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Great news for soap fans! CBS has announced a premiere date for its new daytime drama Beyond the Gates. The show’s debut is slated for February 24, 2025, from 2 to 3 Pm Et

Beyond The Gates Spoilers – Episodes Will Also Be Available To Stream On Paramount+.

The show was first announced in April 2024 and was originally called ‘The Gates’. Fans have been excitedly gearing up for the new soap, as the full cast and characters were first announced in September, with the final announcements hitting late October. More information about Beyond the Gates is available below.

Beyond The Gates Spoilers – Production Has Begun

Production is already underway, as daytime’s newest stars are filming scenes. The show has already cast its characters, and actors/actresses slated for Beyond the Gates include Clifton Davis, Tamara Tunie, Daphnee Duplaix, Alex Alegria, Karla Mosley Lauren Buglioli, Timon Kyle Durrett, Brandon Claybon, Ben Gavin, Sean Freeman,...

Following up on this week’s announcement that “Beyond the Gates” will premiere Monday, February 24, 2025 on CBS, the network is formally announcing the show’s writing team.

Robert Guza, Jr., who had previously been named an executive producer alongside creator, head writer, executive producer and showrunner Michele Val Jean, will also be part of the show’s writers’ room as co-head writer. In addition to serving as head writer at “General Hospital,” Guza is also best known for his writing work on “Santa Barbara” (writer), “Sunset Beach” (co-creator; co-head writer) and “Loving” (co-head writer). In primetime, his writing credits include “Melrose Place,” “Models Inc.” and “General Hospital: Night.” He was a story consultant for “Port Charles,” the first spinoff series for “General Hospital” early in the show’s run.

Susan Dansby, who most recently served as a writer at “The Young and the Restless” working in various writing capacities, including story consultant,...

As previously reported, “Beyond the Gates” will premiere Monday, February 24, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. Et/1:00 p.m. Pt on CBS. The series will also be available to stream Live and On Demand on Paramount+*.

In addition to announcing a premiere date and time slot for the series, CBS on Tuesday formally unveiled the official Facebook and Instagram pages (@beyondthegatescbs), with the show’s official hashtag set as #BeyondTheGates.

Daphnee Duplaix, Clifton Davis, Karla Mosley, Tamara Tunie

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The first post shared on the platforms was a video of cast members Tamara Tunie, Clifton Davis, Daphnee Duplaix and Karla Mosley appearing on set and dressed as their characters as they tell potential viewers when to expect the show to premiere.

“We are the Dupree family, and we are thrilled to announce the premiere of our new daytime drama, ‘Beyond the Gates,’” announces Tunie, who plays matriarch Anita, at the start of the video.

CBS has set a date to take viewers Beyond the Gates.

The network will premiere its new daytime drama — the first such show to focus on a Black family in more than 35 years — on Feb. 24. Beyond the Gates began production in Atlanta earlier this month.

The soap opera, which CBS picked up to series in April, is set in a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C., in one the most affluent African American counties in the United States. The show centers on the Duprees, “a powerful and prestigious multi-generational family that is the very definition of Black royalty,” the show’s description reads. “But behind these pristine walls and lush, manicured gardens are juicy secrets and scandals waiting to be uncovered.”

The series will be the first daytime drama centering Black characters since NBC’s Generations in 1989 — and the first new daytime soap of any kind since Passions premiered on...

CBS has locked Feb. 24, 2025, as the release date for its new daytime soap “Beyond the Gates.” The debut project from the CBS Studios/NAACP Venture will premiere on CBS and stream on Paramount+.

According to an official logline, “‘Beyond the Gates’ is set in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington, D.C., and in one of the most affluent African American counties in the United States. Here you’ll find a posh gated community with winding tree-lined streets and luxurious mansions to call home. At the center of this community are the Duprees, a powerful and prestigious multi-generational family that is the very definition of Black royalty. But behind these pristine walls and lush, manicured gardens are juicy secrets and scandals waiting to be uncovered. And those who live outside these gates are watching closely. These are the places where our characters live, love, work and play. Those...

“Beyond the Gates” will premiere Monday, February 24, 2025, CBS announced on Tuesday.

