CBS announced the first three new cast members of its upcoming daytime soap opera “Beyond the Gates,” which will commence production in Atlanta beginning this fall.
Announced in February, the project makes history as the first Black one-hour daytime drama to air on television, according to a Thursday press release.
Previously given the working title “The Gates,” the daytime soap takes place in a fictional Maryland suburb outside of Washington, which serves a hub of a string of affluent African American families.
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