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‘Asunder’ Casts ‘Pride’ Creator Dorell Anthony

Following in the footsteps of daytime alums Lauren B. Martin (ex-Camille Bennett, "As The World Turns"), Monti Sharp (ex-Lewis McCloud, "ATWT"; ex-David Grant, "Guiding Light") and Kim Brockington (Felicia Boudreau, "GL"), "Pride: The Series" creator and actor Dorell Anthony ("All My Children," "General Hospital") has joined the cast of "Asunder," producers of the upcoming digital series announced recently.

TV Guide Brings Back The ’80s With Soap Hunks That Ruled

In honor of ABC's "The Goldbergs" receiving its first ever TV Guide Magazine cover, the publication has turned back the dial with an all '80s-themed issue, due out on newsstands later this week. As part of the celebration, several of daytime's biggest hunks from the decade will be featured in the upcoming issue, including Kin Shriner (as Scotty Baldwin, "General Hospital"), Stephen Nichols (as Steven "Patch" Johnson, "Days of our Lives"), A…

The CW Renews Eight Shows for 2015-2016: ‘The Vampire Diaries,’ ‘Jane the Virgin,’ ‘Supernatural,’ ‘The 100,’ ‘Arrow,’ ‘Flash,’ ‘The Originals’ and ‘Reign’

The CW announced today during its portion of the Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena that it has given an early renewal to "Arrow," "Jane the Virgin," "Reign," "Supernatural," "The 100," "The Flash," "The Originals" and "The Vampire Diaries," all of which appeared on the network's fall 2014 schedule, for the 2015-2016 television season.

WATCH: ‘The Royals’ Get Dirty on E!

"The Royals" marks E!'s first entry in the original scripted drama series game when it premieres Sunday, March 15, and as the network highlights the annual Christmas address by Queen Helena (Elizabeth Hurley), who says, "I'm supposed to tell you what a wonderful year it's been. I'm supposed to smile and stick to the script. But the truth is, as a family, as a monarchy, we're hanging on by a thread," we can't help but prepare to witness the next great soapy drama!

Brandon Stoddard, Former ABC Entertainment President and Director of Daytime Programming, Dead at 77

Brandon Stoddard, the former president of entertainment and director of daytime programming at ABC, who is best known for spearheading the launches of such series, specials and miniseries as "All My Children," "Roseanne," "Roots," "ABC Afterschool Specials," "Moonlighting" and "Thirtysomething," among many others, died today at his home in Bel-Air after a long battle with cancer. He was 77 years old.