'Serial Scoop Now' Presents the 7th Annual Indie Series Awards Red Carpet Show, Part 1

Eric Martsolf and Jen Lilley hosted the 7th Annual Indie Series Awards ceremony on Wednesday, April 6 at the historic El Portal Theatre.

Serial Scoop Now interviewed the stars in front of and behind the camera on the red carpet of the 7th Annual Indie Series Awards on April 6. In the first of our multi-part coverage, we chat with Days of our Lives stars Jen Lilley and Eric Martsolf, the hosts of this year's ceremony; Janessa Alberre (Miss North Hollywood USA), Amber Nash, Kevin Gillese and Benjamin Scott Holst (Hart of America); Judith Avers, Melissa Malone and Frances Southwick (Or So the Story Goes); Frank Leone (In Retrospect); Kathleen Gati, Kevin Spirtas, Martha Madison, Josh Thrower, Barbara Caruso and Michael Caruso (Winterthorne); Colleen Zenk (As the World Turns); Yancy Butler (Witchblade); Jillian Clare (Ladies of the Lake); and The Bay's Patrika Darbo and Kiko Ellsworth.

Watch below.

Watch the 'Winterthorne' Finale, 'General Hospital's' Kirsten Storms Guest Stars

Kirsten Storms as Selene Winterthorne.

In the Winterthorne finale, General Hospital's Kirsten Storms guest stars as Miranda's (Martha Madison) younger sister, Selene, who arrives with an offer.

"You might ruin your dress if you spill anymore Mommy issues," Miranda tells Selene as they negotiate a deal that leads to a very dramatic moment.

Without giving too much away before viewers have had a chance to watch, let's just say that not everyone makes it out the episode alive.

Watch the exciting Winterthorne finale below:

This Is Gonna Hurt! Secrets Are Revealed On The Latest Episode Of 'Winterthorne'

John-Paul Lavoisier plays Hugh Cambridge on Winterthorne.

It's family dinner time on the latest episode of Winterthorne but, of course, it's not exactly a big lovefest.

Colin (Josh Thrower) is reunited with his family after 10 years away and can't understand why his father and grandfather haven't aged a day. When icy Miranda (Martha Madison) arrives at the dinner table, she wants details about the woman in Colin's life, and tension starts mounting until Maxmillian (Gordon Thomson) and Victor (Michael Caruso) are fed up.

"How many more sacrifices do we have to make before you finish purging your anger?" Victor snarls at Miranda before walking off.

That leaves Maxmillian to tell his daughter what he thinks of her.

"I love you, Miranda, but I have never liked you less than I do at this moment," he says.

Left alone with her son, Miranda explains the machinations that led her to this point, how she was being drugged, and her romance with Hugh Cambridge (John-Paul Lavoisier).

Later, Dominic Delacort (Kevin Spirtas) notices Miranda's necklace is missing, and reveals that it contained the seeds her mother told her about, and the power they possess. Finally learning the truth, Miranda takes action to stop the "scumbag henchman" for good.

Watch Winterthorne Part III below:

Watch the Premiere of Michael Caruso's 'Winterthorne'

Winterthorne stars Martha Madison as Miranda Winterthorne.

Micheal Caruso's long-awaited new drama series, Winterthorne, has premiered! The saga of Miranda Winterthorne and her rise to power to control the family’s multi-million dollar candy business stars Martha Madison in the lead role. Who knew that Madison, Belle on Days of our Lives, could play such a cold hard bitch? She does in Winterthorne! But what made Miranda this way?

The first episode of the four-part online event features a wonderful guest appearance by Dallas star Linda Gray (Sue Ellen Ewing!) as Joanna, Miranda's mother.

"I failed you," Joanna tells Miranda. "I never raised you to question the world around you. I wanted to teach you power, but inadvertently I taught you complacency."

The cast includes Caruso (DeVanity), John-Paul Lavoisier (Days of our Lives, One Life to Live), Linda Gray (Dallas), Kathleen Gati (General Hospital), Kirsten Storms (General Hospital), Gordon Thomson (Dynasty, Santa Barbara), Kevin Spirtas (Days of our Lives), Ron Hanks (Golden California) and Josh Thrower (90210, The Young and The Restless).

Watch the premiere below:

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Michael Caruso Previews His Highly-Anticipated Drama 'Winterthorne'

Michael Caruso created and co-stars in Winterthorne,
premiering Thursday, August 27 at 6 p.m. ET.

