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The Bay | |
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Created by | Gregori J. Martin |
Written by | Gregori J. Martin Wendy Riche |
Directed by | Gregori J. Martin Kristos Andrews |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 6 |
No. of episodes | 71 |
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Executive producers |
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Producers |
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Cinematography | Will Barratt Matthias Schubert |
Running time | 20-30 minutes |
Production company | LANY Entertainment |
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Release | September 15, 2010 – present |
The Bay is American crime-drama series. The show streams on Peacock in the United States, 10 Play in Australia, SABC in South Africa and Planet TV in Europe.
Starring Kristos Andrews as the rugged and protective "golden boy" Pete Garrett, and Mary Beth Evans as his wealthy socialite matriarch, Sara Garrett, the series was created by Gregori J. Martin. It is set in the posh seaside town of Bay City, where the privileged residents are entangled in one scandal, betrayal or love affair after the other. [1]
The Bay was nominated for a Digital Streaming Emmy in 2012 for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Short Format Daytime, won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series in 2015, and a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2020.
The Garretts rule the social set of Bay City, where passions run high, scandals run deep, and every relationship can be shockingly deadly.
Season | Chapters | Chapter Episodes | Total Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||||
1 | 1–4 5 (Far From The Bay) | 16 8 | 24 | September 15, 2010 | August 11, 2011 | |
2 | 6–7 HoliBays 8–9 10 (Darkside of The Bay) | 8 8 8 5 | 29 | October 27, 2011 | September 6, 2012 | |
3 | 11–14 | 16 | 16 | December 5, 2013 | December 30, 2014 | |
4 | 15–16 | 8 | 8 | December 1, 2015 | December 22, 2015 | |
5 | - | - | 10 | December 30, 2019 | September 8, 2020 | |
6 | - | - | 10 | November 3, 2020 | December 29, 2020 |
Created by Martin, The Bay was announced in May 2010, with Tristan Rogers, Lilly Melgar, John Callahan and Sandra Robinson attached to star. [20] Days later, We Love Soaps reported that Mary Beth Evans had been cast as the lead female, Sara Garrett. [21] Matthew Ashford was added in July as Steve Jensen, Sara's rapist and the father of her eldest child, Brian. [22] By August 2010, Dylan Bruce had been cast as Brian, and Martha Madison as Sara's daughter Marly. [3] Around the same time, Rogers' character was identified as Police Commissioner Lex Martin, who shares a past with Sara, and Melgar was noted to be playing Janice Ramos, Sara's fiery nemesis. [3]
From the beginning, the series has featured many notable American film and television actors in its regular and guest cast. [23] In 2011, Evans and her character Sara made a crossover appearance on the web series Pretty. [24]
Martin executive produces with Wendy Riche and Kristos Andrews, who also stars as Sara's son, Pete Garrett. [25]
Premiering at Blip.tv on September 15, 2010, [3] [23] [26] the first season included four "chapters" of four episodes each, [27] as well as an eight-episode Summer Special 2011 called Far From The Bay. [28] [29] In February 2011, Jim Romanovich of Associated Television International announced plans to repackage the series into 30-minute episodes and pitch it to cable networks and key local TV stations. [23]
Season 2 premiered on October 27, 2011, [5] [30] again comprising 16 episodes in four chapters, [31] as well as an eight-episode Thanksgiving Special called HoliBays, [32] [33] and a five-episode Summer Special 2012 called Darkside of The Bay. [34] [35] In August 2013, Blip.tv was acquired by Maker Studios. [36]
Season 3 premiered on December 5, 2013. [37] Maker Studios shut down Blip.tv on August 20, 2015, and redirected it to Maker.tv. [38]
In September 2015, Martin announced eight new installments for a forthcoming season 4. [39] The fourth season premiered on Vimeo on December 1, 2015, with the eighth episode airing on December 22. [40] Production resumed in May 2016 on the final six episodes of the season. [41] The Bay is available for streaming in a limited capacity at thebaytheseries.com.
