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

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

For the first time in daytime television history, Black female executive producers are at the helm of a soap opera, bringing ...

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

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

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 ...

WASHINGTON — History will be made Monday when daytime drama “ Beyond The Gates " premieres on CBS.

Secrets, lies and scandals are nestled on "Beyond The Gates," which makes history as the first hour-long Black daytime soap ...

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.

Could we be on the cusp of a soap opera renaissance? It’s been more than 25 years since a new daytime drama has entered the ...

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.