Tainted Dreams

Tainted Dreams
Created by	Sonia Blangiardo
Written by	Lindsay Harrison
Starring	Alicia Minshew; Grant Aleksander; Kelley Menighan Hensley;
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
Production
Executive producer(s)	Sonia Blangiardo
Producer(s)	Mark Costello (consulting); Rob Santeramo (consulting); Candy Straight (consulting); Robert Levinstein (coordinating); Teresa Cicala;
Production company(s)	NYC Brand Productions
Release
Original network	YouTube
Original release	December 30, 2013 –; present
External links
	Website

Tainted Dreams is a soap opera that premiered on YouTube on December 30, 2013 and later moved exclusively to Amazon and Amazon Prime. The series will debut on Popstar! TV and the Popstar! App on September 23, 2019. Created by Sonia Blangiardo, it is a "soap-within-a-soap" which follows the backstage drama of the fictional soap opera Painted Dreams.

Tainted Dreams was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series in 2014, and one for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series in 2017. Kelley Menighan Hensley, Michael Lowry, Natalia Livingston, and Anthony Wilkinson were also nominated for Daytime Emmys in 2017 for their performances.

Cast

Alicia Minshew as Angelica Caruso[1]
Michael Lowry as Jordan Bradford[1]
Walt Willey as Gregory Ashford[1]
Kelley Menighan Hensley as Veronica Ashford[1]
Terri Ivens as Kassandra Bently[1]
Austin Peck as Max Hillstone[1]
Grant Aleksander as Adam Clark[1]
Natalia Livingston as Liza Park[1]
Ilene Kristen as Vivian Park[1]
Jessie Godderz as Dylan Buckwald[1]
Bobbie Eakes as Courtney Parish[1]
James DePaiva as Eddy Parish[1]
Marnie Schulenburg as Peyton Adams[1]
Anthony J. Wilkinson as Anthony DiGiacomo[1]
Dina Manzo as Alessandra DiGiacomo[1]
Colleen Zenk as Sofia DiGiacomo[1]
Nathan Purdee as Ethan Washington[1]
Larkin Malloy as Henry Steinman[1]
Tonja Walker as Tina Scott[1]
Lisa Marie Varon as Carla Santiago[1]
Carolyn Hinsey as Herself[1]

Production and broadcast

Blangiardo created Tainted Dreams after the cancellation of the long running daytime soap opera One Life to Live, where she was a producer.[2][3] She said in 2013, "I was struck by the loss of this unique art form that had been such an integral part of NYC for decades. I wanted to somehow capture my own two decades working behind the scenes of three different NYC-based soaps."[2][3]

First cast were Minshew, Lowry, Willey, Hensley and Schulenburg.[2][3] In January 2013, Manzo of Bravo's The Real Housewives of New Jersey was cast as Alessandra DiGiacomo, a role written with her in mind.[2][3] Later cast additions in 2013 included Peck,[4] Zenk,[5] Aleksander,[6] Livingston,[7] Malloy,[8] Eakes,[9] and DePaiva, Kristen and Walker.[10]

The first three episodes of Tainted Dreams were released on YouTube on December 30, 2013.[11]

Tainted Dreams was licensed to Amazon.com for streaming through its Amazon Prime service starting December 26, 2016.[12]

Reception and awards

Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Alina Adams named the series one of the "4 best soap operas on the web" in 2015.[13]

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2014	41st Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series	Executive Producer: Sonia Blangiardo; Consulting Producers: Mark Costello, Rob Santeramo, Candy Straight; Coordinating Producer: Robert Levinstein; Producer: Teresa Cicala	Nominated	[14]
	5th Indie Series Awards	Best Ensemble (Drama)		Nominated	[15][16]
	5th Indie Series Awards	Best Lead Actress (Drama)	Alicia Minshew	Nominated	[15][16]
2017	44th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series	Executive Producer: Sonia Blangiardo; Story Producer: Brandon Goins; Consulting Producers: Mark Costello, Rob Santeramo, Candy Straight; Senior Producer: Teresa Cicala; Coordinating Producer: Robert Levinstein	Nominated	[17]
		Outstanding Lead Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series	Kelley Menighan Hensley as Veronica Ashford	Nominated
		Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series	Michael Lowry as Jordan Bradford	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting or Guest Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series	Natalia Livingston as Liza Park	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting or Guest Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series	Anthony Wilkinson as Anthony DiGiacomo	Nominated
2018	45th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series		Nominated	[18]
2018	45th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series	Alicia Minshew as Angelica Caruso	Nominated	[18]

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External links

References

"Tainted Dreams: Meet the Characters". TaintedDreamstheSeries.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
Nededog, Jethro (January 30, 2013). "Dina Manzo Lands Acting Gig on Soap Opera-Inspired Series". Celebuzz. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
Fairman, Michael (January 30, 2015). "Tainted Dreams Creator Sonia Blangiardo: 'I Was Struck By The Loss Of This Unique Art Form That Had Been Integral To NYC!'". On-Air On-Soaps. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
Kerr, Luke (March 11, 2013). "Austin Peck Joins Tainted Dreams". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
"Colleen Zenk to Lead Tainted Dreams Dramedy". BroadwayWorld.com. May 29, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
Bowe, Jillian (June 13, 2013). "Guiding Light's Grant Aleksander Joins Tainted Dreams". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
Bowe, Jillian (July 9, 2013). "Natalia Livingston Joins Tainted Dreams". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
Bowe, Jillian (July 16, 2013). "Former All My Children Star Larkin Malloy Joins Tainted Dreams". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
Bowe, Jillian (July 30, 2013). "Soap Diva Bobbie Eakes Joins Tainted Dreams!". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
Bowe, Jillian (July 25, 2013). "One Life to Live Alums Join Tainted Dreams". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
Logan, Michael (December 30, 2013). "First Look: An All-Star Soap Cast Shines in Tainted Dreams". TV Guide. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
"New Soap Opera Series TAINTED DREAMS to Premiere on Amazon Prime 12/26". BroadwayWorld.com. December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
Adams, Alina (February 3, 2015). "The 4 best soap operas on the web". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
Littleton, Cynthia (May 1, 2014). "Young & the Restless Leads 41st Annual Daytime Emmy Noms". Variety. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
"5th Annual Indie Series Awards Nominees". Indie Series Awards. February 7, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
Giddens, Jamey (February 7, 2014). "Colleen Zenk, Van Hansis, Alicia Minshew and More Snag Indie Series Award Nominations". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
"The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announces Nominations For the 44th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 22, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 22, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
"2018 Daytime Emmy Awards Nominees". Daytime Emmy Awards. New York City: National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved April 27, 2018.

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[Official_characters-1] "Tainted Dreams: Meet the Characters". TaintedDreamstheSeries.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

[Celebuzz_Manzo-2] Nededog, Jethro (January 30, 2013). "Dina Manzo Lands Acting Gig on Soap Opera-Inspired Series". Celebuzz. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

[MF_Manzo-3] Fairman, Michael (January 30, 2015). "Tainted Dreams Creator Sonia Blangiardo: 'I Was Struck By The Loss Of This Unique Art Form That Had Been Integral To NYC!'". On-Air On-Soaps. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

[4] Kerr, Luke (March 11, 2013). "Austin Peck Joins Tainted Dreams". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

[5] "Colleen Zenk to Lead Tainted Dreams Dramedy". BroadwayWorld.com. May 29, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2015.

[6] Bowe, Jillian (June 13, 2013). "Guiding Light's Grant Aleksander Joins Tainted Dreams". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

[7] Bowe, Jillian (July 9, 2013). "Natalia Livingston Joins Tainted Dreams". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

[8] Bowe, Jillian (July 16, 2013). "Former All My Children Star Larkin Malloy Joins Tainted Dreams". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

[9] Bowe, Jillian (July 30, 2013). "Soap Diva Bobbie Eakes Joins Tainted Dreams!". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

[10] Bowe, Jillian (July 25, 2013). "One Life to Live Alums Join Tainted Dreams". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

[11] Logan, Michael (December 30, 2013). "First Look: An All-Star Soap Cast Shines in Tainted Dreams". TV Guide. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

[12] "New Soap Opera Series TAINTED DREAMS to Premiere on Amazon Prime 12/26". BroadwayWorld.com. December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.

