Days of Our Lives is one of the longest-running soaps on American daytime television. It started airing on NBC in 1965 and aired live on weekdays until 2022. Since then, the soap has transitioned to an online streaming format. From 2022 till the present day, Days of Our Lives has been streaming online on Peacock.
Created by Ted and Betty Corday, the show is still produced by Corday Productions. Initially, the show focused on the Brady and Horton families, but over time, the DiMera and Kiriakis families also became central to the storyline. The soap gained popularity among viewers, and the episode runtime was increased from 30 to 60 minutes in 1975, and it continues with that format to this day.
What is Peacock? How to stream Days of Our Lives on the OTT platform?
Peacock is the OTT streaming service on which episodes of Days of Our Lives are currently released. The platform is owned by NBC Media Group, the channel that previously aired the soap on daytime television. Peacock was launched in 2020, and NBC started shifting a lot of its programming online after the COVID-19 pandemic hit full force.
Peacock has a library of news, sports, original programming, and television shows. While some of the broadcasts are free and supported by in-stream advertising, the platform also has a subscription policy. Days of Our Lives falls under the subscription section.
Viewers interested in watching the soap can register on the site and purchase a subscription based on the plans offered, which may vary from one region to another.
Additionally, it is important to remember that Peacock only has episodes of the soap from 2022 onwards. Many older episodes, aired on television and shot on film reels, have not been digitized and are not available through official sources. However, many soap fans keep unofficial archives of the previously telecasted seasons, which may be found on platforms like YouTube.
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Who are the current cast members of the soap?
The soap has been known to have a sprawling and ever-changing cast since its inception. Many actors have left, rejoined, retired, and even passed away during the course of the show. A few prominent members of the current main and recurring cast on the soap are listed here:
- Drake Hogestyn as John Black
- Deidre Hall as Marlena Evans
- Serena Scott Thomas as Fiona Cook
- Galen Gering as Rafe Hernandez
- Dan Feuerriegel as EJ DiMera
- AnnaLynne McCord as "Abigail" / mystery woman
- Billy Flynn as Chad DiMera
- Brandon Barash as Stefan DiMera
- Tina Huang as Melinda Trask
- Suzanne Rogers as Maggie Horton
- Tamara Braun as Ava Vitali
- Raven Bowens as Chanel Dupree
- Linsey Godfrey as Sarah Horton
- Wally Kurth as Justin Kiriakis
- Mary Beth Evans as Kayla Brady
- Cady McClain as Jennifer Horton
- Alison Sweeney as Sami Brady
- Zach Tinker as Sonny Kiriakis
- Greg Rikaart as Leo Stark
- Colton Little as Andrew Donovan
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Fans can watch new episodes of Days of Our Lives every weekday on the online streaming service Peacock.