Soap operas, or melodramas with massive ensemble casts, have been a staple in popular culture for nearly a century. Though ...

The first thing viewers of “Beyond the Gates” see is a black Mercedes gliding past manicured lawns and stately estates.

CBS' new daytime drama about a well-to-do Black family in Maryland is pure, glorious soap opera. The last time a broadcast ...

Tunie, whom fans will recognize from her years on “Law & Order: SVU,” has returned to her soap opera roots in CBS’s “Beyond ...

The first soap opera to premiere in more that 25 years will feature a primarily Black cast, a historic breakthrough for a ...

When Sheila Ducksworth was named president of CBS’ new production partnership with the NAACP back in 2020, one of her first ...

After a 25-year hiatus in new soap launches, the showrunners of "Beyond The Gates" are promising rich storytelling with ...

For the first time in more than 25 years, a new daytime soap opera is coming to network TV. "Beyond the Gates" is the first ...

The CBS soap opera debuts on Monday, focusing on a family living in a wealthy D.C. suburb. "This is not your grandmother's ...

Beyond the Gates' is the first new soap opera to debut on a major broadcast network in 25 years. Let's meet the cast and characters.

In 1968, Ellen Holly became the first Black lead on a soap ("One Life to Live") while the true breakthrough roles had to wait ...

"Beyond the Gates," set in Maryland and shooting in Atlanta, is the first new daytime soap since "Passions" in 1999. Here is why CBS is taking the gamble.