‘The Bay’ To Honor The Late Jacklyn Zeman With Special Episode

EXCLUSIVE The Bay will pay tribute to daytime TV legend Jacklyn Zeman in a special episode set for December 27 on PopStar! TV.

Zeman played Sofia Madison on the series for eight seasons, prior to her passing in 2023 at the age of 70.

The episode titled “Sofia” will feature several special guest stars including Dee Wallace (E.T., Cujo) as Sofia’s sister Charlotte Grace and two of Zeman’s former General Hospital castmates Tamara Braun (Days of Our Lives) and Leigh McCloskey (Dallas) as important characters who show up in Bay City.

The special words written to describe Zeman’s character in the episode were written by Zeman’s real-life daughters, Cassidy and Lacey Rose.

“It was an honor for us to have Jackie’s daughters Lacey Rose and Cassidy contribute beautiful words to describe their mother that we implemented into our script and will play on screen this Friday,” said Creator Gregori J. Martin in a statement.  

Martin also thanks Beyond The Gates Executive Producer and Creator Michele Van Jean for suggesting the name of Tamara Braun’s character, Rita Elise Kennedy, as it symbolizes everal important relatives to Zeman.

Zeman joined General Hospital in 1977 and appeared in more than 800 episodes. She joined The Bay in 2010. She was a five-time Daytime Emmy nominee — four for GH and one for starring in The Bay as Sofia Madison.

The special episode will air live at 5p ET / 2p PT on December 27 with encore presentations at 10p ET / 7p PT and again at 1a ET / 10p PT on PopStar! TV. 

Filmed at Associated Television Studios in Burbank, CA, The Bay is written, directed and produced by Martin and is owned by the independent production company LANY Entertainment, in association with She Mogul Media. The drama series airs weekdays on Popstar! TV and is available live on Plex, STIRR, Local Now, and Distro.

The Popstar! TV app is available on several major platforms including Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, and Vizio.