CBS has set the first three cast members for the upcoming daytime soap opera “Beyond the Gates.”
Tamara Tunie, Daphnee Duplaix, and Karla Mosley are all joining the series, which was originally picked up at the broadcast network in April under the title “The Gates.” As previously reported, the show was developed under CBS Studios’ content partnership with the NAACP. The show will begin production this fall in Atlanta and will premiere on CBS in early 2025.
The official description for “Beyond the Gates” states:
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“‘Beyond the Gates’ is set in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington D.C., and in one the most affluent African American counties in the United States. Here you’ll find a posh gated community with winding tree-lined streets and luxurious mansions to call home. At the center of this community are the Duprees, a powerful and prestigious multi-generational family that is the very definition of Black royalty. But behind these pristine walls and lush, manicured gardens are juicy secrets and scandals waiting to be uncovered. And those that live outside these gates are watching closely. These are the places where our characters live, love, work and play. Those who have ‘made it’ and those who haven’t are all trying to navigate life … and some with more grace than others.”
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Tunie will star as Anita Dupree, the matriarch of the Dupree family. The character is further described as, “A famous singer back in the day, Anita worked hard for her success, and raised two daughters with her now-retired senator husband. But underneath her glamorous and refined exterior is a fierceness she gained from her humble beginnings in Chicago.”
Tunie is perhaps best known for her role as M.E. Warner on “Law & Order: SVU,” though she also previously appeared in the soap opera “As the World Turns.” Her other TV roles include “The Good Wife,” “Blue Bloods,” and “Elementary.” She is repped by Paradigm, Alta Global Media, and Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz.
Duplaix will star as Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson, daughter of Anita, and Dani’s sister. She is said to be “a high-achieving and competitive philanthropist and psychiatrist, and exudes warmth, empathy and compassion. Nicole’s success in life extends to her marriage to her surgeon husband. She has the perfect life … from the outside.”
Duplaix is also an accomplished daytime performer, having previously appeared in “One Life to Live.” She has also been on shows like “House of Lies,” “CSI,” and “Last Man Standing.” She is repped by Mavrick Artists Agency.
Mosley stars as Dani Dupree, Anita’s other daughter, and “a former model turned momager who gave up her career for love. Dani was the Dupree family wild child. Free-spirited, headstrong and uninhibited, she dropped out of school to pursue a high-flying modeling career and she has always marched to the beat of her own drum.”
Mosley is known for her time on “The Bold and the Beautiful” as well as “Guiding Light,” “Gossip Girl,” “Hart of Dixie” and the Coen brothers film “Burn After Reading.” She is repped by Buchwald and Creative Talent Company.
“Beyond the Gates” is created by Michele Val Jean, who also serves as executive producer and showrunner. Sheila Ducksworth, who leads the CBS Studios/NAACP Venture, also executive produces along with Robert Guza Jr., Julie Carruthers, Leon Russell, Derrick Johnson, Kimberly Doebereiner and Anna Saalfeld. The series is produced in partnership with P&G Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble.
