# Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem
**Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem** is an American limited-series spin-off of the daytime soap opera *Days of Our Lives*, produced for the streaming service [Peacock](https://www.edgepedia.org/peacock-streaming-service) by Corday Productions in association with [Sony Pictures Television](https://www.edgepedia.org/sony-pictures-television). It ran for two five-episode chapters, the first airing September 6 to 10, 2021 and the second July 11 to 15, 2022, and follows Salem residents on vacations that turn into international mysteries involving stolen jewels.[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/1007012/days-of-our-lives-limited-series-beyond-salem-peacock/) • [2](https://epguides.com/BeyondSalem/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Network | Peacock (US), as a Peacock original limited series[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/1007012/days-of-our-lives-limited-series-beyond-salem-peacock/) |
| Order | Five-episode limited series ordered in July 2021; the first original *Days of Our Lives* limited series[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/1007012/days-of-our-lives-limited-series-beyond-salem-peacock/) • [3](https://jackee-online.com/blogs/news/beyond-salem-ordered-at-peacock) |
| Run | Season 1: September 6–10, 2021; Season 2 ("Chapter 2"): July 11–15, 2022; 10 episodes total, status canceled/ended[4](https://daytimeconfidential.com/2021/09/05/ken-corday-on-days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem-it-was-the-networks-idea) • [2](https://epguides.com/BeyondSalem/) |
| Production | Corday Productions with Sony Pictures Television; executive producer Ken Corday, co-executive producer Albert Alarr; developed by head writer Ron Carlivati[5](https://www.c21media.net/news/peacock-orders-days-of-our-lives-spin-off/c21media.net/) • [4](https://daytimeconfidential.com/2021/09/05/ken-corday-on-days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem-it-was-the-networks-idea) |
| Season 1 story | Couples vacation in Zurich, New Orleans, Phoenix, and Miami and become entangled in a mystery of stolen jewels; ISA agent Billie Reed races to recover the Alamainian Peacock's missing treasure[6](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/56604/days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem) |
| Season 2 story | An action tale spanning Monte Carlo to Hong Kong, with the return of Kristian Alfonso and Peter Reckell as Hope and Bo[7](https://www.sonypictures.com/tv/daysofourlivesbeyondsalem) • [8](https://www.tvinsider.com/show/days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem/) |
| Filming | Almost exclusively at The Burbank Studios, 3000 West Alameda Avenue, Burbank, California; filming began in August 2021[9](https://thecinemaholic.com/where-was-days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem-filmed/) |
## Spoilers
### Season 1 (2021)
The first chapter aired on Peacock from September 6 to 10, 2021, one episode per weekday.[4](https://daytimeconfidential.com/2021/09/05/ken-corday-on-days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem-it-was-the-networks-idea) Over a long weekend, John Black ([Drake Hogestyn](https://www.edgepedia.org/drake-hogestyn)) and [Marlena Evans](https://www.edgepedia.org/marlena-evans) ([Deidre Hall](https://www.edgepedia.org/deidre-hall)) travel to Zurich, Ben Weston (Robert Scott Wilson) and Ciara Brady (Victoria Konefal) take a romantic getaway to New Orleans, Chad DiMera (Billy Flynn) visits old friends Will Horton (Chandler Massey) and Sonny Kiriakis (Zach Tinker) in Phoenix, and Abe Carver (James Reynolds), Paulina Price (Jackée Harry), Lani Price (Sal Stowers), and Eli Grant (Lamon Archey) vacation in Miami.[6](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/56604/days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem) • [10](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem/)
All of the travelers become embroiled in a mystery involving stolen jewels which, in the wrong hands, could cause dire consequences for Salem. ISA agent Billie Reed, played by returning original cast member [Lisa Rinna](https://www.edgepedia.org/lisa-rinna), crosses the globe in search of the missing treasure of the Alamainian Peacock.[6](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/56604/days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem) • [1](https://www.tvinsider.com/1007012/days-of-our-lives-limited-series-beyond-salem-peacock/) The cast mixed current performers with returning fan favorites, including [Eileen Davidson](https://www.edgepedia.org/eileen-davidson) as Kristen DiMera, Leann Hunley as Anna DiMera, Austin Peck as Austin Reed, Thaao Penghlis as Tony DiMera, Christie Clark as Carrie Brady, and Greg Rikaart as Leo Stark.[8](https://www.tvinsider.com/show/days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem/)
### Season 2, "Chapter 2" (2022)
A second five-episode chapter was announced in 2022 and aired July 11 to 15, 2022, promoted as returning with "an epic, action-packed tale that spans the entire globe, from Monte Carlo to Hong Kong."[11](https://assets.corusent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Showcase-and-W-Network-Fall-2022-Press-Release_FINAL.pdf) In this story, supercouple Steve Johnson ([Stephen Nichols](https://www.edgepedia.org/stephen-nichols)) and Kayla Brady ([Mary Beth Evans](https://www.edgepedia.org/mary-beth-evans)) make a surprise visit to their children in Seattle, private eye John Black travels to San Francisco to see his son Paul, and new parents Ben and Ciara drop anchor in Montreal, where they are greeted by a much-missed Hope. Over five episodes, the family reunions take a dangerous turn as a mysterious adversary wreaks havoc on their lives.[7](https://www.sonypictures.com/tv/daysofourlivesbeyondsalem)
