals. So, it’s gonna be a big party.”

While this year’s ceremony promises to be memorable, the nominees haven’t forgotten the magic of Emmys past. For Davidson, it was a standout night in New York. “I think with Radio City Music Hall, I was presenting with [the late] Drake Hogestyn (John Black, Days of Our Lives), and I remember being at the top and walking down those huge stairs,” she shares. “And at that moment, I was just taking in this amazing venue. And then all the people — it was filled to the brim with fans — and I was just really making sure I was present, because it was really kind of a cool moment.”

For eight-time nominee Melissa Claire Egan, each year has its own meaning. “They’ve all been special,” she reflects. “The first year I was nominated in 2009, I brought my parents, so that was special to bring my dad as my date, and my mom was in the audience. And I’m actually bringing them again this year. My husband’s [Matt Katrosar] coming, but my mom is turning 75 two days prior, so I’m going to bring them this year too, because they love this stuff, so that’ll be fun. I’m excited for that.”

The celebration doesn’t stop at the ceremony. Three-time Emmy winner Michelle Stafford, this year’s reigning Lead Actress, continues the long-running tradition of hosting a luncheon for her category’s nominees — a practice that dates back to 2005.

“I was there when it started,” Stafford shares. “And the way it started was eight of us were nominated one year, and Nancy Grahn was in that group, and we were [at lunch] for, like, four hours. And it was really fun, and this was in New York, and Susan Flannery [Stephanie Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful] went and paid the bill without us knowing it. She said, ‘It’s taken care of. I did it. It’s taken care of.’ And we’re like, ‘No, no. Susan, no, no, there was so much alcohol, there’s so much,’ and she said, ‘You know what? Whoever wins tomorrow, you’re paying next year.’ And that’s how it started. And then Erika Slezak [Ronnie Bard, General Hospital] won, and she got up on stage and says, ‘All right, I guess I’m paying next year.’ And it just continued on, which is really cool.”

In this exclusive video, the nominees talk about their most memorable Emmys, the best afterparties, their favorite looks through the years, what the viewers don’t get to see during the ceremony and so much more.

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Greg Rikaart Thought His The Young and the Restless Role Wouldn't Last, Says 'There Isn't a Whole Lot of Room for Ego' on Soaps

Rikkart tells PEOPLE that in 2003, he was a young actor in Los Angeles looking for work. “I definitely think I had some momentum, or at least something that felt like momentum,” the 48-year-old actor explains. He got “really close” to booking some big jobs and was screen testing for pilots. Even though he didn’t book them, he got far enough in the process that it felt like a good sign.

Then he auditioned for the role of Kevin on The Young and the Restless. “That was not a contract role,” he said. He had auditioned for bigger roles on soap, but says, “I think I fell just outside of the archetype of what they looked for. And Kevin, particularly when he started, was a little more on the nerdier side and not necessarily a young leading man.

“Where I got lucky with Kevin was that the role was originally supposed to be for a 10 or 20-episode arc,” he says. Since the summer months in L.A. were “pretty quiet” with work, he thought the small part would tide him over. “It felt like a win-win to just go and do a month or two on a soap,” he said.

But it didn’t last just one or two months. “Once I got there, it didn't matter what anybody else had said,” he says of joining Y&R despite prejudice against soap opera. “I had drank the Kool-Aid and was just happy to have a job.”

Rikaart ended up becoming a series regular on Y&R and starred on the show until 2017. Since then, he’s appeared on the soap on a recurring basis. The actor says he knew fans were invested in his character when he went to a fan convention about a month after he started, when Kevin was “in the throes” of being a real villain who terrorized Christel Khalil’s Lily Winters and Lyndsy Fonseca’s Colleen Carlton.

“It wasn't that the reaction was like, ‘Oh, we hate Kevin so much,’ ” Rikaart remembers. “It's like, ‘Oh, we love how much we hate him.’ And it was exactly what you want. As long as they have a strong opinion about you, that's the win.”

But Rikaart’s job security really came when, “by dumb luck,” head writer Jack Smith noticed how much he resembled Christian LeBlanc, who played Michael Baldwin, a lawyer with his own checkered past. He made them half-brothers. LeBlanc “realized we were being given a gift,” Rikaart says, “because having family on a soap is really a gift that keeps on giving. The opportunity for stories just kind of exponentially increases.”

Rikaart says he didn’t realize what a core part of the character it would become, but LeBlanc, 67, helped him invest in the fictional brotherhood. “Christian was so influential in making sure that we really put in the work and we would go out to dinner and we would spend a lot of time trying to figure out what the dynamic was between these two guys,” he says.

In 2005, Rikaart won a Daytime Emmy for his role as Kevin. He was nominated four more times. Since 2018, Rikaart has played Leo Stark on Days of Our Lives, which has garnered him two more Daytime Emmy nominations. With The Bold and the Beautiful star Rebecca Budig, he hosts CBS’s Soapy podcast, where they interview other soap stars about their careers and the beloved genre.

Rikaart says that working on soaps, “We all tend to be team players. There isn't a whole lot of room for ego.” He says that throughout the 22 years he’s been working in soaps, “It's felt like these shows are barely hanging on.” Everyone on set feels like “worker bees” who come together to make the magic happen.

He likes that about the genre. “I think in a lot of ways it feels like I have the best of both worlds,” he says. “I've never really been spoiled, but I also have gotten to be a working actor for over two decades.”

Soapy is streaming now on YouTube and is available wherever you get your podcasts.

Talk Show Appearance

Tuesday, Oct. 14 – ALLISON JANNEY swings by the studio to chat about “The Diplomat,” and JUSTIN HARTLEY talks with Kelly and Mark about “Tracker.”

