Primetime Soap:
Desire
Desire
Premiere Date:
September 5, 2006
September 5, 2006
Where?:
myNetworkTV
myNetworkTV
When?: Daily episodes Monday through Friday at 8:00pm EST. Weekly recap Saturday at 8:00pm EST (check local listings)
The Cast:
Nate Haden (Louis Thomas), Michelle Belegrin (Andrea Zavatti), Zack Silva (Alex Thomas), Kelly Albanese (Cara Gamarra), Chris DeRose (Joey Gamarra), Eliana H. Alexander (Rita Thomas), Al Bandiero (Peter Evans), Gregg Strouse (Cully), Vivian Gray (Suzy Edwards), Tomy Dunster (George Marston), Sofia Milos (Victoria Marston), Fiona Hunter (Erica) and Derika Abraham (Kate)
Nate Haden (Louis Thomas), Michelle Belegrin (Andrea Zavatti), Zack Silva (Alex Thomas), Kelly Albanese (Cara Gamarra), Chris DeRose (Joey Gamarra), Eliana H. Alexander (Rita Thomas), Al Bandiero (Peter Evans), Gregg Strouse (Cully), Vivian Gray (Suzy Edwards), Tomy Dunster (George Marston), Sofia Milos (Victoria Marston), Fiona Hunter (Erica) and Derika Abraham (Kate)
About the Show:
Desire centers around the lives of two brothers, Alex and Louis Thomas. They, along with their mother, had just opened a restaurant in their New Jersey hometown when Louis unknowingly slept with a mafia boss' daughter. The mafia boss burns down their home and restaurant setting in motion the boy's relocation to California. Once there, they both fall in love with the same woman and have to deal with the the chain of events set off by their attraction, while continuing to fend off the mafia boss.
Desire centers around the lives of two brothers, Alex and Louis Thomas. They, along with their mother, had just opened a restaurant in their New Jersey hometown when Louis unknowingly slept with a mafia boss' daughter. The mafia boss burns down their home and restaurant setting in motion the boy's relocation to California. Once there, they both fall in love with the same woman and have to deal with the the chain of events set off by their attraction, while continuing to fend off the mafia boss.
Fun Fact:
Desire is based on the Columbian telenovela, Mesa Para Tres.
Desire is based on the Columbian telenovela, Mesa Para Tres.
About myNetworkTV's soap operas:
These soap operas are a departure from what most American's know as primetime soaps. myNetworkTV has taken their cue from the highly popular Spanish programming known as telenovelas. Telenovelas are short run soap operas. They have a pre-defined number of episodes and usually only run for a 'season'.
The myNetworkTV soap operas are set to run for 13 weeks with no re-runs. They will air daily episodes Monday through Friday with a recap episode on Saturday. Once the original 13 week run is finished, the show will be taken off the air and replaced with a new soap opera.
These soap operas are a departure from what most American's know as primetime soaps. myNetworkTV has taken their cue from the highly popular Spanish programming known as telenovelas. Telenovelas are short run soap operas. They have a pre-defined number of episodes and usually only run for a 'season'.
The myNetworkTV soap operas are set to run for 13 weeks with no re-runs. They will air daily episodes Monday through Friday with a recap episode on Saturday. Once the original 13 week run is finished, the show will be taken off the air and replaced with a new soap opera.
