General Hospital

1963 · TV Series · TV-14 · ★ 5.8

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In Port Charles, people connected to a busy hospital, a grand hotel, a neighborhood diner, and a dangerous waterfront deal with romance, family conflict, betrayals, and constant upheaval. The story follows intertwined lives as friendships shift, enemies clash, and personal crises spill into the wider community.

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Details

Years: 1963
Release date: 1963-04-01
Network: ABC
Language: English
Rated: TV-14
Max quality: HD
TMDB rating: 5.8/10 (217 votes)

About

If you enjoy long-running soaps like Days of Our Lives or All My Children, this offers big emotions and interconnected lives; Not for you if you want fast-moving plots or a more grounded tone.

Pros: long-running legacy; tangled relationships; dramatic daily twists | Cons: uneven writing; slow story pace; repetitive storylines

Themes

medical drama

Awards & recognition

Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series · 2013
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series · 2013
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series · 2012
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series · 2012
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 2012

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Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team · 2012
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Drama Series · 2012
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series · 2011
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series · 2011
Directors Guild of America Award — Outstanding Directing – Daytime Serials · 2011
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team · 2010
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series · 2010
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series · 2009
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team · 2009
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 2008
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Drama Series · 2008
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series · 2007
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series · 2007
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 2006
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Drama Series · 2006
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team · 2006
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Drama Series · 2005
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series · 2005
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team · 2005
Directors Guild of America Award — Outstanding Directing – Daytime Serials · 2005
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series · 2004
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team · 2004
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series · 2004
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 2004
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 2003
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team · 2003
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series · 2003
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series · 2002
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 2000
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team · 2000
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series · 2000
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Drama Series · 2000
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Drama Series · 1999
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team · 1999
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series · 1999
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series · 1999
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 1999
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series · 1998
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series · 1998
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series · 1998
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Drama Series · 1997
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series · 1997
Directors Guild of America Award — Outstanding Directing – Daytime Serials · 1997
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series · 1996
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Drama Series · 1996
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series · 1995
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Drama Series · 1995
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series · 1995
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team · 1995
Directors Guild of America Award — Outstanding Directing – Daytime Serials · 1995
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series · 1993
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series · 1991
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series · 1989
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Drama Series · 1984
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 1982
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series · 1982
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team · 1982
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team · 1981
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Drama Series · 1981
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series · 1981
Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series · 1979

Cast & crew

Maurice Benard
as Sonny Corinthos
Rebecca Herbst
as Elizabeth Webber
BM
Billy Miller
as Jason Morgan
Nancy Lee Grahn
as Alexis Davis
JL
Jophielle Love
as Violet Barnes
WD
William deVry
as Julian Jerome
ER
Emme Rylan
as Lulu Spencer Falconeri
MW
Maura West
as Ava Jerome
James Patrick Stuart
as Valentin Cassadine
SF
Scarlett Fernandez
as Charlotte Cassadine

Directed by William Ludel, Larry Carpenter, Rob Markham +5 more

Created by Doris Hursley, Frank Hursley

Episodes63 seasons · 10548 episodes

63 seasons · 10,548 episodes. Full episode list omitted here for length — open the episode tracker above to browse and mark episodes.