The Gates (2025 TV series) explained

Genre:Soap opera
Creator:Michele Val Jean
Country:United States
Language:English
Channel:CBS

The Gates is an upcoming American television soap opera created by Michele Val Jean. The series is the first daytime television soap opera to feature an African-American cast since Generations in 1989 and the first new daytime soap to debut on a major broadcast network since Passions in 1999. It will center around the Jacksons, a wealthy African-American family in the gated community of Fairmont Estates.

It is scheduled to debut on CBS, as part of their daytime programming block, in January 2025 replacing the canceled talk show The Talk.[1]

Premise

The Gates will tell "the story of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community."[2] This family—known as the Jacksons—will reside in Fairmont Estates, located in the Maryland and Washington, D.C. area.[3]

Characters

All series regular roles were revealed in August 2024, via TV Insider.[4]

Other roles suggested to be cast, as revealed by a report by Soap Hub.

Production

On February 23, 2024, it was reported Michele Val Jean would be leaving the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful after 12 years.[5] The following month, it announced that Val Jean was developing a new daytime soap opera that would follow the lives of a wealthy Black family.[6] It will be produced by a joint venture of CBS Studios and the NAACP, along with Procter & Gamble Studios. Val Jean will serve as writer and show runner, and will also executive produce alongside Sheila Ducksworth, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner.[7] [8] On March 15, 2024, it was reported that the series was under "Accelerated Development".[9] On April 15 of the same year, it was reported CBS ordered The Gates to series for debut in January 2025.[10] [11] [12]

The Gates will be the first daytime television soap opera to feature an African-American cast in 35 years since short-lived Generations (1989–1991).[10] It will also be the first new daytime soap opera in 25 years to debut on an American broadcast television network since the debut of Passions in 1999, as well as the first daytime soap opera to be produced by Procter & Gamble Studios since the end of both Guiding Light and As the World Turns in 2009 and 2010, respectively.[13] [14]

In July 2024, it was reported soap opera writing and production veterans Robert Guza Jr. and Julie Hanan Carruthers had joined the serial as executive producers, alongside Val Jean.[15] Taping will begin November 4 of the same year in Atlanta, Georgia. Skyy Sandifer, credited for her work as a script coordinator on Ambitions was announced as a writer's assistant for the serial the following month.[16] The names and descriptions of nine series regular roles to-be cast were revealed by TV Insider on August 15, 2024, with note all actors "must" reside in Atlanta. Four days later, it was revealed The Gates would film at Assembly Studios.[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rice . Lynette . 2024-04-15 . CBS Orders 'The Gates' To Series; Daytime Sudser That Centers On A Black Family To Debut In January . 2024-04-16 . Deadline.
  2. Web site: Lewis . Errol . REPORT: Bob Guza and Julie Carruthers Named Executive Producers of The Gates . . July 31, 2024 . https://archive.today/20240731233353/https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2024/07/report-bob-guza-julie-carruthers-executive-producers-the-gates . July 31, 2024 . United States . July 31, 2024 . live.
  3. Web site: Maloney . Michael . The Gates Is Coming! Get to Know the Characters and Creative Geniuses . . https://archive.today/20240731232137/https://soaphub.com/general-soap-operas/news-general-soap-operas/the-gates-coming-get-to-know-characters-creative-geniuses/%23subscribe . July 31, 2024 . United States . July 31, 2024 . live.
  4. Web site: Maloney . Michael . Meet the Characters of CBS' New Daytime Soap The Gates . . . August 15, 2024 . http://archive.today/20240815215232/https://www.tvinsider.com/1148106/the-gates-characters-casting-cbs/ . August 15, 2024 . United States . August 15, 2024 . live.
  5. Web site: Daytime Emmy Award-Winning Writer Michele Val Jean Exits 'The Bold and the Beautiful'. Errol. Lewis. February 23, 2024. Soap Opera Network.
  6. Web site: CBS, NAACP to Develop New Daytime Soap Opera 'The Gates' With 'Bold and the Beautiful' Writer. Joe. Otterson. March 6, 2024.
  7. Web site: CBS Studios NAACP Venture To Develop New Daytime Drama For CBS Called 'The Gates'. Lynette. Rice. March 6, 2024.
  8. Web site: CBS Orders New Daytime Drama About Black Family Under Groundbreaking Content Partnership With NAACP. April 24, 2024. Essence.
  9. Web site: 'The Gates' Is Under "Accelerated Development" at CBS, Likely As A One-Hour Daytime Drama. Errol. Lewis. March 15, 2024. Soap Opera Network.
  10. Web site: CBS Greenlights the First Black Daytime Soap Opera in 35 Years. Lesley. Goldberg. . April 15, 2024.
  11. Web site: CBS Orders Daytime Soap Opera 'The Gates' Under NAACP Content Partnership. Joe. Otterson. April 15, 2024.
  12. Web site: New Daytime Soap The Gates Officially Ordered at CBS — When Will It Premiere?. Nick. Caruso. April 15, 2024.
  13. Web site: CBS Making New Soap Opera About Wealthy Black Family. Kelli. Boyle. March 6, 2024. TV Insider.
  14. Web site: 'The Gates' Showrunner and Executive Producer Michele Val Jean Speaks Out. Errol. Lewis. March 8, 2024. Soap Opera Network.
  15. Web site: Michael Fairman (journalist) . Fairman . Michael . Bob Guza and Julie Hanan Carruthers Named Executive Producers of The Gates Joining Michele Val Jean . . The Michael Fairman Company . August 1, 2024 . https://archive.today/20240801043115/https://michaelfairmantv.com/bob-guza-julie-hanan-carruthers-join-the-gates-as-executive-producers/2024/07/31/ . August 1, 2024 . United States . July 31, 2024 . live.
  16. Web site: Lewis . Errol . Ambitions Writer Skyy Sandifer Joins The Gates . . August 1, 2024 . United States . August 1, 2024.
  17. News: Ho . Rodney . The Gates, the first new soap opera in 25 years, will shoot in Atlanta . August 19, 2024 . . . https://web.archive.org/web/20240819215306/https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/georgia-entertainment-scene/the-gates-the-first-new-soap-opera-in-25-years-will-shoot-in-atlanta/UJ5CQ625UVBR5NKQ7PPITAE6CM/ . August 19, 2024 . United States . English.

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