Queens of Drama is an American scripted reality[1] drama television series. The series follows former daytime and primetime soap stars who form a production company to develop and produce of a new serialized drama pilot for television. It stars Lindsay Hartley, Crystal Hunt, Vanessa Marcil, Chrystee Pharris, and Hunter Tylo, along with Donna Mills as a fictionalized version of herself. Mills stars as a no-nonsense queen bee of the group.[2] The series debuted on Pop on April 26, 2015. Ten episodes reached air.[3]
| Queens of Drama | |
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| Genre | |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Leslie Greif
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| Production company | Thinkfactory Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | Pop |
| Release | April 26 – June 10, 2015 |
Cast
editJoan Collins also guest starred on the series.[4]
Episodes
edit| No. | Title [3][1] | Original air date [3][1] | U.S. viewers (thousands) | |
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| 1 | "I Don’t Do Ugly" | April 26, 2015 | 169[5] | |
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Vanessa Marcil, Lindsay Hartley and Crystal Hunt approach Donna Mills to create a new TV drama series; the women come to realize they do not share the same vision for the show. | ||||
| 2 | "Art Imitating Life" | April 26, 2015 | 169[5] | |
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Donna invites the women over to tell them the CW is interested in their project, but the women chafe that she spoke to the network without them; Crystal makes judgmental comments. | ||||
| 3 | "Those Little Devils" | April 29, 2015 | N/A | |
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Donna and her friend, Joan Collins, teach the women a lesson when Crystal goes behind Donna's back; the women receive invitations to the Sue Wong fashion show; Crystal steals the spotlight. | ||||
| 4 | "Dealing with a Sociopath" | May 6, 2015 | N/A | |
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Joan Collins scolds the women for trying to replace Donna Mills as producer; Donna wonders if Crystal should be kicked out of the group after learning of her criminal record; Vanessa and Chrystee plan their pitch for the showrunner. | ||||
| 5 | "What Donna Wants" | May 13, 2015 | N/A | |
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The women pitch their ideas to the new showrunner, Lee Fleming; Donna discovers Vanessa doesn't want to act in the show; Hunter tries to change Vanessa's mind about acting while on a retreat in Palm Springs, California. | ||||
| 6 | "Clean Up Her Mess" | May 20, 2015 | N/A | |
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Donna takes on another role after learning Vanessa quit; Hunter shares Donna's secrets with Vanessa; Lindsay discovers her boyfriend may have to relocate. | ||||
| 7 | "Asking for Trouble" | May 27, 2015 | N/A | |
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Donna's pal, Lorenzo Lamas, comes to the casting session to audition; Lindsay seeks a role for her boyfriend; Hunter discovers a harsh comment re-tweeted by Lindsay. | ||||
| 8 | "She Set Me Up" | June 3, 2015 | N/A | |
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Discord erupts when the women film monologues for the sizzle reel; Crystal has doubts about Donna's loyalty; Hunter gets injured. | ||||
| 9 | "Read the Script!" | June 10, 2015 | N/A | |
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Hunter is unable to continue after her injury, but the others move forward with production; Chrystee and Donna battle over a new scene. | ||||
| 10 | "How Did We Get Here" | June 10, 2015 | N/A | |
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Lindsay, Crystal and Chrystee discover Donna is pitching the show to the network without them and crash her meeting. | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Serial Scoop: Review: 'Queens of Drama' Is Must-Watch Soapy Goodness". Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ "'Queens of Drama' review: New reality TV show is pretty good with Donna Mills". New York Daily News. 23 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "Queens of Drama (POP) – Listings". TheFutonCritic. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ "'Dynasty' Legend Joan Collins to Guest Star on Pop's 'Queens of Drama' (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ a b "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals: 4.26.2015". Showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.