All My Children
REPORT: Prospect Park Mulling Over Moving Production of AMC & OLTL to Different State!
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There is another report this evening via Deadline.com on the labor dispute and early hiatus for All My Children and One Life to Live in their Connecticut Studios! Their source is reporting that they are hearing that, “Prospect Park is considering moving production of the two shows, based in Stamford, Conn., to another state.”
So, just where would the fictional towns of Pine Valley and Llanview move to? Somewhere in the East coast tri-state area? Whatever the situation, it is our hope that the situation can be rectified for the good of productions of both One Life to Live and All My Children, and for Prospect Park, who clearly has had a tough going on many fronts relaunching these iconic shows.
So what do you think of the report on a possible move in production cities? Share your thoughts!
If it comes down to move the shows or production stops….then by all means bring on the move! Whatever is needed to keep these shows in production.
It may sound far fetched, but I read that Minnesota has a state film and TV board and will do anything to get productions there. Not just tax incentives, but financing. They have the facilities, equipment, and people to make it happen. In NY/Conn they are just another show, in Minnesota they would be royalty. Many famous, and Oscar winning films and Emmy winning TV shows have been made there. With today’s digital technology a show like this can be produced anywhere. Also, I read that Jerry verDorn and Jill Larson are from Minnesota.
Yeah, because it seems reasonable for all the actors and production staff to pack up and move to another state. How did that work out for AMC when it moved from NY to Los Angeles? Why don’t you ask those folks who packed up their lives only to lose everything how they felt? If they move to another state that is not driving distance from the NY area, you are bound to lose a lot of the actors – remember they only signed 1 year contracts – which already is in 3 months. Plus, they may be able to pull out of the contract automatically if PP moves them. This is not good news on any front.
Please. The actors would not move to Minnesota. Most of the actors live in NY, CT, or NJ. They aren’t going to move Minnesota.
Moreover, CT offers a 30% tax rebate. PP isn’t going anywhere. It would cost to much money.
Most states have film boards and they would not have to go to Minnesota to do this. Virginia was the home for most of Lincoln. Wilmington NC is where many movies are made including the Iron Man/Avengers franchise. they want to keep the shows going and one thing they need to do is go check out OWN ans see if Oprah will run the shows. She just scored Tyler Perry. It would be great. I cannot watch because I do not stream and I am an original watcher of the two shows.
Come on Prospect Park , Gets your act together
This is pure unadulterated BS!
My heart goes out to PP..
They try and try, and never give up..
They are committed, and I give them praise for their undying commitment to the soaps..
They will succeed I do not believe fail is not in their agenda..
I agree. People keep throwing BS at them and they keep finding solutions. This is a whole new arena and it aggravates me that everyone keeps saying for PP to get their act together. It has nothing to do with them, it has to do with creating a whole new arena. No one else has stepped up to ever do this and now someone is trying to do just that.
Give them time to get the kinks out people, it doesn’t just run smoothly right from the start. It takes work, and persistence, and trial and error.
I believe they will succeed too and if they have to move to another state to ensure that, then I am there!
I completely agree. Give them the time to work out the bumps. It’s a whole new arena and there are going to be these road bumps. PP stepped up to save these shows for the fans when no one else would (remember Oprah? So called AMC “fan”) And if I remember correctly, PP did say there would probably be these bumps because of this being a whole new arena.
The shows are back……I, for one, am happy to have them back. I’m riding this out until PP gets all of the kinks worked out. Seems some have forgotten if it weren’t for PP we most likely would not have these shows back.
Please, PP is no innocent party here.
agreed
RE: Kelly,
And you would know that how? Do you work at the studio? Or do you just base everything you know on what you read on the net?
Anyone with a little bit of intelligence would realize that there are going to be bumps and starts and stops in providing a new venue.
The same question can be asked to you, clh. How do you know that this has nothing to do with PP, do you work for the company or are you just basing off of what you read online?
There has been more than just a few bumps and starts providing this new venue. AMC/OLTL is always encountering a new problem. First PP didn’t have the funds to launch AMC/OLTL and had to put it on hold for a year, then they had to hire new head writers, got into a legal dispute with ABC/GH now it’s this.
Doubtful
PP has the CFC studios thru January 2014
CT gives 30% in tax breaks to productions
Would they get those breaks on taxes in other states?
