CBS Television Studios has ordered a new daytime drama developed under its partnership with the NAACP, the network announced Monday.
“The Gates,” scheduled for release in January 2025, is the first approved project to emerge from the pact, which was formed in response to the national outcry following the killing of George Floyd in 2020. The specific time period, date Launch dates and other details will be announced later.
The show will revolve around a wealthy black family living in a posh, gated community. Michele Val Jean, a daytime drama veteran who won multiple Daytime Emmy and Writers Guild of America awards for her work on “The Bold & the Beautiful,” will serve as showrunner, as well as executive producer and writer.
Michele Val Jean, executive producer and showrunner of “The Gates.”
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At the time CBS Television Studios and the NAACP announced their alliance to develop scripted, unscripted and documentary programs for television networks and streaming platforms, the five-year deal was the most notable deal ever initiated between a major television studio. and an organization outside of Hollywood to create entertainment content.
Despite announcing a number of projects in development under the deal, none have yet managed to complete the move from the boardroom to the living room.
“Neither [NAACP President] Derrick [Johnson] or when we came to this deal I realized how challenging the environment would be,” CBS Entertainment Group Chairman George Cheeks told The Times last year. “Streamers are now reconfiguring and redirecting their programming filters based on the number of shows they want to purchase. “Cable is slowly moving away from the script.”
News of “The Gates” series order comes after the network announced Friday that “The Talk,” its “View”-style daytime talk series, would conclude later this year after 15 seasons on the air. .
