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Warner Bros. Animation is resurrecting the tormented vampire Barnabas Collins, with the studio announcing on Friday that it is developing an adult animated series based on the cult classic soap opera “Dark Shadows.” Jonathan Frid Created by Dan Curtis and celebrating its 60th anniversary this summer, the series, which ran from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971, on ABC, starred Jonathan Frid as TV’s original anti-hero and the father of the modern-day vampire story, featuring alluring tales of gothic mystery and supernatural intrigue. The animated project was announced during a Studio Focus panel at the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival as Warner Bros. Animation’s Peter Girardi (Executive Vice President, Alternative Programming) and Shaleen Desai (Senior Vice President, Adult Series) previewed the studio’s current adult animation slate. According to a logline, the adaptation is an Adult animated series continuing the saga of the Collins family. Blending gothic, horror, and supernatural genres, the upcoming adaptation promises all the dark twists and romantic intrigue that defined the transformative series across its original 1,200-plus-episode run. Lisa Holdsworth will serve as executive producer and showrunner, with executive producers Cathy Curtis, Tracy Curtis, Eric Homan, Kevin Kolde and Fred Seibert. The animated TV series adaptation comes more than 14 years after studio sibling Warner Bros. Pictures last attempted to revive the series, albeit as a live-action feature film starring Johnny Depp as the iconic vampire with a conscience, Michelle Pfeiffer as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard and Helena Bonham Carter as the live-in psychiatrist Dr. Julia Hoffman, whom Elizabeth calls upon to help with her family troubles. You can check out the film’s trailer below. Note: The post Warner Bros. Animation Announces Development On ‘Dark Shadows’ Adaptation Based On Cult-Classic Soap Opera first appeared on Soap Opera Network. Read More

The point of the banner was to display the faces of each soap, specifically the most recognizable. RSW was included simply because the photos I had of Deidre featured him in all of them. There was no intent beyond that.

The menu's behavior is based on the available space on your screen. If your monitor/computer is set to a lower resolution, you will see the MORE link with the hidden menu items in a dropdown. I've done as much as I can to adjust margins and padding, as shown in your screenshots, and have removed all other unnecessary menu items, since some are already available in the footer by default. The menu structure on the main website appears as it does because the menu ONLY links to the pages dedicated to each soap. However, our forum software does not currently allow us to create multiple menus or other placement options without heavy coding (which I'll leave for another day/month).

The Start new topic button is unique to each forum. Most likely, you were already in the Spoilers & Previews forum when you created that post. To have it placed in the General Hospital forum, you'd need to have clicked on the button (Start new topic) in either the Discuss the Soaps forum (as explained on page one) or directly within the GH forum, the latter of which would have simply opened up a WYSIWYG editor page (WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get) instead of giving a popup asking which forum you wanted your topic placed in, which would have happened if you were in the main Discussion section or the Discuss the Soaps forum.

Correct. I do not plan on maintaining a monthly discussion thread for spoilers or a dedicated spoiler forum, effective July 1, 2026. The Discuss the Soaps forum and each of its individual show sub-forums should be where all things related to the current soaps are discussed, with the continued expectation that the spoiler post title be as vague as possible. If something is going to happen on the soaps and it is a spoiler, use a spoiler tag as instructed in the first post of this thread, and post it in the forum dedicated to that show. If it is a spoiler impacting more than one show, the post should be posted in the main Discuss the Soaps forum, with the title including each impacted show's acronym (e.g., BTG/Y&R:) as has been the case in the past, and the spoiler tag attached.

Yes, that's what the individual show discussion threads are for, discussing the actual episodes as they air, both immediately or later. However, what I've seen is that the threads have frequently devolved into a catch-all for sharing any/all topics related to the show, including random social media posts by the show's cast and articles from other outlets, among other things. Those types of topics should be in their own threads/posts since they mostly have nothing to do with the actual episodes being discussed.

All the photos used for that banner were group photos, not individual shots. Deidre takes most of her photos with Robert Scott Wilson during press events.

The monthly thread was never intended to be a catch-all for all topics about any one particular show, which is why I started making changes on the website. Any topic can be discussed in its own post/thread, whether it gets 2 responses or 100. To that point and to better organize things, I created the individual show forums and spent significant design time to make it easier to see which forum one is in when responding to a topic. So, yes, that is still true.

Daily threads thus far do not seem popular across the five polls, though weekly is something many might be okay with for certain shows, while others likely should maintain the monthly format. Either way, the plan is to go with whatever the membership decides after the polls close. I will note that if the combined daily/weekly votes exceed the total monthly votes, we will likely go with weekly for that particular show. Polls close on Monday, June 29, at 11:59 p.m. EDT.

As part of our ongoing cosmetic changes, I've placed special headers above every post, unique to each individual current show's forum. The designs are based on the color coordination used on the main Soap Opera Network website: The design is responsive and will appear with a smaller icon and text on mobile devices.

It's been a few days since implementation. From my testing, I've only encountered the message when browsing with a VPN based in other countries, particularly the aforementioned ones allegedly hosting bad bots. I have not had any issues while using my regular I.P. address in the U.S. Is this the same for others who are based in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.? Anyone not from these three countries, what has your experience been like? Is it too frequent? Meaning, are you asked to verify constantly (though it's auto-verified for most)? Let me know if there are any problems with this specific matter.

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The character has done horrible things, yes. But she's done nothing that any other soap character hasn't also done. Is every soap character evil in that case? I mean, Marlena on Days of our Lives killed half the town, though it was later proven not to have happened, but she's an angel in the eyes of Salem and many of the show's fans. I'm not saying Leslie is a good character, in terms of good intentions or actions. But she's not "evil," IMO, in the true sense of the word in the world of soaps.

While I will always encourage individuals to share their opinions on a political topic as one would in a real-life election, the purpose of this post is to vote in a poll. Only those results will determine the outcome. Anyone who has not yet voted, don't let the results thus far dissuade you. With several days remaining to vote, anything can happen.

We do not tolerate homophobia, sexism or racism on the SON Community. Anyone found displaying such behavior will be banned immediately. No recourse available. Everyone is entitled to their opinions, and I think we have been very open about providing a space for diverse thoughts and ideas on a range of topics across the website. However, we will not allow anyone to attack other posters with snide remarks or outright bigotry. Outside of that, for anyone reading this: Registration is free. Opinions are welcome. Though we do not allow attacks on others, particularly of the real-life variety.