Plus the union would still be needed so moving wont solve that.
Maybe they could move i season 2 but only if another state gives better tax breaks
They would get those breaks and more in Louisiana. That’s why so many movies are filmed here. Just drove by an apocalyptic city block Friday night in New Orleans…where they are filming the new sequel to Planet of the Apes. But, then the actors would have to live here, which would be difficult for people wanting to work on Broadway, too.
The cast isn’t going to relocate to Louisiana. Part of the reason many of the vets signed up with PP is that they live near the studio, either in CT, NYC, or NJ.
Given the pay cuts most took, it might not be worth it for them to deal with the headache.
If they move to Wilmington NC, which has great studios and is a Non-Union – right to work state, they wouldn’t require the unions and most workers in those states are not tied to a union.
I am hoping it isn’t too far from CT as I enjoy seeing David Canary on AMC. I’m sure he decided to come back as it’s not far from where he lives. From what I am gathering, it doesn’t appear the location seems to be the trouble anyway.
pray they don’t move as TK aka Zach on all my children lives in conn.and he did not want the move to california when it was on ABC so please stay where u r or u will loose a lot of good actors and fans
Hope this labor dispute isn’t going to make the shows go under!
I know it won’t happen but what about New York City? Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Yonkers, Staten Island, Long Island or somewhere else so the actors and workers don’t have to travel.
yeah, but renting studio space in the city is hellacious expensive. That’s a big reason they relocated to Stamford.
Had to reply here Penn…i was only joking when i said ‘Yes, Michigan’ about the soaps moving! lol
Haaa! Sorry. Sometimes it’s hard to tell if people are being serious on here…:P
I dont care if they make them in Hawaii or my backyard. just tape them ! Everyone involved deserves better then this
cannot say im surprised as im not, with the lawsuit with ABC the union reps wanting more for the actors and now this, its doomed they might as well sell the show back to ABC or another company just to break even. Im thinking they ONLY rushed due to the contract they had to get things going by Fall 2013 or it would revert back to Disney, its a mess with plenty of losers and no winners, these actors deserve better then this cluster ****.
Agreed!
I agree. They knew they had to revert back the rights to Disney/ABC. It did seem rushed with the production and now we have all of this behind the scenes drama. I have a feeling they will have to sell back to ABC to break even as well. It doesn’t seem very profitable for them given all of these issues and expenses. I knew the cut back in episodes had more to do than the bs they told us about the viewing of the episodes by the fans were too much. After only 3 weeks, come on. I hope this isn’t a sign that the shows will be cancelled. I want to see more episodes per week and want them to air more than 2 days per week. Hope things improve real soon.
I think PPis having a difficult decision as to move to another state. It seems that they are on uncertain ground. How many times do they have to move and get their ducks all in a row? Not to menrtion moving actors and their families once again. What is wrong with this picture? Soaps or no soaps?…..
I do believe the Brooklyn studio where Another World filmed is standing empty. Tell them to investigate Michael…lol.
I think we’d lost a lot of our vets if they moved too far from NYC. 🙁
I don’t care if they film it in Mexico, just FILM IT!!
I love the fact that this is filmed in my home state, but save the show , whatever you have to do……..I love having AMC & OLTL back!!!!Don’t let us be without our fav shows, PLEASE!!!!
Why?
Wherever as long as they keep the episodes coming.
It’s a work in progress, no one has tried to do this many shows at once on this type of platform.. I stand behind PP
Some people are too ignorant to understated what PP has gone through the keep our soaps active..
I don’t think its ignorance if one dares criticize PP in this. Pretty ballsy of you to even suggest it. PP is in this to make money….its called show business for a reason. Of course we want the shows to flourish but come on, its like a joke now. Obviously the internet wasnt the mecca they hoped it would be. PP blames everyone but themselves in everything….ABC! GH! Unions! Peoples viewing schedules! Viewers watched soaps for decades 5 days a week and were able to catch up. Their reasoning is quite simply BS and its sad you denigrate anyone who has a brain to call it for what it is.
Im not ignorant , i know what PP is doing i stated this would all happen way before rthe shows aire but some ppl want to act like the little girl going to see the great OZ , PP made too many promises with money they didnt have and now since they cant get the major money they need to produce these shows which means being able to pay actors set workers writters their lawyers etc etc now they want o get like a travling side shows and take the act on the road .. PP need to wake up find a co production co to make these shows and help run thier company .. or sell these shows to someone that can produce and air these shows which it will happen i give it a year
Thomas again, really? THEY HAVE THE FINANCING, this is NOT about the financing. PP does not want to move the show anywhere. They ARE a production company with shows that currently air on cable television!
Robby – I do not believe that su0000 is suggesting that if you criticize PP you are ignorant. But there are many people who do not understand everything PP has done. They just read a few articles and then comment. Not everyone, just some.
That is not a promising sign, compounded with the recent decrease in episodes, but on the up side, PP appears to be doing all they can to make this work, and I certainly hope it does, as I am so enjoying the return of both AMC and OLTL. I also want to see all of these fine soap stars (and all those behind the scenes) remain happy and employed. I am hopeful that all of these changes will bring a comfortable niche for both of our beloved soaps, and I wish PP much good luck in ironing this out. Please keep watching both shows soap fans!
I agree with you. Keep watching the show – the more people that watch will help keep the shows going! I couldn’t wait for their return and am enjoying every minute of them.
Prospect Park could look into the Brooklyn studios or come to New Jersey … central NJ would be good … toward Pennsylvania.
Moving to NY won’t fix the problem. They get 30% tax deduction in CT and NY is a union state and therefore it won’t solve anything. I can only see a move being beneficial if they go to a right to work state, but that could cause problems with long term NY/CT based actors. Then again if it saves the show and is worked out with the actors….
waited too long for amc and oltl to relaunch! really hope this gets straightened out as would hate to see our soaps cancelled again!!!
do not cancel our soaps again!!!
How about Massachussetts????
There have been a lot of tax breaks and incentives since Ben Affleck’s GONE BABY GONE!!!!
Wherever they need to is fine.
I think thats stupid. It seems to me that these people got everyones hopes up that these great shows would be back but there are all these obstacles in the way to prevent it. Oh an I caught a an episode of All my Children. It in no way looks like the same show. I have not seen One Life. But if its the same I will stick with GH and Y&R. It is really sad.
I agree. I watched the first part of OLTL first episode and it got on my nerves so I switched it off. I was surprised. Not the same show at all. I can see why Starr Manning, Todd Manning and John McBane forfeited their old characters and started out as new people on GH. Their agents probably told them it is a better future.
go anywhere u can so we can see these stories and its free
UNIONS SUCK! I hope they do what they have to to continue. IF it truly a union situation I don’t know how moving is going to solve the problem though. But then what do I know. :/
So I guess Cady McClain and Jill Larson all suck too….since they belong to the actors union. They are all pro union and Larson even helped with the initial negotiations. If the unions didn’t sign off on this they wouldn’t even be there. The writers, directors stage hands all have unions too. Keeps them safe and not working for peanuts. Heck PP should move to Bangladesh where NO regulations seem to be in place. A building collapse just killed over 1000 people in that country that makes clothes for you and me. Learn more about a situation before you lazily say something sucks.
don assume I hazily say UNIONS SUCK – they do! They had a place in our country but IMO (In My Opinion (in case you didn’t know)) they only ruin things now. I wonder if the hundreds or thousands of unemployed Hostess workers would agree with you? gmab
you are right if PP moves then it will be more court cases , and thier is no way the unions in the state of new york will let them film their if the screwed over the union workers in CT this is doomed
Thomas this is to be funny to lighten the mood! Old Mayor Bloomberg has probably banned soaps in NY just like salt,lg soda drinks and smoking. Because you can’t think for yourself you need him to do it oh and also wasn’t he trying to force Mommies to breast feed.
I have yet to see any episodes of the shows cause the idea of watching it online does not thrill me in the least. I don’t understand why they couldn’t have tried to get it on the Hallmark Channel or Logo. Bring back Kish for OLTL and you already have Bianca on AMC and there’s the gay contingent needed for Logo. It’s airing on TV in Canada but they couldn’t get it on TV for the US? BS!
Ya, I‘m sure homosexuality is the answer to saving the soaps. NOT! Intelligent posts are always appreciated on here…thank you to those who offer them!!
