‘Days of Our Lives’ Stops Production Amid Season 57 Renewal Talks
The future of Days of Our Lives is once again up in the air.
While filming on Season 56 has concluded, production has now paused as NBC and Sony Pictures Television work on a deal for another year, TVLine reports. But it seems likely that there will be a Season 57 since the writers are already planning on there being one. An insider is quoted as saying that “everyone is proceeding under the assumption that the show will be back.”
The good news is that there is time to hash things out because the NBC soap shoots episodes quite far ahead of broadcast. The filming schedule meant that when production had to shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020 Days of Our Lives had a lot of episodes stockpiled to see them through to the fall. Meanwhile other soaps — The Young and the Restless, General Hospital, and The Bold and the Beautiful — had to rely on reruns (including themed weeks) to fill the schedule.
According to TVLine, there are “several more months” before the current negotiations would impact the viewing schedule of Days of Our Lives.
This is far from the first time that fans have had to wonder if their favorite show could be ending. In November 2019, the cast was released from their contracts (through production company Corday Productions) while the network and studio were negotiating for the 56th season. The soap was officially renewed in January 2020.
Season 55 (Chris Haston/NBC
While that wasn’t the case this time, there have been some cast changes during the latest season, including Kristian Alfonso, Greg Vaughan, Victoria Konefal, and Melissa Reeves’ departures. We’ll have to wait to see if there are any others before a potential Season 57.
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It’s time for the sands of the hour glass to run out. The show has been tumbling for a number of years and not getting better.
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The fact that they're in negotiations is always a good sign that it's likely to return as the show is #1 on Peacock as well. I highly doubt they'll get rid of it as they have been keeping this show under budget for a while now so it's not like it's that expensive these days like it used to be.
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I would love to see Ciara come back and reunite with Ben. My god he had such a rough life and finally starts to get a break falling in love, life looking great then shabang its all gone ip in smoke.
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I think they need to stop with the awful story lines. Maybe get new writers. My friends and I are sick of people disappearing and then coming back.
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I still watch and like the show as I have for years. Some of the story lines are outlandish with dead people returning etc. My biggest complaint is how they have abolished the gay story line and they tend to kill off the young good-looking characters instead of developing them yet find ways to keep/return the vets.
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Is Days of our lives on this week?? I have mine recorded each day and everyday this week thete hasm't been anything recorded. I thought because of the Olympics they took Day off
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They are wonderful leave them along
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I agree totally with you. Keep the young ones
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Gwen and Paulina are the best new characters to come to Salem, Vivian needs more screen time. Bring back Will Horton
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