‘Beyond the Gates’ Cast, Crew & Producers Gather For First Table Read & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

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.

Joining the cast for the event were CBS executives Eric Kim, Amy Reisenbach, David Stapf and Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i, alongside seven of the show’s eight executive producers, including Anna Saalfeld, Kimberly Doebereiner, Sheila Ducksworth, Michele Val Jean, Julie Carruthers, Leon W. Russell and Derrick Johnson.

Click on the play button below for a behind-the-scenes look at the “Beyond the Gates” ribbon cutting ceremony and table reading.

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,” there are always those who have not. Follow the characters as they live, love, work, and play, all while trying to navigate life, some more gracefully than others.

Developed and produced by the CBS Studios/NAACP Venture, led by Sheila Ducksworth, in partnership with P&G Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble, “Beyond the Gates” marks the first-ever one-hour Black daytime soap and the first daytime drama to premiere since “Passions” in 1999.

Created by Michele Val Jean, who also serves as showrunner, executive producer and head writer, the “Beyond the Gates” producing team also includes Robert Guza Jr. (“General Hospital,” “Sunset Beach”), Julie Carruthers (“All My Children,” “Port Charles”), Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson, Kimberly Doebereiner and Anna Saalfeld. They join the aforementioned Val Jean and Ducksworth as executive producers.

Check out photos from today’s event below.