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.
‘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.S. broadcast television. Premiering Monday, it chronicles the dramas of the Dupree family, the de facto rulers of a tony gated community.
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.
‘Beyond the Gates’: Meet the Cast and Characters of CBS’ New Soap Opera
Beyond the Gates' is the first new soap opera to debut on a major broadcast network in 25 years. Let's meet the cast and characters.
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.
'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)
After more than five decades of captivating television and film audiences, Clifton Davis is ready to take on his first ...
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Beyond The Gates’ On CBS, A New Daytime Soap About A Powerful Family In An Affluent DC Suburb
As much as it seems that the daytime soap opera is on life support, it’s still alive and well on CBS. Two of the ...
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 ...