Dropping the Soap
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{{Infobox television
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| creator = Paul Witten
Mandy Fabian
Kate Mines
| director = Ellie Kanner
| writer = Mandy Fabian
Paul Witten
Kate Mines
| starring = Paul Witten
Kate Mines
Suzanne Friedline
Michael McKiddy
Jane Lynch
| theme_music_composer =
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 10
| runtime = 96 minutes
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = Paul Witten
Kate Mines
Mandy Fabian
Ellie Kanner
Jane Lynch
| first_aired = {{start date|2017|03|07}}
| last_aired =
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Dropping the Soap is an American comedy web series that parodies the soap opera genre, created by Paul Witten, Mandy Fabian and Kate Mines. It goes behind-the-scenes of a struggling daytime soap opera called Collided Lives.{{cite web |url=http://www.thevitalvoice.com/jane-lynch-and-paul-wittens-dropping-the-soap-to-debut-on-dekkoo-com/ |title=Jane Lynch and Paul Witten's 'Dropping the Soap' to Debut on Dekkoo.com |work=Vital Voice |first= |last= |date=March 2, 2017 |accessdate=July 18, 2017 |archive-date=September 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901024953/http://www.thevitalvoice.com/jane-lynch-and-paul-wittens-dropping-the-soap-to-debut-on-dekkoo-com/ |url-status=dead }}
Premise
In the new era of television, daytime soap opera Collided Lives struggles to stay afloat. The cast and crew, including leading man Julian Draker (Paul Witten) and new executive producer Olivia Vanderstein (Jane Lynch), try to hold things together.
Development and production
Production was announced in March 2013 with Lisa Kudrow, Jane Lynch, Dan Bucatinsky, Don Roos, Damon Bethel and Joseph Gomes acting as executive producers.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2013/digital/news/jane-lynch-lisa-kudrow-launch-digital-series-dropping-the-soap-1200006070/ |title=Jane Lynch, Lisa Kudrow Launch Digital Series 'Dropping the Soap' |work=Variety |first=AJ |last=Marechal |date=March 11, 2013 |accessdate=July 18, 2017}} By the time the series premiered in 2017, only Lynch remained as executive producer joined by Paul Witten, Kate Mines, Mandy Fabian and Ellie Kanner. After initial attempts to get a brand involved, Witten and the others succeeded in finding independent financing of the 10 twelve-minute episodes on their own.{{cite web|url=https://www.out.com/television/2017/3/07/jane-lynch-fights-relevancy-dropping-soap |title=Jane Lynch on Her Hilarious Queer Web Series Dropping the Soap |work=Out |first=Emily |last=Gaynor |date=March 7, 2017 |accessdate=July 18, 2017}}
Reception
The series debuted on Dekkoo in March 2017. The series was also made available on streaming platforms Amazon Prime Instant Video, Roku, Google Play, WithLove and iTunes. Jane Lynch won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series.{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2017/outstanding-actress-in-a-short-form-comedy-or-drama-series |title=Nominees/Winners | Television Academy |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |date= |accessdate=July 18, 2017}}
References
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External links
- [http://droppingthesoap.com/ Official website]
Category:2017 web series debuts