The Bold and the Beautiful Showbiz Cheat Sheet

The Bold and the Beautiful
MONACO, MONACO - JUNE 19: (L to R) Tanner Novlan, Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, Krista Allen and Thorsten Kaye attend The 35th Anniversairy Of "The Bold And The Beautiful" as part of the 61st Monte Carlo TV Festival At The Grimaldi Forum on June 19, 2022 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Monte Carlo TV Festival/ SC Pool/Corbis via Getty Images)
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful is a CBS daytime soap opera that premiered on March 23, 1987. The series was born as a spinoff of The Young and the Restless. The series is set in Los Angeles and follows the wealthy and successful Forrester family, who runs Forrester Creations, a leader in the fashion industry. The series follows the Forrester, Spencer, and Logan families through their romances, affairs, scandals, tragedies, and more.
Premiere date: March 23, 1987 TV Genres: Daytime soap opera, drama Where to Watch: CBS, Paramount+ Current Cast: Katherine Kelly Lang, Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, Don Diamont, Thorsten Kaye, Scott Clifton. Spinoffs: The Young and the Restless
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