Season 43 • Episode 182
LatestAll My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC for 41 years, from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network since April 29, 2013 via Hulu, Hulu Plus, and iTunes. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia which is modeled on the actual Philadelphia suburb of Rosemont.
Acting
Susan Lunti's Erica Kane—soap royalty, full stop.
Writing
Agnes Nixon snuck abortion and AIDS into daytime TV.
Production
Pine Valley: where everyone's mansion is inexplicably down the street.
Creator
Agnes Nixon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Agnes Nixon fought ABC to air Erica's 1973 abortion—two years before Roe v. Wade made national headlines.
The 2013 revival was produced by Prospect Park, who also briefly resurrected One Life to Live—both crashed due to union disputes and low viewership.
US
