CBS and the NAACP are teaming up to develop an all-new soap opera — the first new daytime drama with a predominantly Black cast to air on TV in decades. The series, currently titled The Gates ...

Black firsts in the 21st century are often surprising. “Beyond the Gates” is no exception. The first daytime soap solely focused on a Black family premieres this week on CBS and comes as the ...

CBS’ upcoming “Beyond the Gates” will be the first Black soap opera to air on daytime television in 35 years. The teaser trailer for the highly anticipated daytime drama doesn’t disappoint.

That is, until now. In September 2024, CBS announced its plans to premiere Beyond the Gates, the first-ever daytime soap ...

and the first hour-long daytime soap with a predominantly Black cast on network TV. (The last daytime soap focusing on a Black family was NBC's half-hour show Generations, which debuted 1989.) ...