New Details Announced (TL; DR) - November 12, 2024:

• Beyond the Gates premieres Monday, February 24, 2025 on CBS. Stream Live and On Demand on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscription.
• The series will air weekdays at 2:00 p.m. ET/1:00 p.m. PT on CBS.

 

New Details Announced (TL; DR) - September 19, 2024:

• "The Gates" is now called "Beyond The Gates."
• Key Art/Logo for "Beyond The Gates" released.
• Soap alums Tamara Tunie ("As The World Turns"), Daphnee Duplaix ("One Life to Live," "Passions") and Karla Mosley are the first actors officially cast by the show.
• "Beyond The Gates" is a one-hour daytime drama.
• The series is set to premiere in early 2025. Previously, CBS announced it would debut in January 2025.
• CBS has formally announced the series will begin production later this fall in Atlanta; confirming the film location (city), but not studio.
• Robert Guza Jr. ("General Hospital," "Sunset Beach") and Julie Carruthers ("All My Children," "Port Charles") are officially confirmed as executive producers, joining a team led by creator, showrunner, and executive producer Michele Val Jean, and fellow executive producers Sheila Ducksworth, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner.
• Anna Saalfeld is also a new addition to the executive producer team, having never been previously announced. This makes it eight executive producers behind "Beyond The Gates," the most for a daytime drama series ever.
• P&G Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble, remains on board as a partner on the series which is being developed and produced by the CBS Studios/NAACP Venture, led by Ducksworth.
• An official synopsis has been released for "Beyond The Gates."

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Note: "BTG" will be the official acronym used for "Beyond The Gates" on the SON Community. Posts/threads created should always start with "BTG:" going forward.

For reference, the current soap acronyms are "B&B" (The Bold and the Beautiful), "DAYS" (Days of our Lives"), "GH" (General Hospital") and "Y&R" (The Young and the Restless). "ALL" is for all shows, while "AMC" is for All My Children.

 

• Michele Val Jean’s CBS Daytime Drama ‘The Gates’ Retitled ‘Beyond The Gates’, Sets Early 2025 Launch

 

• Tamara Tunie Returns To Daytime Playing Family Matriarch In CBS Drama ‘Beyond The Gates’

 

• Soap Alums Karla Mosley & Daphnee Duplaix Join ‘Beyond The Gates’

Also, #BeyondTheGates is the official hashtag to be used on social media, per CBS.

Facebook and Instagram pages have been created, but are not active. Will share the link when they are officially available.

 

 

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Blair Underwood as 'Frederick Gates", the family Patriarch.

Courtney Burrell as "JuLexus Mayfield", a stylishly dressed rising entrepreneur.

Edited May 11, 20241 yr by vanguard

On 5/10/2024 at 11:22 AM, NothinButAttitude said:

I need the matriarch, Veronique Gates (played by Vicki Rowell), to be stone cold.

She disapproves of her son's wife, who tries to keep up with society despite coming from nothing; she constantly scolds her son for not getting his wife in check, who wears the pants in that marriage. However, her Achilles heel is her grandchildren, who tries to prevent them from coming valid little sh*ts like their mother. 

I do have to say, theres so many wonderful Black actors to pull from, but Victoria Rowell being cast would truly be the ultimate “get” and full circle moment. After literal decades of advocating for Black people in front of and behind the scenes, it would be the best gift she could receive. 
 

So many people have benefitted from her work and id love to see it come full circle in that way. 

On 5/6/2024 at 1:51 PM, DramatistDreamer said:

Have you tried going to the Support Desk? If not, that should be your first place to post this comment.

I did, and I got absolutely no response from any of the moderators (or whatever they are called).  I did get one response from a fellow poster, who misunderstood my post and went off on a tangent.  LOL.   So I wouldn't suggest the Support Desk as a way to solve anything, because apparently nobody monitors it -- or if they do, they only respond to the posts that interest them.  Worthless.  

2 hours ago, Chris B said:

I do have to say, theres so many wonderful Black actors to pull from, but Victoria Rowell being cast would truly be the ultimate “get” and full circle moment. After literal decades of advocating for Black people in front of and behind the scenes, it would be the best gift she could receive. 
 

So many people have benefitted from her work and id love to see it come full circle in that way. 

It would warm my heart to see her land on The Gates and for the show to surpass Y&R and become a success. It'd make Steve Kent seethe to see her rightfully back on top. 

7 hours ago, Mona Kane Croft said:

I did, and I got absolutely no response from any of the moderators (or whatever they are called).  I did get one response from a fellow poster, who misunderstood my post and went off on a tangent.  LOL.   So I wouldn't suggest the Support Desk as a way to solve anything, because apparently nobody monitors it -- or if they do, they only respond to the posts that interest them.  Worthless.  

Try the Private Message feature to Errol or Toups.

10 hours ago, Mona Kane Croft said:

I did, and I got absolutely no response from any of the moderators (or whatever they are called).  I did get one response from a fellow poster, who misunderstood my post and went off on a tangent.  LOL.   So I wouldn't suggest the Support Desk as a way to solve anything, because apparently nobody monitors it -- or if they do, they only respond to the posts that interest them.  Worthless.  

