CBS greenlights first Black-led daytime soap opera in 35 years

LOS ANGELES — Good news for fans of daytime drama: The first new soap opera in a quarter-century will premiere on CBS next year, the network

"The Gates" will follow the lives of a wealthy Black family living in a posh, gated community, according to CBS. Emmy-winning soap writer Michele Val Jean, who is behind more than 2,000 episodes of daytime television dramas like"The Bold & the Beautiful" and"General Hospital," will be writer and showrunner. No casting decisions have been announced yet.

It is the first new daytime soap opera with a predominantly Black cast since"Generations" premiered in 1989. The last time a new soap opera hit the airwaves was NBC's"Passions" in 1999.

The news also comes as CBS prepares to end its daytime talk show"The Talk" after 15 seasons. The network did not say if"The Gates" will take over its time slot. "The Gates" was made as part of a development deal between CBS Studios and the NAACP. It will premiere sometime in January 2025, CBS said, with more details announced at a later date. WFAA would like to send you push notifications about the latest news and weather.

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