Max Ehrich Appears to Huff Nitrous Near His Crying Mom Pre-Arrest, on Video

TMZ broke the story ... Ehrich was arrested Tuesday for battery on a person 65 or older ... and according to the police report, the victim was his mom -- and cops say they were told it all started over an argument for her phone.

The report says just prior to his arrest, Max was streaming on IG ... and one of the viewers apparently recorded the wild footage.

In the video, it appears Max is demanding his mother's phone while she is crying in the bathroom and then appears to give her a shove. In a later portion of the stream, he seems to be inhaling what appears to be nitrous oxide as he talks to authorities.

The "Young and the Restless," actor was arrested at the Florida home that he shares with his mom. Max posted $1,000 bond, and he was released Wednesday.

Ehrich was very briefly engaged to Demi Lovato back in 2020 ... popping the question after just four months of dating in July 2020. However, the two split for good by the end of September that year.

Max Ehrich Allegedly Battered His Mom, Inhaled Nitrous

The report says cops received a domestic violence call Tuesday night from someone who claimed Ehrich was live streaming himself beating on his mother. Police say they responded to the Florida home Ehrich shares with his mom, who officers found at a neighbor's residence after an altercation with Max.

Officers spoke to the mom, who told them Max "heavily abuses inhalants" and had consumed nitrous oxide before turning violent during an argument over her phone in their house, police said. The mom allegedly told cops Max chased her outside into her neighbor's backyard, pushed her to the ground and kicked her in the thigh. She did not suffer serious injuries.

Cops ordered Max to come out of his house and, after several minutes, he complied and was taken into custody. TMZ broke the story ... Ehrich was arrested Tuesday for battery on a person 65 or older. He posted $1,000 bond, and was released Wednesday.

Ehrich was very briefly engaged to Demi Lovato back in 2020 ... popping the question after just four months of dating in July 2020. However, the two split for good by the end of September.

Max is also an actor ... with credits for "The Young and the Restless," "Under the Dome," "iCarly," and "Ugly Betty," among others.

Max Ehrich Arrested for Domestic Violence

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Max was arrested Tuesday night for battery on a person 65 or older ... and the charge involves domestic violence on a family member.

We're told Max posted $1,000 bond and was released from jail Wednesday.

The arrest comes on the heels of some fan concerns regarding Max's behavior ... he was on Instagram Live earlier in the day, acting erratic and making cryptic posts.

Max went live on social media multiple times Tuesday with his mother in the room ... but it's unclear if she's the family member from the battery charge.

"The Young and the Restless" star was engaged to Demi for a couple months back in 2020 ... he proposed in July after four months of dating, but by the end of September, they had called off their engagement.

Max appeared in 120 episodes of "The Young and the Restless" as Fenmore Baldwin ... and he's also had roles in movies like "High School Musical 3: Senior Year," "Southern Gospel," and "A Cowboy Christmas Romance."

We reached out to Max and his mother ... so far, no word back.

Soapy Extra 1 | Christian LeBlanc and His Cancer Journey

Tricia Cast, Patty Weaver Return As Nina and Gina on Y&R

Cast first made her debut as Nina Webster back in June 1986 and won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in 1992. She exited in 2001, returned for a handful of episodes in November 2008, and then came back for a bigger storyline in 2009, remaining on recurring status with Y&R for another few years. The actress popped in for guest appearances in September 2013 and August 2014, and again for brief runs in 2020 and 2021. Cast was back once again in 2023 for the soap’s 50th anniversary and to participate in the 40th anniversary of Lauralee Bell (Christine), and her last appearance was in March 2024.

Weaver joined the cast of Y&R as Gina Roma back in October 1982 and remained with the soap until 2009, making a brief return for a couple of episodes in 2013 for Katherine Chancellor’s funeral. Her most recent appearance was in March 2023 for Y&R’s golden anniversary.

As Danny’s sister and Christine’s best friend, respectively, it’s only natural that Gina and Nina would want to be in attendance as the couple ties the knot again. They were both closely involved in Danny and Christine’s Hawaiian intimate nuptials back in 1990, with Nina serving as Christine’s matron of honor — at the time, she was married to the evil David Kimble, who unbeknownst to everyone celebrating the wedding was responsible for the false accusations of drug possession Danny had recently faced — and Gina serenading the happy couple with “Starting Here, Starting Now” as the bride made her way toward her groom at the start of the ceremony.

Since Nina’s last appearance in Genoa City, the character has suffered a great loss — her son, police detective Chance Chancellor, was murdered in August by Cane Ashby’s second-in-command, Carter. Might the grieving mother find time to give Cane a piece of her mind while she’s in town? Stay tuned!

2025 Daytime Emmy Awards Announces Presenter Lineup

“We’re thrilled to welcome such a wide-ranging and talented group of presenters to this year’s Daytime Emmy Awards,” Adam Sharp, President & CEO, NATAS, said in a press release. “From beloved daytime drama stars to culinary innovators, lifestyle experts, and talk show favorites, this lineup reflects the vibrancy and diversity of daytime television. We look forward to an unforgettable evening celebrating their contributions and honoring the best of daytime.”

The Daytime Emmys will be streamed on the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) website at watch.theemmys.tv on October 17.

Corbin Bernsen Signs With Innovative Artists Entertainment

Bernsen is best known for starring as retired police detective Henry Spencer on the USA Network series Psych, and for his role of divorce attorney Arnold Becker on the NBC drama L.A. Law, for which he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor – Television Series Drama.

