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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3 minutes ago, vanguard said:

YES! It seems that I may have posted with vagueness. That's on me. But yes, everything you say here is exactly what I was trying to convey.

Your comment does not come off as vague. It is clear and comprehensible. I don't think it's required to provide detailed explanations.

I’m curious what (if any) impact the drama surrounding Paramount Global’s potential sale might have on the project, good, bad, or otherwise. Every week, it seems like a new deal is on the brink of happening, then scuppered.

5 minutes ago, Faulkner said:

I’m curious what (if any) impact the drama surrounding Paramount Global’s potential sale might have on the project, good, bad, or otherwise. Every week, it seems like a new deal is on the brink of happening, then scuppered.

At the risk of sounding bit insane, I wonder too about a future meteor crashing onto our planet and altering the destiny of the show. However, your question is interesting. For now though, there are countless uncertainties and numerous variables. Ask me, the marketing strategy and conceptualization of the show are paramount, coupled with the budget allocated for its execution. In my estimation, a half-hearted financial attempt is destined for disaster. 

10 minutes ago, Faulkner said:

what (if any)

10 minutes ago, Faulkner said:

I’m curious what (if any) impact the drama surrounding Paramount Global’s potential sale might have on the project, good, bad, or otherwise. Every week, it seems like a new deal is on the brink of happening, then scuppered.

Well, the talks were all between Warner Bros. Discovery, Sony & Apollo Global Management, and Skydance Media, with the latter being the selected party. As of now, the merger is off, but I am gathering it's off altogether, given they declined the deals proposed by the other parties.

Let's not forget that CBS let The Talk limp along for 14 years.  And they're still keeping it on air through the end of the year, despite the fact that it was off for six months during the strike, and never recovered its audience. 

Also, George Cheeks (aka the best grindr pseudonym in LA) championed the show during the upfronts, and he was promoted in the wake of Bob Bakish stepping down as CEO.

Edited June 17, 20241 yr by j swift

Bottom line is The Gates has to make a profit and attract the desire demographic (s).

So hopefully a financial structure is being put in place that doesn't mean the only way for the show to be in the black is a bare bones production model.

I know it's a stretch... but I'm hoping there is some funding put into the production model. 4K production (for streaming, scaled down to 1080p for CBS) with some slick camera moves, angles and the sets. I need SETS.

This commercial posted to Instagram by Retrosoaps made me nostalgic for what I'd hoped the advertising for The Gates would be like.  That voice could excite me into watching a leaky faucet. 

 

Edited June 22, 20241 yr by j swift

On 6/22/2024 at 11:52 AM, j swift said:

This commercial posted to Instagram by Retrosoaps made me nostalgic for what I'd hoped the advertising for The Gates would be like.  That voice could excite me into watching a leaky faucet. 

 

WRCN isnt that a Pine Valley news affilate? 

The train is in the station, people are boarding and taking seats! #ittakesavillagetobuildaworld #excited #TheGates

— Michele Val Jean (@MicheleValJean) June 29, 2024

 

2 hours ago, janea4old said:

 

He would be a huge get for the show! I'm loving how many soap stars are expressing interest. It is very hope inspiring.

I recently spoke to some folks at CBS. They are truly high on this show and consider it one of their big launches for next season, along the lines of how they promote their new primetime shows. The next six months will be a boon for daytime, IMO.

3 minutes ago, Errol said:

I recently spoke to some folks at CBS. They are truly high on this show and consider it one of their big launches for next season, along the lines of how they promote their new primetime shows. The next six months will be a boon for daytime, IMO.

On 6/28/2024 at 12:13 PM, Marco Dane said:

WRCN isnt that a Pine Valley news affilate? 

WRCW