
"The Gates": CBS Revives Daytime Soap Opera with Black Family Focus
CBS has greenlit The Gates, the first Black daytime soap opera in 35 years, set to debut in January 2025. The series will follow the lives of a wealthy Black family in a gated community and is a collaboration between CBS Studios, the NAACP, and P&G Studios. The showrunner, Michele Val Jean, has extensive experience in the genre, and the series is seen as a groundbreaking moment for broadcast television, aiming to provide impactful representation and fresh perspectives in daytime drama.





