Come ‘Beyond the Gates’ for the first Black-led soap opera — the first new network soap in decades
That car and the glamorous woman behind the wheel are driving into TV history on Monday as CBS begins airing the first ...
How 'Beyond the Gates,' network TV's first largely Black soap, is 'rooted in reality'
"I've been a lover of soap operas since I was 10 years old, and I've always felt that there was a huge void in soap operas, ...
“Beyond the Gates” review: The soap opera America needs now more than ever
CBS' new daytime drama about a well-to-do Black family in Maryland is pure, glorious soap opera. The last time a broadcast ...
CBS’ Black Soap Opera ‘Beyond the Gates’ Reminds Us That the Present Is the Past
Soap operas, or melodramas with massive ensemble casts, have been a staple in popular culture for nearly a century. Though ...
‘Beyond The Gates’: Meet Michele Val Jean, the Writer Who Created Daytime’s First Ever Black Soap Opera
When Sheila Ducksworth was named president of CBS’ new production partnership with the NAACP back in 2020, one of her first ...
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'Beyond the Gates' is the 1st hour-long network daytime soap centering a Black family
The CBS soap opera debuts on Monday, focusing on a family living in a wealthy D.C. suburb. "This is not your grandmother's ...
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'Beyond the Gates,' first new soap opera since 1999, focuses on Black family
Clifton Davis has starred in many TV series, but "Beyond the Gates" is his first soap opera. Credit: CBS/Quantrell Colbert This Long Island native, now 79, was never lacking for work and even ...
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A New Soap Opera Looks to Rekindle the Past While Breaking New Ground
The actress Daphnée Duplaix (background) and the actor Maurice Johnson (foreground) on the set of the new soap opera “Beyond the Gates.”Credit...Eric Hart for The New York Times Supported by ...
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‘Beyond The Gates’ Brings Excellence To The First Black-Led Soap Opera
But for all the scandalous secrets and passionate love affairs, one thing has been glaringly absent—a Black-led soap opera. That all changes on Feb. 24, 2025, when Beyond the Gates makes its ...