Sunset Beach

Name: Sunset Beach
Genre: Soap, Drama
Released: 1997-01-06
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Eddie Cibrian, Kathleen Noone, Nick Kiriazis, Lesley-Anne Down, Sarah Buxton

1997·Series·60 min·★ 6.2(36)

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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.

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About Sunset Beach

Sunset Beach is a 1997 English-language soap and drama series created by Josh Griffith and Robert Guza Jr. and Charles Pratt, Jr.. The cast is led by Eddie Cibrian, Kathleen Noone, Nick Kiriazis. It spans 3 seasons and 755 episodes and has concluded.

Sunset Beach was produced by Spelling Television and NBC and made in United States of America. It was first aired on January 6, 1997.

Created by: Josh Griffith, Robert Guza Jr., Charles Pratt, Jr.
First aired: January 6, 1997
Last aired: December 31, 1999
Original language: English
Status: Ended
Seasons: 3 (755 episodes)
Network: NBC
Country: United States of America
Production: Spelling Television, NBC

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Sunset Beach cast & crew

Sunset Beach was created by Josh Griffith, Robert Guza Jr., and Charles Pratt, Jr..

The cast features Eddie Cibrian as Cole Deschanel, Kathleen Noone as Bette Katzenkazrahi, Nick Kiriazis as Father Antonio Torres, Lesley-Anne Down as Olivia Richards, Sarah Buxton as Annie Douglas Richards, and Susan Ward as Meg Cummings.

Behind the camera, it was produced by Gary Tomlin and Aaron Spelling.

Is Sunset Beach worth watching?

With 3 seasons and 755 episodes, it's a long-haul binge.

If you enjoy soap and drama, Sunset Beach is worth a place on your watchlist.

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