It’s not on TV in Canada. When they cut back to 2 shows per week FX Canada dropped both.
It is not showing on TV in Canada anymore, it ended when they switched it to two days a week. FX Canada said the contract was for 2 shows per day, 1 of each of AMC and OLTL, since PP did not deliver it was pulled from FX Canada on May 20th. Basically we got two weeks on TV then scramble to find it somewhere else because we cannot access Hulu in Canada.
They have these things called hdmi cords….they allow you to use your tv as a monitor and watch anything you want on the big screen. I have been doing this for over 4 years now.
And PP is still working on finding a place to air these on cable after their first run online.
I just wish people in Canada could see it, I really enjoyed the little I did see of OLTL. I think PP will not give up on having production continuing.
You can, Marsha. Hola unblocker. Install for firefox and you can watch on Hulu.
Thank you, ChrisR, for your Hola unblocker suggestion!! 😀
Could this b a ploy. ABC’s Katie talk show is going south. Maybe the want the rights back. Just sayin
LOL. ABC has no intention of spending more money on Soaps. That’s why they got rid of them in the first place.
This is what I was thinking. Coincidence? I think not!
this has nothing to do with ABC. It’s to do with the union suspecting breach of contract. ABC has no hand in it whatsoever.
The biggest mistake was to take them off tv in the first place. Shame on ABC! Other than The View, I only watched AMC and OLTL….Put them both back where they belong!!! ON TETEVISION!!! Mad in KENTUCKY!!!
I totally agree with you Gwen!
If we are lucky, PP will work all of this out and find a place on cable television these can be rebroadcast after their original airing online. I will continue to watch…
It seems natural for production to go back to New York. They should consider where the actors would like to travel to and make it easier on them too. Is it easier to get to a New York City studio or Los Angeles studio?
Well Well Well say it ain’t so! I so saw this coming and was told to keep my mouth shut, it’s time again to stop believing in PP and move on people! they cannot afford production of both shows and this is their only way out by making up stories so they cancel our shows once again!
It is not a lie, the Unions are out to get PP.
Really? Because the Union would rather have unemployed workers? Why don’t you get your facts straight. They bent over backwards to get this done.
It’s always the easy way out to blame the Unions, if it weren’t for the unions we wouldn’t have the shows that are on today! and I never said in my original statement about anything being alie so I think you should go back and re-read what I said…..No one is out to get PP! the problem with PP is they are in way over their heads, look at the reality: they cut the shows down from 4 days a week to just alternating them and then releasing a statement in which they think they can have us believe their words! the fact is they are on along hiatus and believe me when I say, I highly doubt they will be back mark my words and then everyone will cry all over again because they believed PP!
Sweets, if the union hadn’t hammered out the agreement with PP to allow their members to be given a scaled-down salary, guess what? You wouldn’t even HAVE a show. It would have died on the vine and never been revived. You can’t have a show without a crew. Period.
The agreement with IATSE was that they would allow for adjusted crew salaries IF the shows agreed not to go over a certain daily budget. If they do go over that, then they’re in breach of contract, and the crews are owed money. Simple as that. They have every right to want fair and equal value for their members’ work, and to be compensated as agreed. Nothing more, nothing less.
I see another cancellation coming; it’s just a matter of time…….
YUP
there are wonderful studios in Astoria Queens that would be great for PP. I am sure NYC film dept. would be happy to help them out….another idea, since “Katy” is doing so poorly on TV, put our two half hours soaps in her slot !!!
Where is Katy doing poorly? I love her show.
Fox News said the other day that the ratings were low and that people thought she was boring as a host….
I was thinking the same thing Barb C!
would love to see it back on TV, but for now I’ll take online…
I had the same idea. Bring the shows back to TV.
would love to see it back on TV, but for now I’ll take online
DITTO!
I would like that also….except I don’t want abc/d to touch these shows ever again.
I sure hope the shows continue to be online or back on tv, I really enjoy them and I am so happy they are back .I hope everything gets straightened out very soon. Thanks Michael once again for keeping us in the loop.
If the representatives of Prospect Park have to move their production to another state-why don’t they try New York City? That city and state are so popular as I-don’t-know-what.:)
Too expensive. That’s a big reason why they moved to CT, along with the tax credits.
I was a CBS soap fan since a kid LOL then GL and ATWT were axed. I began looking at OLTL again I did in mid 90’s looked at it and stopped and began again after GL and ATWT were cancelled. (SIGH)…. now again peoples hopes have been brought up and sad to say the writing was clearly on the wall for these soaps when it was announced they ere going down to 2 days a week. They are gonna cancel either both or one of these shows, iam sorry I wasted my time looking at them faithfully has I did when they returned, I should have known PP was gonna let everyone down!
now iam sitting here thinking,, its gonna be one they will cancel, saying they cant invest the time and money in 2 shows at a time, maybe in the future….. if all s goes well they will look back into the idea of launching it again…. and drum roll people….. the loser will be all my children
These two shows are tied to each other now. They share the studio, sets and crew. So it is both or neither….
I give Prospect Park amazing support for doing their difficult work bringing back the soaps and making sure that they’re wonderfully prepared for us to enjoy. Whatever their endeavors may bring, all we can do is give them all the support that we can. After all, without Prospect Park, we wouldn’t have AMC nor OLTL. I hope that they will be able to resolve whatever issues that they may have to overcome.
I just hope they get it all worked out. Besides the swearing and the way too explicit sex scenes I am enjoying both the shows and will stick by them thru it all because I am a die-hard loyal fan!
I wish I saw the way too explicit sex scene you did! I must’ve missed it…(even though I’ve seen every episode of both shows)
You are not alone, CTwildheart … everyone I have spoken to, also missed the explicit sex scenes. lol
they could come to Portland Or that would be awesome
PP’s only hope is to negotiate these shows out of the Unions. It has never been done before but why not at least try.
Lakewood Ranch (Sarasota), FL, has some new studios.
PP bring your production to Rochester, NY. We just had The Amazing Spiderman 2 film here. We are an upstate NY location. Great lakes, mountain sides, not to mention the nice mansions we have here. Very Pine Valley and LLanview. Lots and Lots of location shoots. Plus we get snow like these two towns.
let’s find a state with NO labour regulations whatsoever, where you can work 24/7 and not pay people for it! good on you, prospect park, i’m with you there
That’s not exactly accurate. NC for instance and TN both pay their talent and crew well, but it is not tied completely to the unions. I want the actors to be protected and the crew as well, but just because it is a right to work state doesn’t mean that it is not beneficial to all parties involved. NC is the number 2 state for production. The bigger question is will the actors be willing to travel to NC and stay 5 weeks then go back home for five weeks or will they have to do filming slightly different – 3 months straight shooting then six months off to make it easier for actors based in CT. I think it is best to stay in CT for now, but long term I think a move to a state that really will pump money into the productions and wants to invest in those jobs isn’t a bad move.
ABC Daytime need to buy back the soaps. They screwed up big time and now they can make it up to the fans.
I NEVER want these shows back in those hands!
Well, eventually they will be anyway; PP only has licensing rights. They don’t own the shows. When the licensing period ends, both shows will revert back to ABC. Sorry.
Hopefully theyll keep it close to New York so not to loose many actors…
I feel bad for the actors. They have to keep moving around to keep their jobs, must be really bad for their family life. Hope it all gets settled.
What about the movie studios in Bethpage ny. Win win on every aspect. Less than an hr from NYC. Huge studio buildings. A lot of nice towns in the surrounding area plus minutes from the Gold Coast
Brining these two shows back was a great idea. If you are going to move to a new state, perhaps you ca think about bringing them back on tv. I am not enjoying watching the computer and sitting my the computer. I must rather lie down and zip through the commercials.
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‘All My Children’ Movie Writers for Lifetime Revealed: Ron Carlivati, Jamey Giddens and Leo Richardson
This week began and as reported with a spotlight article on Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos and how their production entity, Milojo, has been teeing up the All My Children reboot with Lifetime.
The L.A. Times featured the married couple, co-hosts of Live with Kelly and Mark, and former All My Children cast members (where they met and fell in love) about their plans to bring two All My Children movies to Lifetime and how they are working with the Agnes Nixon estate to make it come to fruition,
On Wednesday, it was revealed by Daytime Confidential, that All My Children reboot producer, Andrew Stearn handpicked none other than Ron Carlivati (ex-head writer, One Life to Live, General Hospital and Days of our Lives) and Jamey Giddens (who is the new co-head writer of The Young and the Restless, following his tenures on the writing teams of Beyond the Gates and Days of Our Lives), as the two scribes who will bring the first of two of Kelly and Mark’s All My Children movies to the page.
