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, which is just beyond apparent," Ducksworth says.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.
Come ‘Beyond the Gates’ for the first Black-led soap opera — the first new network soap in decades
The first thing viewers of “Beyond the Gates” see is a black Mercedes gliding past manicured lawns and stately estates.
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 long-running soaps like “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “General Hospital” have dominated day-time television for decades,
'Beyond the Gates' is 1st network daytime soap centering a Black family in 25 years
The hour-long show debuts on CBS Monday, focusing on a family living in a wealthy D.C. suburb. "This is not your grandmother's soap opera," says star Tamara Tunie.
CBS making history with daytime drama ‘Beyond the Gates’
It has been 26 years since the last network daytime drama launched. That was in 1999 when NBC added “Passions” to its lineup. The run was short on the network as it came to an end in 2007.
Dothan’s own Sean Freeman stars in CBS’s historic Black soap opera 'Beyond the Gates'
Ozark-Dothan native Sean Freeman is making history as a series regular in CBS’s groundbreaking new soap opera, "Beyond the Gates." The series, which follows in the footsteps of classics like
‘Beyond the Gates’ is as messy as soap operas come, and so much more
Tunie, whom fans will recognize from her years on “Law & Order: SVU,” has returned to her soap opera roots in CBS’s “Beyond the Gates,” the first daytime serial centered on a Black family in the history of U.
'Beyond the Gates' is making history, but it's also a 'messy and entertaining' soap
The first soap opera to premiere in more that 25 years will feature a primarily Black cast, a historic breakthrough for a genre that is a throwback to an earlier time.
Clifton Davis' “Amen” Costar Anna Maria Horsford Gave Him This Advice for His New Role on “Beyond the Gates ”(Exclusive)
Horsford portrayed Vivienne Avant on the CBS soap opera 'The Bold and the Beautiful' from 2015 to 2018 After more than five ...
'Beyond the Gates' makes and reflects Black history at a critical time on screen and off
Beyond the Gates,” CBS's new daytime soap opera premiering this week, is the first all-Black daytime soap on TV.
BEYOND THE GATES : STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?
Created by Michele Val Jean, Beyond The Gates is the first new network daytime soap since 1999 and the first featuring a ...
Will new TV show and Korean rapper revive the name Vernon?
Vernon’s originally a French and English surname indicating one’s ancestors came from a French village called “place with ...
What to Expect From ‘Beyond the Gates,’ According to Tamara Tunie, Jon Lindstrom, Clifton Davis & More
The 'General Hospital' star and his former wife and 'As the World Turns' costar, along with Tamara Tunie and Clifton Davis, open up about launching the brand-new soap.
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Why CBS is gambling on Atlanta-produced soap opera ‘Beyond the Gates’
Anita Dupree (Tamara Tunie): The matriarch, she had a Diana Ross-type music career, starting in a girl group, then a huge solo career with an EGOT. She is kind and loving but steely. Vernon Dupree ...