Port Charles

Port Charles
Genre
Created byWendy Riche
Developed byCarolyn Culliton
Richard Culliton
Wendy Riche
StarringList of cast members
Theme music composerMartin Davich
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes1,537
Production
Executive producersWendy Riche (June 1, 1997 – December 24, 1999)
Julie Hanan Carruthers (December 27, 1999 – October 3, 2003)
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseJune 1, 1997 (1997-06-01) –
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03)
Related
General Hospital
General Hospital: Night Shift
One Life to Live
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Port Charles (commonly abbreviated as PC) is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from June 1, 1997, to October 3, 2003. It was a spin-off of the series General Hospital, which has been running since 1963 and takes place in the fictional city of Port Charles, New York. The show features longtime General Hospital characters Lucy Coe, Kevin Collins, Scott Baldwin, and Karen Wexler, along with several new characters, most of whom were interns in a competitive medical school program. In its later years, the program shifted more towards supernatural themes and stories, with a reduced emphasis on the original hospital setting.