ABC Boss Speaks Out On Potential All My Children and One Life To Live Reboots

Revivals and reboots of various TV and movies have made the headlines recently and it’s only natural for fans to ask if daytime soaps are included, too. There has been a lot of buzz about a potential reboot of “All My Children” and “One Life To Live.”

Now, ABC’s entertainment president, Karey Burke, has commented on the possibility of reviving these soaps.

During the press tour last winter, Burke hinted that there might be some conversation about a reboot. There seemed to be a minor shift in her response when she was asked about it once again during the recent Television Critics Association. She said, “there have been more discussions.” However, she declined to give more information.

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“All My Children” debuted on the small screen back on January 5, 1970, and ran until September 23, 2011. Meanwhile, “One Life To Live” premiered a bit earlier and ran longer than AMC. It aired on July 15, 1968, until January 13, 2012. After both soaps were canceled, Prospect Park revived and streamed them online in 2013 before getting canceled again due to legal problems behind the scenes.

Soap fans were hopeful that ABC would prepare a reboot for both soaps after it got back its rights to AMC and OLTL in 2017. Even Susan Lucci wants the iconic show to be revived. The actress said they’re “hearing a little buzz.”

“It’s just important to be in the right hands. Lorraine Broderick was the head writer and I know that she’s a beautiful writer, so if she was [on board] that would help a lot,” she said.

The 73-year old actress also made some comments about today’s TV shows like “The Real Housewives” franchise.

“I don’t think they are the modern-day soaps,” Lucci said.

“There’s no storytelling. There’s a lot of editing. It’s, like, they cut to the chase all the time, and I think it’s different,” she continued.

Burke’s comments may spark hope among fans but nothing has been confirmed yet.

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ABC Daytime now has only one remaining soap and that’s “General Hospital.” It appears like GH is not going anywhere for a long time given that the sudser is performing well.

Burke said, “GH is doing great!”

“It’s one of our great performers. It’s a successful business for us. The fact that they have perfected that model is, frankly, an example to other producers in our midst,” she explained.