00:09The days of our lives may be numbered. The future of the NBC daytime soap is in doubt after the entire cast was released from their contracts.
00:17The 55-year-old drama and the longest-running entertainment show in NBC's history, Days of Our Lives will go on an indefinite hiatus at the end of November.
00:25Enough episodes have been banked to play out for the rest of the 2019-2020 season.
00:30NBC and Sony Pictures TV declined comment. Corday Productions, which carries the contracts with the cast, made the call to release the actors.
00:38The show was renewed for the 2019-2020 season in January. And should it be picked up again, production would likely resume in the spring.
00:45But the cast would have to negotiate new contracts. Co-producer Sony Pictures TV and NBC had been in talks for another season when Corday Productions released the cast.
00:54Now, this news comes after Corday Productions sued Sony earlier this year, claiming the studio hadn't put forth its best efforts at distributing Days of Our Lives.
01:02The claim said Sony made a decision to, quote, eliminate any competition to its wholly-owned series The Young and the Restless, calling it a blatant conflict of interest, deceit, perfidy, and abuse of market power.
01:13Sony had several of Corday's claims dismissed in August, although Corday's allegation that Sony failed to adequately market the show and share marketing costs was allowed to move forward.
01:23For more on this story, head to THR.com. Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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