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Santa Barbara

TV · 1984–1993 · 9 seasons

A glossy, plot-dense soap where wealthy families scheme and romance while old secrets and scandals keep bubbling up.

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American television soap opera
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Class
TV
Year
1984–1993
Seasons
9
Episodes
2137
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • betrayal
  • class
  • mystery
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour4
Realism6
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
soap opera
Created by
Bridget and Jerome Dobson
Starring
Leonardo DiCaprio, Robin Wright, Judith Anderson, Virginia Mayo, A Martinez, Henry Darrow, Jed Allan, Ian Abercrombie
Music
Joe Harnell
Length
9 seasons, 2137 episodes, 45 min each
Network
NBC
Country
United States
Languages
English

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