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RON CARLIVATI AND JAMEY GIDDENS CONFIRM THEIR BOARDING THE ALL MY CHILDREN MOVIE PROJECT
The second installment is said to be written by primetime writer Leo Richardson whose credits include: Star, Katy Keene and more recently the Penn Badgley (ex-Phillip Chancellor IV, The Young and the Restless) starring series, You.
Richardson also wrote for three years on the U.K.’s long-running soap, EastEnders. All My Children revival fans will recall Richardson’s name was attached as the writer for the first incarnation of the All My Children movies, entitled, Pine Valley.
Ron Carlivati took to X and confirmed he is indeed boarding the All My Children movie project. Carlivati shared, “So excited to share this news! Thanks to Andrew Stearn, Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos, Albert Bianchini and the Agnes Nixon estate for entrusting Jamey Giddens and me with the first of two planned All My Children movies for Lifetime! Stay tuned!”
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Jamey Giddens confirmed DC’s announcement by taking to his account on X and expressing, “I’ve been booked and busy in 2026. Thanks to Andrew Stearn, the Agnes Nixon estate, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos for entrusting Ron Carlivati, and me with the first of two planned All My Children movies for Lifetime!”
Some fans seemed to question how Giddens could be writing for the first All My Children movie at Lifetime, when he is the new co-head writer at The Young and the Restless with Dan O’Connor. Jamey answered that head on via X and explained, “We turned in our All My Children script months ago. My sole focus as of this past Monday, is Genoa City, Wisconsin! #YR”
ERICA KANE, MARIA SANTOS AND HAYLEY AND MATEO SANTOS TO APPEAR IN THE ALL MY CHILDREN MOVIE REVIVAL?
In the planned stories, Susan Lucci’s Erica Kane and Eva LaRue’s Maria Santos will be two characters whose lives we will get to see for the first time since the series was canceled by ABC back in 2011 after 41 years on the air. As well, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos confirmed they will make brief appearances on-screen; one could assume as Hayley and Mateo Santos.
“It’d be wonderful to give the fans something that they’ve been yearning for so many years,” shared Mark Consuelos to the LA Times. “All My Children gave me my family. I met my wife there. It gave me my start in the business. It gave us so much. It would be a dream to be able to give back.”
So, what do you think of Ron Carlivati and Jamey Giddens getting nod to write the All My Children movie #1 script and Leo Richardson #2? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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‘All My Children’ Revival Updates: Lifetime EVP Speaks on Why Proposed Movies are Great Fit, Mark Consuelos Wants To ‘Give Back’ to Fans
The All My Children revival via movies at Lifetime is still in the works from former series stars and marrieds, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, through their production company, Milojo.
The co-hosts of Live with Kelly and Mark were featured this week in a Los Angeles Times article which detailed their efforts to bring some of the citizens of Pine Valley back to your screens.
As previously reported, and reaffirmed by the L.A. Times, the All My Children movies will be set in the present day and focus on what beloved characters such as Erica Kane (Susan Lucci) and Maria Santos Gray (Eva LaRue) are doing now. In addition, Kelly Ripa confirmed that she and Mark Consuelos will also appear on screen briefly most likely appearing in their signature soap roles as Hayley and Mateo Santos.
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ALL MY CHILDREN MOVIES BRING NOSTALGIA THAT CAN BE MADE TO FEEL NEW AGAIN
Elaine Frontain Bryant, executive vice president and head of programming for A&E, Lifetime, and Lifetime Movie Network said of the All My Children reboot, “Lifetime is always interested in shows that kind of tap into a powerful nostalgia that can be made fresh for today’s audience. There’s a whole generation of women that have missed these stories and these characters.”
As for working with Kelly and Mark on the Lifetime movie versions of the soap, “They’re exactly the kind of partners you want at a brand,” expressed Bryant. “They’re trusted voices because every day they’re talking to their audience, which, a lot of times, is our audience. They bring a real credibility and have an authentic point of view. You meet Kelly and Mark and kind of what you see is what you get, and I think they bring that same authenticity to their development standards.”
