The Bold and the Beautiful is going back to basics as the summer comes to an end. “There’s going to be lots of drama and rollout with the stories that are happening right now, but we’re also really trying to center the show and get our focus on our couples and our families and maybe take a little breather from some of the really high dramatic stuff that’s been going on,” says co-head writer Michael Minnis of what to expect this fall.

That shift doesn’t mean less impact — it means a stronger focus on the heart of the soap. “ Brad [Bel l, executive producer and head writer] and I always feel the show’s at its best when we’re touching our audience, moving them, when it’s uplifting stories, when the audience is tuning in to see the characters and families they love, and we want to get bac

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