The new daytime drama series from the CBS Studios/NAACP Venture will air weekdays at 2:00 p.m. Et/1:00 p.m. Pt on the CBS Television Network and will be available to stream Live and On Demand on Paramount+*.

Production on “Beyond the Gates” formally began on Wednesday, October 30 with the cast, crew and producers gathering at the show’s new Atlanta, Georgia-based studio for a ribbon cutting ceremony ahead of the first cast table read. Commemorating the start of season one, the cast also came together and contributed signed scripts and letters to their future selves that would be placed inside a time capsule and encased on the series stages for future retrieval. Physical production for the series began on Friday, November 1.

The Cast and Executive Producers of “Beyond the Gates”

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“Beyond the Gates” stars Tamara Tunie,...

CBS has set the premiere date for its’ new daytime drama series Beyond the Gates for February 24 from 2 to 3 Pm Et/1 to 2 Pm Pt. Episodes will also be available to stream via Paramount+.

Production is currently underway in Atlanta with stars Tamara Tunie, Clifton Davis, Daphnee Duplaix, Karla Mosley, Alex Alegria, Lauren Buglioli, Brandon Claybon, Timon Kyle Durrett, Sean Freeman, Ben Gavin, Marquita Goings, Jibre Hordges, Jen Jacob, Maurice Johnson, Trisha Mann-Grant, Mike Manning, RhonniRose Mantilla, Ambyr Michelle, Colby Muhammad and Arielle Prepetit.

Beyond the Gates is set in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside Washington, D.C., and one of the most affluent African American counties in the United States. Here you’ll find a posh gated community with winding tree-lined streets and luxurious mansions to call home.

At the center of the community are the Duprees, a powerful and prestigious multi-generational family that is the very definition of Black royalty.

On Wednesday, October 30, the cast, crew and executive producers of “Beyond the Gates,” CBS’ upcoming daytime drama series that is set to premiere in early 2025, gathered outside the show’s new Atlanta, Georgia-based studio for a ribbon cutting ceremony ahead of the first cast table read.

Further commemorating the start of season one, the cast also came together and contributed signed scripts and letters to their future selves that will be placed inside a time capsule and encased on the series stages for future retrieval. Physical production for the series starts Friday, November 1.

“Beyond the Gates” stars (in alphabetical order) Alex Alegria, Lauren Buglioli, Brandon Claybon, Clifton Davis, Daphnee Duplaix, Timon Kyle Durrett, Sean Freeman, Ben Gavin, Marquita Goings, Jibre Hordges, Jen Jacob, Maurice Johnson, Trisha Mann-Grant, Mike Manning, RhonniRose Mantilla, Ambyr Michelle, Karla Mosley, Colby Muhammad, Arielle Prepetit and Tamara Tunie.

The Cast and Executive Producers of “Beyond the Gates...

CBS commemorated the start of production of Beyond The Gates with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and the first cast table read at its Atlanta stages today. The cast, crew, and executive producers for the history-making daytime drama gathered for the special moment.

Ribbon Cutting And Table Read

Further commemorating the start of season one, the cast came together and contributed signed scripts and letters to their future selves, which will be placed inside a time capsule and encased on the series stages for future retrieval. Physical production for the series starts Friday, November 1.

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— Rachel Dillin (@rachel_soaps) October 30, 2024

The talented series ensemble includes previously announced performers: Alex Alegria, Lauren Buglioli, Brandon Claybon, Clifton Davis, Daphnee Duplaix, Timon Kyle Durrett, Sean Freeman, Ben Gavin, Marquita Goings, Jibre Hordges, Jen Jacob, Maurice Johnson, Trisha Mann-Grant, Mike Manning, RhonniRose Mantilla, Ambyr Michelle,...

Upcoming CBS soap opera “Beyond the Gates” has completed its castings, with veteran actor and Broadway star Clifton Davis joining the daytime series as the Dupree family patriarch.

Along with Davis (“Godfather of Harlem”), Alex Alegria (“Gossip Girl”), Lauren Buglioli (“Bad Monkey”), Ben Gavin (“Super 8”), Jibre Hordges (“Grown-ish”), Jen Jacob (“The Union”) and Mike Manning (“This Is Us”) have also signed on to star. Come 2025, the show will be the first-ever one-hour Black daytime soap and the first new daytime drama to premiere since “Passions” in 1999.