Albert Bianchini, executive producer for Milojo, says he knows All My Children is so wildly popular with the fans of daytime. That was punctuated when seeing it in person, and how the energy was off the charts back in January of 2025 when Kelly participated along with Susan Lucci, former head writer, Lorraine Broderick and casting director, Judy Blye Wilson in a conversation with Andy Cohen at the 92nd Street Y in New York City.
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“I’ve never seen a crowd like that in my life. People were lined up around the block, recalled the Bianchini. “Everyone wanted to know, ‘When is (All My Children) coming back? We want more.’ We got to see that in real life and Kelly got to feel it in real life, and it made so much sense. I just know that the minute it gets out in the world, people will want more and more and more. There’s just a love there.”
Kelly Ripa added that they are, “working closely with Bob and Sarah Nixon, who are also serving as producers.” She recalled, “She (Agnes Nixon) was so far ahead of her time. She covered topics that weren’t being covered. It was extraordinary the audiences that the show drew, and she served them real stories that were affecting Americans across the country but weren’t necessarily being represented anywhere.”
“It’d be wonderful to give the fans something that they’ve been yearning for so many years,” shared Mark Consuelos. “All My Children gave me my family. I met my wife there. It gave me my start in the business. It gave us so much. It would be a dream to be able to give back.”
THE CANCELLATION AND STOPS AND STARTS OF ALL MY CHILDREN REBOOTS
All My Children aired on ABC from 1970 to 2011. It got a second chance at life when Prospect Park resurrected the show and brought it to The OnLine Network and Hulu for one season in 2013.
Recently, the series made a return through the estate of Agnes Nixon and is streaming internationally on BEONDTV and through their partnership with PlutoTV Canada with episodes starting in 1995. Fans hope original episodes will some day soon be available in the U.S. as well, but that could prove more difficult since ABC owns the rights to the episodes stateside.
Now 13 years later, while there is no word yet on a definitive production start date to the two movies at Lifetime, all the people involved seemed determined to make it come to life.
So, what do you think of the executive vice-president of Lifetime and LMN being enthusiastic about Kelly and Mark’s All My Children movie revivals? Are you wanting to see this come to fruition? Kelly and Mark seem to have made this a very high priority. Do you hope that by 2027 we might be able to get this to the finish the line and into production? Weigh-in via the comment section.
Starting on May 1, All My Children fans in Canada will be able to see classic episodes of the beloved former ABC soap opera when they stream on Pluto TV Canada.
Pluto TV picked-up the All My Children Channel that the Nixon family has created in partnership with BEONDTV +. The show which aired for 41 years on ABC and ended on the network in 2011, had so many memorable storylines and characters; the least of which is the enduring run of Erica Kane played by soap icon, Susan Lucci.
As previously reported, starting with episodes from the year 1995, which was the 25th anniversary of the soap. Pluto TV Canada viewers will be able to catch 8 episodes on repeat per day. With the success of the venture, the Nixons are hopeful that they will bring viewers many more years of the show to come.
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Sarah Nixon, producer, shared with Michael Fairman TV exclusively, “We are thrilled that Pluto TV has launched All My Children in Canada! Let’s hope the engagement from our incredibly loyal fans across the border will encourage ABC to bring it to the U.S.! We share what Aggie (Agnes Nixon) always felt, that it is the enthusiasm and love from the fans that has kept this legacy beloved and relevant – to this day!”
In addition, 0ne week ago, during Susan Lucci’s visit to Los Angeles promoting her book La Lucci, she was joined by her former Pine Valley castmates, Rebecca Budig (ex-Greenlee, AMC, now Taylor, B&B) and Eva LaRue (ex-Maria, AMC) and the trio posed for a pic. At that time, LaRue shared via Instagram, “NEW All My Children channel streaming classic episodes 24/7 now on Pluto TV Canada! Fingers crossed to watch soon on Pluto US.”
That was also confirmed this week by TV Watercooler’s Jeevan Brar who took to X and expressed, “The All My Children channel begins streaming this Friday, May 1 on Pluto TV Canada.
So, Canadian viewers, excited about Pluto TV’s All My Children channel? United States fans, hopeful from Sarah’s message that perhaps soon, we can see the beloved soap once again as well? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
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