In April 2015, Soap Opera Digest reported that episodes of The Bay would be re-released on Amazon Prime in summer 2016 as two 14-episode seasons. [41] According to Martin, they will be "remastered episodes with never before seen footage, [and] the show will have a new starting point". [41] A 14-episode first season was made available for streaming starting September 6, 2016. [42] A second season of 14 digitally remastered episodes including "brand-new, never-before-seen episodes" was released on November 29, 2016. [43] [44] Wendy Riche joined the production as a writer for the Amazon season 2, becoming an executive producer for the second half of the season. [43] [44] A third season is in production with Martin, Andrews, and Riche as executive producers and set for release in spring 2017. [43] [44]
In December 2010, Martin was named by We Love Soaps as one of the 15 Most Fascinating People of 2010 for his work on the series. [45] Michael Logan of TV Guide noted The Bay's "terrific reviews" in 2011. [23] Writing for Entertainment Weekly , Alina Adams named the series one of the "4 best soap operas on the web" in 2015. [46]
The Bay won a 2015 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series. [25] Along with Martin and Andrews as executive producers, the winning team included Supervising Producer Nadine Aronson, Coordinating Producer Carol C. Hedgepeth and producers Anthony Aquilino, Braxton Davis, Devin DeVasquez, Mary Beth Evans, Celeste Fianna, Jade Harlow, Lilly Melgar, Ronn Moss, Eric Nelsen, Sainty Nelsen, Jared Safier, Derrell Whitt, Salvatore V. Zannino [25] The series was previously nominated in 2012 for Outstanding Special Class Short Format Daytime. [47]
In 2016, The Bay received a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series. [48] [49] Mary Beth Evans, Lilly Melgar and Patsy Pease were nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series for their roles, and Kristos Andrews was nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series. [48] [49] The Bay won for Outstanding Digital Series, and Evans and Andrews won in the performer categories. [50] The Bay was nominated for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series again in 2017, with Evans and Melgar nominated in the renamed category Outstanding Lead Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series and Andrews nominated in the renamed Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series. [51] Carolyn Hennesy, Jade Harlow, and Kym Whitley were nominated in the newly created category Outstanding Supporting or Guest Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series, and Nicolas Coster, Matthew Ashford, and Ronn Moss were nominated in the newly created category Outstanding Supporting or Guest Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series. [51] The Bay won Outstanding Digital Series, and swept the performer categories with wins for Evans, Andrews, Hennesy, and Coster. [52] The series earned 15 nominations in 2018, [53] winning Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series, [54] and Outstanding Directing in a Digital Drama Series, as well as performer Emmys for Andrews (Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Drama Series), Harlow (Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series), Eric Nelsen (Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series), and Patrika Darbo (Outstanding Guest Performer in a Digital Daytime Drama Series). [55] Darbo's award was later revoked due to a submission error. [56] In 2021, longtime castmember Karrueche Tran, who is of African American and Asian descent, became the first AAPI lead actress Emmy in either the Daytime or Primetime Emmys for her performance on "The Bay". [57] [58]
To date, the series has won 11 Indie Series Awards, [59] [60] [61] and has been nominated for several more. [62] [63] [64] [65] [66] In 2017, the series earned a record 21 Indie Series Award nominations. [67]
In 2023, The Bay received three Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Drama Series, Writing for a Drama Series, and Directing for a Drama Series. [68]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2011 | 2nd Indie Soap Awards | Outstanding Directing | Gregori J. Martin | Won | [59] |
Fan's Choice Award | Won | ||||
Outstanding Lead Actor | Camden Toy | Nominated | [62] | ||
Outstanding Ensemble | Nominated | ||||
Best Storyline | "Igor's revenge" | Nominated | |||
2012 | 39th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Special Class Short Format Daytime | Gregori J. Martin, Kristos Andrews and Derrell Whitt | Nominated | [47] |
3rd Indie Soap Awards | Best Crossover | Michael O'Leary (The Bay & Steamboat) | Won | [59] | |
Mary Beth Evans (Pretty & The Bay) | Nominated | [63] | |||
Fan's Choice Award | Won | [59] | |||
Best Directing – Drama | Gregori J. Martin | Nominated | [63] | ||
Best Supporting Actor – Drama | Nicolas Coster | Nominated | |||
Derrell Whitt | Nominated | ||||
Best Ensemble – Drama | Nominated | ||||
Best Guest Appearance – Drama | Anna Holbrook | Nominated | |||
Ilene Kristen | Nominated | ||||
Best Breakout Performance | Kristos Andrews | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Matthias Schubert, Gareth Taylor and Andre Lomov | Nominated | |||
2014 | 5th Indie Series Awards | Best Ensemble – Drama | Nominated | [64] | |
Best Makeup | Eric Kirker, Renonda Bray, Dre Lamparello and Anna Habrat | Nominated | |||
2015 | 42nd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series | Gregori J. Martin, Kristos Andrews, Nadine Aronson, Carol C. Hedgepeth, Anthony Aquilino, Braxton Davis, Devin DeVasquez, Mary Beth Evans, Celeste Fianna, Jade Harlow, Lilly Melgar, Ronn Moss, Eric Nelsen, Sainty Nelsen, Jared Safier, Derrell Whitt and Salvatore V. Zannino | Won | [25] |
6th Indie Series Awards | Best Lead Actress – Drama | Lilly Melgar | Nominated | [65] | |
