Beyond the Gates: Premiere Date, Time Slot Set by CBS

[vanguard]

Yes. For me, it was a lot of fun even making up names and faces I wanted to appear on this show. I wanted a Demarco/Demetrius twin character utilizing this guy, even though I didn't know who the hell he was. Lol.

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[Sapounopera]

So most of these people are related right? The kids all are cousins.

 

[Paul Raven]

Looking back at other soaps' premiere casts, it was usually a mix of a few known names and a bunch of newbies.

So BTG is not unusual in that aspect. And some gems are uncovered in the cast - while others not so much. So there might be adjustments(recasts) in the first few months, or we will have to watch them grow onscreen.

[dc11786]

I think most of that is right except Dana is "Courtney" and Eva is "Diane," not Katie. The language for the character descriptions matches the casting call descriptions. In addition, Katie was a white female character. @BetterForgotten correctly guessed they would be mother and daughter. 

"David" was Jillian's , now Naomi's, husband. 

I haven't seen anything suggesting Bill Hamilton was Nicole's ex-husband, but maybe I missed something. 

Edited October 25, 2024 by dc11786

[Liberty City]

Oh yes, it does say Bill is Dani's ex-husband. FRICK! Names are important, lmao. So much info at once.

So, realistically, based on the previously-announced breakdowns, we're awaiting these to be cast:

• Patrick
• Stacy
• Luis
• Rick
• David
• Katie
• Tomas "Tom" Hernandez
• Mike

Potential castings: Martin's husband and their two adopted children

[dc11786]

The show is being made in collaboration with the entertainment division of the NAACP. There could definitely be a battle over how much politics will be present, but I don't know how the optics would play out. The show's target audience isn't going to be the typical net and if the stakeholders involve try to treat it that way (which they absolutely might) I don't think that will play out well for the show in the long run.

It hasn't been said, but I am assuming Bill Hamilton has political aspirations given the legal background and the publicity seeking. 

On a side note, Timon Durrett's wife is Kristen Renton (ex-Morgan, DOOL).  

I think shooting in Atlanta was going to bring a different group of actors together logistically. A lot of these roles were listed in the second two casting announcements. People who haven't been announced from those role include Patrick (who people think is going to be a name), Stacy, and Luis (who was initially a contract role and is now listed as a recurring role). 

Marcus/Martin's husband was Daniel, which is probably why there was confusion between Daniel / David. Daniel was a former reporter. 

Andre, Naomi, and Chelsea are cousins with Kat and Martin. Andre is Martin and Kat's cousin, but not Naomi and Chelsea's. I suspect Andre and Chelsea might be paired because of their potential connection to the modelling industry. 

[Liberty City]

Daniel / David. Praying this shït is fixed in their actual final names, lmfao. And their seven-year old children, both siblings. Wonder if they'll be an inter-racial couple raising inter-racial children? Now that in a political setting would be.... interesting!

[vanguard]

Yes. I remember the name Daniel being mentioned as husband to Marcus, and David as a police officer husband to one of Marcus ' female cousins.

Which makes me wonder how is this supposed to work. Too many people being related makes this dicey, so there has to be more characters coming.

[Liberty City]

I'm sure there will be, but the description (when it was The Gates) was focusing on a "wealthy Black family" in a gated community. So, this was known to us. The Thomases are not related (that we know of) and we have the other recurring characters.

[ReddFoxx]

Unknowns being cast keeps the budget lean and also allows for the show to build a following that isn't tied to star power.

[Liberty City]

And allows actors the chance to shine, which I love!!! I love that it's not all names we've seen previously in daytime! And one of them, Colby Muhammad, was just on Broadway. That is exciting!

[dc11786]

Now my turn to correct myself… Renton appeared with Maurice Johnson as a married couple in a film… they are not married. I don’t even know why I had TD’s name in my head. 

[Aback]

I wonder what the issue is with the names. Why bother going from Daniel to David and so forth? It doesn't make any difference...

[te.]

I mean, historically that's how daytime soaps have always operated due to how large their casts are. I guess since there's only four soaps left, we've gotten used to established soap actors moving around like chess pieces. Just look at the casts of soaps launched in the past... plenty of newbies with the odd established actor to draw people in. KKL was an unknown when Bold & the Beautiful started.

[vanguard]

Right! I much preferred Marcus over Martin, but anyway....