All My Children is looking to make a comeback. The ABC soap opera initially ran from 1970 to 2011 and briefly returned in 2013 as a web series. 11 years later, TVLine reports that Lifetime is in talks to launch a TV-movie franchise centering on the series. A rep at the network confirmed that there are two movies currently in development, with one being holiday-themed.
An All My Children series or movie has long been in the works, with The Walk Disney Company wanting opportunities to continue the intellectual property. In 2020, ABC announced that former stars Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos would be developing a primetime spinoff. Titled Pine Valley and “centered on a young reporter with a secret agenda who threatens to bring the Pennsylvania town’s deadly history to light,” the series has not gone anywhere in four years.
As for who would be returning to the proposed movies, no details have been released. All My Children, like all …