It’s official – The Gates is coming to CBS!
The network’s first Black soap opera in 35 years has been ordered to series, and is set to debut in January 2025.
News of the new series was first revealed at the beginning of march, as a joint venture between CBS Studios and the NAACP.
Keep reading to find out more…
The Gates will follow the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community.
Additional details, the specific time period and the exact launch date will be announced at a later date.
Michele Val Jean, who has won multiple Daytime Emmys and written over 2,000 episodes of daytime dramas, will serve as writer and showrunner on the upcoming new series.
She will also executive produce alongside Sheila Ducksworth, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner.
After news that the show was in development, there was a report that suggested the...
The network’s first Black soap opera in 35 years has been ordered to series, and is set to debut in January 2025.
News of the new series was first revealed at the beginning of march, as a joint venture between CBS Studios and the NAACP.
Keep reading to find out more…
The Gates will follow the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community.
Additional details, the specific time period and the exact launch date will be announced at a later date.
Michele Val Jean, who has won multiple Daytime Emmys and written over 2,000 episodes of daytime dramas, will serve as writer and showrunner on the upcoming new series.
She will also executive produce alongside Sheila Ducksworth, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner.
After news that the show was in development, there was a report that suggested the...
- 4/18/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
After a 15 years absence in the genre, P&g Studios will produce The Gates, a 2025 daytime drama about a wealthy Black family which is being developed by a partnership between CBS and the NAACP.
P&g is headquartered in Cincinnati, Oh and has a long history when it comes to daytime soaps. They exited the genre in 2010 when CBS cancelled As the World Turns. In 2009, CBS also cancelled Guiding Light which aired for 72 years on radio and television.
The Gates will have a predominately African American cast
The Gates will depict the lives of a wealthy black family in a luxurious gated community, Michele Val Jean will serve as writer and showrunner.
Val Jean has written over 2,000 episodes of daytime drama and has won multiple daytime Emmys and WGA Awards for her work on such shows as The Bold & The Beautiful and General Hospital. Val Jean will also serve as...
P&g is headquartered in Cincinnati, Oh and has a long history when it comes to daytime soaps. They exited the genre in 2010 when CBS cancelled As the World Turns. In 2009, CBS also cancelled Guiding Light which aired for 72 years on radio and television.
The Gates will have a predominately African American cast
The Gates will depict the lives of a wealthy black family in a luxurious gated community, Michele Val Jean will serve as writer and showrunner.
Val Jean has written over 2,000 episodes of daytime drama and has won multiple daytime Emmys and WGA Awards for her work on such shows as The Bold & The Beautiful and General Hospital. Val Jean will also serve as...
- 4/17/2024
- by Matt Crider
- Celebrating The Soaps
Soap fans will soon have another show to watch starting this January. CBS has ordered The Gates to series and will premiere in January of 2025.
It was just a few days ago that the network revealed that it renewed The Talk for an abbreviated 15th season that will serve as its last.
The Talk will last air in December of this year. White it’s not been officially given a time slot, but it’s likely that Gates will take over the talk shows time slot.
The Gates – The Gates will be featuring all-new characters and stories!
The Gates will depict the lives of a wealthy black family in a luxurious gated community, Michele Val Jean will serve as writer and showrunner.
Val Jean has written over 2,000 episodes of daytime drama and has won multiple daytime Emmys and WGA Awards for her work on such shows as The Bold & The Beautiful and General Hospital.
It was just a few days ago that the network revealed that it renewed The Talk for an abbreviated 15th season that will serve as its last.
The Talk will last air in December of this year. White it’s not been officially given a time slot, but it’s likely that Gates will take over the talk shows time slot.
The Gates – The Gates will be featuring all-new characters and stories!
The Gates will depict the lives of a wealthy black family in a luxurious gated community, Michele Val Jean will serve as writer and showrunner.
Val Jean has written over 2,000 episodes of daytime drama and has won multiple daytime Emmys and WGA Awards for her work on such shows as The Bold & The Beautiful and General Hospital.
- 4/15/2024
- by Matt Crider
- Celebrating The Soaps
The flood gates are open! CBS has green-lit an all-new soap opera titled The Gates, which will be the first all-new soap opera in 25 years. The series’ development was previously reported in March. The Gates follows the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community. It will premiere in January 2025, CBS announced on Monday, April 15. At the helm of the series is Michele Val Jean, who has written more than 2,000 episodes of daytime dramas and won multiple Daytime Emmy and WGA Awards for her work on The Bold and the Beautiful and General Hospital. Val Jean will serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer. She executive produces alongside Sheila Ducksworth, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson, and Kimberly Doebereiner. The Gates was first developed as a joint venture between CBS Studios and the NAACP. Both parties will produce the series, with P&g Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble.
