The Bay (web series)
The Bay is an American crime-drama series. The show streams on Peacock and Tubi/Popstar! TV in the United States, 10 Play in Australia, SABC in South Africa and Planet TV in Europe.
Starring Kristos Andrews as the rugged and protective "golden boy" Pete Garrett, and Mary Beth Evans as his wealthy socialite matriarch, Sara Garrett, the series was created by Gregori J. Martin. It is set in the posh seaside town of Bay City, where the privileged residents are entangled in one scandal, betrayal or love affair after the other.
The Bay has garnered a total of twenty-three Emmy Awards|Daytime Emmy Award] wins along with a total of 64 Emmy nominations, to date.
Plot
The Garretts rule the social set of Bay City, where passions run high, scandals run deep, and every relationship can be shockingly deadly.Series overview
- had fourteen episodes released from through to via Blip.tv
- had fourteen episodes released from through to via Vimeo
- had fourteen episodes released from through to via Tubi
- had ten episodes released from through to via Tubi
- had ten episodes released from through to via Tubi
- had ten episodes released from through to via Tubi
- had fourteen episodes released from through to via Tubi
- had fourteen episodes streamed from through to via Popstar! TV
- had fourteen episodes streamed from through to via Popstar! TV
- had fourteen episodes streamed from through to via Popstar! TV
Episodes
- Chapter One was originally released on for The Beginning, Part 1
- Chapter Two was originally released on
- Chapter Three was originally released on
- Chapter Four was originally released on
- Chapter Five was originally released on
- Far from the Bay was originally released on
- Chapter Six was originally released on for The Beginning, Part 2
- Chapter Seven was originally released on
- Chapter Eight was originally released on
- Chapter Nine was originally released on
- "The Garretts of Bay City" was originally released on for season one
- "Caught in the Act" was originally released on
- "Rude Awakenings" was originally released on
- "Dirty Business" was originally released on
- "The Truth Hurts" was originally released on
- "Party Crashers" was originally released on
- "The Morning After" was originally released on
- "Questions and Quandaries" was originally released on
- "The Curse" was originally released on
- "Tragedy" was originally released on
- "Living in Denial" was originally released on
- "Marley's Funeral: The Arrival " was originally released on
- "Marley's Funeral: Revelations " was originally released on
- "The Arrest" was originally released on
- "Money Talks" was originally released on for season two
- "A Shocking Proposal" was originally released on
- "Wash Away the Pain" was originally released on
- "Intruders" was originally released on
- "Surprise! Surprise!" was originally released on
- "The Cost of Love" was originally released on
- "Unholy Matrimony" was originally released on
- "Mayhem" was originally released on
- "The Aftermath" was originally released on
- "Disclosures" was originally released on
- "Jack's Road to Redemption " was originally released on
- "Jack's Road to Redemption " was originally released on
- "Love and War" was originally released on
- "A New Beginning" was originally released on
- "The Return" was originally released on for season three
- "Gossip Town" was originally released on
- "It Begins" was originally released on
- "What Happened That Day?" was originally released on
- "Witnesses" was originally released on
- "Music to My Ears" was originally released on
- "Sex, Lies & Tequila" was originally released on
- "No Regrets" was originally released on
- "For Love & Money" was originally released on
- "Secrets" was originally released on
- "Beach Babes & Brawls" was originally released on
- "Unveiled" was originally released on
- "The Stand" was originally released on
- "Hello & Goodbye" was originally released on
- "Deliver Us" was originally released on for season four
- "The Visitor" was originally released on
- "Unlawful" was originally released on
- "Family Feuds" was originally released on
- "Scandalous" was originally released on
- "Bag of Tricks" was originally released on
- "International Players " was originally released on
- "International Players " was originally released on
- "The Smog" was originally released on
- "Home Is Where the War Is" was originally released on
- "Searching for Sara" was originally released on for season five
