DeVanity

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DeVanity
DeVanity Season 3 Title Card.jpg
Season 3 title card
Created byMichael Caruso
Written byMichael Caruso
Directed byKelley Portier
StarringMichael Caruso
Alexis Zibolis
Katie Caprio
Mike Dirksen
Erin Buckley
Katie Apicella
Chris Parke
Kyle Lowder
Jason Christopher
Jaclyn Lyons
John Brody
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes28 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerMichael Caruso
ProducersBarbara Caruso (co-exec)
Kelley Portier
Production companyCaruso/Portier
DistributorCaruso/Portier
Release
Original network
Original releaseApril 28, 2011 (2011-04-28) –
March 20, 2014 (2014-03-20)
Chronology
Related shows Winterthorne

DeVanity is a soap opera web series which ran from April 28, 2011 to March 20, 2014. Created, written and executive produced by Michael Caruso, the series is available for streaming at www.DeVanity.com. [1]

Contents

Premise

Richard DeVanity, patriarch of the wealthy and dysfunctional DeVanity family of Los Angeles, has been murdered by his psychotic lover. Now Jason DeVanity and his siblings must struggle to keep their father's renowned jewelry empire from crumbling around them. [1]

Cast

Main

Guest stars

Episodes

DeVanity consists of 28 episodes. [1]

Production and broadcast

DeVanity was created, written and executive produced by Michael Caruso, who also writes and executive produces the series, and stars as Jason DeVanity. [1] [4] The series is directed by Kelley Portier. [1]

DeVanity debuted on April 28, 2011, and the final episode was released on March 20, 2014. [5]

Reception and awards

Writing for Entertainment Weekly , Alina Adams named the series one of the "4 best soap operas on the web" in 2015. [6]

In 2014, DeVanity was nominated Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series. [7] In 2015, Andrea Evans was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Performer in a New Approaches Drama Series for her portrayal of Vivian Price. [8] [9]

DeVanity won Indie Intertube Awards for Best Soap Opera and Best Directing in a Soap Opera (Kelley Portier) in 2011, and an Indie Soap Award for Best Writing in a Drama (Michael Caruso) in 2013. [10] In 2015, the series won Indie Series Awards for Best Guest Actress in a Drama (Andrea Evans) and Best Production Design (Michael Caruso and Barbara Caruso). [11]

Since its debut in 2011, the series has been nominated for multiple other awards. [10]

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  2. ↑ Bowe, Jillian (August 7, 2013). "Soap Legend Andrea Evans Joins DeVanity!". Daytime Confidential . Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ Newcomb, Roger (August 7, 2013). "Andrea Evans To Guest Star In DeVanity". We Love Soaps . Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "How Will DeVanity End?". ABC Soaps In Depth . December 18, 2013. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  5. ↑ Kerr, Luke (March 21, 2014). "DeVanity Takes Its Final Bow With Delicious Twist". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  6. ↑ Adams, Alina (February 3, 2015). "The 4 best soap operas on the web". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  7. ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (May 1, 2014). "Young & the Restless Leads 41st Annual Daytime Emmy Noms". Variety . Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  8. ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (March 31, 2015). "General Hospital, Ellen DeGeneres, CBS Lead Daytime Emmy Nominations". Variety. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  9. ↑ Rodriguez, Briana (March 31, 2015). "General Hospital Leads 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations". Backstage . Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Awards & Nominations". DeVanity.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  11. ↑ "6th Annual Indie Series Awards: Complete List of Winners". Indie Series Awards. April 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
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