“Beyond the Gates” is true to the daytime soap formula. There’s jaw-dropping drama, over-the-top antics, forbidden romances, intricate plots, vile villains and more. And this only sums up 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 soap opera," says star Tamara Tunie.

(The last daytime soap focusing on a Black family was NBC's half-hour show Generations ... "We're in Atlanta, where no one has really done daytime drama like this, and it's a big learning curve ...

(The last daytime soap focusing on a Black family was NBC's half-hour show Generations ... "We're in Atlanta, where no one has really done daytime drama like this, and it's a big learning curve," says ...

"Literally, that was one of the things that made me say, 'I want to do a soap opera that shows folks that look like us and do things like us,' and really hang a lantern on the cultural aspects ...