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Sunset Beach (1997)

Series · 1997 · 3 seasons · Soap · Drama

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.

Created by Josh Griffith, Robert Guza Jr., Charles Pratt, Jr.

Starring Eddie Cibrian, Kathleen Noone, Nick Kiriazis, Lesley-Anne Down, Sarah Buxton, Susan Ward, Priscilla Garita, Timothy Adams

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Series details

First aired6 January 1997
Latest episode31 December 1999
StatusEnded
Seasons3 (755 episodes)

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