One Life to Live is an American soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as a web series on Hulu and iTunes via Prospect Park from April 29 to August 19, 2013. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature ethnically and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social issues. One Life to Live was expanded from 30 minutes to 45 minutes on July 26, 1976, and then to an hour on January 16, 1978. One Life to Live heavily focuses on the members and relationships of the Lord family. Actress Erika Slezak began portraying the series' central protagonist Victoria Lord in March 1971 and played the character continuously for the rest of the show's run on ABC Daytime, winning a record six Daytime Emmy Awards for the role. In 2002, the series won an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series.
| Genre | Soap opera, Drama |
| Created by | Agnes Nixon |
| Written by | Thom Racina and Jessica Klein (head writers) |
| Directed by | See below |
| Theme music composer | Snoop Lion (web series) |
| Opening theme | "Brand New Start" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 45 |
| No. of episodes | 11,136 |
| Executive producer(s) | Doris Quinlan (1968–77), Joseph Stuart (1977–83), Jean Arley (1983-84), Paul Rauch (1984–91), Linda Gottlieb (1991–94), Susan Bedsow Horgan (1994–96), Maxine Levinson (1996–97), Jill Farren Phelps (1997–2001), Gary Tomlin (2001–02), Frank Valentini (2003–12), Jennifer Pepperman (2013), Jeffrey Kwatinetz (2013), Richard Frank (2013) |
| Producer(s) | See below |
| Location(s) | New York City, New York (1968–2012), Stamford, Connecticut (2013) |
| Running time | 30 minutes (1968–76, 2013), 45 minutes (1976–78), 60 minutes (1978–2012) |
| Production company(s) | Creative Horizons, Inc. (1968–74), ABC (1974–86, 1996–2012), Capital Cities/ABC Video Enterprises Inc. (1986–96), Prospect Park (2013) |
| Distributor | ABC (1968–2012), TOLN (2013) |
| Original network | ABC (1968–2012), Hulu (2013) |
| Picture format | 480i SD fullscreen (1968–2010), 480i SD widescreen (2010–12), 720p (HD) Widescreen (2013) |
| Related shows | All My Children, General Hospital, The City, Loving, Port Charles |
About One Life to Live
2002 Daytime Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Drama Series that was notable for being the first daytime drama to primarily feature ethnically and socioeconomically diverse characters. It chronicled the lives of the wealthy Lord family and middle class Woleks and Rileys family.
Achievement of One Life to Live
The show was created by Agnes Nixon and ran for 45 seasons and more than 11,000 episodes. A brief revival of the series aired between April and August of 2013.
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Latest information about One Life to Live updated on July 28 2021.
