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.

Generations after "Generations," CBS launches the first-ever predominantly Black soap as America grapples with race.

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

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

"Beyond the Gates" is making history as the first soap opera in decades to feature a Black family at its center as it follows ...

Not long ago, soap operas ruled daytime TV. The casts of shows like "General ... hair and makeup departments often lacked ...

The show premiering Monday will be the first Black-centric, hourlong drama in daytime history. In an era of cutbacks and ...

A new CBS daytime drama is making history as the first soap opera in decades to feature a Black family at its center. "Beyond the Gates" follows the powerful Dupree family in an affluent Maryland ...

pioneers of the soap opera genre. “Beyond The Gates: Welcome To The Neighborhood” will air Monday, Feb. 17 through Friday, Feb. 21 (2:00-2:30 PM, ET; 1:00-1:30 PM, PT) on the CBS Television ...

Clifton Davis has starred in many TV series, but "Beyond the Gates" is his first soap opera. Credit: CBS/Quantrell Colbert This Long Island native, now 79, was never lacking for work and even ...