More recently, Bernsen recurred on Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie’s The Curse for Showtime, J.J. Abrams’ Duster for HBO Max, and Jonathan Tropper’s Your Friends and Neighbors for Apple TV+, opposite Jon Hamm.

Bernsen is set to next appear opposite Tracy Morgan and Daniel Radcliffe in the NBC series The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins from executive producer Tina Fey. Most recently, he signed on to lead Laura Louise, an indie thriller from filmmaker Duane Edwards.

Bernsen also directed, produced, and appeared in the horror film Dead Air and directed, wrote, and starred in Christian Mingle. He continues to be represented by Randy James Management.

Duane Edwards’ Thriller ‘Laura Louise’ Sets Cast Led By Corbin Bernsen

Laura Louise follows Edward Brannock (Bernsen), a retired postal worker thrust into the center of a reopened missing person’s case. As new evidence surfaces decades after a teenage girl’s disappearance, Brannock faces mounting scrutiny and must confront long-buried family secrets he’s desperate to keep hidden.

Edwards will direct and produce under his label The King Productions, with production to commence this fall at Rock River Studios in Northern Illinois.

The film is based on an original screenplay by Frederick Mensch (HBO’s Nightingale), who previously collaborated with Edwards on the 2024 feature drama Wrong Numbers, starring Emily Hall and David Kelsey.

Co-producers are Phil Lee and Darryl Manuel. Casting is by Aaron Schoonover.

Bernsen is represented by Innovative Artists and Randy James Management. Sanchez is repped by GVA Talent Agency and A List Talent Management. Owuor is repped by D2 Management and Innovative Artists. Mulvey is represented by Stewart Talent and The Boothe Group. Bush is repped by Stewart Talent and Framework Management. Krausen repped by Stewart Talent and Bercy Talent Management.

Morning Show Appearance

AIRING Oct 2, 2025

actress Mckenna Grace

Morning Show Appearance

AIRING Oct 2, 2025

actress McKenna Grace

Tamara Braun Drops Big Clue About Her Young and Restless Role, Sienna, As First Airdate Is Revealed

Braun has been making her way across the daytime dial since she made her soap debut on General Hospital back in 2001 as the first recast of Carly Corinthos. She remained with the ABC sudser through 2005, then made her way to NBC’s Days of Our Lives in 2008 in the role of Ava Vitali, earning her first Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress. Later in 2008, she headed back to ABC, this time on All My Children, where she played architect Reese Williams. Braun returned to DAYS for a 2011 stint as Taylor Walker, then, from 2015-16, reprised her previous Salem alter ego, Ava. In 2017, she took on her second GH character, Kim Nero, who she played for a two years, winning a second Daytime Emmy in the Supporting Actress category. From 2020-25, she made another DAYS comeback as Ava.

Her Y&R casting marks Braun’s first appearance on a CBS soap, and her first date on the air will be October 14. In her chat with TV Guide, Braun revealed of Sienna, “She runs a club in Hollywood. There’s mystery there, which I think is a really cool way to introduce a character — and very fitting for a soap.”

Braun isn’t the only new hire poised to make waves on Y&R this fall — her one-time DAYS son, Lucas Adams (ex-Tripp), has been cast as the new Noah Newman, while two of her former GH co-stars, Roger Howarth (ex-Todd; ex-Franco; ex-Austin) and Matt Cohen (ex-Griffin), have also been hired by the show. Y&R hasn’t released any details about who Howarth will be playing, though it has been revealed that Cohen’s character is named Detective Burrows.

Speaking to TV Insider, Executive Producer/Head Writer Josh Griffith divulged earlier this month that the quartet of stars will all be part of a new mystery, one he called a “major L.A. noir story” that pivots around Nick and Sharon’s efforts to rescue their son, Noah, from “a very dangerous situation that will involve Tamara and Roger’s characters.”

Now, we know that story will be based, at least in part, at the Hollywood club run by Sienna. As longtime Y&R fans will recall, Noah is a club impresario himself. In 2022, he opened Genoa City’s Glam Club — and it was such a success that in 2023, he left for London to open a second location.

Young and Restless Promotes Emmy-Winning Director to Co-Executive Producer

McDonald got her start working at CBS Television City back in 1983 when she was hired as a typist, and was later promoted to work as a production supervisor on game shows like The $10,000 Pyramid, Card Sharks, and Win, Lose, or Draw.

She joined the staff at Y&R as a production supervisor in 1989, and then, in addition to her production duties, was hired as an associate director before becoming a director on the soap in 1996. As part of the directing team, McDonald has earned numerous Daytime Emmy nominations and has taken home the gold eight times over the years: in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2011, and 2019. McDonald was also part of the Y&R team that won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in the daytime serials category in 1997.

Griffith, who began working at Y&R as a breakdown writer back in July 2006, was appointed the show’s co-executive producer and head writer in December 2018, sharing EP duties with Anthony Morina. When Morina exited in 2022, Griffith became sole EP. He had previously held that title on the soap from 2006-08. Griffith had also previously served as Y&R’s head writer from 2007-08 and 2012-13. Outside of Y&R, Griffith’s daytime roots run deep: His other soap credits include co-creating Sunset Beach with Robert Guza, Jr., and writing for Santa Barbara, One Life to Live, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, and As the World Turns.

New Tracker Trailer Reunites Colter and Russell — Here’s Everything We Know Ahead of the Season 3 Premiere

Soapy Episode 12 | Melody Thomas Scott Joins Hosts Rebecca Budig & Greg Rikaart

Dini Petty, 80, announces return to television with Marnie McBean and Tonya Williams

The legendary Canadian talk show host and broadcaster will host Trailblazing Talks with Dini Petty, which airs next month.

