A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction presented in serial format on television, radio, or other media.

Soap opera may also refer to:

Films Soap Opera (1964 film), a 1964 film by Andy Warhol Soap Opera, a 2004 film by Wuershan Soap Opera (2014 film), a 2014 film starring Cristiana Capotondi

Periodicals

Soap Opera Digest, a magazine chronicling the stories airing on American soap operas and the off-screen lives of the actors Soap Opera Magazine, a weekly periodical devoted to interviews and recaps of American soap operas Soap Opera Update, a magazine dedicated to the coverage of soap operas Soap Opera Weekly, a soap magazine which features soap operas and soap stars

Other uses Soap Opera (album), a 1975 album by The Kinks Soap Opera Digest Awards, award show held by the daytime television magazine Soap Opera Digest Soap opera effect, a video side effect of LCD TVs with motion interpolation technology Soap opera rapid aging syndrome, a continuity error in literature or television

See also Soap (TV series) Telenovela (TV series) Telenovela