The Hamptons is a limited run prime-time soap opera which aired during the summer of 1983 for 5 episodes on ABC. It was produced by Gloria Monty, the producer credited with turning General Hospital from a low-rated daytime serial to a soap phenomenon. The series is set in Manhattan and the affluent Long Island community referenced in the show's title.
The cast includes actors with previous experience in daytime and prime-time serials: Leigh Taylor-Young, Michael Goodwin, John Reilly Bibi Besch, etc.
The series was shot on videotape rather than film, which gave it a look consistent with most daytime soap operas. The focus of the series was on the wealthy Chadway and Duncan-Mortimer families, who co-owned the stylish Duncan-Chadway department stores. The Chadways were positioned as the noble family, while the Duncan-Mortimers were the schemers. The plots concerned power maneuvers to gain control of the retail corporation, and illicit sexual couplings.
After a public divorce and sudden retirement, former star Zhu Yuan becomes the subject of rumors about her downfall. When a mysterious seven-part video series surfaces online, revealing glimpses of her final days, the truth behind her pain, past, and choices slowly comes to light.
After years of blindness, she miraculously regains her sight only to discover her husband having an affair with the nanny. Pretending to still be blind, she plots her revenge on them before leaving, and then shockingly learns that the "son" she has been raising is not her own child. Amidst these bewildering revelations, she meets another woman trapped in a despairing marriage. Together, they support each other and find a way out of their predicaments.
Alban comes back home to Kosovo to work for EULEX. Here, he meets a girl, Mimoza, and falls in love with her. What Alban doesn't know is that their families have been feuding for years. The series deals with concepts of ideal love, and other elements of Albanian society such as corruption and blood feud.
A twin romantic comedy starring Om Akapan, ‘Min’ Pechaya Wattanamontree, and Sammie Pantitha Puwijaan. Om is the twin, playing two characters Thup and Tian. Love the name play, Tupe means incense and Tian means candle. One is a playboy, the other is a serious business man. Min plays Krachao. She comes from a poor family and will do almost anything to rise up but her heart is pure. She doesn't steal, lie, or cheat others out of their rightful earnings. Her best friend is played by Sammie.
Sammie works on Tupe and Tian's farm. She brings in Krachao to help her as a worker and along the way they befall many schemes from outsiders who want to destroy the farm or destroy Krachao's good reputation. Sammie is a tomboy. She doesn't spend a lot of time fixing herself and when one of the twin goads her on, she changes herself to become beautiful.
Follows the downfall of a high society girl named Pimlapas, whose life starts out rosy. She is a daughter of a wealthy man, she has a great boyfriend, and she is a well-known supermodel. But one day, she loses everything. Her boyfriend dumps her, her father dies, and her stepmother swindled all his wealth. In a blink of an eye, Pimlapas is penniless and an orphan.
During her desperate situation, she is contacted by a mysterious person, they give her an offer she can't refuse. Pimlapas is assigned to penetrated a high-end hotel owned by Ramet to steal important documents in exchange for a truck load of money.
Khun Chai Thitirat is a rich college student who meets a 15 year old girl named Duenram who was running away from home due to domestic abuse and helps her. After his girlfriend Dooktae dumps him after Khunchai goes to US for studies, he lost trust in women and becomes a cynic. On coming back to Thailand he meets Ram again but treats her with disdain. Duenram lives with her father and stepfamily who ill treats her. Khun Chai's father and Ram's father had made a promise to get Khunchai married to Ram's daughter named Maya Rasamee. Where or who is Maya Rasamee ?
A different family comedy in three parts with the man in the center. A beautiful and instructive story about a small, fat, middle-aged agency manager with a high salary. We get to follow the bullied and exploited Holger in his difficult struggle from pupa to fly-ready butterfly.
Ek Kasak Reh Gaee tells a story about a young woman who deals with societal pressures, how she tries to over come them, how she deals with family and marriage problems.