Secret Seaside

Secret Seaside is an American television soap opera that premiered on RKO Network on October 5, 1970. The series was created by Leroy J. Stark and Blake Morgan Stark. It is set in the fictional city of Haven Beach, and originally focused on the Chadwick and Devon families. In the late 1970s, however, the series began phasing out of using the Devons and replaced them with the Marsden family. The series often focuses on class divide, and middle-class characters are often juxtaposed with the upper class.

From the series' inception, it starred Marlena Stewart and Patrick Macarthur until their deaths in 2000 and 2003, respectively. As of 2023, Carolyn Abraham is the series' longest-serving cast member, having portrayed Marjorie Chadwick since the character's introduction in 1972. Linda Lucy Smith is the longest-serving member of the original cast, having portrayed Evelyn Drake from Drake's introduction in 1970 to her death in 2012. The series is taped at The Downtown Studios in,.