TV series

Sunset Beach

1997–1999 · 3 seasons

A sun-drenched, melodramatic coastal soap where romance and scheming unfold at an easy, addictive pace.

Overview: Sunset Beach is an American television soap opera that aired on NBC from January 6, 1997 to December 31, 1999. The show follows the loves and lives of the people living in the Orange County coastal area named Sunset Beach, on the coast of California. Although there is a town in California called Sunset Beach, the show's beach scenes were shot on nearby Seal Beach. The show was co-produced by NBC and Spelling Television. Sunset Beach won two Daytime Emmy Awards and was nominated another eleven times. The show also received twenty-two nominations for various other awards.
How it feels: Romantic, campy, earnest and melancholic. Measured and fine in the background.
About: Love, betrayal, family, obsession
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: romanticstrength 3 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
betrayal
family
obsession
deception
Places: small town
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild