New 'Anacostia' Teaser Includes First Look at the Legendary Elizabeth Hubbard

Elizabeth Hubbard

Anxious Anacostia fans have been waiting all year for the Emmy and Indie Series Award-winning series to return. The wait is, finally, almost over! And in a newly released teaser video for the upcoming epsidoes, viewers get their first looked at legendary actress Elizabeth Hubbard, who will be reuniting with former As the World Turns onscreen daughter, Martha Byrne (Lily Walsh Snyder), who won an Emmy earlier this year for her portrayal of Alexis Jordan on the show. Byrne wrote Hubbard's Anacostia arc with Anderson.

Hubbard won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1974 for her work as Althea on The Doctors, and another in 1976 as star of First Ladies Diaries: Edith Wilson. She received nine additional nominations for playing Lucinda on ATWT, which went off the air in 2010.

Hubbard joining Byrne, Anthony Anderson and the Anacostia team is expected to be epic.

Watch the teaser below for a sneak peek.

'Anacostia' Creator Anthony Anderson on Adding Elizabeth Hubbard to the Cast: "It's Going to Knock People's Socks Off"

Anacostia's Anthony Anderson, Marion Akpan and Melan Perez.

I spent Friday and Saturday at the inaugural Brooklyn Web Fest that was held at the Made in NY Media Center by IFP in DUMBO. Co-founders Noah Ash, Amanda D'Aquila and Kit Williamson created a fantastic event for content creators which included screenings, classes and panels. I was honored to be on the board for the event, and to appear on the "Building Social Communities" and "Be your own damn publicist!" panels. BKWF ended on Saturday evening with an awards ceremony and cocktail reception. Anacostia, a multiple Indie Series Award winner and now a Daytime Emmy winner, was named Best Ensemble. I was able to speak with creator and star Anthony Anderson, along with cast members Marion Akpan and Melan Perez about the show, and what's ahead.

The Anacostia team was especially excited about the upcoming addition of Emmy winner Elizabeth Hubbard (Lucinda on As the World Turns, Althea on The Doctors) to the cast. Her former As the World Turns daughter, Martha Byrne (who played Lily Walsh Snyder), made her directorial debut in Hubbard's scenes, which will air later this fall.

"When the fans and viewers see the show, they are going to be so surprised at the character she is doing," Anderson said.

Anderson raved about working with the daytime legend.

"It was amazing," he said. "It was a dream come true. When I pulled up, she was outside blocking herself, a true sign of a legend. To hear her speak those lines that Martha and I created was amazing. It's going to knock people's sock's off."

"I loved her as Lucinda," Akpan added. "She's dynamic, and she's going to do new things in Anacostia. We're coming back with a vengeance!"

Watch our interview below, which was shot outside Brooklyn Web Fest, just in front of the Manhattan Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge.

'The Doctors' and 'As the World Turns' Star Elizabeth Hubbard Joins 'Anacostia'; Martha Byrne Working on Hubbard DocuStory

Elizabeth Hubbard

Daytime legend Elizabeth Hubbard, who created the iconic characters of Dr. Althea Davis on The Doctors and Lucinda Walsh on As the World Turns, has joined the cast of Indie Series Award-winning drama Anacostia. Hubbard will debut this fall as Eva Montgomery.

“We are incredibly excited to have the amazing Elizabeth Hubbard join us for Anacostia this year," says creator and star Anthony Anderson. It was so hard keeping such a huge secret from the loyal viewers of the series. Ms. Hubbard is a legend and is one of the true architects of Daytime Drama. This is a dream come true. The episodes are gripping and compelling and I am sure will be a treat for all of Ms. Hubbard’s fans to see her again doing what she loves.

Next Round of Presenters Revealed for the 5th Annual Indie Series Awards

We Love Soaps and the Indie Series Network are excited to reveal the next round of presenters for the 5th Annual Indie Series Awards, which celebrate the best in independently produced, scripted entertainment created for the Web. Stars from Television, Film, Broadway and the Internet are coming together to celebrate the very best of the World Wide Web.

The Indie Series Awards, hosted by Carolyn Hennesy, will take place on April 2, 2014 at the historic El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood.

Previously announced presenters include Charlene Tilton, Christine Lakin, Colleen Zenk, Sebastian La Cause, Eric Martsolf, Kyle Lowder, Jillian Clare, Rachael Hip-Flores, Van Hansis and Walt Willey.

The next 10 presenters are listed below:

Anthony Anderson
Anderson is the most-nominated individual in ISA history, with 16 total nominations for his work as a producer, writer and actor on Anacostia, and including a nomination for his guest appearance in Pretty. He won in 2010 (Best Ensemble), 2011 (Lead Actor) and 2012 (Best Writing - Drama). Anderson is currently finishing production on his new reality series, City Boyz.

Brad Bell
Bell won in 2013 in the Best Lead Actor - Comedy and Best Writing categories for his work on Husbands, and is up for those awards again this year. He is also executive producer of Husbands, which received six nominations this year including Best Web Series - Comedy. Bell has received nine total nominations in the past three years.

Darin Brooks
Brooks is nominated for his work in Bloomers. He is currently starring as "Wyatt Fuller" in CBS daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful. He received two Daytime Emmy nominations for his work on Days of our Lives, winning in 2009. Brooks starred for three seasons as "Alex Morgan" in the TBS sitcom Blue Mountain State. His other credits include Super Fun Night, Castle, CSI: Miami and the hit teen drama Miss Behave.

