“Beyond the Gates” was named one of the best TV shows of 2025 so far by Entertainment Weekly, the outlet announced this week.

The CBS daytime drama series was one of just eight shows recognized, including “Severance” (Apple TV+), “Forever” (Netflix), “Matlock” (CBS), "The Gilded Age” (HBO), “Abbott Elementary” (ABC), “Dept. Q” (Netflix) and “The Pitt” (HBO Max).

In touting the series, Entertainment Weekly said, “Soap operas do the impossible. Working with a fraction of the budget primetime series get, soaps crank out 260 episodes of non-stop story a year. For those of us who grew up loving these shows, watching the networks slowly abandon the genre over the past decade has been painful. What a joy, then, to witness the birth of ‘Beyond the Gates,’ the first new daytime drama since 1999.”

The outlet further noted, “ It’s impossible to summarize everything that’s happened in the 80 episodes (!) since ‘Gates’ premiered in February, but the soapiest highlights include: a love child revealed in spectacular fashion, and a marriage ruined! A steamy (and top-secret) May-December romance between a former supermodel and a playboy photographer! A promising young politician haunted by a violent incident from his past! To quote the late, great Garry Marshall in ‘Soapdish’: “This is soap opera!”

In response to the acknowledment, said, "This is awesome," said "Beyond the Gates" creator, showrunner, executive producer and head writer Michele Val Jean, thanking the outlet and reporter Kristen Baldwin for the show's inclusion.

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During the week of June 30-July 4, 2025, CBS will be airing encores of the show’s first five episodes, giving viewers ample opportunity to sample the series, both on the network and its streaming service Paramount+, housing all 83 episodes aired thus far.

Great write-up!  LOL at Karen Huger in that picture.