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Soap & telenovela

Soap & telenovela TV Series

Heightened, continuing melodrama.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 169 series

10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.

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169 series Taste tags cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Jane the Virgin

★ 7.8
65K 100 2014–2019
Soap & telenovela · Ironic & meta
10/10

Dynasty

★ 7.2
27K 108 2017–2022
Soap & telenovela
10/10

Dallas

★ 7.1
18K 356 1978–1991
Soap & telenovela
10/10

Melrose Place

★ 6.0
14K 219 1992–1999
Soap & telenovela · Love story
10/10

EastEnders

★ 4.8
10K 7405 1985–present
Soap & telenovela · Long-runner
10/10

Dynasty

★ 6.4
9K 220 1981–1989
Soap & telenovela
10/10

The Bold and the Beautiful

★ 3.5
9K 9808 1987–present
Soap & telenovela · Long-runner
10/10

Days of Our Lives

★ 5.3
8K 15410 1965–present
Soap & telenovela · Long-runner
10/10

The Young and the Restless

★ 5.4
7K 13560 1973–present
Soap & telenovela · Long-runner
10/10

Home and Away

★ 5.1
7K 8801 1988–present
Soap & telenovela · Long-runner
10/10

General Hospital

★ 6.7
6K 14014 1963–present
Soap & telenovela · Long-runner
10/10

The Penthouse: War in Life

★ 7.9
6K 52 2020–2021
Soap & telenovela · Revenge
10/10

Passions

★ 6.0
5K 1738 1999–2008
Soap & telenovela · Campy
10/10

Hollyoaks

★ 4.6
5K 5215 1995–present
Soap & telenovela · Long-runner
10/10

Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai

★ 2.4
4K 4870 2009–2026
Soap & telenovela · Long-runner
10/10

The Haves and the Have Nots

★ 6.0
4K 215 2013–2021
Soap & telenovela · Class divide
10/10

Barátok közt

★ 2.3
4K 10451 1998–2022
Soap & telenovela · Long-runner
10/10

The Clone

★ 8.1
4K 250 2001–2002
Soap & telenovela · Love story
10/10

All My Children

★ 6.8
4K 9705 1970–2011
Soap & telenovela · Long-runner
10/10

Grey's Anatomy

★ 7.6
375K 467 2005–present
Medical · Soap & telenovela
9/10

Gossip Girl

★ 7.5
216K 121 2007–2012
Elites & privilege
9/10

Riverdale

★ 6.4
166K 137 2017–2023
Soap & telenovela · Young adult
9/10

Empire

★ 7.4
43K 102 2015–2020
Music scene · Soap & telenovela
9/10

Beverly Hills, 90210

★ 6.6
41K 292 1990–2000
Soap & telenovela · Young adult
9/10