CBS has taken a leap of faith, greenlighting the first daytime drama on any network in 25 years, at a time when the genre's future seems to be hanging by a thread. But "Beyond the Gates" - which had its premiere on Feb.

For the first time in more than 25 years, a new daytime soap opera is coming to network TV. "Beyond the Gates" is the first one-hour daytime drama to feature a primarily Black and multicultural cast.

The first thing viewers of “Beyond the Gates” see is a black Mercedes gliding past manicured lawns and stately estates