“And at 80 years old — I’m back!,” Petty wrote on social media.

In the one-hour special, Petty will sit down and embark on candid, entertaining conversations with two Canadian icons — Marnie McBean and Tonya Williams.

McBean, a three-time Olympic gold medallist-turned-Canadian senator opens up about her longtime rowing partner, the late Kathleen Heddle, and even gives Petty a lesson in the sport.

Meanwhile, Williams — who became a household name for decades playing Olivia Winters on The Young and the Restless — talks about her acting journey and the Reelworld Film Festival & Screen Institute, which she founded in 2000.

Petty will also share highlights of memorable moments from her original interviews with both guests, who appeared on The Dini Petty Show, which ran from 1989 to 1999.

She also was famous for being the first female traffic reporter to pilot her own helicopter, while working for radio station CKEY.

And it appears things haven’t changed.

“At this point in my life, I am drawn to deeper conversations about resilience, courage, and the true cost of leadership,” the former Cityline host said in a statement.

“Trailblazing Talks is about honouring those who dared to lead and reminding us that it is never too late to step forward with purpose.”

The special airs on Oct. 13 at 9 p.m. ET on the News Forum Network.

Hallmark Slates 16th Annual Christmas Countdown Programming featuring former soap stars

Sunday, November 9:
A Keller Christmas Vacation
Starring Jonathan Bennett (Mean Girls), Brandon Routh (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow) and Eden Sher (The Middle)

Saturday, November 29:
A Grand Ole Opry Christmas
Starring Nikki Deloach (Curious Caterer Mysteries), Kristoffer Polala (A Biltmore Christmas), Rob Maye (Lioness), Eliza Maher (Haul Out the Holly: Lit UP), Luke Benward (Miss Valentine), Sharon Lawrence (Joe Pickett) and James Denton (Desperate Housewives)

Saturday, December 6:
She’s Making A List
Starring Lacey Chabert (Mean Girls) and Andrew Walker (Curious Caterer Mysteries)

Single on the 25th
Starring Lyndsy Fonseca (Nikita) and Daniel Lissing (When Calls the Heart)
Inspired by Lauren Spencer Smith’s “Single on the 25th”

Saturday, December 20:
A Make Or Break Holiday
Starring Hunter King (Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story) and Evan Roderick (Arrow)

Mario Lopez To Host 52nd Annual Daytime Emmys

The ceremony, which will not be televised, will take place at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is streaming the event live at watch.theemmys.tv and via The Emmys app.

Access Hollywood is collaborating with the Daytime Emmys by featuring five nights of segments leading up to the ceremony. This year’s nominations leaders are Young and the Restless with 19, General Hospital with 16, Days of Our Lives with 13, Drew Barrymore with nine and Kelly Clarkson with eight.

NATAS also revealed the 2025 Gold and Silver Circle inductees who have performed distinguished service within the industry. The Gold Circle inductee is Jane Elliott of General Hospital.

Silver inductees are Greg Barna (Director of Photography, Travels with Darley, Equitrekking, Cyberchase For Reel, Bill Moyers – Close to Home, Beer Geeks, Lidia’s Family Table, Shelia Bridges Designer Living); Judy Blye Wilson (Casting Director, The Young and the Restless, All My Children, One Life to Live); Star Jones (Host & Executive Producer, Divorce Court, The View); Kate Linder (The Young and the Restless) and James Reynolds (Days of our Lives).

For the first time since 2018, a limited number of tickets to the 52nd Daytime Emmys Awards will be available for public purchase starting at $75 plus applicable fees through Ticketmaster.

Talk Show Appearance

AIRING Sep 17, 2025

Eva Longoria (FX's "Necaxa")

Morning Show Appearance

AIRING Sep 17, 2025

Actress Eva Longoria

STAR-STUDDED LINEUP SET TO PRESENT AT THE “77TH EMMY AWARDS,” SEPT. 14 ON CBS

Presenters for the Emmys, hosted by Grammy®-nominated comedian Nate Bargatze, are as follows:

Elizabeth Banks, Ike Barinholtz, Angela Bassett, Jason Bateman, Kathy Bates, Kristen Bell, Alexis Bledel, Sterling K. Brown, Stephen Colbert, Jennifer Coolidge, Alan Cumming, Eric Dane, Colman Domingo, Tina Fey, Walton Goggins, Tony Goldwyn, Lauren Graham, Kathryn Hahn, Mariska Hargitay, Justin Hartley, Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law, James Marsden, Christopher Meloni, Leanne Morgan, Julianne Nicholson, Jenna Ortega, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Parker Posey, Jeff Probst, Phylicia Rashad, Hiroyuki Sanada, Anna Sawai, Michael Schur, Sydney Sweeney, Sofia Vergara, Jesse Williams and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Emmy Award-winning producers Jesse Collins and Dionne Harmon, and Emmy-nominated Jeannae Rouzan-Clay of Jesse Collins Entertainment return as executive producers of the 77TH EMMY AWARDS. This marks their third consecutive year as executive producers of television’s biggest night.

The 77TH EMMY AWARDS telecast was preceded by the Creative Arts Emmy Awards this past weekend, Sept. 6-7, with ceremonies produced by Bob Bain Productions for the Television Academy; an edited presentation of the ceremonies will air Saturday, Sept. 13 at 8:00 PM, ET/PT on FXX. Winners from the weekend can be found at TelevisionAcademy.com/awards/creative-arts-emmys.

