“Beyond the Gates,” one of the fastest-growing shows in daytime, continues its second season this fall, packed with lots of drama, all building toward the show’s third season, which kicks off on Tuesday, December 29.
According to a preview released by CBS on Thursday of what’s to come in Fairmont Crest, the Dupree family will see as their friends and foes wade through a flood of fresh tests and triumphs, while some wrestle rivals old and new, and others fight for their livelihoods and their lives.
Anita (Tamara Tunie) hits a bump in the road on the way to The Articulette’s revival, while Vernon takes charge when he gets news that dredges up the past. Meanwhile, Dani (Karla Mosley) and Andre’s (Sean Freeman) marriage meets turbulence when mounting tensions with Bill (Timon Kyle Durrett) and Hayley (Marquita Goings) pull Dani deeper into her ex’s life. Martin (Brandon Claybon) defends his family when Smitty (Mike Manning) suffers a devastating public blow, putting Naomi (Arielle Prepetit) and Jacob (Jibre Hordges) on opposing sides. As some relationships are strained, others are heating up.
Elsewhere, sabotage can’t get in the way of Ted (Keith D. Robinson) and Shanice’s (Ernestine Johnson) love as they take things to the next level. Meanwhile, Nicole (Daphnée Duplaix) is ready for more with Kial (Greg Vaughan). Madison (Kenjah) is a rock to Chelsea (RhonniRose Mantilla) when she and Kat (Colby Nixon) can’t escape scandal, while Vanessa (Lauren Buglioli) and Joey’s (Jon Lindstrom) love life fuels the fire with her daughter Deanna (Angela Fairley). As tensions simmer behind closed doors, a greater threat looms that could flip the entire community on its head.
Produced by CBS Studios, as part of the CBS Studios/NAACP Venture, in partnership with P&G Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble, “Beyond the Gates” was created by head writer Michele Val Jean, who also serves as showrunner and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Sheila Ducksworth, Julie Carruthers, Tracey Thomson, Leon W. Russell, Derrick Johnson, Anna Saalfeld and Lela Coffey. The soap opera is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
