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What Did You Think Of Today's Second Episode Of All My Children?
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All My Children was HUGE success after yesterday’s premiere!
The soap opera who had its return since itsĀ final ABC episode aired in September of 2011, landed in the number one slot on Hulu and on iTunes with its first all-new episode, illustrating the popularity of this iconic soap brand, and that there is no audience more loyal than the soap fans!
Today, AMC posted its second new episode which picks right up where the story left off!Ā And on AMC today, there is plenty of danger, sadness, romance in bloom, and the return of Eden Riegel as Bianca Montgomery, Thorsten Kaye as Zach Slater, and Ray MacDonnell as Joe Martin!
We had our favorites in the episode which included Eden Riegel, and Cady McClain, who once again showed us what a dynamite actress she is.Ā Ā As the story plays: Jesse is scared out of his mind with an MIA Cassandra, newbies Pete and Celia are major in story, as are Miranda and AJ, and more!
If you haven’t watched the latest episode on Hulu or iTunes today, you can check it out here after the jump! Let us know how you are catching the all-new episodes? Then, tell us what you thought of today’s episode, and if you are enjoying the new AMC!
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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,Ā Katy KeeneĀ 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,Ā 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.
āItād be wonderful to give the fans something that theyāve been yearning for so many years,ā shared Mark Consuelos to the LA Times. āAll My ChildrenĀ 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.ā
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, āLifetime is always interested in shows that kind of tap into a powerful nostalgia that can be made fresh for todayās audience. Thereās a whole generation of women that have missed these stories and these characters.ā
As for working with Kelly and Mark on the Lifetime movie versions of the soap, “Theyāre exactly the kind of partners you want at a brand,” expressed Bryant. “Theyāre trusted voices because every day theyāre 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.ā
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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“Iāve never seen a crowd like that in my life. People were lined up around the block, recalled the Bianchini.Ā “Everyone wanted to know, āWhen is (All My Children) coming back? We want more.āĀ 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. Thereās just a love there.ā
Kelly Ripa added that they are, “working closely with Bob and Sarah Nixon, who are also serving as producers.” She recalled, āShe (Agnes Nixon) was so far ahead of her time. She covered topics that werenāt 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 werenāt necessarily being represented anywhere.ā
āItād be wonderful to give the fans something that theyāve been yearning for so many years,ā shared Mark Consuelos. āAll My ChildrenĀ 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.ā
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.Ā 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.Ā
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.!Ā 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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Michael, this episode was just as good as the first! So suspenseful! Leaving me wanting more!!!!!
Getting better! Love you David!
I am watching HULU. I liked today better than the 1st one. I think the 1st was to introduce us to the new cast members. I have to learn them there are so many. Today was easier. Got to figure out if Tad or JR is in the hospital bed & if JR then where is Tad? I love the way ads are run. Just enough time for a snack break or other things HA!HA! . I have to say on a scale of 1 to 10 I give it a 9.
Superfantabulous! Cool beans! I am loving it! I agree with a comment I read earlier…only way it could be better is to bring back Erika (I grew up watching her…), Kendall, Tad (but I think Tad is the one in the hospital bed…or maybe Jamie)…but all in all I am enjoying it tremendously. Thanks Propect Park and Hulu!
I am going to enjoy the soaps on-line more than I did on network tv simply because they are modern, and so real the life; not campy soapy …
(and I get both soaps on my TV, so no problem ..
Very strange–watching on Hulu Plus and the sound is off by one second from the movement of their mouths. Same thing yesterday.
Loved it. Definitely has me wanting more.
So glad to see AMC back! Thank you to the cast that came back, you have been sorely missed!
of the two nu shows…. it’s definately OLTL that has me 100% intrigued…
AMC with the soras’ simply needs to get us caught up in the story…
and they-re off to the races.
OLTL returned virtually their entire cast, w/ the exception of Starr and John.
Most of the cornerstones of AMC are gone: Eric, Kendall, Greenlee, Ryan, Tad. Most of the stories rotated around those characters, everyone that returned are secondary characters.. with the exception of Adam.
During the ABC run, AMC was shifting to make Kendall, Ryan and Greenlee the headliners.. and PP got none of them. That’s what the show is missing, their leads.
It was just ok for me!
Thught day two was great! Good balance of everything. Getting to know these characters again and the newbies. Happy to see that both AMC and OLTL are doing so well in terms of Hulu popularity! I have been using Hulu for years and love the anytime convenience.
Michael… do you know if they are making the necessary number of views?
I just love this!!! Great to have our shows back!
AMC gets kudos for coming out swinging but they are battling several ABC lackluster years and bad casting. It feels like they are going to be more 21st century As the World Turns and I hope so. We need a modern day, familial drama with soapy overbearing mothers like Opal and lots of characters staring at framed photos of deceased family members. Good Luck. I’ll try to watch. I think McPherson could be a good fit for this reboot. My only quibble is that the opening song sounds too much like Wheeler’s Guiding Light reboot opening.
