The 40 Best Soap Operas Ever – Ranked

37. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing

CBS’s Love Is A Many Splendored Thing was, in essence, an attempt at a sequel to the 1955 movie, Love Is A Many Splendored Thing. The storyline centered around Mia Elliot, who was a Korean immigrant who was in love with two men, namely Doctor Jim Abbott, and Paul Bradley.

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The cast included Donna Mills, Susan Lucci, David Birney, Constance Towers, Leslie Charleson, and Susan Browning, among others. The soapie was also about the lives and the loves of people who lived in San Francisco, California. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing is original that it was created from a movie, and it was well known for its use of using a lot of young and attractive actors. The soapie achieved four Emmy Award nominations, and did quite well in its ratings.