Previously announced cast members include Tamara Tunie, Daphnee Duplaix, Karla Mosley, Brandon Claybon, Timon Kyle Durrett, Sean Freeman, Marquita Goings, Maurice Johnson, Trisha Mann-Grant, RhonniRose Mantilla, Ambyr Michelle, Colby Muhammad and Arielle Prepetit.

According to CBS, Davis will star as Vernon Dupree, the husband of Anita and the father of Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson and Dani Dupree. Hordges will play Jacob Hawthorne, Naomi...

Beyond the Gates creator and showrunner, Michele Val Jean has expressed her feelings as the series draws closer to air. Many of the upcoming soap’s details are public, including the cast, character bios, and more. Also, writers are writing, and the various crews, departments, and behind-the-scenes players are simultaneously working to make Btg happen.

It’s an Emotional Time

Things are coming together in Atlanta, where the upcoming CBS soap will be filmed. Val Jean is in a unique position for broadcast daytime television. She gets to create a soap opera from scratch—something that hasn’t happened in 25 years. And on top of it all, she gets to steer the ship on this mammoth production.

Read This: Michele Val Jean shares an exciting Btg detail.

So it should be no surprise that Val Jean is feeling the moment. She recently posted her emotions on X, formerly Twitter, presumably...

Beyond the Gates revealed the last wave of casting for the upcoming soap opera, which is slated to begin filming in November. This is the final casting announcement for the original cast of the daytime drama from CBS Studios and NAACP, which will premiere on CBS in early 2025.

Btg Casting News

Veteran television and stage actor Clifton Davis will star as Vernon Dupree, the Dupree family patriarch and husband of Anita Dupree (Tamara Tunie). Alex Alegria, Lauren Buglioli, Ben Gavin, Jibre Hordges, Jen Jacob, and Mike Manning are also joining the new daytime series.

Character Breakdown

Clifton Davis stars as Vernon Dupree, the Dupree family patriarch married to Anita and father to Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson and Dani Dupree. A venerable former senator, Vernon is gentle, humble, and generous with his knowledge and experience. Retired now, Vernon was at the forefront of the civil rights movement.

Davis is a veteran...

CBS has set the final new cast members for its upcoming daytime soap opera “Beyond the Gates.”

Legendary actor and Tony & Grammy Award nominee Clifton Davis has signed on to the series, as have Alex Alegria, Lauren Buglioli, Ben Gavin, Jibre Hordges, Jen Jacob, and Mike Manning.

Full character descriptions can be found below.

The new additions will appear alongside previously announced cast members Tamara Tunie, Daphnee Duplaix, Karla Mosley, Brandon Claybon, Timon Kyle Durrett, Sean Freeman, Marquita Goings, Maurice Johnson, Trisha Mann-Grant, RhonniRose Mantilla, Ambyr Michelle, Colby Muhammad and Arielle Prepetit.

“Beyond the Gates” was originally picked up to series at CBS back in April. As previously reported, the show was developed under CBS Studios’ content partnership with the NAACP. The show will begin production in November and will premiere in early 2025.

The show’s official logline states:

“‘Beyond the Gates’ is set in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington,...

Cast for ‘Beyond the Gates’ (Photo Credit: CBS)

CBS announced 10 additional cast members have joined its daytime series Beyond the Gates. Filming is expected to begin next month, with CBS targeting an early 2025 premiere.

Brandon Claybon, Timon Durrett, Sean Freeman, Marquita Goings, and Maurice Johnson have signed on. Trisha Mann-Grant, RhonniRose Mantilla, Ambyr Michelle, Colby Muhammad and Arielle Prepetit will also star in the first one-hour Black daytime soap.

The newbies join previously announced series stars Tamara Tunie as Anita Dupree, Daphnee Duplaix as Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson, and Karla Mosley as Dani Dupree.

“Beyond the Gates is set in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington, D.C., and in one of the most affluent African American counties in the United States. Here you’ll find a posh gated community with winding tree-lined streets and luxurious mansions to call home,” reads CBS’s synopsis. “At the center of this community are the Duprees,...

