Not long ago, soap operas ruled daytime TV. The casts of shows like "General Hospital," "All My Children" and "Days of Our Lives" became part of daily life in the United States. For the first time ...

New York — It has been more than 25 years since “Passions,” the last new daytime soap opera to air on American network TV, debuted on NBC. And for nearly as long, Michele Val Jean and Sheila ...

Can you believe it’s been over a quarter of a century since daytime soap operas have seen a new addition? Well, it’s been even longer since the focus has turned to a Black family, which is ...

The network Monday introduces viewers to the Black soap opera "Beyond the Gates," which follows the powerful Dupree family in the fictional, affluent Maryland community of Fairmont Crest.

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

Kimberly Doebereiner (from left), Daphnée Duplaix, Tamara Tunie, Sheila Ducksworth, and Vladimir Duthiers attend Making Soap Opera History with CBS's "Beyond the Gates" at The Paley Museum on ...

Having spent 15 years on “As The World Turns” earlier in her career, Tunie is no stranger to soap operas. But once “Beyond the Gates” began filming, Tunie instantly knew the experience ...

That car and the glamorous woman behind the wheel are driving into TV history on Monday as CBS begins airing the first Black-led daytime soap opera — and the first new network soap since ...