Peyton Place premiered in late 1964 and marked the birth of the primetime American soap opera. The early stories were adapted from the 1956 book and 1957 film of the same name, although some principal character names, backstories and occupations were changed or simply eliminated.
The time setting was changed from the early 1940s (of the novel and film) to the present day, and the town’s location, which had previously been unidentified, was established as being in the commonwealth of Massachusetts in the fourth episode. Some sensational plot lines from the novel (like incest) were replaced with less controversial themes (like teen pregnancy. The series, nevertheless, immediately was criticized for the sexual themes with which it dealt.
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