Maurice Johnson, an Augusta native, stars in the new CBS soap opera "Beyond the Gates." The show is the first new network daytime soap opera in over 25 years and features a predominantly Black cast.

But once “Beyond the Gates” began filming, Tunie instantly knew the experience would be unique, especially since she’d grown accustomed to often being the only Black person in a cast.

“Beyond the Gates” marks the first-ever one-hour Black daytime soap in television history. It’a also the first new daytime drama to premiere since “Passions” in 1999. The series began ...

CBS' "Beyond the Gates" (Weekdays, 2 EST/1 PST, ★★★ out of four) is both the first new soap since NBC's "Passions" premiered in 1999 and the first ever with a predominantly Black cast.

RhonniRose Mantilla as Chelsea Hamilton, Clifton Davis as Vernon Dupree and Tamara Tunie as Anita Dupree on "Beyond the Gates." ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The first thing viewers of “Beyond the Gates” see is a black Mercedes gliding past manicured lawns and stately estates. The sedan pulls up at an elegant country club and the ...

"This is not your grandmother's soap opera," says star... 'Beyond the Gates' is the 1st hour-long network daytime soap centering a Black family ATLANTA, Ga. – The atmosphere at Assembly Studios ...

History will be made Monday when daytime drama “Beyond The Gates" premieres on CBS. It is the first new soap opera in more than 25 years to center around a Black family, marking a bold new ...

Not only did the film illustrate the horrors and violence of white supremacy, but it also offered audiences a realistic perspective of Black life. “Within Our Gates” is considered an integral ...

The network Monday introduces viewers to the Black soap opera "Beyond the Gates," which follows the powerful Dupree family in the fictional, affluent Maryland community of Fairmont Crest.