“Beyond the Gates,” the groundbreaking CBS soap opera featuring a predominantly Black cast, received 15 Daytime Emmy nominations in its first year of eligibility.
The Atlanta-filmed show debuted in 2025 as the first new daytime soap opera on American TV since 1999. A year later, it has earned a nomination for outstanding daytime drama series.
The show is noteworthy for the fact it focuses on a wealthy Black family, the fictional Duprees who reside in a fancy gated community in the D.C. suburbs of Maryland.
Credit: CBS
Credit: CBS
Although the family matriarch is an EGOT winner and the patriarch is a former politician, there is enough sizzle and drama to remind viewers of classic soap operas.
The nominations spanned every major category, including outstanding lead actress for both Karla Mosley and Tamara Tunie; outstanding supporting actress for Trisha Mann-Grant; and outstanding supporting actor nominations for both Timon Kyle Durrett and Mike Manning.
Credit: CBS
Credit: CBS
Ambyr Michelle and Arielle Prepetit were both nominated in the outstanding emerging talent category, and Jasmine Burke received a nomination for outstanding guest performance.
The remaining nominations were for the show’s creative and technical teams.
The “Young and the Restless,” which has been on air since 1973, received 18 nominations.
Members of the “Beyond the Gates” cast celebrated publicly on social media after CBS TV Studios announced the nominations.
In an Instagram post, Mann-Grant wrote, “YESSS FAMILY!! WE DID IT!! God is soooo Good!!”
Mosley called it “beyond my wildest dreams,” while Burke expressed gratitude for “representing this show that I love so much.”
Tunie kept it simple and powerful — ”Grateful!!”
Atlanta’s daytime television success doesn’t stop there.
‘Divorce Court,’ also produced in the city, earned two nominations: outstanding legal/courtroom series and outstanding daytime personality for hosts Star Jones and Corey Jovan.
The 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards will take place Oct. 30.
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