The gates are staying open.
CBS has officially renewed Beyond the Gates, its groundbreaking daytime drama, for a second season. Since its February debut, the series has been shaking up CBS Daytime with a 48% jump in broadcast viewership during its time slot and a 67% increase in multiplatform viewing compared to last year. It’s also pulling ahead of ABC’s General Hospital by 7% among women 25-54 on broadcast.
Set in a wealthy, gated Maryland suburb just outside Washington, D.C., Beyond the Gates follows the lives of the Duprees, a powerful, multigenerational Black family living in one of the country’s most affluent African American counties. But behind the prestige and perfectly pruned hedges lie scandal, ambition, betrayal, and secrets waiting to erupt. Whether they live inside the gates or are looking in from the outside, everyone is trying to make it—and some, more gracefully than others.
The cast of Beyond the Gates is anchored by Tamara Tunie as Anita Dupree and Clifton Davis as Vernon Dupree. Daphnée Duplaix stars as Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson, with Karla Mosley as Dani Dupree. Keith D. Robinson portrays Ted Richardson, while Brandon Claybon plays Martin Richardson, Colby Muhammad appears as Katherine “Kat” Richardson, and Sean Freeman takes on the role of Andre Richardson.
Mike Manning, Timon Kyle Durrett, Marquita Goings, Arielle Prepetit, RhonniRose Mantilla, Lauren Buglioli, Jason Graham, Jon Lindstrom, Cady McClain, Trisha Mann-Grant, and Ambyr Michelle round out the cast
Created by Michele Val Jean and executive produced by Sheila Ducksworth, Beyond the Gates is the first new daytime soap opera to launch in over two decades—and the first to center a Black family at its core. The series is produced by CBS Studios and the NAACP, in partnership with P&G Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble. Additional executive producers include Julie Carruthers, Tracey Thompson, Leon W. Russell, Derrick Johnson, Kimberly Doebereiner, and Anna Saalfeld.
Beyond the Gates airs weekdays from 2:00–3:00 PM ET (1:00–2:00 PM PT) on CBS and is also available for streaming on Paramount+ and CBS.com.
With its rich storytelling, sprawling cast, and unapologetic Black excellence, Beyond the Gates is proving that daytime TV still has room for something new—and necessary.