TV Days of Our Lives future uncertain as production wraps on 55th season By Rosy Cordero Rosy Cordero Rosy covers the news for Entertainment Weekly in Los Angeles. Nice to meet you! EW's editorial guidelines and Lynette Rice Lynette Rice Editor at Large for Entertainment Weekly, host of Outlander Live! on EW Radio, and Mark Harmon enthusiast. Yes, I know the guacamole is extra. EW's editorial guidelines Published on November 12, 2019 04:12PM EST Production on the latest season of Days of Our Lives is about to wrap and the actors may be without a contract for an indeterminate period of time if a new deal between the soap and NBC isn’t inked soon. As first reported on TVLine, the actors will go on an indefinite break at month’s end because they will have wrapped production on the current contract that extends through next fall. Since NBC has eight months of DOOL in the can, there may be no rush to get cracking on a new season, EW has learned. Nevertheless, a source says negotiations with Sony Pictures Television — which distributes the show to NBC — are currently underway. Mitchell Haaseth/NBC A source tells EW that all signs point to a renewal, even though it’s quite easy to assume the worst these days when it comes to the health of daytime dramas. Viewership isn’t what it used to be but fan support for DOOL — like General Hospital at ABC and The Young and the Restless and Bold and the Beautiful at CBS — remains rabid. Representatives for NBC and Sony Television declined to comment. The 55th season renewal of DOOL was announced Jan. 8, 2019. Related content: Here’s what Days of Our Lives looked like 50 years ago Everything you need to know about DOOL’s digital series See Chad and Abby in Paris in new Days of Our Lives digital series clip Days of Our Lives emojis are a thing now