- "Breaking" was originally released on
- "The Getaway" was originally released on
- "Shell-Shocked" was originally released on
- "Naked Truth" was originally released on
- "The Bequest" was originally released on
- "Laying Down the Law" was originally released on
- "A Good Fight" was originally released on
- "Turks and Caicos " was originally released on
- "Turks and Caicos " was originally released on
- "Ten Year Anniversary " was originally released on for season six
- "Ten Year Anniversary " was originally released on
- "Uncharted Territory" was originally released on
- "A Bolt from the Blue" was originally released on
- "Probing" was originally released on
- "Invaders" was originally released on
- "Cry Havoc" was originally released on
- "A Pitched Battle" was originally released on
- "Auld Lang Syne " was originally released on
- "Auld Lang Syne " was originally released on
- "State of Emergency" was originally released on for season seven
- "The Messengers" was originally released on
- "In Between" was originally released on
- "No Time To Rest" was originally released on
- "Eye of The Storm" was originally released on
- "Familia Connection" was originally released on
- "The Proposal" was originally released on
- "Puzzle Pieces" was originally released on
- "Trust No One" was originally released on
- "Games Monsters Play" was originally released on
- "Telltale Signs" was originally released on
- "The Voyage" was originally released on
- "Here Comes the Bride" was originally released on
- "The Culmination" was originally released on
- "Serenity Place" was originally streamed on for season eight
- "The Trauma Ward" was originally streamed on
- "The Meeting of the Minds" was originally streamed on
- "The Hundreth" was originally streamed on
- "Adam's Lair" was originally streamed on
- "His Achilles Heel" was originally streamed on
- "Better Safe Than Sorry" was originally streamed on
- "Unsolicited" was originally streamed on
- "A Master Plan" was originally streamed on
- "Inamorato" was originally streamed on
- "Veni, Vidi, Vici " was originally streamed on
- "Veni, Vidi, Vici " was originally streamed on
- "Closing In" was originally streamed on
- "Dearly Departed" was originally streamed on
- "Dead of Night" was originally streamed on for season nine
- "Step by Step" was originally streamed on
- "Let's Make a Deal" was originally streamed on
- "No Love Lost" was originally streamed on
- "Family Ties" was originally streamed on
- "Truth Be Told" was originally streamed on
- "Inroads" was originally streamed on
- "Bite the Bullet" was originally streamed on
- "Prisoner at the Bar" was originally streamed on
- "Paradox" was originally streamed on
- "Infringe Upon" was originally streamed on
- "Sofia" was originally streamed on
- "A Dance with the Devil" was originally streamed on
- "The Great Escape" was originally streamed on
- "Obsequies" was originally streamed on for season ten
- "Hopes and Prayers" was originally streamed on
- "A Mother's Day Gift" was originally streamed on
- "Checkmate" was originally streamed on
- "Death Is a Point of View" was originally streamed on
- "Sacred Secrets" was originally streamed on
- "While There Is Life, There Is Hope" was originally streamed on
- "Reflections" was originally streamed on
- "Beneath the Surface" was originally streamed on
- "Last Breath of Innocence" was originally streamed on
- "World's Collide" was originally streamed on
- "Beyond the Wreckage" was originally streamed on
- "It All Unfolds" was originally streamed on
- "Let's Play Ball" was originally streamed on
Casting
Created by Martin, The Bay was announced in May 2010, with Tristan Rogers, Lilly Melgar, John Callahan and Sandra Robinson attached to star. Days later, We Love Soaps reported that Mary Beth Evans had been cast as the lead female, Sara Garrett. Matthew Ashford was added in July as Steve Jensen, Sara's rapist and the father of her eldest child, Brian. By August 2010, Dylan Bruce had been cast as Brian, and Martha Madison as Sara's daughter Marly. Around the same time, Rogers' character was identified as Police Commissioner Lex Martin, who shares a past with Sara, and Melgar was noted to be playing Janice Ramos, Sara's fiery nemesis.From the beginning, the series has featured many notable American film and television actors in its regular and guest cast. In 2011, Evans and her character Sara made a crossover appearance on the web series Pretty.