Talk Show Appearance

Tuesday, September 16: Eva Longoria (Necaxa)

CBS ANNOUNCES FALL SEASON PREMIERE DATES FOR #1 DAYTIME LINEUP

“The Price Is Right” Introduces New Pricing Game “The Lion’s Share” in Season Premiere

Daytime’s Top Drama, “The Young and the Restless,” Begins 53rd Season Tuesday, Oct. 7,

“The Bold and the Beautiful” Begins 39th Season Monday, Sept. 15

Season One of Daytime’s Newest Drama Series “Beyond the Gates” Continues with New Episodes

CBS announces the fall season premiere dates for its unrivaled daytime lineup. The Network continues to stand as the highest-rated network in daytime for 39 consecutive seasons, including network television’s #1 daytime series, THE PRICE IS RIGHT; LET’S MAKE A DEAL; the #1 daytime drama for 36 straight seasons, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS; THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL; and television’s newest daytime drama, BEYOND THE GATES.

The longest consecutively running game show in television history, the Emmy Award-winning THE PRICE IS RIGHT, returns for its landmark 54th season beginning Monday, Sept. 22. Host Drew Carey, now in his 19th season, and announcer George Gray will once again invite contestants to “come on down!” for another exciting year of big prizes and classic fun. The season premiere debuts a brand-new pricing game in partnership with BetMGM, “The Lion’s Share.” In this high-stakes game, contestants will earn the chance to enter the Lion’s “wind chamber” to pull out prizes including spectacular trips, dream cars and a cash jackpot worth up to half a million dollars! This marks the first addition to the current game lineup since 2021’s “Back to ‘72” and “To the Penny.” Fans can also look forward to a variety of specially themed episodes throughout the season, celebrating Halloween, Breast Cancer Awareness, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Mardi Gras, St. Patrick’s Day, Pet Adoption Week, Mother’s Day and School’s Out. Returning to the stage are fan-favorite models Rachel Reynolds, Manuela Arbeláez, Amber Lancaster, James O’Halloran, Devin Goda and Alexis Gaube.

Emmy Award-winning host Wayne Brady returns for another year of dealing as LET’S MAKE A DEAL kicks off its 17th season on Monday, Sept. 22. This season raises the stakes with the return of fan-favorite themes “Mega Money Mondays,” “Worldwide Wednesdays” and “Fabulous Car Fridays,” offering lucky dealers more chances than ever to win big. Special guest appearances from CBS stars include Jeff Probst (SURVIVOR), Phil Keoghan (THE AMAZING RACE) and Danielle Pinnock (GHOSTS). The premiere episode will honor heroes with an audience full of courageous firefighters and first responders, while other standout episodes celebrate Halloween, Christmas, and spotlight the importance of Alzheimer’s Awareness and Breast Cancer Awareness months. Joining Brady are longtime fan-favorites: announcer Jonathan Mangum, model Tiffany Coyne and musician Cat Gray, who all bring their signature blend of improv comedy, music, iconic games, and, of course, those infamous Zonks that keep fans coming back for more.

CBS’ longest-running scripted series, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, continues with its 53rd season on Tuesday, Oct. 7, its 36th season as Daytime’s #1 drama. This fall, relationships are tested, unexpected romances flourish and a puzzling mystery leads to shocking revelations. Victor (Eric Braeden) and Jack (Peter Bergman) must decide if they can put their epic rivalry aside in order to protect their legacies; Nick (Joshua Morrow) and Sharon (Sharon Case) find themselves on a dangerous path when a troubling message sends them on a trip looking for answers; Billy (Jason Thompson) and Cane’s (Billy Flynn) power struggle intensifies with the return of Jill (Jess Walton); Nate (Sean Dominic) decides if his future includes Audra (Zuleyka Silver); Claire (Hayley Erin) finds herself torn between two suitors; and Cricket (Lauralee Bell) and Danny (Michael Damian) plan for their long-awaited wedding, airing in November. And Y&R sees the arrival of two intriguing newcomers: Sienna (Tamara Braun), whose unexpected tie to several key characters creates a stir, and a mysterious stranger (Roger Howarth), whose sudden presence raises more questions than answers.

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, the most-watched daily drama series in the world, marks its 39th season beginning Monday, Sept. 15. In upcoming episodes, viewers can look forward to families being reunited, love once lost being rekindled and boardrooms fueled by fashion. The season begins dramatically as Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) and Taylor (Rebecca Budig) go head to head after Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) makes a life-changing choice in the wake of a glamorous Forrester fashion show. Liam (Scott Clifton) is pushed to admit what he truly wants: a future with Hope (Annika Noelle), while her fiancé, Carter (Lawrence Saint-Victor), faces an agonizing truth that will alter his plans for their future. Luna (Lisa Yamada) instigates a scandalous plan involving Will (Crew Morrow) that sends shockwaves through both the Forrester and Spencer families, significantly impacting the lives of Electra (Laneya Grace), Bill (Don Diamont), Katie (Heather Tom), Sheila (Kimberlin Brown), Li (Naomi Matsuda), as well as soulmates Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) and Finn (Tanner Novlan).

