Passions

Passions
Genre
Created byJames E. Reilly
Written byJames E. Reilly (Head writer)
StarringPassions cast list
Theme music composerJohn Henry Kreitler
Opening theme"Breathe" by Jane French
Ending theme"Breathe" (instrumental) by Jane French
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons9
No. of episodes2,231[1]
Production
Executive producerLisa de Cazotte
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseJuly 5, 1999 (1999-07-05) –
September 7, 2007 (2007-09-07)
NetworkThe 101 Network
ReleaseSeptember 17, 2007 (2007-09-17) –
August 7, 2008 (2008-08-07)
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Passions is an American television soap opera that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1999, to September 7, 2007, and on DirecTV's The 101 Network from September 17, 2007, to August 7, 2008. Created by screenwriter James E. Reilly and produced by NBC Studios, Passions follows the lives, loves and various romantic and paranormal adventures of the residents of Harmony, a small town in New England with many secrets.

Storylines center on the interactions among members of its multi-racial core families: the African-American Russells, the white Cranes and Bennetts, and half-Mexican half-Irish Lopez-Fitzgeralds. The series also features supernatural elements, which focus mainly on town witch Tabitha Lenox (Juliet Mills) and her doll-come-to-life, Timmy (Josh Ryan Evans).

NBC cancelled Passions on January 16, 2007.[2] The series was subsequently picked up by DirecTV. The series aired its final episode on NBC on September 7, 2007, with new episodes continuing on DirecTV's 101 Network starting on September 17.[3] In December 2007, just months after picking up the series, DirecTV decided not to renew its contract for Passions, and the studio was subsequently unable to sell the series elsewhere.[4][5][6][7] The final episode was broadcast in August 2008.[8] Passions was the last daytime television soap opera created for American network television until Beyond the Gates premiered on CBS in February 2025.[9][10][11]

  1. ^ "Passions episode recaps". NBC.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2008.
  2. ^ "NBC cancels 'Passions'". Variety. January 17, 2007. Archived from the original on June 25, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "NBC'S Passions to work its magic on DIRECTV viewers with all new episodes beginning September 17". NBC.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2007. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
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  7. ^ Adalian, Josef (March 31, 2008). "NBC squashes Passions chances". Variety. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
  8. ^ "Passions: After 10 Years, the Supernatural Soap Ends, part one". August 9, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  9. ^ "The Early Life and History of Soap Operas". Archived from the original on November 13, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  10. ^ Alexander, Brenda (February 20, 2020). "Passions: An Update On The Stars From Of The Lopez-Fitzgerald Family Of The Soap Opera". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  11. ^ "Beyond the Gates". United States: Paramount Global. Paramount Media Networks. November 12, 2024. Archived from the original on November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

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