Production and broadcast
Martin executive produces with Wendy Riche and Kristos Andrews, who also stars as Sara's son, Pete Garrett.Premiering at Blip.tv on September 15, 2010, the first half of the pre-season entitled "The Beginning" included five [|episodes] released in four parts each, as well as an eight part episode Summer Special 2011 called Far From The Bay. In February 2011, Jim Romanovich of Associated Television International announced plans to repackage the series into 30-minute episodes and pitch it to cable networks and key local TV stations.
The second half of "The Beginning" premiered on October 27, 2011, comprising four episodes as four clips each, as well as an eight part Thanksgiving Special called HoliBays, and a five part Summer Special 2012 called Darkside of The Bay. In August 2013, Blip.tv was acquired by Maker Studios.
Season one premiered on December 5, 2013. Maker Studios shut down Blip.tv on August 20, 2015, and redirected it to Maker.tv.
In September 2015, Martin announced eight new installments for a forthcoming season two. The second season premiered on Vimeo on December 1, 2015, with the eighth episode airing on December 22. Production resumed in May 2016 on the final six episodes of the season. The Bay is available for streaming in a limited capacity at thebaytheseries.com.
Amazon Prime
In April 2015, Soap Opera Digest reported that episodes of The Bay would be re-released on Amazon Prime in summer 2016 as two 14-episode seasons. According to Martin, they will be "remastered episodes with never before seen footage, the show will have a new starting point." A 14-episode first season was made available for streaming starting September 6, 2016. A second season of 14 digitally remastered episodes including "brand-new, never-before-seen episodes" was released on November 29, 2016. Wendy Riche joined the production as a writer for the Amazon season 2, becoming an executive producer for the second half of the season. A third season was in production with Martin, Andrews, and Riche as executive producers and set for release in spring 2017.Reception
In December 2010, Martin was named by We Love Soaps as one of the 15 Most Fascinating People of 2010 for his work on the series. Michael Logan of TV Guide noted The Bay "terrific reviews" in 2011. Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Alina Adams named the series one of the "4 best soap operas on the web" in 2015.Awards and recognition
The Bay won a 2015 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series. Along with Martin and Andrews as executive producers, the winning team included Supervising Producer Nadine Aronson, Coordinating Producer Carol C. Hedgepeth and producers Anthony Aquilino, Braxton Davis, Devin DeVasquez, Mary Beth Evans, Celeste Fianna, Jade Harlow, Lilly Melgar, Ronn Moss, Eric Nelsen, Sainty Nelsen, Jared Safier, Derrell Whitt, and Salvatore V. Zannino. The series was previously nominated in 2012 for Outstanding Special Class Short Format Daytime.In 2016, The Bay received a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series. Mary Beth Evans, Lilly Melgar and Patsy Pease were nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series for their roles, and Kristos Andrews was nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series. The Bay won for Outstanding Digital Series, and Evans and Andrews won in the performer categories. The Bay was nominated for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series again in 2017, with Evans and Melgar nominated in the renamed category Outstanding Lead Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series and Andrews nominated in the renamed Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding [Lead Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series]. Carolyn Hennesy, Jade Harlow, and Kym Whitley were nominated in the newly created category Outstanding Supporting or Guest Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series, and Nicolas Coster, Matthew Ashford, and Ronn Moss were nominated in the newly created category Outstanding Supporting or Guest Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series. The Bay won Outstanding Digital Series, and swept the performer categories with wins for Evans, Andrews, Hennesy, and Coster. The series earned 15 nominations in 2018, winning Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series, and Outstanding Directing in a Digital Drama Series, as well as performer Emmys for Andrews, Harlow, Eric Nelsen, and Patrika Darbo. Darbo's award was later revoked due to a submission error. In 2021, longtime castmember Karrueche Tran, who is of African American and Asian descent, became the first AAPI lead actress Emmy in either the Daytime or Primetime Emmys for her performance on "The Bay."
To date, the series has won 11 Indie Series Awards, and has been nominated for several more. In 2017, the series earned a record 21 Indie Series Award nominations.
In 2023, The Bay received three Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Drama Series, Daytime [Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team|Writing for a Drama Series], and Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team|Directing for a Drama Series].