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“Days of Our Lives” has promoted publicist Lia Maiuri to Vice President of Communications. The new role will have her tasked with overseeing publicity, talent relations, social and promotional marketing for “Days of Our Lives” and any spin-offs or movies, the show’s creator and executive producer Ken Corday announced Wednesday.“As we have embarked on a new venture of transitioning from NBC after 57 years to Peacock, Lia has handled the move with grace and passion,” Corday told TheWrap.

Fan favorite Kristian Alfonso is returning to Peacock’s Days of Our Lives to help bid farewell to the character played by Bill Hayes, who died in January at 98.

Arianne Zucker has launched a troubling sexual harassment lawsuit against the production company behind Days of our Lives. The soap opera a

William Earl Bill Hayes, a longtime star of the NBC soap opera “Days of Our Lives,” died Friday at the age of 98. Hayes played the character of Doug Williams on the daytime serial since 1970, five years after the show’s debut. He met his real-life wife, actress Susan Seaforth, on the series set in the fictional Illinois town of Salem.

Bill Hayes has died.

Bill Hayes, the actor who played patriarch Doug Williams on Days of Our Lives for more than 50 years, died at 98, according to a statement from the show.

Following a nine-week investigation and cast petition, Albert Alarr, the “Days of Our Lives” co-executive producer, has been replaced.

"Days of Our Lives" co-executive producer and director Albert Alarr is reportedly leaving the long-running soap opera after a cast-signed petition calling for his removal following a misconduct investigation. According to Deadline, series executive producer Ken Corday announced that Alarr will be "exiting his role" and replaced with Janet Drucker. Corday also told staff there will be new HR protocols and presence on set.

William Earl Albert Alarr is out as executive producer of NBC’s long-running soap opera “Days of Our Lives” after a 20-year tenure as a director and producer for the show. His exit follows a misconduct investigation by “Days” producer Sony Pictures Television. Janet Drucker, a veteran producer who has been with “Days” since 1984, has taken on his duties for leading the production of the daytime serial.

Albert Alarr is exiting as Days of Our Lives director/co-executive producer, with series producer Janet Drucker promoted to replace him in his co-executive producer role. The daytime drama, produced by Corday Prods. and distributed by Sony Pictures Television, also will institute HR presence on set. Series executive producer Ken Corday just made the announcement in an email to cast and crew. (You can read it in full below.)

"Days of Our Lives" alum Lisa Rinna is speaking out in support of the soap opera's cast amid calls for a change in the show’s leadership. "Ken Korday [sic] and @sony Do the right thing now! Protect your talent!!!" Rinna wrote on her Instagram stories over a screengrab of a headline about misconduct allegations by the show’s co-executive producer and director, Albert Alarr. "Listen to what they are saying-there is a petion [sic] 25 people have signed it.

EXCLUSIVE: Emotions have been running high on the set of the long-running soap Days of Our Lives.

The adventures in Salem are expected to continue on NBC’s sister streamer, Peacock: Days of Our Lives has been picked up for an additional two seasons.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Time to get more sand for the hourglass. “Days of Our Lives” has been renewed by Peacock for two more seasons, which means the iconic soap opera will make it to at least its landmark 60th season. “Days of Our Lives” moved to Peacock in September, having previously aired on NBC since 1965. “Days” was NBC’s longest-running drama series before switching to Peacock in 2022. This new two-year deal for Seasons 59 and 60 reps a much swifter and calmer renewal for “Days” than it has experienced in recent years, when deal between NBC and Sony Pictures Television (which distributes the soap) seemed to always come down to the wire. As ratings declined for soaps, that has been a perennial issue at the networks (where the tally on broadcast nets now stands at just three — two on CBS and one on ABC).

told fans that had the move not happened, the beloved soap’s chances for survival might have been in danger. He also assured fans “there will be no perceptible change to the show as it moves from NBC to Peacock.”All of your favorite characters will remain on the show for the foreseeable future,” McKinsey shared in the Facebook post.

Saying goodbye. Days of Our Lives will air John Aniston’s final episode after the holidays.

If the drama wasn’t enough on Beyond Salem, the team behind the Days of Our Lives spinoff on Peacock have created a way for fans to enjoy the short-term sudser long after the last episode drops today.

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Good news for Days Of Our Lives fans: Beyond Salem is returning with five more episodes in July on Peacock.

Lia Maiuri, who handled publicity for NBC’s daytime drama Days Of Our Lives in her previous position at NBCU, has been named Director of Communications for the show’s producer, Corday.

parodied the series with Jimmy Fallon on "The Tonight Show" during a quarantine zoom skit.Despite rumors of the show's cancellation, "Days of Our Lives" is alive and well, given the series' renewal for a 57th season in April 2021.Ken Corday will serve as executive producer with co-executive producer Albert Alarr. The series is produced by Corday Productions in association with Sony Pictures Television.

Kristian Alfonso, Greg Vaughan and Victoria Konefal.“We couldn’t be happier to bring our loyal fans two more seasons of ‘Days of our Lives’ and continue what has been an absolutely remarkable achievement in television,” Michael Sluchan, executive vice president of scripted series and kids programming for NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, said.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Days of Our Lives” has been renewed for Season 57 and Season 58 at NBC.“We couldn’t be happier to bring our loyal fans two more seasons of ‘Days of our Lives’ and continue what has been an absolutely remarkable achievement in television,” said Michael Sluchan, executive vice president of scripted series & kids programming for NBCUniversal Television and Streaming.

Also Read: 'The Young and the Restless' Sets Return Date With Episodes Filmed During Pandemic“It is always a beautiful day in Salem when we get to welcome Alison Sweeney back to the canvas,” executive producer Ken Corday said in a statement.

Alison Sweeney is returning to Global’s “Days Of Our Lives”.

Kristian Alfonso revealed why she walked away from Days of Our Lives after nearly four decades on the show.The actress, 56, explained to Entertainment Tonight on Thursday, July 16, that executive producer Ken Corday wanted to remove her from the NBC series for five months, only to bring her character, Hope Williams Brady, back in a new story line involving a Navy Seal.“I was taken aback,” she recalled. “It was not something that had ever been discussed, but that’s what it was.

Kristian Alfonso opened up about her decision to quit “Days of Our Lives” after 37 years. The actress revealed in a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight that the executive producer Ken Corday abruptly planned to write her character, Hope Williams Brady, out of the script and have her character return after four or five months.

fans when she announced earlier this month on Instagram that she was leaving the iconic soap after 37 years.