NBC’s Days of Our Lives is one of the longest-running scripted television series in the world of entertainment. Now, the series is leaving Salem and entering the streaming world. NBCUniversal’s streaming platform Peacock announced that it has ordered a five-episode limited series spinoff of its only remaining daytime drama, which is titled Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem. According to Deadline, the spinoff will feature some of the past and present fan favorites from the series. The series primarily focuses on the Horton and Brady families in a fictional town. The series is fulled of dramatic storylines that include love triangles, domestic struggle, and occasional supernatural events going on and also has been home to a number of notable actors and actresses.
The limited series will feature current Days of Lives stars Deidre Hall as Dr. Marlena Evans, Drake Hogestyn as John Black, Jackée Harry as Paulina Price, Billy Flynn as Chad DiMera, Robert Scott Wilson as Ben Weston, Victoria Konefal as Ciara Brady, James Reynolds as Abe Carver, Sal Stowers as Lani Price, and Lamon Archey as Eli Grant. Former cast member Lisa Rinna will reprise her role as Billie Reed. It is worth noting that the additional casting will be announced later. Rinna’s return as Agent Reed will excite the show’s fans who last saw her character appear in 2018. To recall, Rianna first appeared on Days of Our Lives in 1992 and departed the show in 2013.
Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem Synopsis
Over a long weekend, John & Marlena travel to Zurich, Ben & Ciara have a romantic getaway in New Orleans, Chad visits some old friends in Phoenix, and Abe, Paulina, Lani, and Eli vacation in Miami. All find themselves embroiled in a mystery involving stolen jewels which, in the wrong hands, could cause dire consequences for Salem. It’s a race against time for ISA agent Billie Reed as she crosses the globe in search of this missing treasure. Packed with all of the romance, action, drama, and surprises that only Days of Our Lives can deliver, fans will spend a week with their favorite Salem super couples and reconnect with many familiar faces along the way.
The spinoff is produced by the company behind the original series — Corday Productions in association with Sony Pictures Television and is written by original writer Ron Carlivati. That said, Days of Our Lives doesn’t show any indications of hitting the brakes on NBC. Recently, the series has also received a two-season renewal meaning, the series will be aired through 2023.
