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 | |
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| Presentation | |
| Genre | Serial drama |
| Format | Podcast |
| Created by | Casey S. Hutchison |
| Written by | Casey S. Hutchison
Candice Mack Emmy Morgan |
| Narrated by | Casey S. Hutchison |
| Language | English |
| Updates | Weekly |
| Length | 25-30 minutes (regular) 40-60 minutes (specials) |
| Production | |
| Theme music composed by | Soundstripe |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 73 |
| Publication | |
| Original release | August 3, 2020 |
| Provider | Anchor Podcasts |
| Related | |
| Website | www |
Series overview
editSeason 1
editThe 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
editSeason 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
editIn 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
edit| Character | Actor | Seasons | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Gunnar Harper | Brett Lawerence | Main | Recurring | Main | |
| Elaine Harper | Elizabeth von Isser | Main | |||
| Colin Harper | Quinn VanAntwerp[1] | Main | None | ||
| Emma Jensen | Jeanne Young | Main | Recurring | Main | |
| Katelynn Harper | Lacretia Lyon | Main | |||
| Melanie Walters | Beth Ehlers[2][3][4] | Main | None | ||
| Steven Langenfeld | Aaron Clark | Recurring | |||
| Jonah Bennett | Matthew Preston | Main | |||
| Miranda Bennett | Renée Suran | Main | |||
| Alexander "Alex" Bennett (#1) | Tyler David | Main | None | ||
| Alexander "Alex" Bennett (#2) | Kevin Caliber | None | Guest | Main | |
| Leslie Marshall | Khalia Davis | Main | |||
| Laken Bennett (#1) | Karolina Sivas | Main | None | ||
| Laken Bennett (#2) | Anna Burmeister | None | Main | Recurring | |
| Isaac Marshall (#1) | Brandon Larkins | Main | Recurring | None | |
| Isaac Marshall (#2) | Tony D. Head | None | Main | ||
| Gregory Marshall | Benjamin Bryant[1][5] | Main | Recurring | Main | |
| 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 | Recurring | Main | ||
| Lenore Parkhurst | Teri Limmer | Recurring | Main | ||
| Skye Parkhurst | Mackenzie Bell | Recurring | Main | Guest | |
| Donovan Aldridge | Michael Carr | Recurring | Main | ||
| Andrew Rutledge | Frank Dicopoulos[6] | Recurring | Main | ||
| Lucinda Jensen | Claire Stadtmueller | None | Main | Recurring | |
| Dominique Bradford | Lauren B. Martin[7] | None | Main | Recurring | |
| Nicholas Larson | Michael Norberg | None | Recurring | None | |
| 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 | Recurring | Main |
| Rhonda Jeffries | Amelia Marshall | None | Recurring | Main | |
| Detective Reynolds | Van Griffin | None | Recurring | ||
| Elise Granger | Ilene Kristen | None | Guest | None | |
Production
edit"Forever and a Day" was created, in part, by Hutchison in response to the changing landscape for traditional daytime soap operas.[8] 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
editIn 2022, the show received two nominations and one win at the 12th Annual Indie Series Awards, during the program's inaugural year for Audio Fiction categories.[9][10] The show was nominated for "Best Actor - Audio Fiction" (Benjamin Bryant as "Gregory Marshall")[5] and "Best Ensemble - Audio Fiction,"[9] becoming the ISA's first-ever winner in that category. [10]
References
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Guiding Light alum Beth Ehlers returns to acting in Forever and a Day". soapcentral.com. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ^ "Guiding Light Fan Fave Beth Ehlers Returns in 'Forever and a Day' Podcast Series - Daytime Confidential". daytimeconfidential.com. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ^ a b Papadatos, Markos (2022-02-07). "Benjamin Bryant is nominated for six 2022 Indie Series Awards". Digital Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ Mason, Charlie (2023-01-30). "Still Shining: The Cast of Guiding Light Then and Now [PHOTOS]". Soaps.com. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Blake, Meredith (2022-09-20). "'Days of Our Lives' made the move to streaming. Some loyal fans are feeling burned". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ a b "12th Annual Indie Series Awards Nominations". Indie Series Awards. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ a b "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.