CBS to Launch 'The Gates,' a New Daytime Soap Featuring a Predominantly Black Cast
The series, developed in partnership with the NAACP, marks the first new daytime drama in nearly three decades and aims to diversify TV representation.
- 'The Gates' will premiere in January 2025, replacing the outgoing show 'The Talk'.
- The drama focuses on a wealthy Black family in a gated community, a setting not commonly depicted in daytime TV.
- Michele Val Jean, a veteran of 'The Bold & The Beautiful' and 'General Hospital', will serve as the showrunner.
- The project is part of a broader CBS and NAACP initiative to create more inclusive content following the social movements of 2020.
- This marks Procter & Gamble's return to the soap opera genre after a 15-year hiatus.
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