CBS has added 10 new cast members for upcoming daytime soap opera “Beyond the Gates.”

Joining the show are: Brandon Claybon, Timon Durrett, Sean Freeman, Marquita Goings, Maurice Johnson, Trisha Mann-Grant, RhonniRose Mantilla (Broadway’s “Harmony the Musical”), Ambyr Michelle, Colby Muhammad (Broadway’s “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”), and Arielle Prepetit.

Full character descriptions can be found below.

The new additions join previously announced cast members Tamara Tunie, Daphnee Duplaix, and Karla Mosley. “Beyond the Gates” was originally picked up to series at CBS back in April. As previously reported, the show was developed under CBS Studios’ content partnership with the NAACP. The show will begin production in November and will premiere in early 2025.

The official logline for the series states:

“‘Beyond the Gates’ is set in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington, D.C., and in one of the most affluent African American counties in the United States.

CBS has completed another round of casting for Beyond the Gates, its upcoming daytime sudser from CBS Studios/NAACP Venture. Production begins in November for an early 2025 premiere.

Joining the daytime drama about an affluent African American county in Maryland are Brandon Claybon, Timon Durrett, Sean Freeman, Marquita Goings, Maurice Johnson, Trisha Mann-Grant, RhonniRose Mantilla, Ambyr Michelle, Colby Muhammad and Arielle Prepetit. They join previously announced stars Tamara Tunie (Anita Dupree), Daphnee Duplaix (Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson) and Karla Mosley (Dani Dupree).

Here’s a breakdown of the characters:

Maurice Johnson (Chicago Fire) stars as Ted Richardson, husband to Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson and father to Martin and Kat. Ted is a brilliant plastic surgeon with an ultra-exclusive private practice.

Brandon Claybon (Grey’s Anatomy) stars as Martin Richardson. Martin, who is gay, is a congressman who lives outside the gates in a Washington, D.C.

Newcomer Colby Muhammad stars as Kat,...

CBS has confirmed the first three cast members for its new daytime soap opera Beyond The Gates. Soap fans everywhere are eager to learn more about the new show. So, what details have been shared so far? Keep reading to find out.

What Is Beyond The Gates About?

CBS first picked up the soap in April under the title of The Gates. It is being developed by CBS Studios’ partnership with the NAACP. The soap is slated to start production this fall in Atlanta and is expected to hit the small screen in early 2025.

Beyond the Gates is created by Michele Val Jean. She will also serve as executive producer and showrunner on the soap opera. Other EPs on the show include Sheila Ducksworth, Robert Guza Jr., Julie Carruthers, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson, Kimberly Doebereiner, and Anna Saalfeld.

The official description for Beyond The Gates says that it will be...

Poster for ‘Beyond the Gates’

Filming is expected to get underway this fall on CBS’s first Black one-hour daytime drama Beyond the Gates. With the series about to head into production, the network announced the first three cast members: Tamara Tunie (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), Daphnee Duplaix (One Life to Live), and Karla Mosley (The Bold and the Beautiful).

CBS Studios/NAACP Venture developed and produce the series in partnership with P&g Studios. Michele Val Jean created the new daytime drama and serves an executive producer and showrunner. Additional executive producers include Sheila Ducksworth, Robert Guza Jr., Julie Carruthers, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson, Kimberly Doebereiner, and Anna Saalfeld.

CBS is targeting an early 2025 premiere.

Tamara Tunie, Daphnee Duplaix, and Karla Mosley join ‘Beyond the Gates’

CBS offered this description of the series and key characters:

“Beyond the Gates is set in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington D.

CBS has announced the first cast members for Beyond the Gates, with Tamara Tunie, Daphnee Duplaix, and Karla Mosley starring as prominent members of the Dupree family. The series from the CBS Studios / NAACP Venture is the first Black one-hour daytime drama to air on television.

Formerly known as “The Gates,” Beyond the Gates begins production later this fall in Atlanta and will premiere on CBS in early 2025.

Tamara Tunie stars as Anita Dupree, matriarch of the family. A famous singer back in the day, Anita worked hard for her success, and raised two daughters with her now-retired senator husband. But underneath her glamorous and refined exterior is a fierceness she gained from her humble beginnings in Chicago.

