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CBS Greenlights The Gates, the First Black Daytime Soap Opera in 35 Years

‘The Gates’ will arrive on the broadcast network in January 2025.

Michele Val Jean, who previously penned more than 2,000 episodes of The Bold & the Beautiful and General Hospital, will serve as showrunner and exec produces alongside Sheila Ducksworth, president of the CBS Studios/ NAACP venture, as well as Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner. I’m excited to develop this project with CBS and P&G, two of the longest and most passionate champions of broadcast and daytime television, and the NAACP, whose enduring commitment to Black voices and artists is both powerful and inspiring.” There are only three surviving daytime soaps on broadcast: The Young & the Restless, Bold & the Beautiful and General Hospital, with Days of Our Lives having moved from NBC to streamer Peacock a few years ago.

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