The Young and The Restlessis preparing to celebrate its golden milestone!
The Daytime Emmy Award-winning CBS show kicked off its 50th anniversary season in September — and now, ahead of its 50th broadcast anniversary on March 26, PEOPLE has an exclusive look at the cast’s glitzy group photo, and a behind-the-scenes look at their photo shoot.
The shot shows the current cast — including veteran starsMelody Thomas Scott, Eric Braeden,Eileen Davidson, Beth Maitland, Jess Walton, Peter Bergman and Christian Le Blanc — dressed to the nines in front of a golden backdrop.
Other actors featured in the shot includeTracey E. Bregman, Christel Khalil, Kate Linder, Bryton James, Melissa Claire Egan, Kelsey Wang, Conner Floyd, Cait Fairbanks, Courtney Hope, Brytni Sarpy, Trevor St. John, Greg Rikaart, Elizabeth Hendrikson, Rory Gibson, Zuleyka Silver, Allison Lanier, Melissa Ordway, Michelle Stafford, Jason Thompson, Joshua Morrow, Amelia Heinle, Sharon Case, Sean Dominic, Camryn Grimes, Mark Grossman, Lauralee Bell, Susan Walters, Michael Mealor, Mishael Morgan and Michael Graziadei.
In the clip, the stars speak about the show’s milestone and the impact of the full cast snapshot. “What is so special about this day is you’ve never seen the entire cast together,” says Bergman, who plays Jack Abbott.
The Young and the Restless.Sonja Flemming/CBS
Morrow, who portrays Nicholas Newman, adds: “It’s like a high school reunion because our show is an enormous cast.”
“To know that I’ve been there through four decades of these [photos], it’s an extraordinary experience,” says Bregman.
Notes Maitland: “It’s unbelievable to have this much companionship and years watching each other grow.”
James, who plays Devon Hamilton, adds: “Half a century of bringing joy to people’s lives is a great thing to celebrate.”
Eileen Davidson, John McCook, Peter Bergman, and Tracey Bregman.Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty
Scott, Braeden, Davidson, Maitland, Walton, Bergman and Le Blanc currently top the list as the show’s longest cast members, with Scott appearing on the series for 43 years and Braeden following with 42.
Davidson, Linder, and Maitland all have 40 years under their belt, while Walton, Bergman and Le Blanc have each appeared on the show for at least 30 years. Bregman and Lauralee Bell also celebrate their 40th anniversaries on the show this year.
The soap opera has been the number one daytime drama for 35 consecutive years and CBS' longest running scripted show. The channel even launched a complementary podcast in an effort to return to the origins of soap operas as radio shows.
Over the years,The Young and the Restlesshas also been critically acclaimed, winning 11 DaytimeEmmy Awardsfor Outstanding Drama Series, and has helped jumpstart the careers of many celebrities, includingEva Longoria,David Hasselhoff,Shemar MooreandPaul Walker.
Today, 17 of the current cast members have earned Daytime Emmys for their work on the show.
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The Young and the Restlessairs weekdays (12:30 p.m. ET) on CBS and can be streamed afterwards on Paramount+.
source: people.com