- 4/15/2024
- TV Insider
CBS has ordered the daytime soap opera “The Gates” to series, Variety has learned.
The series was first reported to be in development in March. It was developed under CBS Studios’ content partnership with the NAACP. The official description of the series states, “‘The Gates’ follows the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community.”
Michele Val Jean will serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer. Val Jean has been a writer for “The Bold and the Beautiful” since 2012 and has also written for shows like “General Hospital” and “Santa Barbara.” She has written more than 2,000 episodes of daytime television to date. Sheila Ducksworth, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner will executive produce. The CBS Studios/NAACP venture will produce in partnership with P&g Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble.
The show is slated to debut in January 2025, though an exact date and timeslot will...
The series was first reported to be in development in March. It was developed under CBS Studios’ content partnership with the NAACP. The official description of the series states, “‘The Gates’ follows the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community.”
Michele Val Jean will serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer. Val Jean has been a writer for “The Bold and the Beautiful” since 2012 and has also written for shows like “General Hospital” and “Santa Barbara.” She has written more than 2,000 episodes of daytime television to date. Sheila Ducksworth, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner will executive produce. The CBS Studios/NAACP venture will produce in partnership with P&g Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble.
The show is slated to debut in January 2025, though an exact date and timeslot will...
- 4/15/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
CBS is opening The Gates.
The Paramount Global-backed broadcast network has handed out a formal series order to The Gates, the first Black daytime soap opera in 35 years.
The network on Monday announced that the series following the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community, will debut in January 2025. The specific time period, launch date and other details will be revealed later.
The official series pickup comes a month after CBS announced it was teaming with the NAACP to develop The Gates with the news marking a show of confidence in the script from. 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, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner.
“The Gates will be everything we love about daytime drama,...
The Paramount Global-backed broadcast network has handed out a formal series order to The Gates, the first Black daytime soap opera in 35 years.
The network on Monday announced that the series following the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community, will debut in January 2025. The specific time period, launch date and other details will be revealed later.
The official series pickup comes a month after CBS announced it was teaming with the NAACP to develop The Gates with the news marking a show of confidence in the script from. 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, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner.
“The Gates will be everything we love about daytime drama,...
- 4/15/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Just a few days after revealing how The Talk will wrap its 15-season run this December, CBS announced today that it has ordered the new daytime drama The Gates to series and will premiere the soap in January 2025.
The specific time period and launch date will be announced at a later date, but it seems certain the drama will take over The Talk‘s timeslot.
The Gates follows the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community. Michele Val Jean, who has written more than 2,000 episodes of daytime dramas and won multiple Daytime Emmy and WGA Awards for her work on The Bold & The Beautiful and General Hospital, will serve as writer and showrunner.
Val Jean will also be an executive producer alongside Sheila Ducksworth, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner.
The Gates was developed from the joint venture between CBS Studios and the NAACP. The...
The specific time period and launch date will be announced at a later date, but it seems certain the drama will take over The Talk‘s timeslot.
The Gates follows the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community. Michele Val Jean, who has written more than 2,000 episodes of daytime dramas and won multiple Daytime Emmy and WGA Awards for her work on The Bold & The Beautiful and General Hospital, will serve as writer and showrunner.
Val Jean will also be an executive producer alongside Sheila Ducksworth, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner.
The Gates was developed from the joint venture between CBS Studios and the NAACP. The...
- 4/15/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Soaps fans will have even more tasty drama to sink their teeth into: CBS has officially ordered a brand-new daytime series titled The Gates, which is set to premiere January 2025.
The Gates will follow the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community. Michele Val Jean (The Bold and the Beautiful, General Hospital, Santa Barbara) will serve as writer and showrunner. She will executive-produce alongside Sheila Ducksworth, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner.
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The Gates will follow the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community. Michele Val Jean (The Bold and the Beautiful, General Hospital, Santa Barbara) will serve as writer and showrunner. She will executive-produce alongside Sheila Ducksworth, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner.
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- 4/15/2024
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
CBS announced some promising news for the future of daytime dramas last week when it revealed plans to develop a new sudser that would follow the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community.
Dubbed The Gates, the serial is from Michele Val Jean, who has written more than 2,000 episodes of daytime dramas and won multiple Daytime Emmys for her work on The Bold & The Beautiful and General Hospital. She will serve as writer and showrunner and will also executive producer alongside CBS Studios NAACP Venture President Sheila Ducksworth, along with Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner.
What CBS didn’t say, however, is how long each episode of the soap would be — though it’s looking to be an hour a day — and where (or when) it would go on the schedule should it earn a series pickup. Dropping The Young and the Restless is...
Dubbed The Gates, the serial is from Michele Val Jean, who has written more than 2,000 episodes of daytime dramas and won multiple Daytime Emmys for her work on The Bold & The Beautiful and General Hospital. She will serve as writer and showrunner and will also executive producer alongside CBS Studios NAACP Venture President Sheila Ducksworth, along with Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner.
What CBS didn’t say, however, is how long each episode of the soap would be — though it’s looking to be an hour a day — and where (or when) it would go on the schedule should it earn a series pickup. Dropping The Young and the Restless is...
- 3/14/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
On Wednesday, CBS Studios and NAACP Venture announced “The Gates,” an all-new daytime drama series currently being developed for CBS that follows the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community. Veteran soap scribe Michele Val Jean will be spearheading the potential series where she is set up as writer, showrunner and executive producer alongside executive producers Sheila Ducksworth, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner.
In her first official statement since the news was announced, Val Jean took to X (formerly Twitter) and said, “I’m so profoundly touched by the overwhelmingly positive response to #TheGates. What made this announcement especially poignant was it happened on @JackieZeman ‘s birthday. She would have loved this. #angelspirit.”
Jacklyn Zeman (“General Hospital”)
XJJohnson/Jpi Studios
Val Jean’s post referenced the late Jacklyn Zeman, who played Barbara Jean “Bobbie” Spencer on General Hospital for more than 45 years before she...
In her first official statement since the news was announced, Val Jean took to X (formerly Twitter) and said, “I’m so profoundly touched by the overwhelmingly positive response to #TheGates. What made this announcement especially poignant was it happened on @JackieZeman ‘s birthday. She would have loved this. #angelspirit.”
Jacklyn Zeman (“General Hospital”)
XJJohnson/Jpi Studios
Val Jean’s post referenced the late Jacklyn Zeman, who played Barbara Jean “Bobbie” Spencer on General Hospital for more than 45 years before she...
- 3/8/2024
- by Errol Lewis
- Soap Opera Network
Daytime TV may be getting its first new soap opera in decades. CBS is partnering with the NAACP to develop an all-new daytime soap that centers a wealthy Black family. The potential soap will be called The Gates. The Gates will follow a wealthy Black family living in a posh, gated community, per Variety. If ordered, the series will air on CBS as a partnership between CBS Studios NAACP production and P&g Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble. Soap veteran Michele Val Jean, who has worked on hit series such as General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Santa Barbara, will serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer. Val Jean was a writer on the first soap opera focusing on Black families, Generations. The soap aired from 1989 to 1991 on NBC. Sheila Ducksworth, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson, and Kimberly Doebereiner will also serve as executive producers. CBS hasn’t...
- 3/6/2024
- TV Insider
CBS is developing a soap opera about a wealthy family that could become the first daytime TV drama with a predominately Black cast in decades.
The project is titled The Gates, and it follows the lives of a wealthy Black family living in a posh, gated community.
The show will be produced by a CBS Studios/NAACP production venture in partnership with P&g Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble. The Gates will be written by Emmy-winning daytime veteran Michele Val Jean (The Bold & the Beautiful), who will also serve as showrunner. Val Jean has also written more than 2,000 episodes of daytime TV.
The last Black daytime soap was NBC’s short-lived Generations, which launched in 1989 as a half-hour drama and was reportedly the first U.S. soap to center around a Black family from its inception. Also, Fox’s 2015 hit drama Empire was regarded by some as a soap opera,...
The project is titled The Gates, and it follows the lives of a wealthy Black family living in a posh, gated community.
The show will be produced by a CBS Studios/NAACP production venture in partnership with P&g Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble. The Gates will be written by Emmy-winning daytime veteran Michele Val Jean (The Bold & the Beautiful), who will also serve as showrunner. Val Jean has also written more than 2,000 episodes of daytime TV.
The last Black daytime soap was NBC’s short-lived Generations, which launched in 1989 as a half-hour drama and was reportedly the first U.S. soap to center around a Black family from its inception. Also, Fox’s 2015 hit drama Empire was regarded by some as a soap opera,...
- 3/6/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For the first time since at least 1999, a brand new daytime soap opera is closer to making its way to broadcast television. CBS Studios and NAACP Venture announced today they are developing a new daytime drama series for the CBS Television Network titled “The Gates,” with veteran writer Michele Val Jean set as writer and showrunner.
Val Jean, who exited “The Bold and the Beautiful” last month as a scriptwriter after writing more than 2,000 episodes of daytime dramas and winning multiple Daytime Emmy and WGA Awards, will also serve as an executive producer for “The Gates” alongside Sheila Ducksworth, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner.
The potential series will follow the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community. It will be produced by the CBS Studios/NAACP production venture in partnership with P&g Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble. P&g, in particular, might...
Val Jean, who exited “The Bold and the Beautiful” last month as a scriptwriter after writing more than 2,000 episodes of daytime dramas and winning multiple Daytime Emmy and WGA Awards, will also serve as an executive producer for “The Gates” alongside Sheila Ducksworth, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner.
The potential series will follow the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community. It will be produced by the CBS Studios/NAACP production venture in partnership with P&g Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble. P&g, in particular, might...
- 3/6/2024
- by Errol Lewis
- Soap Opera Network
CBS and the NAACP are developing a new daytime soap opera under their content partnership.
The series, currently titled “The Gates,” would air on the CBS Television Network with the CBS Studios NAACP production venture producing in partnership with P&g Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble.
The official description of “The Gates” states that it “follows the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community.”
Michele Val Jean will serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer. Val Jean has been a writer for “The Bold and the Beautiful” since 2012 and has also written for shows like “General Hospital” and “Santa Barbara.”
Sheila Ducksworth will also executive produce along with Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner
“’The Gates’ will be everything we love about daytime drama, from a new and fresh perspective,” said Sheila Ducksworth, president of the CBS Studios NAACP venture. “This series will salute...
The series, currently titled “The Gates,” would air on the CBS Television Network with the CBS Studios NAACP production venture producing in partnership with P&g Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble.
The official description of “The Gates” states that it “follows the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community.”
Michele Val Jean will serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer. Val Jean has been a writer for “The Bold and the Beautiful” since 2012 and has also written for shows like “General Hospital” and “Santa Barbara.”
Sheila Ducksworth will also executive produce along with Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner
“’The Gates’ will be everything we love about daytime drama, from a new and fresh perspective,” said Sheila Ducksworth, president of the CBS Studios NAACP venture. “This series will salute...
- 3/6/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
In a move that could bode well for the future of daytime dramas, CBS Studios and the NAACP, in partnership with P&g Studios, is developing a new sudser for CBS that would follow the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community.
Dubbed The Gates, the new daytime drama is from Michele Val Jean, who has written more than 2,000 episodes of daytime dramas and won multiple Daytime Emmys for her work on The Bold & The Beautiful and General Hospital. She will serve as writer and showrunner and will also executive producer alongside CBS Studios NAACP Venture President Sheila Ducksworth, along with Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner.
“The Gates will be everything we love about daytime drama, from a new and fresh perspective,” said Ducksworth. “This series will salute an audience that has been traditionally underserved, with the potential to be a groundbreaking moment for broadcast television.
Dubbed The Gates, the new daytime drama is from Michele Val Jean, who has written more than 2,000 episodes of daytime dramas and won multiple Daytime Emmys for her work on The Bold & The Beautiful and General Hospital. She will serve as writer and showrunner and will also executive producer alongside CBS Studios NAACP Venture President Sheila Ducksworth, along with Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner.
“The Gates will be everything we love about daytime drama, from a new and fresh perspective,” said Ducksworth. “This series will salute an audience that has been traditionally underserved, with the potential to be a groundbreaking moment for broadcast television.
- 3/6/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Harder Than You Think (Htyt), the company behind Emmy-winning Paralympic documentary Rising Phoenix, and P&g Studios are partnering on a new film spinning off the original work and aimed at igniting a conversation on disability equality.
L.A.-based writer and filmmaker Sheridan O’Donnell is attached to direct the documentary, working titled Rising Phoenix: A New Revolution.
He will chronicle his own story as a low vision filmmaker and his personal journey as he grows to embrace life with a disability.
In addition to the story of the director and several Paralympic athletes, the film will go beyond sport to spotlight the experiences of various entertainers, activists, influencers and world leaders.
In the process, it will explore a number of topics around the subject of disability equality including the fight for employment, the importance of representation, changing the image of disability, cultural attitudes, inclusion and the need for accessibility and rights.
L.A.-based writer and filmmaker Sheridan O’Donnell is attached to direct the documentary, working titled Rising Phoenix: A New Revolution.
He will chronicle his own story as a low vision filmmaker and his personal journey as he grows to embrace life with a disability.
In addition to the story of the director and several Paralympic athletes, the film will go beyond sport to spotlight the experiences of various entertainers, activists, influencers and world leaders.
In the process, it will explore a number of topics around the subject of disability equality including the fight for employment, the importance of representation, changing the image of disability, cultural attitudes, inclusion and the need for accessibility and rights.
- 6/22/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
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