Beyond the Gates is an American television soap opera created by Michele Val Jean, which has been broadcast on CBS since February 24, 2025, as part of their daytime programming block. Set in the Washington metropolitan area, the serial centers around the Dupree family, a multi-generational affluent African-American family that lives in a gated community. The serial is the first daytime television soap opera to feature a predominately African-American cast since Generations (1989–1991) and the first new daytime soap to debut on a major American broadcast network since Passions in 1999. Production commenced in November 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia.