''Beacon Hill'' (sometimes stylized ''Beacon Hill the Series'') is a

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that premiered on March 5, 2014 at Beaconhilltheseries.com. Created by Linda Hill and Jessica Hill and executive produced by

Crystal Chappell Crystal Elizabeth Chappell (born August 4, 1965) is an American actress who played Carly Manning on ''Days of Our Lives'' from 1990 to 1993, Maggie Carpenter on ''One Life to Live'' from 1995 to 1997 and Olivia Spencer on ''Guiding Light'' ...

, season one stars

Alicia Minshew Alicia Minshew (born May 28, 1974) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Kendall Hart on the daytime drama ''All My Children''. Early life and career Minshew was born in Plantation, Florida. Her mother is of Italian descent. H ...

and

Sarah Brown Sarah Brown may refer to: * Sarah Brown (athlete) (born 1986), American middle-distance runner * Sarah Brown (cook), British pioneer vegetarian television cook * Sarah Brown (model) (1869–?), pseudonym of Marie Roger, French artists' model in 1890 ...

as ex-lovers caught up in political and family drama in the affluent Boston neighborhood of Beacon Hill. Both roles were recast for season two with

Nadia Bjorlin Nadia Alexandra Bjorlin (born August 2, 1980) is an American actress, singer, and model. Early life Bjorlin was born on August 2, 1980, in Newport, Rhode Island. She is the second eldest child of Swedish composer and conductor Ulf Björlin and ...

and Marem Hessler respectively. The series was nominated for a 2015

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for Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series, and both Minshew and Brown were nominated for Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Performer in a New Approaches Drama Series the same year. Brown won a 2015

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for Best Lead Actress (Drama) for her role, and Chappell was nominated for an Indie Series Award for Best Supporting Actress (Drama). Season 2 aired in 2020 for 6 episodes.

Plot

New York City reporter Sara Preston returns home to Beacon Hill to find her senator grandfather ailing, the rest of her family in shambles and her ex-girlfriend Kate Wesley caught up in political drama.

Cast

(season 1) and

(season 2) as New York City reporter Sara Preston *

(season 1) and Marem Hassler (season 2) as Massachusetts State Representative Katherine "Kate" Wesley *

Ron Raines Ron Raines (born December 2, 1949) is an American actor. He is known for the role of Alan Spaulding on the television soap opera ''Guiding Light''. Raines also performs in musical theatre and in concert with symphony orchestras. Career Early y ...

as Senator William Preston, Sara's grandfather, a longtime Democratic senator for Massachusetts who will stop at nothing to get what he wants *

Scott Bryce Scott Macalister Bryce (born January 6, 1958), sometimes credited as Scott M. Bryce, is an American film and television actor. Bryce is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Craig Montgomery on ''As the World Turns''. Biography Bryce was bo ...

as Senator Tom Wesley, Katherine's father, a conservative Republican senator *

as Claire Preston, Sara's mother, an alcoholic * John-Paul Lavoisier as Eric Preston, Sara's brother *

Melissa Archer Melissa Jean Archer (born December 2, 1979) is an American actress and writer. She is known for playing the roles of Natalie Buchanan on the ABC Daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live'' (2001 to 2013) and Serena Mason on the NBC Daytime soap oper ...

as Evelyn Preston, William's wife *

Jessica Morris Jessica Morris is an American actress. She is known for numerous roles in Lifetime movies. Some of her prominent Lifetime movies are part of Vivica A. Fox's '' The Wrong...'' film series, which includes ''The Wrong Roommate'' (2016), ''The Wron ...

as Diane Hamilton, Sara's partner, an actress *

Louise Sorel Louise Jacqueline Sorel ( Cohen; born August 6, 1940) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Vivian Alamain in ''Days of Our Lives'' from 1992 to 2000, 2009 to 2011, 2017 to 2018, 2020, 2023 & 2025. Augusta Lockridge o ...

as coffeehouse owner Emily Tanner * Tina Sloan as coffeehouse owner Louise Cassell *

Ricky Paull Goldin Richard Paull Goldin (born January 5, 1965) is an American actor, producer, director and television personality. He is best known for his roles in daytime drama as Dean Frame on NBC's '' Another World'', Gus Aitoro on CBS' ''Guiding Light'', a ...

as Andrew Miller, Katherine's chief of staff * Rebecca Mozo as Laura Parker, Katherine's best friend

Production

Created by Linda Hill and Jessica Hill, ''Beacon Hill'' is executive produced by veteran actress and producer Chappell, with Co-Executive Producer Christa Morris, Supervising Producer Hillary B. Smith and producers Goldin, Hill and Hill.

Albert Alarr Albert Alarr (born March 30, 1956) is an American television soap opera Television director, director and producer. His role as producer at ''Days of Our Lives'' came under intense scrutiny in the wake of reports of possible on-set misconduct. It ...

directed season 1, with Kevin Perry as

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and Paul F. Antonelli as music supervisor.

Awards

''Beacon Hill'' was nominated for a 2015

for Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series, and both Minshew and Brown were nominated for Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Performer in a New Approaches Drama Series the same year. Brown won a 2015

for Best Lead Actress (Drama) for her role, and Chappell was nominated for an Indie Series Award for Best Supporting Actress (Drama).

References

External links

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