Tamara Tunie is a seasoned daytime star appearing on As the World Turns for many years. Also, she originated the role of medical examiner Dr. Melinda Warner with a now landmark 23 seasons...

CBS’ new daytime drama series “Beyond The Gates” has cast soap alums Karla Mosley and Daphnee Duplaix as “Dani Dupree” and “Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson,” respectively, daughters of the Dupree family matriarch, “Anita,” played by “As The World Turns” alum Tamara Tunie (ex-Jessica Griffin).

A former model turned “momager” who gave up her career for love, Dani (Mosley) is the Dupree family’s wild child, who’s also free-spirited, headstrong and uninhibited. Dropping out of school to pursue a high-flying modeling career, she has always marched to the beat of her own drum. Meanwhile, Nicole (Duplaix) exudes warmth, empathy and compassion. Although her seemingly perfect life includes being married to a surgeon husband, not everything is as it appears on the outside… inside.

Tamara Tunie

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As for Dani and Nicole’s mother, Antia (Tunie) is the family’s matriarch who at one time was a famous singer.

Best known to daytime fans for her portrayal as Jessica Griffin on “As The World Turns,” actress Tamara Tunie has joined the cast of CBS’ “Beyond The Gates,” the newly retitled daytime drama series set to premiere in early 2025 on the network, it was announced on Thursday.

“Beyond The Gates”

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Tunie is set to play “Anita Dupree,” the family’s matriarch who at one time was a famous singer. Since leaving that life behind, Anita has worked hard for her success, while also raising two daughters with her now-retired senator husband. Underneath her glamorous and refined exterior, there is a fierceness she’s gained from her humble beginnings in Chicago.

“Beyond The Gates” tells the story of the Duprees, a powerful and prestigious multi-generational family that is the very definition of Black royalty.

Set in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington D.C., and in one the...

CBS is beginning to populate the world Beyond the Gates.

Tamara Tunie, Daphnee Duplaix and Karla Mosley will play lead roles in the soap — which also has a new title, adding “Beyond” to its former name The Gates — that’s set to premiere in early 2025. Beyond the Gates will be the first daytime drama centered on Black characters since NBC’s Generations in 1989, and the first such hourlong show ever.

Tunie, Duplaix and Mosley, all of whom have extensive daytime drama experience, will play members of the Dupree family, who are at the core of the series and described as “a powerful and prestigious multi-generational family that is the very definition of Black royalty.” Tunie (Law & Order: Svu, As the World Turns) will play matriarch Anita Dupree, a onetime famous singer married to a retired senator who retains a fierceness from her upbringing in Chicago.

Duplaix (One Life to Live,...

The floodgates have finally opened! Since CBS announced the creation of a new daytime drama featuring the Duprees, a wealthy Black family living their best life in a luxury gated community, fans have been waiting for the casting news. That time is now, and here’s what we know about Beyond The Gates.

Title and Time

Until now, the project that CBS Studios is producing in conjunction with the NAACP has been known as The Gates. However, with this casting windfall comes news that the title has changed. From here on out, the first soap created in 25 years will be known as Beyond The Gates.

What’s even better news is that Beyond The Gates (Btg) will be the first Black one-hour daytime drama to air on television. In fact, Generations, NBC’s groundbreaking African-American soap that aired in the early ’90s, was a 30-minute show.

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CBS’ upcoming daytime sudser Beyond the Gates (new title) has cast three actors to play prominent members of the fictitious Dupree family.

Tamara Tunie stars as Anita Dupree, the matriarch of the family and a former famous singer. She worked hard for her success, and raised two daughters with her now-retired senator husband. But underneath her glamorous and refined exterior is a fierceness she gained from her humble beginnings in Chicago.

Daphnee Duplaix (One Life to Live) will play Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson, daughter of Anita, who is a high-achieving and competitive philanthropist and psychiatrist, and exudes warmth, empathy and compassion. Nicole’s success in life extends to her marriage to her surgeon husband. She has the perfect life … from the outside.

Karla Mosley (The Bold and the Beautiful) will portray Anita’s other daughter Dani Dupree, who’s a former...