ANACOSTIA Season 4 Promo - Who Is In The Casket? (Video)

Anthony Anderson's highly entertaining indie soap opera ANACOSTIA returns for Season 4 in January 2014. But you don't have to wait to get a sneak peek at what's ahead. Check out a new teaser promo below. Who is in the casket?

WATCH: ANACOSTIA Season 3 Finale

The ANACOSTIA Season 3 finale is now online and, with so many cliffhangers, how are we supposed to wait for Season 4? The show has been building up to wedding of Sean (Anthony Anderson) and Julian (Darnell Lamont Walker), and that day has finally arrived. AS THE WORLD TURNS Emmy winner Martha Byrne guest stars and the express on her face in the image above pretty much sums up my feelings after watching this episode. We don't want to spoil a thing so watch the finale below and let us know what you think.

WATCH: "Break Up To Make Up" on ANACOSTIA

ANACOSTIA is back with a brand new episode and it was worth the wait. Watch it below:

WATCH: ANACOSTIA's Latest Episode "The Power of GoodBye"

ANACOSTIA creator and star Anthony Anderson won the Indie Soap Award for Best Lead Actor for his work in 2010. At this year's ceremony, he was nominated for two awards: Best Lead Actor (Drama) and Best Guest Appearance (Comedy). Based on the events of ANACOSTIA's latest episode, we think he may be trying to convince us to create a Best Stunt Man category. Anderson's Sean, has a fistfight in a creek, and then goes home only to get pulled down a flight of stairs and tossed out of his boyfriend's house. Does this mean the wedding is off?

Watch all the drama unfold below including more than one shocking turn of events.

WATCH: ANACOSTIA Is Back And "The Gangs All Here"

ANACOSTIA has returned with a brand new episode, and Martha Byrne is back guest starring as Alexis. Watch the new episode, "The Gangs All Here," below:

LISTEN: Friday's Soap Central Live: The Wide World of Web Soaps

The world of web soaps was explored on this week's epsiode of Soap Central Live, the radio program hosted by Dan Kroll on Friday's from 6-7 p.m. ET.

Steve Silverman, the creator of PRETTY, and ANACOSTIA's Anthony Anderson visited SCL to provide insight into what goes on behind the scenes, the challenges that web series face, and the reward in seeing their projects posted online. Marcello Lanfranchi chatted about the web series he's starting up, TOMORROW WAITS FOR NO ONE.

In the final 15 minutes, We Love Soaps' Roger Newcomb stopped by to preview this year's Indie Soap Awards.

You can listen to the archive of the program here.

PRETTY The Series Continues... Gunshots Are Fired! Martha Byrne, Denise Alexander, Anthony Anderson,Terrell Ransom Jr. & Brendan Bradley Guest

It's "The Year of the Soap" and PRETTY The Series is ready with their latest episode, out today. Gunshots are fired at the Miss Black Star Eyes Pageant. Who are the shooters? Is this the biggest threat Michael Champagne faces? Are Royce and Parker on each other's bucket lists? What does Ribina have to say about all this?  Meanwhile, Annette is playing spin the bottle cell phone hoping her first kiss will be with Nay-J (DAYS OF OUR LIVES' Terrell Ransom Jr.).

Martha Byrne returns as a guest star this episode along with Anthony Anderson from ANACOSTIA and Brendan Bradley from SQUATTERS. And Denise Alexander is better than ever. 

Watch another fantastic episode below of the web series with a leading 13 nominations at next months 3rd Annual Indie Soap Awards.  Actually 14 now that we've revealed our Fan's Choice Award nominees. You won't stop laughing!

WATCH: PRETTY Season 3 Continues... Miss Black Star Eyes Pageant -- Anthony Anderson, Brendan Bradley, Genie Francis & Denise Alexander & Terrell Ransom Jr!

PRETTY The series is back today with the fourth episode of Season 3. The Champagnes have entered Annette in the All New Miss Black Star Eyes Pageant in what may the funniest episode of the series to date.

Indie Soap Award winner Anthony Anderson from ANACOSTIA, Terrell Ransom Jr. from DAYS OF OUR LIVES, and Brendan Bradley from SQUATTERS guest star. Denise Alexander and Genie Francis continue their string of hilarious appearances as well.

Steve Silverman, Doug Prinzivalli and John Carrozza also appear. You'll have to watch multiple times to catch all the funny bits.

Watch the episode below.

WATCH: Season 3 Premiere Of ANACOSTIA

Indie Soap Award winning ANACOSTIA returned on Friday night with the Season 3 premiere. And wow! What an entrance for Emmy winner Martha Byrne! We don't want to give too much away so watch the premiere below and let us know what you think.

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ANACOSTIA Season 3 Trailer: You Ain't Seen The Real Drama Yet (with Martha Byrne)

The amazing Anthony Anderson and the fabulous cast of indie soap ANACOSTIA will return on November 11 for the premiere of the show's third season. Martha Byrne will be guest starring on her second web series in the month of November (she appeared on season opener of PRETTY on Tuesday). Byrne and Anderson met when she hosted the 2nd Annual Indie Soap Awards where he won as Outstanding Lead Actor.

Watch the trailer for ANACOSTIA Season 3 below along with Anderson Indie Soap Award win.

WATCH: PRETTY Season 3 Official Trailer - Genie Francis, Martha Byrne, Denise Alexander & More!

Indie Soap Award winning web series PRETTY released its Season 3 trailer today which features last season's "Best Ensemble" with new additions Genie Francis (as "Dr. Kate"), Martha Byrne, Anthony Anderson and others. Pageant therapy: brilliant! Watch the trailer below as we countdown to the season premiere on November 1.