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'''''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 insince 35''[[Generations years(American TV series)|Generations]]'' in 1989 and the first new daytime soap in 25 years to debut on nationala major broadcast network since ''[[Passions]]'' in television1999. It will feature a wealthy [[African-American]] family in the central role.

It scheduled to debut on the [[CBS]] [[CBS Daytime|Daytime]] programming block in January 2025 and will replace the canceled talk show ''[[The Talk (talk show)|The Talk]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rice |first=Lynette |date=2024-04-15 |title=CBS Orders 'The Gates' To Series; Daytime Sudser That Centers On A Black Family To Debut In January |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/cbs-orders-the-gates-to-series-daytime-soap-premiering-january-2025-1235886082/ |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=Deadline}}</ref>

Per the series’series' official description, "''The Gates'' follows the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community.”

On February 23, 2024, it was reported that [[Michele Val Jean]] leaveswould be leaving the CBS soap opera ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'' after 12 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2024/02/writer-michele-val-jean-exits-the-bold-and-the-beautiful|title=Daytime Emmy Award-Winning Writer Michele Val Jean Exits 'The Bold and the Beautiful'|first=Errol|last=Lewis|date=February 23, 2024|website=Soap Opera Network}}</ref> OnThe Marchfollowing 6, 2024month, it was announced that Val Jean iswas developing a new daytime soap opera that would follow the lives of a wealthy Black family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/cbs-naacp-soap-opera-the-gates-bold-and-the-beautiful-writer-1235932548/|title=CBS, NAACP to Develop New Daytime Soap Opera ‘The'The Gates’Gates' With ‘Bold'Bold and the Beautiful’Beautiful' Writer|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=March 6, 2024}}</ref> It will be produced by a joint venture of [[CBS Studios]] and the [[NAACP]], along with [[Procter & Gamble|Procter & Gamble Studios]]. Val Jean will serve as writer and showrunner and will also executive producer alongside Sheila Ducksworth, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson and Kimberly Doebereiner.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/cbs-studios-naacp-venture-developing-new-daytime-drama-cbs-the-gates-1235847660/|title=CBS Studios NAACP Venture To Develop New Daytime Drama For CBS Called ‘The'The Gates’Gates'|first=Lynette|last=Rice|date=March 6, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.essence.com/news/cbs-daytime-drama-black-family-naacp/|title=CBS Orders New Daytime Drama About Black Family Under Groundbreaking Content Partnership With NAACP|date=April 24, 2024|website=Essence}}</ref> On March 15, 2024, it was reported that the series iswas under "Accelerated Development".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2024/03/the-gates-cbs-george-cheeks|title='The Gates' Is Under "Accelerated Development" at CBS, Likely As A One-Hour Daytime Drama|first=Errol|last=Lewis|date=March 15, 2024|website=Soap Opera Network}}</ref> On April 15, 2024of the same year, it was reported that CBS ordered ''The Gates'' to series for debut in January 2025.<ref name=hpor>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-gates-black-daytime-soap-opera-cbs-1235874417/|title=CBS Greenlights the First Black Daytime Soap Opera in 35 Years|first=Lesley|last=Goldberg|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=April 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/cbs-soap-opera-the-gates-naacp-1235971793/|title=CBS Orders Daytime Soap Opera ‘The'The Gates’Gates' Under NAACP Content Partnership|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=April 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/news/the-gates-series-order-soap-opera-cbs-1235200790/|title=New Daytime Soap The Gates Officially Ordered at CBS — When Will It Premiere?|first=Nick|last=Caruso|date=April 15, 2024}}</ref>

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