“The Gates,” the first all-new daytime drama to receive a series order by a broadcast network since the 1999 launch of “Passions,” has been retitled, CBS announced on Thursday.

Now titled “Beyond The Gates,” the drama series tells the story of the Duprees, a powerful and prestigious multi-generational family that is the very definition of Black royalty, according to a newly released synopsis for the series.

Set in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington D.C., and in one the most affluent African American counties in the United States, “Beyond The Gates” is where viewers will find a posh gated community filled with winding tree-lined streets and luxurious mansions that the wealthy call home.

Behind the pristine walls and lush, manicured gardens are juicy secrets and scandals waiting to be uncovered. As for those living outside the gates, they are indeed watching closely. For every person who has “made it,...

Tamara Tunie, Daphne Duplaix and Karla Mosley are set to lead CBS’ new daytime soap “Beyond the Gates,” with the trio playing prominent members of the Dupree family.

The show comes from daytime O.G. Michele Val Jean, who worked on “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “General Hospital.” It will follow the lives of a wealthy Black family who lives in a luxurious gated community.

Thursday’s news confirms the title — updated from “The Gates” — and sets production for later this fall in Atlanta with a premiere slated for early 2025 (January ’25 was the given date upon the initial greenlight). The program marks the first-ever one-hour Black daytime soap opera and the first new daytime drama to premiere since “Passions” in 1999.

Tunie stars as Anita Dupree. CBS describes her as the matriarch of the family, who was a famous singer in her earlier days. She’s worked hard for her...

CBS has set the first three cast members for the upcoming daytime soap opera “Beyond the Gates.”

Tamara Tunie, Daphnee Duplaix, and Karla Mosley are all joining the series, which was originally picked up at the broadcast network in April under the title “The Gates.” As previously reported, the show was developed under CBS Studios’ content partnership with the NAACP. The show will begin production this fall in Atlanta and will premiere on CBS in early 2025.

The official description for “Beyond the Gates” states:

“‘Beyond the Gates’ is set in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington D.C., and in one the most affluent African American counties in the United States. Here you’ll find a posh gated community with winding tree-lined streets and luxurious mansions to call home. At the center of this community are the Duprees, a powerful and prestigious multi-generational family that is the very definition of Black royalty.

Earlier this week, “The Gates” creator Michele Val Jean created a stir on social media when she posted a minor update on the upcoming CBS daytime drama series she executive produces and serves as showrunner.

“Today was a big day for #TheGates,” commented Val Jean in a post on X (formerly Twitter). “Wish I could share more but I needed to at least mark it. If you know, you know.”

Although Val Jean didn’t elaborate further on her post, and her message could be referring to something completely unrelated, Soap Opera Network has learned that in recent weeks the series has formally assembled its writers’ room which is likely to include some familiar names to the genre.

In addition to a writers’ room, Soap Hub announced last month that veteran writer Robert Guza Jr. and veteran producer Julie Hanan Carruthers have signed on as executive producers, working alongside executive producers Sheila Duckworth,...

General Hospital has confirmed a new co-head writer. In May, the ABC daytime drama confirmed that Patrick Mulcahey, who began writing with co-head writer Elizabeth Korte, was out.

A Seasoned Team

Soap Opera Digest reported that Chris Van Etten returns to the show as Korte’s new co-head writer. Material penned by Mulcahey and Korte aired into the summer. The new associate head writer is Cathy LePard. She’d previously served as Gh’s Script and Breakdown Writer. The new writing team’s first episode airs today, Thursday, August 8th.

Executive Producer Frank Valentini told Sod, “No one knows General Hospital and its history more than Elizabeth and Chris. Cathy joined the show in 2023, and her talent and love for the genre has been a tremendous asset to this team. We look forward to this dynamic writing combination continuing the legacy of the show and giving our fans much to look forward to.

Although it has been reported that veteran writer Robert Guza Jr. (“General Hospital”) and producer Julie Hanan Carruthers (“All My Children,” “Port Charles”) have joined “The Gates” as executive producers, creator and showrunner Michele Val Jean, who is also an executive producer on the series, has only officially confirmed one new hire since the news of the show’s development was first announced earlier this year.