Michael Caruso graduated from Syracuse University with a B.F.A. in Drama. After leaving New York City he moved to Los Angeles and appeared in indie movies The Blackout and Mind the Gap. He went on to create and star in the Emmy nominated series DeVanity, which ran for four successful seasons. The Indie Series Award winner has written promo work for FOX's Empire, and became a series regular on Pretty, in addition to guest stints on Acting Dead, and Progress: Ask A Cam Harlot over the past year. We are now just three days away from the premiere of Caruso's highly-anticipated new drama series Winterthorne, which he created and co-stars in.

Winterthorne is the story of Miranda Winterthorne and her rise to power to control the family’s multi-million dollar candy business. Martha Madison leads the stellar cast, which also includes John-Paul Lavoisier (Days of our Lives, One Life to Live), Linda Gray (Dallas), Kathleen Gati (General Hospital), Kirsten Storms (General Hospital), Gordon Thomson (Dynasty, Santa Barbara), Kevin Spirtas (Days of our Lives), Ron Hanks (Golden California) and Josh Thrower (90210, The Young and The Restless).

We Love Soaps spoke with Caruso to get the scoop on what fans can expect from Winterthorne. Read our exclusive interview below.

WE LOVE SOAPS: What inspired you to write Winterthorne?
MICHAEL CARUSO: After DeVanity was finished, I really needed a break. We had basically not stopped in four years, and I took a little time off, though not as much as I was originally anticipating. I started getting cravings to work again, and much like how my grandmother had inspired me with DeVanity from her love of her super soaps of the '80s, my grandma loved candy. When I was a kid she use to get gum drops and cinnamon bears and all this fun stuff, and we would talk and eat candy together.  It was a really lovely memory. Nobody's done a show about candy before, and I thought it would be fun to take something very innocent and happy on the surface and add a very dark undercurrent to it, and kind of create a family that used something like this as a front for something much deeper and scarier. That's pretty much how Winterthorne was born.

'Winterthorne' Premieres One Month From Today, Show Releases New Extended Trailer

"You are going to regret the day you ever betrayed my family," Miranda
Winterthorne (Martha Madison) tells Dominic Delacort (Kevin Spirtas) in
a powerful scene from the show's new extended trailer.

We are now just one month away from the premiere of Michael Caruso's delicious new candy drama Winterthorne. To celebrate the milestone, the show has released a new trailer, which offers viewers an extended look at the upcoming family saga about Miranda Winterthorne and her rise to power to control her family's multi-million dollar candy business.

Martha Madison, who is returning to Days of Our Lives in November as Belle Black, stars as Miranda.

The cast includes Caruso (DeVanity), John-Paul Lavoisier (One Life to Live, soon to be Philip Kiriakis on Days), Linda Gray (Dallas), Kathleen Gati (General Hospital), Kirsten Storms (General Hospital), Gordon Thomson (Dynasty, Santa Barbara), Kevin Spirtas (Days of our Lives), Ron Hanks (Golden California) and Josh Thrower (90210, The Young and The Restless).

Watch the new Winterthorne extended trailer below:

'Winterthorne' Releases Sweet New Trailer

Kirsten Storms plays Selene Winterthorne, the younger sister of
Miranda (Martha Madison), who returns after being absent for many years
with an offer to change the candy company empire forever.

The trailer has been released for Michael Caruso's upcoming drama Winterthorne, starring Martha Madison (Days of Our Lives) in the story of Miranda Winterthorne and her complicated family's multi-million dollar candy business.

Caruso (DeVanity) will also star in the series, whose cast includes John-Paul Lavoisier (One Life to Live), Linda Gray (Dallas), Kathleen Gati (General Hospital), Kirsten Storms (General Hospital), Gordon Thomson (Dynasty, Santa Barbara), Kevin Spirtas (Days of our Lives), Ron Hanks (Golden California) and Josh Thrower (90210, The Young and The Restless).

The trailer includes great quotes such as "I always thought Candy was supposed to be fun" and "Winterthorne women never beg!" (courtesy of Gray, who plays family matriarch Joanna Winterthorne).

Watch below:

Cast Poster Released for Upcoming Web Series 'Winterthorne'

Winterthorne premieres August 27.

A final poster has been revealed for Michael Caruso's highly-anticipated web series Winterthorne, featuring series lead Martha Madison (Days of Our Lives) and the all-star cast.

Winterthorne is a family saga detailing the story of Miranda Winterthorne and her rise to power to control the family’s multi-million dollar candy business.

Madison stars as Miranda, a character that multiple Indie Series Award-winning and Emmy-nominated creator Caruso (DeVanity) describes as "powerful, seductive, vulnerable, loving, and ruthless."