**The Bo and Hope reunion.** Chapter 2 was built around the return of [Kristian Alfonso](https://www.edgepedia.org/kristian-alfonso) and [Peter Reckell](https://www.edgepedia.org/peter-reckell) as Hope Brady and [Bo Brady](https://www.edgepedia.org/bo-brady), a pairing absent from the parent show since Alfonso's 2020 departure; TV Insider described their comeback as "the much-anticipated return of soap supercouple Hope and Bo."[8](https://www.tvinsider.com/show/days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem/) The season also added Loretta Devine, Eileen Davidson, and Steve Burton as Harris Michaels to the cast.[8](https://www.tvinsider.com/show/days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem/) • [12](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem-season-three-has-the-peacock-series-been-cancelled-or-renewed-yet/) The finale, "Second Chances," aired July 15, 2022, with a gala confrontation in which John and Steve play for the prism and Hope faces off with Megan.[6](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/56604/days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem)
## Origin and production
Peacock ordered the five-episode limited series in July 2021, a few months after *Days of Our Lives* was renewed for two more seasons on NBC.[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/1007012/days-of-our-lives-limited-series-beyond-salem-peacock/) • [4](https://daytimeconfidential.com/2021/09/05/ken-corday-on-days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem-it-was-the-networks-idea) Executive producer Ken Corday credited the idea to the network: "They [NBC] wanted to get some eyes from broadcast to streaming and they thought a special event would be a good way to do it." He described the development as "a fast and furious order," saying head writer Ron Carlivati and creative consultant Ryan Quan "literally overnight... came up with the concept."[4](https://daytimeconfidential.com/2021/09/05/ken-corday-on-days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem-it-was-the-networks-idea)
The series was produced by Corday Productions, which makes the parent show, in association with Sony Pictures Television, with Corday as executive producer and Albert Alarr as co-executive producer.[5](https://www.c21media.net/news/peacock-orders-days-of-our-lives-spin-off/c21media.net/) Like the parent series, it was shot almost entirely at The Burbank Studios at 3000 West Alameda Avenue in [Burbank, California](https://www.edgepedia.org/burbank-california), a facility completed in 1952 and formerly known as NBC Studios; filming for the limited series began in August 2021.[9](https://thecinemaholic.com/where-was-days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem-filmed/)
## Format and place in the franchise
Each chapter is a self-contained five-episode weeklong event, with episodes of roughly 45 to 60 minutes released on weekdays, in contrast to the parent show's daily serial format.[2](https://epguides.com/BeyondSalem/) • [6](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/56604/days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem) The spin-off sits within a broader *Days of Our Lives* streaming slate that also includes the 2021 holiday film *Days of our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas*.[8](https://www.tvinsider.com/show/days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem/) A 2022 account of the parent show's move to streaming noted that Peacock had "already tested the digital waters with two installments of a spinoff, 'Beyond Salem,' which proved that at least some of the 'Days' fan base could be lured to a new platform"; *Days of Our Lives* itself became a Peacock exclusive in September 2022.[13](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/dailygazette.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/e7/4e7ec1d5-e761-5bf2-b425-16fac3e86900/660ee7cbf0b75.file.pdf)
After two chapters, the series ended, with epguides listing its status as canceled/ended and its run concluding in July 2022.[2](https://epguides.com/BeyondSalem/) Streaming availability later changed: [JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch) records the series as available on Peacock Premium from September 2021 until January 2024, after which it was unavailable to stream in the United States.[14](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem)
## References
1. [Peacock Orders 'Days of Our Lives' Limited Series 'Beyond Salem', TV Insider (July 26, 2021)](https://www.tvinsider.com/1007012/days-of-our-lives-limited-series-beyond-salem-peacock/)
2. [Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem, a Titles & Air Dates Guide, epguides](https://epguides.com/BeyondSalem/)
3. ["Beyond Salem" Premieres Sept. 6 on Peacock, Jackée Harry official site](https://jackee-online.com/blogs/news/beyond-salem-ordered-at-peacock)
4. [Ken Corday on Doing a Days of Our Lives Spinoff: "It Was The Network's Idea", Daytime Confidential (September 5, 2021)](https://daytimeconfidential.com/2021/09/05/ken-corday-on-days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem-it-was-the-networks-idea)
5. [Peacock orders Days of Our Lives spin-off, C21Media (July 27, 2021)](https://www.c21media.net/news/peacock-orders-days-of-our-lives-spin-off/c21media.net/)
6. [Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/56604/days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem)
7. [Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem, Sony Pictures Entertainment](https://www.sonypictures.com/tv/daysofourlivesbeyondsalem)
8. [Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem, Peacock Limited Series, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/show/days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem/)
9. [Where Was Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem Filmed?, The Cinemaholic](https://thecinemaholic.com/where-was-days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem-filmed/)
10. [Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem, TV Series Finale](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem/)
11. [Showcase and W Network Fall 2022 Press Release, Corus Entertainment](https://assets.corusent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Showcase-and-W-Network-Fall-2022-Press-Release_FINAL.pdf)
12. [Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem season three?, TV Series Finale](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem-season-three-has-the-peacock-series-been-cancelled-or-renewed-yet/)
13. [Columbia-Greene Media syndicated column on Days of Our Lives' move to streaming](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/dailygazette.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/e7/4e7ec1d5-e761-5bf2-b425-16fac3e86900/660ee7cbf0b75.file.pdf)
14. [Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem streaming online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/days-of-our-lives-beyond-salem)
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