Honestly, I am having to get used to having the show back and available on demand! I almost forgot to watch it today, lol. But I am loving it. It was just as good today as yesterday, and I expect it will continue to get better as we find out what has happened over the past five years in soap time. I need to sign up for Hulu Plus, so I can watch via my Roku on the TV, but just seeing all my old friends from AMC is wonderful.
ditto…
it’s not too different…. to log on…. go to hulu.com
and here we go…
i watched todays epi thru TV… was a much better view
Enjoyed the show. A bit too much story is given to AJ and Miranda . Teenage stories are just not interesting to me. I hope younger people are watching and liking the young story lines so I am not enduring these stories for nothing. My husband is watching AMC now and actually told me to be quiet because David is talking. This is the man that thought I had lost my mind when I cried because ABC canceled the show. We watched AMC using the iPad, huluplus and a HDMI cable to view on our television. I sure hope AMC is here to stay for many more years.
i think we can expect that AJ and Miranda will be featured quite a bit…
yeah, it’s trying and a chore at times for the younger stories..
doesn’t Miranda, remind you of Erica at that age? LOL… pouty… tigress… hot about town… sooner than you know…. Bianca has a handful.
ditto on Dr. David Hayward… if in fact it’s Marissa…. his hardened evenmoreso “soul” is fodder for his epic talent.
It was pretty solid. I think I’m going to like this show. :0)
To me there are more young actors than the regulars that have been on for years.. I like the story with Jessie trying to surprise Angie with a surprise visit from her daughter Cassandra. Who is missing now! I like seeing Joe Martin,Dixie,Brook,Opal,adam. And who was Dixie visting in the hospital? I have an idea but I don’t want to give it away. This
is what I am enjoying about AMC. I am just getting back to watching AMC. Haven’t watched it in quite a while.
Absolutely Wonderful! I am literally sitting on the edge of my seat just waiting for the next episode! Love that Jesse and Zack are going to work together!
LOVED IT š i only watched AMC after Lindsay Hartley started, but quickly grew to love it (i’m an NBC soap fan). Really loving the new format. And the show production value is awesome! I admit, i also love that the eppis are only 30mins. Really hope they get a good following š
My thoughts: Tad is dead. JR is in the coma. And can we have some more screen time with Pete! =) Wow that guy is ripped!
I am hoping that it is Tad in the coma because it needs more life than it has right now…Tad and/or Erika right now would be superfantabulous but for now I am just enjoying Angie and Jessie, Brooke and Adam, Bianca…taking it one day at a time…
Was that Adam and Brooke’s home that A.J. entered the living room removing his clothes? Is some young cast member going to have to remove their clothes at least once an episode… no matter where they are? That was the most ridiculous scene I’ve seen in a long time, on any soap.
I freely admit I don’t like A.J., so that may add to my reaction to this, but I really can’t imagine who or why they came up with that scene. š
Still hoping it will improve each day and I’m glad it’s back.
I agree…I wish AJ would keep his clothes on! The clothes coming off in the living room was nothing compared to the nudity in the bedroom! I have two sons and they would have taken there shirt off coming through the front door and dropped it somewhere on the way to the kitchen. However, I would have never allowed a girl to just go up to their bedroom. That whole nude AJ playing a guitar was just way too much.
I am kind of worried that since it is now online and not on TV that it will be “anything goes.” I enjoyed it as daytime TV where it was “clean.” Taking it one day at a time until I decide I cannot take the language or the lack of clothing.
I have to put it out their…. right quick…. AMC was so much better.
when the whole show… as it were.. is ALL soras’ed… 5 years…
you have to get the stories going….
it wasn’t even so much about expectation. it was melding newbies with original and move forward….
whew! it’s all good….
HECK! for this new Venture… and supporting nuAMC – Prospect Park –
I am watching the commerials….. thank you hulu.com
I am glad AMC is back and OLTL. Oltl has an unfair advantage of really getting its main chnaracters/actors back and their big ones. AMC really had to go down the list and the top regular characgters/acgtors are not back and the two biggest probably Tad and Erica are no where to be seen. Well at least there are some allusions to Tad but not to Erica that is sad = surely AMC could have done a photo or something maybe done something to at least hint in the grave is Erica and not Marissa or even have Bianca on the phone soothing her that she lost her fourth straight oscar. They could even hint Erica was shot and killed and heck if they can get Susan Lucci free from Devious Maids and Deadly Affairs Erica can come back as explained by the unspoken prison riot that happened around the day of the shooting. There were many escapees including Jane and it was Jane who once again took Erica’s place. But for the love of AMC please do somethign to include Erica in this show some way, somehow the show just isn’t amc – I actually am kind of sad. Sure Angie and Jesse are starcrossed lovers as usual but even they are a bit of a cliche. Cara and her brother are lovely eye candy but not rich in characgter or history for AMC. I hope Celia isn’t the new raped Erica .
I apologize for saying Erica Kane was in a coma. I wasn’t paying attention at the moment eating my hamburger while watching online. Must be someone else in the hospital bed.
I don’t believe they have said anything about Erica Kane yet.
My AMC is back! I love the new kids. The show has the feel of the good old days; AMC has always been family centere. I feel your influence Ms. Nixon–Werk !!!
I’m already hooked!