"The audience will see that everything in Miranda's life has come with a price," Caruso adds, "and that the terrible secrets the family tries to hide are the same secrets that hold their business together. Dark, sexy, glamorous, and a visual feast, Winterthorne will be a classic soap with light touches of gothic whimsy.

Caruso will also star in the series, whose cast, in addition to Madision, includes John-Paul Lavoisier (One Life to Live), Linda Gray (Dallas), Kathleen Gati (General Hospital), Kirsten Storms (General Hospital), Gordon Thomson (Dynasty, Santa Barbara), Kevin Spirtas (Days of our Lives), Ron Hanks (Golden California) and Josh Thrower (90210, The Young and The Restless).

The first season of Winterthorne was shot in March and April, and will premiere on August 27.

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'Days of our Lives' Alum Kevin Spirtas Added to 'Winterthorne' Star-Studded Cast

Kevin Spirtas

Former Days of our Lives actor Kevin Spirtas has been tapped to play Dominic Delacort in the new online series, Winterthorne. The character is described as a major player within the family. Dominic has been charged by the Winterthorne women to train their husbands and future husbands in the art of making candy. There is a sense of wonder within him alongside a sense of true bitterness for being controlled by them.

"Kevin is a wonderful actor,” says Michael Caruso, series creator and a 2014 Emmy nominee. “I think what struck me about him as perfect for the part of Dominic is the sense of mischievousness he possesses. Dominic is a character that has been put in a very specific position of power by the Winterthorne women, and yet he's powerless at the same time and we really see him struggle with that."

"Kevin is not only a delightful person, but an incredibly talented actor,” adds series star Martha Madison, “I loved watching him play the devious character of Craig Wesley on Days! He made it fun to root for the bad guy!"

Former 'One Life To Live' Star John-Paul Lavoisier Is Latest Addition to 'Winterthorne' Cast

One Life to Live alum John-Paul Lavoisier is latest cast addition for the upcoming web series Winterthorne. He will play Hugh Cambridge, a handsome and mysterious man from Miranda Winterthorne's (Martha Madison) past. Hugh is hell bent on becoming a member of the Winterthorne family and Miranda has severely underestimated his intent to seduce her.

"John-Paul has a great edgy quality that I wanted for the character of Hugh," explains Emmy-nominated Michael Caruso, creator of the series. “John-Paul is fantastic at creating subtle, smoldering layers with his acting that will build into something dangerous within the character.”

"I'm so happy to be working with my old friend, the very talented John-Paul,” adds Emmy-nominated director Sonia Blangiardo, “‘Winterthorne’ will exceed expectations with him involved as a part of this amazing cast."

John-Paul Lavoisier’s professional acting career has included numerous television, film, and theater gigs, including One Life to Live (as Rex Balsom), Major Crimes, Anger Management, Gossip Girl, Liza, Liza, Skies are Grey, One Day in May, and Placebo. He also appeared on the E! reality series Dirty Soap. His last stage appearance was in the January/February run of "The Manor," at Greystone Manor.

Originally from Philly, then Manhattan for a while, Lavoisier now calls Los Angeles home.

Winterthorne begins three weeks of production in late March, both in and outside of the Los Angeles area. Lavoisier joins previously announced cast members Martha Madison (Days of Our Lives), Michael Caruso (DeVanity), Linda Gray (Dallas), Kathleen Gati (General Hospital), Kirsten Storms (General Hospital), Gordon Thomson (Dynasty, Santa Barbara), Ron Hanks (Golden California) and Josh Thrower (90210, The Young and The Restless).

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'General Hospital' Star Kirsten Storms to Play Martha Madison's Younger Sister in 'Winterthorne'

Kirsten Storms played the role of Belle Black on Days of our Lives from
1999-2004. Martha Madison took on the role from 2004-2008.
In Winterthorne, they will play sisters.

General Hospital actress Kirsten Storms is the latest addition to the cast of upcoming online drama Winterthorne. She will play Selene Winterthorne, the younger sister of lead character Miranda (Martha Madison), who returns after being absent for many years with an offer to change the candy company empire forever.

"Selene is stylish, sexy, wicked, and witty," says series creator and Emmy-nominee Michael Caruso, "She's been away from her family for a long time and now she's back to take what she feels is hers. It's going to be so much fun watching Kirsten and Martha on screen together, a devilish treat for the audience."

"I adore Kirsten both personally and professionally," adds adison, "And I've always wanted the chance to work on a project together with her. I have so much respect for her as an actress. I can hardly wait for her to join us on
Winterthorne."

