What If... (web series) explained

Genre:Web series
Soap opera
Director:Frank Valentini
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:10
Runtime:5 minutes
Network:ABC.com

What If... is an American web series that acts as a crossover among three ABC soap operas, General Hospital, All My Children and One Life to Live. The ten-part series was originally streamed on ABC.com from July 12 to August 30, 2010. It won a Daytime Emmy Award for New Approaches - Daytime Entertainment.[1] [2]

Production

ABC announced that a web series would crossover their three soap operas in June 2010.[3] The first episode was made available on ABC.com on July 12, 2010.[4] One Life to Live executive producer Frank Valentini directed the ten-part series.[5] What If... revolved around characters from two of the three series meeting each other and interacting in a shared alternate reality, not in continuity with any of the series.[6]

Cast

Each episode features two cast members from either General Hospital, All My Children, or One Life to Live. The following is a list of featured cast members.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 38th Daytime Emmy Award Winners . . 2011-06-19 . 2011-06-21.
  2. Web site: 38th Daytime Emmy Award - Creative Arts Emmy Winners. . 2011-06-21.
  3. Web site: VIDEO: ABC Daytime What If web series character mash-up is almost here!. Michael Fairman On-Air On-Soaps.
  4. Web site: We Love Soaps: ABC Daytime "What If" Episodes Launch July 12. We Love Soaps.
  5. Web site: ABC Launching Soaps Mash-Up Web Series. Webseriesnetwork.com.
  6. Web site: ABC Soaps Launch 'What If' Web Series. The Huffington Post.
  7. Web site: 'What If': ABC Takes a Crack at the Soap Opera Mashup. 11 May 2010 . Tubefilter.