‘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 calls was to Michele Val Jean — a longtime writer on such soaps as The Bold and the Beautiful,
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 Black-led daytime soap opera — and the first new network soap since “Passions” premiered in 1999.
‘Beyond the Gates’ makes history as first daytime soap with mostly Black cast
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‘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.
'Beyond The Gates' Is The Newest Daytime Soap Opera And It's Already Making Waves
Enter “Beyond the Gates”: the first one-hour daytime drama centering a Black family in decades and the first daytime soap to premiere since 1999’s “Passions.” CBS Studios picked up the show last April under its production partnership with the NAACP.
“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 network debuted a new daytime drama, a good portion of America believed the President was a criminal,
‘Beyond the Gates’: The First New Soap in 26 Years Is a Slap in the Face to Trump
How do you start a show that you hope will last for years and become embedded in viewers’ hearts and—by extension—TV schedules? What tone do you set? What’s the immediate, snap-to-it, watch-me-now-and-forever vision?
Today’s the Day: CBS’ Historic New Soap ‘Beyond the Gates’ Premieres
It’s been more than 25 years since a new daytime drama has entered the chat, plus an additional decade since one has been led by a predominantly Black cast, so it’s fair to say that Monday’s premiere of Beyond the Gates (CBS,
CBS’ New Daytime Soap ‘Beyond the Gates’ Was Launched From the Question, ‘What If the Matriarch of Its Family Had Been Diana Ross?’
CBS' new daytime soap ‘Beyond the Gates’ was launched from the question, 'What if the matriarch of its family had been Diana ...
How 'Beyond the Gates,' network TV's first largely Black soap, is 'rooted in reality'
Generations after "Generations," CBS launches the first-ever predominantly Black soap as America grapples with race.
“Beyond the Gates” Producer Promises a 'Rooted' Soap with an 'Accomplished Black Family' That's 'Messy as Hell' (Exclusive)
"We’re not going to have aliens or anything.... It’s grounded in family," 'Beyond the Gates' creator and executive producer ...
How "Beyond The Gates" is bringing a fresh approach to daytime drama
After a 25-year hiatus in new soap launches, the showrunners of "Beyond The Gates" are promising rich storytelling with ...
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Tamara Tunie & Daphnée Duplaix On Making History With ‘Beyond The Gates’ — Daytime’s First Black Soap In 25 Years [Exclusive]
After pitching the idea and getting the approval, you began working with soap writer Michele Val Jean. Can you elaborate more on the development process? Shelia Ducksworth: It’s incredible.
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, ...