More cast additions for upcoming soap

CBS continues to generate publicity for its upcoming new daytime drama “Beyond The Gates,” the first Black-oriented network daytime drama in decades. They announced last Friday 10 new cast members for the program, all of them with extensive experience either in television, film or in theatrical productions. The new members are: Brandon Claybon (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “General Hospital”), Timon Durrett (“Queen Sugar,” “Stuck With You”), Sean Freeman (“Finding Happy,” “Tales”), Marquita Goings (“Zatima,” “Woke”), Maurice Johnson (“Chicago Fire,” “To Catch a Killer”), Trisha Mann-Grant (“The Family Business,” “A Royal Christmas Surprise”), RhonniRose Mantilla (Broadway’s “Harmony the Musical”), Ambyr Michelle (“Snowfall,” “The Runarounds”), Colby Muhammad (Broadway’s “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”), and Arielle Prepetit (“Found,” “BMF”). & Full descriptions of their characters can be found online at Variety.com and other entertainment websites. These 10 additions join previously announced cast members Tamara Tunie, Daphnee Duplaix, and Karla Mosley. “Beyond the Gates” was originally announced as a series at CBS back in April. The show was developed under CBS Studios’ content partnership with the NAACP. The show will begin production in November, and will premiere in early 2025. The show is debuting at a time when the future of daytime dramas, more popularly known as...