I have to say, I wasn’t expecting the quick flurry of requests for information about SoapNet’s new series, “General Hospital: Night Shift,” but let it not be said that I don’t follow up on these things.
First off, if you’re not in with the in crowd, here’s a brief explanation of what’s up with this show, courtesy of the network’s official press release:
“General Hospital: Night Shift” – a one-hour scripted original drama – premieres July 12, 2007 at 11PM (ET/PT) on SOAPnet. “General Hospital: Night Shift” is a 13-episode series that goes beyond what is seen in daytime to reveal the lives and loves of “General Hospital’s” favorite characters during the hospital’s night shift.

The series will also reveal new faces and complications in Port Charles. The show starts with a bang when a dangerous explosion sends the hospital into chaos. Robert Guza Jr., head writer for “General Hospital,” and Jill Farren Phelps, executive producer, “General Hospital,” write and produce “General Hospital: Night Shift,” respectively.
I dropped a line to Jori, the show’s publicist over at Disney (SoapNet’s parent company, if you didn’t know) to let them know that I’d definitely be in attendance for their panel at the press tour, though I admitted it was half because our readers were asking about it and half because I wanted a chance to meet Billy Dee Williams, who’ll be one of the stars of the series. It therefore cut me to the quick when she wrote back and said…


