Forever and a Day (soap opera)

Forever and a Day is a serial drama, podcast, and audio drama created by Casey S. Hutchison. The podcast follows the lives of three families in the fictional town of Augustus, Illinois.

Forever and a Day
Presentation
GenreSerial drama
FormatPodcast
Created byCasey S. Hutchison
Written byCasey S. Hutchison

Candice Mack

Emmy Morgan
Narrated byCasey S. Hutchison
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesWeekly
Length25-30 minutes (regular)
40-60 minutes (specials)
Production
Theme music composed bySoundstripe
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes60
Publication
Original releaseAugust 3, 2020 – present
ProviderAnchor Podcasts
Websitewww.faadseries.com

Series overview

Season 1

The first season focuses on Leslie Marshall's marriage to Alex Bennett after leaving her former high school sweetheart Colin Harper at the altar. Leslie and Alex are raising their son Aiden as Colin finds new love with schemer Emma Jensen, who's secretly working with Alex to bring Colin and the Harpers down. Colin's mother Elaine deals with her sister Melanie Walters coming to town with a huge secret that only Elaine's scheming husband Gunnar knows. And Stephanie Markum comes face-to-face with her stalker who happens to be her ex-boyfriend Donovan Aldridge. Donovan vows to reunite with his "Beautiful Blue" and start anew with her.

Season 2

Season two sees the Harpers and the Bennetts' decades long feud comes closer to a resolution as they family deals with the fallout of Katelynn Harper & Laken Bennett both being outed as lesbians publicly and a couple. Emma begins to actually fall for Colin and discovers she's pregnant. Alex and Leslie's marriage gets rocky; Alex sleeps with Danielle Fraser during his separation from Leslie. A dangerous woman named Dominique Bradford comes to town hell bent on settling a score with Leslie's uncle Gregory. A shocking death rocks Augustus. The season finale ends with Dominique holding everyone hostage at gunpoint, and three people being shot.

Season 3

In season three, the town of Augustus is slowly healing from the aftermath of the shooting. Gossip blogger Danielle Fraser and her brother Jesse Jr. "JJ" deal with a family secret. Donovan adds to his list of people to terrorize. And Gregory's estranged son Dr. Christopher Marshall comes to town with trouble following him.

Cast and characters
Character Actor Seasons
1 2 3
Gunnar Harper Brett Lawerence Main Recurring
Elaine Harper Elizabeth von Isser Main
Colin Harper Quinn VanAntwerp[1] Main
Emma Jensen Jeanne Young Main Recurring
Katelynn Harper Lacretia Lyon Main
Melanie Walters Beth Ehlers[2][3][4] Main
Steven Langenfeld Aaron Clark Recurring
Jonah Bennett Matthew Preston Main
Miranda Bennett Renée Suran Main
Alexander "Alex" Bennett Tyler David Main
Leslie Marshall Khalia Davis Main
Laken Bennett (#1) Karolina Sivas Main None
Laken Bennett (#2) Anna Burmeister None Main
Isaac Marshall (#1) Brandon Larkins Main Recurring None
Isaac Marshall (#2) Tony D. Head None Main
Gregory Marshall Benjamin Bryant None Main Recurring
Dr. Christopher Marshall Lance Guzman None Main
Stephanie Markham Kristina Sullivan Main
Danielle Fraser Candice Mack Main
Jesse "JJ" Fraser (#1) Tony Moore Main None
Jesse "JJ" Fraser (#2) Sherrod Jackson None Main
Antwan Jeffries Dorell Anthony Recurring Main
Felicia Richardson Jonelle Allen[5] Recurring Main
Lenore Parkhurst Teri Limmer Recurring Main
Skye Parkhurst Mackenzie Bell Recurring Main
Donovan Aldridge Michael Carr Recurring Main
Andrew Rutledge Frank Dicopoulos Recurring Main
Lucinda Jensen Claire Stadtmueller None Main
Dominique Bradford Lauren B. Martin[6] None Main Recurring
Nicholas Larson Michael Norberg None Recurring
Dr. Avery Randolph Veronica Dang None Recurring None
Dr. Callum Becker Na'Vell J. Lee None Recurring
Isabelle Reed Ashley Stewart None Main
Graham Williams Ron Schnittker None Main
Olivia Bookman, N.P. Emmy Morgan None Recurring
Graham Williams Ron Schnittker None Main
Detective Reynolds Van Griffin None Recurring
Elise Granger Ilene Kristen[7] None Guest

Production

For the first three seasons, Forever and a Day was distributed by JLJ Media. Starting with season three, the show moved to Anchor Podcasts.

Reception

On April 7, 2022, the show was nominated and won Best Ensemble for an Audio Fiction at the Indie Series Awards.[8]

References
  1. Wild, Stephi (June 29, 2020). "Quinn Vanantwerp Headlines New Podcast Soap Opera Series Forever and a Day". Broadway World. United States. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  2. Bowe, Jillian (May 26, 2020). "Daytime Scribes John F. Smith and Thom Racina to Pen Podcast Series Forever and a Day". Daytime Confidential. United States. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  3. "Guiding Light alum Beth Ehlers returns to acting in Forever and a Day". soapcentral.com. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  4. "Guiding Light Fan Fave Beth Ehlers Returns in 'Forever and a Day' Podcast Series - Daytime Confidential". daytimeconfidential.com. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  5. Hannibal, Michael Thomas (February 9, 2021). "Generations Alum Jonelle Allen Joins Cast of Forever And A Day!". Soap Opera News. United States. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  6. Martin, Lauren B. (December 13, 2020). "Fantastic Casting News! the Soap Opera Podcast, 'Forever and a Day' is a 'Forever' Mood for Soap Fans!". Lauren B. Martin. United States. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  7. Abasta, Nics (March 7, 2022). "General Hospital Alum Ilene Kristen Lands Exciting New Gig". Celebrating the Soaps. United States. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  8. "12th Annual Indie Series Awards Winners List". Indie Series Awards. April 7, 2022. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
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