BEYOND THE GATES, daytime television’s newest drama series, continues its groundbreaking debut season this fall. Future episodes find the foundations of Fairmont Crest, especially within the Dupree family, shaken to their core. Anita (Tamara Tunie) and Vernon’s (Clifton Davis) marriage may not be on solid footing. Dani (Karla Mosley) and Andre’s (Sean Freeman) impromptu trip together leads to shocking revelations and directs Dani toward a promising connection with Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye) in a crossover with THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL. Nicole’s (Daphnee Duplaix) journey as a newly single woman sends her down a path toward her longtime friend Carlton (Robert Christopher Reilly). While Martin (Brandon Claybon) and Smitty (Mike Manning) work to re-establish their commitment to each other, Naomi (Arielle Prepetit) and Jacob (Jibre Hordges) unexpectedly find themselves on opposite sides of a major marital dilemma. Jacob’s brother Izaiah Hawthorne (David Lami Friebe) hits town and immediately establishes two complicated relationships amidst his own family drama. Eva (Ambyr Michelle), Kat (Colby Muhammad) and Tomas’ (Alex Alegria) love triangle hits a fever pitch, while a surprising familial connection to Hayley (Marquita Goings) poses a threat to Bill (Timon Kyle Durrett). Vanessa (Lauren Buglioli) and Ashley’s (Jen Jacob) worlds come crashing down around them as lies and the death of a loved one change everything.

‘Die, My Love’ Trailer: Jennifer Lawrence & Robert Pattinson Shine In Lynne Ramsay’s “Brutal But Beautiful” Drama

The movie follows a mother named Grace (played by Lawrence) in rural America, battling psychosis as it takes a toll on her and husband (played by Pattinson). Sissy Spacek, Nick Nolte and LaKeith Stanfield also star.

Grace tries to find her identity with a new baby in the isolated environment. Yet as she begins to unravel, it’s not in weakness but imagination, strength and a stunning untamed vivacity that she discovers herself anew.

Deadline’s Damon Wise called the film a “brutal but beautiful story of a married woman’s mental disintegration” in his review out of Cannes. He also posited that Lawrence’s performance, which may be a career best, could land her a fifth Oscar nomination.

Mubi snapped Die My Love up for $24 million out of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. It’s getting a domestic release on November 7, 2025.

Screenplay was written by Enda Walsh, Ramsay and Alice Birch based on the book by Ariana Harwicz. Producers are Andrea Calderwood, Justine Ciarrocchi, Jennifer Lawrence, Thad Luckinbill, Trent Luckinbill, Martin Scorsese and Molly Smith.

Supernatural alum Matt Cohen joins The Young and the Restless as detective investigating a major case

The South of Nowhere and Supernatural alum has been cast as Detective Burrow on The Young and the Restless, Entertainment Weekly can exclusively reveal. He began taping last week and will first appear in the episode airing Thursday, Oct. 16.

It is said that Detective Burrow, who is a new character on Y&R, will be front and center investigating a major case featuring some of the soap's key characters. Further details of the character are unknown at this time, but Genoa City has been in need of a new lead detective ever since the shocking death of Chance Chancellor (Conner Floyd) in July.

The well-respected lead detective was fatally shot by Carter (Vincent Stalba) during a confrontation in the Monday, July 28 episode, and the police force has been without a leader ever since.

Cohen is no stranger to the world of soap operas. He is well-known to daytime TV fans as Griffin Munro on General Hospital, a role which he played from 2016-2019. Fans of the CW series Supernatural will also recall Cohen playing a young John Winchester and the archangel Michael.

Additionally, Cohen is a Daytime Emmy Award winner for his work as a correspondent and co-host on Entertainment Tonight from 2019-2023. More recently, in January, Cohen directed and had a starring role in the feature film, Exes, alongside Briana Buckmaster, Mark Sheppard, Felicia Day, and Ricky Whittle.

He also produced and co-created the adult animated comedy Public Domain, which stars several fellow Supernatural alums. The first episode is available on the show’s YouTube page.

Cohen isn't the only former General Hospital star to make the leap to Y&R this year. Last week, EW confirmed Roger Howarth, whose daytime TV credits include years-long stints on General Hospital, One Life to Live, and As the World Turns, is also joining the CBS sudser in a new role.

Howarth was most recently seen on General Hospital as Dr. Austin Gatlin-Holt, the third character he'd played on the ABC soap since 2012, after playing Todd Manning and Franco Baldwin.

In a heartfelt note announcing his departure from GH in 2023, Howarth wrote, "Daytime fans are lovely and amazing and supportive and dedicated and I am deeply grateful to each sparkly one of them. I enjoyed my time at General Hospital and wish the cast and crew the best and continued success. It was a pleasure working with you all."

In addition to Howarth and Cohen, it was also revealed last week that daytime TV veteran Tamara Braun would also be stepping into the world of The Young and the Restless, also as a new character named Sienna Bacall.

‘Young and the Restless’ Taps ‘DAYS’ Alum Lucas Adams to Play Noah Newman

Adams is no stranger to the soap world. He made his daytime debut on Days of Our Lives in 2017 as Tripp Dalton, son of Steve Johnson (Stephen Nichols) and Ava Vitale (Tamara Braun). His run as Tripp — the troubled soul who found his calling as a doctor — lasted on and off until 2024, earning him two Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Younger Actor along the way.

Noah, the offspring of Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) and Sharon Newman (Sharon Case), was last seen in 2023. He then relocated to London, where he found success in the nightlife scene. The character, who was born onscreen in 1997, has been played by several actors over the years, including Rory Gibson (2021 to 2023), now General Hospital‘s Michael Corinthos; Robert Adamson (2012 to 2020); and Kevin Schmidt (2008 to 2010; 2011 to 2012).

During his most recent run in Genoa City, Noah nursed feelings for Tessa Porter (Cait Fairbanks), who eventually married Mariah Copeland (Camryn Grimes). He also shared a complicated romantic history with Audra Charles (Zuleyka Silver) before falling in love with Allie Abbott Nguyen (Kelsey Wang), Jack Abbott’s (Peter Bergman) granddaughter. Two years ago, Noah and Allie left town together to start a new life overseas.

