CBS's new drama "Beyond the Gates" is the first daytime soap opera greenlit in 25 years—and the first Black-led soap in over three decades. The series follows the powerful Dupree family navigating life in an affluent Maryland suburb.

In 1968, Ellen Holly became the first Black lead on a soap ("One Life to Live") while the true breakthrough roles had to wait until the '80s with Darnell Williams and Debbi Morgan on "All My Children," then the '90s, with Kristoff St. John on "The Young and the Restless."

The first daytime drama to premiere in over 25 years, "Beyond the Gates" breaks the soap opera mold by focusing on a prominent Black family.

The show is A collaboration with the n double a c-p and delves into the lives of a powerful and prestigious black family. danya bacchus shows us what to expect and how the show is making history.

The new Atlanta-filmed series "Beyond the Gates" is the first new network daytime soap opera in over 25 years and the first daytime venture to feature a majority African American cast.