Storms numerous TV credits include 7th Heaven, Clubhouse, Xenon: Girl of the 21st Century, Days of our Lives, and CSI: Miami, but is best known as Maxie Jones on the long-running daytime drama General Hospital, a role she has played since 2005.

Winterthorne begins three weeks of production in late March, both in and outside of the Los Angeles area. Storms joins previously announced cast members Martha Madison (Days of Our Lives), Michael Caruso (DeVanity), Linda Gray (Dallas), Kathleen Gati (General Hospital), Gordon Thomson (Dynasty, Santa Barbara), Ron Hanks (Golden California) and Josh Thrower (90210, The Young and The Restless).

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'General Hospital' Actress Kathleen Gati Joins 'Winterthorne'

Kathleen Gati

General Hospital actress Kathleen Gati is checking into the new online production Winterthorne, it was announced Thursday on Soap Box with Lilly and Martha. Gati will portray Valentina Winterthorne, the power hungry sister of Joanna Winterthorne, to be played by Dallas alum Linda Gray. Joanna will stop at nothing to unearth the big family secret Miranda is hiding. The character is a strict follower of the old ways of the Winterthorne family which caused a major rift between her and her sister, Joanna.

"Kathleen Gati is a powerhouse actress who brings a richness and depth to every role she tackles,” says Emmy-nominated series creator Michael Caruso. “She is so much more than a traditional villain. She really embodies all the layers required for a role like this. She is really going to turn up the heat in this role. All of us are dying to work with her."

'Dallas' Legend Linda Gray Set to Guest Star in 'Winterthorne'

Announced just minutes ago on Soapbox Radio (www.TRadioV.com): Dallas icon, Linda Gray, will join the cast of the new online production, Winterthorne. Gray takes on the role of Joanna Winterthorne, the powerful matriarch of the Winterthorne family and mother of lead character, Miranda, played by Martha Madison.

“I have so many special memories of watching ‘Dallas’ with my own mother, having Linda play my mother now feels like a full circle moment,” says series star Madison in a statement. “It’s incredibly special. I’m ecstatic.”

“Working with Linda Gray is a dream come true for me,” adds creator, and Emmy nominee himself, Michael Caruso, “I have been an enormous fan of her work for many years. I think she’s going to be brilliant in the role.”

Gray’s award winning portrayal of Sue Ellen, in the original Dallas series, brought her international fame and critical acclaim, earning her an Emmy nomination for Best Actress and numerous international awards. After eleven years as the number one show on television, Dallas returned to TNT in 2012 to run for three more seasons.

Gray has appeared on stage in England in the original stage production of "Terms of Endearment," based on the screenplay of the Oscar winning motion picture and also starred in the West End production of "The Graduate," playing to sold-out audiences, going on to replace Kathleen Turner on Broadway for a limited engagement. Her TV credits include Melrose Place and Models, Inc., as well as numerous movies of the week and feature films, and further stage work in "The Vagina Monologues," "Agnes of God" and "Love Letters."’ Most recently, Gray was seen in the British stage production of the 2014 Christmas pantomime, "Cinderella," playing the Fairy Godmother. She begins filming the indie feature, Wally, this month.

Winterthorne begins production for three weeks in late March, both in and outside of the Los Angeles area. Gray joins previously announced cast members Martha Madison and Michael Caruso, as well as Gordon Thompson (Dynasty, Santa Barbara) and Josh Thrower (90210, The Young and the Restless).

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'DeVanity' Creator Michael Caruso Developing New Soap Opera 'Winterthorne' Starring Martha Madison

Emmy nominee and Indie Series Award winner Michael Caruso announced plans on Monday for an all new online soap opera, Winterthorne, a family saga detailing the story of Miranda Winterthorne and her rise to power to control the family’s multi million dollar candy business.

Martha Madison (ex-Belle, Days of our Lives) has signed on to star as Miranda Winterthorne, a character that Caruso describes as "powerful, seductive, vulnerable, loving, and ruthless."

"The audience will see that everything in Miranda's life has come with a price," Caruso adds, "and that the terrible secrets the family tries to hide are the same secrets that hold their business together. Dark, sexy, glamorous, and a visual feast, Winterthorne will be a classic soap with light touches of gothic whimsy.

Madison has been a long time and well respected member of the daytime community.

"I was ecstatic when Michael and Barbi [Caruso] approached me about this show," she said in a statement. "These kinds of roles don't come around very often, so of course, I jumped at the chance. It was obvious to me from their success with DeVanity that they were serious about making a top notch series, and this team means business. I'm stoked to be working with them."