Tainted Dreams

Tainted Dreams
Created by Sonia Blangiardo
Written by Lindsay Harrison
Starring
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 (2013-12-30) – present
External links
Website

Tainted Dreams is a soap opera web series that premiered on YouTube on December 30, 2013. 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.

Cast

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]

Awards

In 2014, Tainted Dreams was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches - Drama Series, with Blangiardo as executive producer, Mark Costello, Rob Santeramo and Candy Straight as consulting producers, Robert Levinstein as coordinating producer and with Teresa Cicala as producer.[12] Blangiardo has previously won an Daytime Emmy Award as a director for As the World Turns and another as a producer for One Life to Live.[13][14] The series also received two 2014 Indie Series Award nominations: Best Ensemble (Drama) and Minshew for Best Lead Actress (Drama).[15][16]

External links

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Tainted Dreams: Meet the Characters". TaintedDreamstheSeries.com. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Nededog, Jethro (January 30, 2013). "Dina Manzo Lands Acting Gig on Soap Opera-Inspired Series". Celebuzz. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 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. Littleton, Cynthia (May 1, 2014). "Young & the Restless Leads 41st Annual Daytime Emmy Noms". Variety. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  13. Bishop, Jenn (November 17, 2014). "DeVanity Creator Returns with New Sweet Saga Winterthorne". TV Source Magazine. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  14. Lee, NaVell (November 17, 2014). "DeVanity Creator Michael Caruso Returns to the Web with Winterthorne". Buzzworthy Radio. 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.
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