Best Guest Actor – Drama | Charles Shaughnessy | Nominated | |||
Best Guest Actress – Drama | Patrika Darbo | Nominated | |||
Best Makeup | Ren Bray | Nominated | |||
2016 | 43rd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series | Kristos Andrews, Gregori J. Martin, Anthony Aquilino, Michael W. Ferro, Jr., Jared Safier, Carol C. Hedgepeth, Matthew Ashford, Devin DeVasquez, Mary Beth Evans, Celeste Fianna, Jade Harlow, Lilly Melgar, Ronn Moss, Kira Reed Lorsch, Karrueche Tran, Salvatore Zannino, and Chrystal Ayers | Won | [50] |
Outstanding Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series | Mary Beth Evans | Won | |||
Lilly Melgar | Nominated | [48] | |||
Patsy Pease | Nominated | ||||
Outstanding Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series | Kristos Andrews | Won | [50] | ||
7th Indie Series Awards | Best Lead Actress – Drama | Lilly Melgar | Won | [60] | |
Best Guest Actress – Drama | Kym Whitley | Won | |||
Best Web Series – Drama | Nominated | [66] | |||
Best Directing – Drama | Gregori J. Martin | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor – Drama | Tristan Rogers | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress – Drama | Karrueche Tran | Nominated | |||
Best Guest Actor – Drama | Eric Martsolf | Nominated | |||
Best Guest Actress – Drama | Patsy Pease | Nominated | |||
Best Ensemble – Drama | Nominated | ||||
Best Cinematography | Matthias Schubert | Nominated | |||
Best Makeup | Ren Bray | Nominated | |||
2017 | 44th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series | Gregori J. Martin, Wendy Riche, Kristos Andrews, Anthony Aquillino, Michael W. Ferro Jr., Carol C. Hedgepeth, Nadine Aronson, Jared Safier, Matthew Ashford, Devin Devasquez, Mary Beth Evans, Celeste Fianna, Kira Reed Lorsch, Ronn Moss, Eric Nelsen, Sainty Nelsen, Karrueche Tran, Meadow Williams, Chrystal Ayers | Won | [52] |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series | Mary Beth Evans | Won | [52] | ||
Lilly Melgar | Nominated | [51] | |||
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series | Kristos Andrews | Won | [52] | ||
Outstanding Supporting or Guest Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series | Carolyn Hennesy | Won | [52] | ||
Jade Harlow | Nominated | [51] | |||
Kym Whitley | Nominated | ||||
Outstanding Supporting or Guest Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series | Nicolas Coster | Won | [52] | ||
Matthew Ashford | Nominated | [51] | |||
Ronn Moss | Nominated | ||||
8th Indie Series Awards | Best Web Series — Drama | Won | [61] | ||
Best Guest Actress — Drama | Carolyn Hennesy | Won | |||
Best Ensemble — Drama | Won | ||||
Best Production Design | Sarah Asaly | Won | |||
Best Makeup | Ren Bray | Won | |||
Best Directing — Drama | Gregori J. Martin | Nominated | [67] | ||
Best Writing — Drama | Gregori J. Martin & Wendy Riche | Nominated | |||
Best Lead Actor — Drama | Kristos Andrews | Nominated | |||
Best Lead Actress — Drama | Mary Beth Evans | Nominated | |||
Lilly Melgar | Nominated | ||||
Best Supporting Actor — Drama | Matthew Ashford | Nominated | |||
Nicolas Coster | Nominated | ||||
Best Supporting Actress — Drama | Jade Harlow | Nominated | |||
Karrueche Tran | Nominated | ||||
Best Guest Actor — Drama | Brandon Beemer | Nominated | |||
Kevin Spirtas | Nominated | ||||
Best Guest Actress — Drama | Patrika Darbo | Nominated | |||
Kym Whitley | Nominated | ||||
Best Costume Design | Marquita Lopez | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Jeremy Snider & Tiffany Petitt | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Matthias Schubert | Nominated | |||
2018 | 45th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series | Won | [54] | |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series | Mary Beth Evans | Nominated | [53] | ||
Lilly Melgar | Nominated | ||||
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series | Kristos Andrews | Won | [55] | ||
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series | Jade Harlow | Won | |||
Terri Ivens | Nominated | [53] | |||
Kira Reed Lorsch | Nominated | ||||
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series | Brandon Beemer | Nominated | [53] | ||
Eric Nelsen | Won | [55] | |||
Derrell Whitt | Nominated | [53] | |||
Outstanding Guest Performer in a Digital Daytime Drama Series | Thomas Calabro | Nominated | [53] | ||
Patrika Darbo | Revoked | [56] | |||
Chad Duell | Nominated | [53] | |||
Outstanding Writing in a Digital Drama Series | Nominated | [53] | |||
Outstanding Directing in a Digital Drama Series | Gregori Martin | Won | [55] | ||
2020 | 47th Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series | Won | [69] | |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series | Mary Beth Evans | Nominated | [70] | ||
Jade Harlow | Won | ||||
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series | Kristos Andrews | Won | [70] | ||
Outstanding Writing in a Digital Drama Series | Nominated | ||||
Outstanding Directing in a Digital Drama Series | Gregori J. Martin & Kristos Andrews | Won | [70] | ||
Outstanding Costume Design for a Drama or Digital Drama Series | Gabrielle Sciabbarrasi | Nominated | [71] | ||
2021 | 48th Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Limited Drama Series | Nominated | [72] | |
Outstanding Younger Performer in a Daytime Fiction Program | Bianca D'Ambrosio | Nominated | [73] | ||
Chiara D'Ambrosio | Won | ||||
Outstanding Performance By a Lead Actor in a Daytime Fiction Program | Kristos Andrews | Won | |||
Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress in a Daytime Fiction Program | Karrueche Tran | Won | |||
2023 | 50th Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | [72] | |
Writing for a Drama Series | Nominated | [72] | |||
Directing for a Drama Series | Nominated | [72] |
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