Interestingly, this isn’t Adams’ first time in Genoa City: He appeared on the CBS soap early in his career, playing a character named Wesley in the teen scene for one episode in March 2012. Outside of soaps, he portrayed Josh Wilcox on the Disney Channel sitcom Liv and Maddie from 2015 to 2017. He has also made appearances on Dexter, True Blood, School of Rock, and The Thundermans.

On a personal note, Adams met actress Shelby Wulfert on the set of Liv and Maddie. They began dating in October 2015, then tied the knot on October 15, 2022, at the Chateau Hiddenwood estate in his native Texas.

When Adams reports to Y&R, he will find some familiar faces at the studio. Braun, his onscreen mother from Salem, has joined the cast in a new role, Sienna Bacall. Meanwhile, Billy Flynn (who is still airing as Chad DiMera on DAYS) is now portraying Y&R’s Cane Ashby.

Adams begins taping this month and is set to hit screens later this fall.

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Facts

1. January 13, 2012: An incarcerated Victor tied the knot with ex-daughter-in-law Sharon.

2. January 21, 2000: Show hair stylist Arik Anderson and make up artist Kathy Jones appeared on the soap to give Victoria a 1940s makeover.

3. January 28, 2004: Jeanne Cooper celebrated her 30th year playing Katherine

4. January 2006: After “confessing” to killing Tom, Ashley was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

5. January 2008: After being blackmailed, Gloria agreed to wed her brother-in-law, Jeff, because he knew she had tainted Jabot's face cream.

6. February 5, 2009: Don Diamond (ex-Brad Carlton) last aired.

7. February 7, 2006: Barbara Crampton popped back into Genoa City as reporter Leanna Love in order to put accused murderer Ashley in the hot seat.

8. February 10, 1992: Columbia Pictures TV hosted a tribute to Bill Bell (creator of Y&R and B&B) in honor of his 35th anniversary in daytime television.

9. February 10, 2006: Victoria broke off her engagement to Brad when she learned that he’d postponed his divorce from Ashley (who was being charged with Tom Fisher’s murder).

10. February 14, 1995: Jack married Luan with Keemo, their son, as best man

11. February 16, 1996: Nick and Sharon were finally wed, despite his mother's disapproval.

12. February 24, 2006: Convicted for the involuntary manslaughter of Tom Fisher, John was sentenced to serve seven years in the Wisconsin State penitentiary.

13. February 1995: Bryant Jones joined the cast as Nate Hastings.

14. March 1, 2006: Mackenzie miscarried J.T.’s baby. Upset that Kevin had been with her at the time, J.T. hooked up with Victoria!

15. March 12, 1996: The show celebrated eight years and running as the top-rated daytime soap opera.

16. March 22, 2002: Bob Barker guest-starred as himself.

17. March 23, 1973: “Nadia’s Theme” (aka “Cotton’s Theme”) made its debut as the show’s new theme song.

18. March 26, 1973: The serial made its daytime debut, becoming an immediate success and revolving around the Brookses and Fosters.

19. March 26, 1984: Jeanne Cooper (Katherine) underwent surgery on and off screen, as viewers first witnessed an actual face-lift.

20. March: In 1982, The Abbotts (John, Jack, Traci and Ashley) first appeared in Genoa City.

21. April 3, 1998: Nikki’s hubby, Joshua, was shot to death by his "late" wife, Veronica.

22. April 6, 1998: Victor divorced Diane and married Nikki on what he believed to be her deathbed. That marriage was declared invalid.

23. April 8, 2002: Ashley secretly underwent surgery to remove a tumor from her breast.

24. April 9, 2001: B.B. King guest-starred as himself.

25. April 13: On this day in 1984, Victor and Nikki were married.

26. April 23, 2007: In a hastily arranged private ceremony, Sharon and Jack exchanged vows in front of a justice of the peace named Jason, who was an old college buddy of the groom’s.

27. April 25, 2001: A psychotic Jana kidnapped Lucy and Delia, believing that she and Kevin could become a family with the two little girls.

28. April 29, 2005: William J. Bell, the soap scribe who co-created ANOTHER WORLD, THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS, and THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL, died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease.

29. May 1 and 4, 2009: Katherine and Murphy got married.

30. May 7, 1998: Wanting to prove to Chris that he was a changed man, Michael donated a kidney to ailing Danny.

31. May 9, 1997: Sharon met Cassie, but didn’t know that the girl was her daughter.

32. May 13, 1999: Upon finding Olivia in Neil's bed (albeit alone), Malcolm assumed the worst and took off.

33. May 20, 2002: Ashley learned a second lump in her breast required immediate surgery.

34. May 28, 2000: Diego informed a distraught Sharon that he was leaving town.

35. June 17, 1998: Mary held a memorial service for her husband, Carl, unaware that he was still alive and calling himself “Jim.”

36. June 20, 1986: Traci married the family's groundskeeper, Brad.

37. June 23, 2008: Victor and a pregnant Sabrina wed.

38. June 24, 2002: Raul and Brittany made love for the first time

39. June 1997, Michael Baldwin was released from prison and returned to Genoa City.

40. July 2, 1998: Don Diamont reprised his role as Brad.

41. July 11, 1997: Olivia and Malcolm had a church wedding.

42. July 12, 2010: Film star Eric Roberts debuted on Y&R as Adam's high-profile defense attorney, Vance Abrams.

43. July 24, 2001: Chris Williams returned to Genoa City.

44. July 29, 1992: Ryan made Victoria his underage bride.

45. July 30, 2007: Tammin Sursok assumed the role of Colleen Carlton from Adrianne Leon.

46. July 2006: The news that Nick got Phyllis pregnant was the last straw for Sharon. She and Nick decided to divorce.

47. August 1995: Jack learned the truth about Luan’s fatal illness shortly after they were married.

48. August 1-5, 1997: Danny finally learned the truth about Phyllis’ paternity fib.

49. August 2, 1997: Jerry Douglas (John) welcomed son Hunter William into the world.

50. August 15, 1994, Esther wed Norman, a con man, unaware that Kay had hired an actor to play the minister.

51. August 18, 2006: After suffering from a stroke that put him in a vegetative state, John Abbott was disconnected from a ventilator and passed away.