On X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday morning, Val Jean shared that writer Skyy Sandifer had joined the new daytime drama series, which is set to debut on CBS in January 2025.

Michele Val Jean

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“Welcome to #TheGates @SincerelySkyy. So happy to be working with you again,” said Val Jean in her X post, referring to their time working on “Ambitions,” the short-lived OWN original series created by “Days of our Lives” writer Jamey Giddens.

In response to Val Jean’s post, Sandifer said,...

Former “General Hospital” head writer Robert Guza, Jr. and former “All My Children” executive producer Julie Hanan Carruthers have signed on as executive producers of “The Gates,” reports Soap Hub.

Created by veteran soap writer Michele Val Jean, who will also serve as showrunner and executive producer, “The Gates,” daytime’s newest daily drama series, is set to premiere in January 2025 on CBS. It tells the story of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community.

Additional executive producers for “The Gates” include Sheila Duckworth, Kimberly Doebereiner, Leon T. Russell and Derrick Johnson. Thus, the show is one of only two daytime dramas with more than one executive producer (“Days of our Lives” being the other) and the only daytime series with seven executive producers overall.

Bob Guza

In 2011, Guza left “General Hospital” as the show’s long-time head writer, a position he held alone or with a co-head...

The Young and The Restless spoilers and updates reveal a beloved soap opera star and writer has passed away at the age of 75. Meg Bennett, who played Julia Newman, Victor Newman’s (Eric Braeden) first wife, died on April 11.

The Young And The Restless Spoilers – An Actress And A Writer

Bennett, famous for her work on The Bold and the Beautiful and General Hospital, as well as The Young and the Restless, passed away on April 11 after fighting cancer.

Her family’s obituary highlighted her lifelong dedication to working with children, writing, and staying connected with her loved ones near and far.

Bennett, originally known as Helen Bennett, spent her formative years in the vibrant city of Pasadena, California.

Fueling her love for the performing arts, she decided to pursue a degree in drama at Northwestern University; her journey into the world of entertainment commenced with her foray into modeling.

The Young and the Restless suffered a loss over the weekend when a star and writer passed away.

However, it was not Melody Thomas Scott, who plays Nikki Newman on the hit CBS soap.

The actress, who passed away, has been trending all over social media since Sunday.

We are here to say that Melody is just fine, other than a recent Daytime Emmy nomination snub she deserved.

Meg Bennett, who played Julia Newman, Victor’s (Eric Braeden) first wife, died on Sunday following a battle with cancer.

Along with being a terrific actress, Meg was also an immensely talented writer in the soap opera world.

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The Young and the Restless alum Meg Bennett died at the age of 75

Meg’s family confirmed her passing via an obituary, revealing she had been fighting cancer. She...

Meg Bennett, a soap opera star who appeared on popular soaps like The Young and the Restless and General Hospital has died. According to reports, she passed away on April 11 following a battle with cancer. She was 75.

Here is what you need to know about Meg Bennett, her life, and her sad passing.

Meg Bennett Dies At 75

Helen Margaret “Meg” Bennett has died at the age of 75. The long-time soap opera star was battling cancer. According to the obituary from her family, Meg had been battling cancer and “lost her battle” on April 11 (via legacy.com). The family also said that Meg had been “working with children, writing, and engaging with her far-flung family and friends” up to the time of her death.

Meg leaves behind her husband, Robert Guza, Jr., her two stepdaughters, four grandchildren, and two siblings. Meg had met her husband while she worked on the daytime...

Meg Bennett, an actress and writer on soap operas General Hospital and The Young and the Restless, died April 11 of cancer at 75, her family said.

Bennett grew up in Pasadena and began her career in 1975 on Search For Tomorrow, playing the role of Liza Walton on several episodes.

From there, she segued to The Young and the Restless, where she played Julia Martin, a role that was featured on the long-running soap in appearances over four decades.

She also contributed to the soap industry as a writer, becoming the associate head writer at General Hospital and penning 197 episodes.

Survivors include her husband, Sunset Beach co-creator and writer Robert Guza, Jr., two stepdaughters, four grandchildren, and two siblings.

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Meg Bennett has sadly died.