[13] Adams, Alina (February 3, 2015). "The 4 best soap operas on the web". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 13, 2017.

[Variety_Emmy_41_Nom-14] Littleton, Cynthia (May 1, 2014). "Young & the Restless Leads 41st Annual Daytime Emmy Noms". Variety. Retrieved September 17, 2015.

[15] "5th Annual Indie Series Awards Nominees". Indie Series Awards. February 7, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

[16] Giddens, Jamey (February 7, 2014). "Colleen Zenk, Van Hansis, Alicia Minshew and More Snag Indie Series Award Nominations". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

[44th_Noms-17] "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announces Nominations For the 44th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 22, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 22, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.

[18] "2018 Daytime Emmy Awards Nominees". Daytime Emmy Awards. New York City: National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved April 27, 2018.

Daytime television soap operas in the United States
Current	The Bold and the Beautiful (1987–present) Days of Our Lives (1965–present) General Hospital (1963–present) The Young and the Restless (1973–present)
1940s debuts	Faraway Hill (1946) Highway to the Stars (1947) These Are My Children (1949) A Woman to Remember (1949)
1950s debuts	As the World Turns (1956–2010) The Brighter Day (1954–1962) The Edge of Night (1956–1984) The First Hundred Years (1950–1952) First Love (1954–1955) From These Roots (1958–1961) Golden Windows (1954–1955) Guiding Light (1952–2009) Hawkins Falls (1950–1955) Love of Life (1951–1980) Miss Susan (1951) One Man's Family (1954–1955) Portia Faces Life (1954–1955) The Secret Storm (1954–1974) Search for Tomorrow (1951–1986) Three Steps to Heaven (1953–1954) Young Doctor Malone (1958–1963)
1960s debuts	Another World (1964–1999) Bright Promise (1969–1972) The Clear Horizon (1960–1962) Dark Shadows (1966–1971) Days of Our Lives (1965–present) The Doctors (1963–1982) A Flame in the Wind (1964–1966) General Hospital (1963–present) Hidden Faces (1968–1969) Love is a Many Splendored Thing (1967–1973) Morning Star (1965–1966) Never Too Young (1965–1966) The Nurses (1965–1967) One Life to Live (1968–2012) Our Five Daughters (1962) Paradise Bay (1965–1966) Where the Heart Is (1969–1973) The Young Marrieds (1964–66)
1970s debuts	All My Children (1970–2011) The Best of Everything (1970) How to Survive a Marriage (1974–1975) Lovers and Friends/For Richer, For Poorer (1977–1978) Return to Peyton Place (1972–1974) Ryan's Hope (1975–1989) Somerset (1970–1976) A World Apart (1970–1971) The Young and the Restless (1973–present)
1980s debuts	Another Life (1981–1984) The Bold and the Beautiful (1987–present) Capitol (1982–1987) Generations (1989–1991) Loving (1983–1995) Rituals (1984–1985) Santa Barbara (1984–1993) Texas (1980–1982)
1990s debuts	The City (1995–1997) Passions (1999–2008) Port Charles (1997–2003) Sunset Beach (1997–1999) Swans Crossing (1992) Tribes (1990) Undressed (1999–2002)
2000s debuts	Spyder Games (2001)
Web series	All My Children (2013) Anacostia (2009–2018) As the Cookie Crumbles (2008) The Bay (2010–2015) Beacon Hill (2014) The Cavanaughs (2010–2011) DeVanity (2011–2014) East Los High (2013–2017) EastSiders (2012–2020) Miss Behave (2010–2012) One Life to Live (2013) Ragged Isle (2011–2014) River Ridge (2012) The Spot (1995–1997) Tainted Dreams (2013–2014) They Go On (1997) Venice: The Series (2009–2014) What If... (2010) Winterthorne (2015) Youthful Daze (2012–present)