52. August 20, 1993: Jeanne Cooper (Katherine) received her star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.

53. August 20, 2001- Following emergency surgery for an ectopic pregnancy, Phyllis learned she couldn’t conceive more children.

54. August, 24, 2001: Alex accepted Malcolm’s marriage proposal.

55. September 7, 1994: Sharon Case made her debut as Sharon Collins.

56. September 11, 2006: The show’s co-creator, Lee Phillip Bell, appeared on the soap for the first time, along with her friend, famed concert pianist Van Cliburn.

57. September 17, 2008: THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS taped its 9,000th episode, which aired on Tuesday, October 14, 2008. Our congratulations go out to the cast and crew for such a long and successful run!

58. September 21, 2009: Patty Williams shot Victor three times, causing him to need a heart transplant.

59. September 26, 1989: Jessica married Jim.

60. September 27, 2002: Joshua Morrow (Nick) became a first-time father when wife Tobe gave birth to their son, Cooper Jacob.

61. September 2006: The Winterses’ foster son, Devon, collapsed with meningitis and went into cardiac arrest

62. October 2, 2008: Designer Martyn Lawrence-Bullard returned to play himself.

63. October 2, 2009: Having decided to take daughter Colleen off life support, Traci agreed to donate the young woman's heart to a dying Victor, who'd been shot by Colleen's crazed kidnapper, Patty.

64. October 4, 1997: Lauralee Bell (Chris) married photographer Scott Martin in Santa Barbara.

65. October 11, 2011: Sofia gave birth to a baby boy, who she named Moses after her late father.

66. October 17, 1998: Victor married man-hating journalist Leanna Love in Las Vegas.

67. October 27, 2006: Neil found out Carmen had been murdered.

68. October 29, 1992: The serial celebrated its 5,000th episode, and the city of L.A. officially declared a William J. Bell Day.

69. October, 2001- Sean arranged for Lionel Richie to serenade Jill.

70. Nov 1, 2004: The 8,000th episode airs

71. November 2, 2005: Following the reported death of her husband, Bobby, Brittany took their newborn son, Joshua, and moved to New York to be with her parents.

72. November 5, 2010: Mac and J.T. wed just prior to leaving Genoa City.

73. November 7, 2007: Enrique Iglesias played at a benefit concert at Indigo. Afterwards, Neil and Karen made love for the first time.

74. November 9, 2006: After discovering that Billy owed thousands of dollars to bookies in Miami, Jack sent his little brother to work at House Of Kim in Hong Kong.

75. November 20, 2006: After being arrested for the murder of Carmen, Devon was allowed out on bail to undergo cochlear implant surgery.

76. November 27, 1989: Peter Bergman first aired as Jack Abbott

77. November 29, 2006: Adrienne Frantz crossed her B&B character, Amber, over to join the cast of Y&R.

78. November 1989: Peter Bergman first aired as Jack Abbott, replacing Terry Lester in the role.

79. December 9, 2003: Rose collapsed at the altar after Paul refused to marry her.

80. December 15, 2005: While honeymooning with Michael, Lauren was believed lost at sea when the yacht she was on exploded.

81. December 23, 2003: Neil and Dru exchanged marriage vows in a Japanese-themed ceremony held on Ryukyu Island.

82. December 27, 2002: J.T. sang “Faith” and “When You Say Nothing At All” to Colleen for her 16th birthday.

83. Q. Who is the artist and what is the name of the song played at the end of Y&R on June 22, 2010? It was played during the scene with Lily, Cane and Mac.
    A. “When the Wind Blows” by Melena Buscema and Michelle Chrenshaw.

84. 20...And Counting -- A Milestone Week For The Young and the Restless: In an unprecedented accomplishment, CBS's THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS this week marks its 1,040 consecutive week-or 20 years- as daytime's Number One drama, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Dececember 5, 2008.

    The YOUNG AND RESTLESS winning streak started the week of December 26, 1988.

85. December 12, 1991, two of Y&R's biggest stars- Eric Braeden (Victor) and Peter Bergman (Jack)- had a physical altercation backstage. According to press reports, after exchanging bitter words onset, Braeden showed up at Bergman's dressing room door to further discuss the matter and violence ensued. Since then, the actors have resolved their differences and now enjoy a cordial relationship. The same cannot be said for Jack and Victor.

86. Rick Hearst (Matt) was up for the role of Larry on Ally McBeal until Robert Downey Jr. was released from prison

87. In 1981 on Y&R, several of Genoa City’s leading residents were guests at the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer. Y&R intercut clips of the wedding with shots of Katherine and her friends watching as the royal couple exchanged vows. It was the first time a real-life event was woven into a soap storyline.

88. Y&R was the first soap to explore eating disorders. In 1976, character Joann Curtis desperately tried to lose weight in order to win back the affection of her husband, Jack. After losing several pounds, Joann expressed a desire to make love with her spouse, but he wasn’t interested. Hurt, Joann devoured a multicourse meal that she had prepared for the two of them.

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