Hmm... since I know you are talking about me, I will comment - I did not misunderstand your post. Not at all - I agreed with it and said I have my own pet peeve about ads.  Read my comment again. I was adding my 2 cents on a similar issue. I specifically said I HAVE MY OWN issue. Did not misunderstand anything. I went off on a tangent? Really? Where? And you have to come here in a completely different topic and say that about the only person that actually responded to you. Interesting.

Also you shouldn't be so fast to USE the word Worthless concerning the admins @Toups and @Errol. And yes, - they are called ADMINS, and they are the people responsible for keeping this forum for you to post in. And they read the Support Desk. You not getting an instant response doesn't mean they are not doing their job and thinking how to solve something or respond.  

7 minutes ago, Maxim said:

Hmm... since I know you are talking about me, I will comment - I did not misunderstand your post. Not at all - I agreed with it and said I have my own pet peeve about ads.  Read my comment again. I was adding my 2 cents on a similar issue. I specifically said I HAVE MY OWN issue. Did not misunderstand anything. I went off on a tangent? Really? Where? And you have to come here in a completely different topic and say that about the only person that actually responded to you. Interesting.

Also you shouldn't be so fast to USE the word Worthless concerning the admins @Toups and @Errol. And yes, - they are called ADMINS, and they are the people responsible for keeping this forum for you to post in. And they read the Support Desk. You not getting an instant response doesn't mean they are not doing their job and thinking how to solve something or respond.  

I came here to reply because here is where the original suggestion was made.  And I was replying.  Otherwise, I have no interest in arguing.  So I'm done.  

Edited May 12, 20241 yr by Mona Kane Croft

14 minutes ago, Mona Kane Croft said:

I came here to reply because here is where the original suggestion was made.  And I was replying.  

Again, I am talking about the part where you MENTION me... going on a tangent... Which is untrue. That's the part I don't realize why it should be mentioned here. You already said something about it in the Support Forum and I also responded and told you I have not misunderstood anything. To which you left no comment or reaction. I wonder why. Maybe because you read my original comment twice?

Why I have to come into different topic and read about myself... going on a tangent... is something I don't understand. I responded to your topic, agreed with your complaint and said I have a similar of my own, but in your words - I have misunderstood and went off on a tangent. I am simply correcting this impression you are making about me. Anyone can go into the Support corner, read with their own eyes and see if I went off on a tangent. I don't appreciate being spoken about in this manner. And now, since I learned my lesson, I will try to leave your future topics without my contribution. I don't want my actions and words twisted. 

P.S Also correcting and adding things to messages after I have already replied...

I also don't want to argue.  That part about not wanting to argue you added now. So I agree with this - I don't want to argue. But I always correct untrue information about myself when it's spoken publicly. 

Edited May 12, 20241 yr by Maxim

9 hours ago, NothinButAttitude said:

It would warm my heart to see her land on The Gates and for the show to surpass Y&R and become a success. It'd make Steve Kent seethe to see her rightfully back on top. 

They should do with Victoria Rowell what EastEnders did with Pat Butcher on EastEnders. Have her be mentioned here and there for about a year and then bring her on to shake things up.

But I fear people are really getting their hopes on casting. The majority will probably be newbies. I want this show to have it's own identity. I want The Gates to have The Gates actors, not a smattering of who's who from various other places. They should be sprinkled in.

That said, I would cast Debbi Morgan to be part of the original cast initially, like Rosemary Prinz on AMC, and end up killing her off after 6-9 months.

Edited May 12, 20241 yr by Bright Eyes

I feel like we should be getting more information very soon. January will be here before you know it so details about casting and other things should be released soon. Also, taping would have to begin around October or November in order to make the January debut. So there's that.

Edited May 12, 20241 yr by vanguard

26 minutes ago, vanguard said:

I feel like we should be getting more information very soon. January will be here before you know it so details about casting and other things should be released soon. Also, taping would have begin around October or November in order to make the January debut. So there's that.

Depends on how far in-advance tape-to-air actually is, though. I do suspect it'll be the standard four-to-six weeks tape-to-air [most] soaps employ.

I do believe it will probably be mostly newbies, and I want this one to appear.

Dr. Demarco and Demetrius Evans. (My character names at least).

Edited May 14, 20241 yr by vanguard

Ted King to The Gates? This could be exciting!

I've read where CBS is bringing back Hollywood Squares.

Where are they going to put it in the daytime schedule?

Unless it's going to be in Primetime.

Edited May 15, 20241 yr by Soapsuds

2 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

I've read where CBS is bringing back Hollywood Squares.

Where are they going to put it in the daytime schedule?

Unless it's going to be in Primetime.

It’s primetime. 
 

On 5/12/2024 at 10:24 AM, vanguard said:

I feel like we should be getting more information very soon. January will be here before you know it so details about casting and other things should be released soon. Also, taping would have to begin around October or November in order to make the January debut. So there's that.

I wonder if anything will be said at the upfronts. I imagine we’ll know the cast in the fall, but I’m curious about when we’ll learn of filming locations and BTS staffing which would need to be completed sooner. I’m very curious to see what the writing team, directors, etc look like. And I’m still hoping for Atlanta over LA for a filming location.