The Daytime Emmy winning actress, who performed as both a writer and actress on daytime soap operas The Young and the Restless, General Hospital and Santa Barbara, passed away at 75, her family confirmed, via THR.

Meg died April 11 after a battle with cancer.

She played Marty Maraschino for more than two years during the original Broadway run of Grease that debuted in 1972, and by 1974, began as the character Liza Walton on CBS’ Search for Tomorrow.

She joined The Young and the Restless in 1980 as Julia Newman, but when her character was being written off, she was asked by the show’s creator Bill Bell to stay as a writer.

Meg wrote for NBC’s Santa Barbara from 1991 to 1993 and played author Megan Richardson, and wrote for ABC’s General Hospital from 1993 to 2011 and played Allegra Montenegro.

She won the Daytime Emmy for her work on General Hospital.

Meg Bennett, the Daytime Emmy winner who did double duty as an actress and writer on the daytime soap operas The Young and the Restless, General Hospital and Santa Barbara, has died. She was 75.

Bennett died April 11 after a battle with cancer, her family announced.

Bennett portrayed Marty Maraschino for more than two years during the original Broadway run of Grease that kicked off in 1972, then began her long run in daytime two years later with a turn as Liza Walton on CBS’ Search for Tomorrow, where Kevin Kline and Morgan Fairchild were castmates.

She joined CBS’ The Young and the Restless in 1980 as Julia Newman — wife of Eric Braeden’s Victor Newman — but as her character was being written off, she was asked by Y&r creator Bill Bell to stick around as a writer.

“I’d been acting on the show for almost two years when this happened, so I knew the characters,...

It’s time for a new episode of our Revisited video series, and in this one we’re looking back at one of the horror films Jamie Lee Curtis starred in immediately after the success of Halloween: the 1980 slasher Prom Night (which can be viewed on Amazon Prime at This Link). To find out all about Prom Night, check out the video embedded above.

Directed by Paul Lynch from a screenplay by William Gray (who was working from a story by Robert Guza Jr.), Prom Night has the following synopsis: This slasher movie follows a relentless killer who is out to avenge the death of a young girl who died after being bullied and teased by four of her classmates. Now high-school students, the guilt-ridden kids have kept their involvement a secret, but when they start being murdered, one by one, it’s clear that someone knows the truth. Also...

Horror fans have Canada to thank for a lot of their favorite movies from the ‘70s and ‘80s. Black Christmas, Prom Night, Happy Birthday to Me, My Bloody Valentine — all these fright flicks and more were in fact made in Canada. And for a lot of these vintage movies, they were produced in the Great White North because of an enticing tax incentive. It was all part of a desire to fire up the country’s movie industry. And so long as these potential productions were chiefly shot and edited in Canada, as well as starred mostly Canadian actors, the movies’ costs were up to 100 tax deductible. Like those before him, producer Peter R. Simpson (Prom Night III: The Last Kiss) acted on this attractive business offer, though his timing could have been better. By the time Curtains came out in 1983, Canada’s most significant era of “B” movies was...

When one looks back at mid ‘70s to early ‘80s horror, it’s quite surprising to see how many Canadian made films are nestled among fan favorites. Titles such as Black Christmas, Shivers, Prom Night, Happy Birthday to Me, and My Bloody Valentine continue to delight and shock veteran horror lovers or those just starting their jagged journey down the terror path. There is one, however, that due to a troubled production and poor distribution, seems relegated to the discount bins of time. Today, we’re pulling back the curtain on, uh, Curtains (1983), an unsung slasher weirder than a sack full of rabid beavers.

Released by Jensen Farley Pictures in March of ’83 in the Us, and September of ’84 by Norstar Releasing in (my home and) native land, Curtains received a very limited release in both countries, but coming as it did at a time when the Canadian film industry had...

Might General Hospital lose its mob mentality? After 15 years as headwriter for the ABC sudser — during which time he squarely focused the show near-exclusively on crime boss Sonny Corinthos and cohorts — Robert Guza Jr. has left the building. Taking over the writing reins is Garin Wolf, effective immediately. Wolf has been a part of the Gh staff for some 15 years, and ABC Daytime President Brian Frons says that “his in-depth knowledge and adoration for the show’s legacy will help make a smooth transition and an immediate impact on store.”

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