00:00the color purple star maria howell joins beyond the gates as long-lost girl group member the fan favorite actress joins the cbs soap opera
00:12beyond the gates has cast its second member of its fictional music group the articulates with the color purple star maria howell joining the soap as tracy on screen the articulates was a three-member girl group that was fronted by anita dupree
00:27tamara tooney with tracy howell and sharon currently unknown viewers recently found out that there was an opportunity and interest in an articulates reunion but while tracy answered the phone and appeared to be interested in potentially rebuilding their friendship sharon immediately hung up the phone
00:47viewers can look forward to seeing howell's performance beginning the week of may nineteenth beyond the gates has a cast of over thirty contracted actors the soap is anchored by the dupree family starring clifton davis vernon dupree tamara tooney anita dupree
01:04carla mosley danny dupree and daphne dupley nicole richardson and their respective families cbs officially describes beyond the gates as a soap opera that is set in a leafy maryland suburb just outside of washington dc in one of the most affluent african-american counties in the united states a posh gated community with winding tree-lined streets and luxurious mansions to call home
01:32at the center of this community are the duprees a powerful and prestigious multi-generational family that is the very definition of black royalty but behind these pristine walls and lush manicured gardens are juicy secrets and scandals waiting to be uncovered
01:50and those who live outside these gates are watching closely these are the places where our characters live love work and play those who have made it and those who haven't are all trying to navigate life
02:05and some with more grace than others beyond the gates is developed and produced by cbs studios and the naacp in partnership with png studios a division of proctor and gamble
02:18the series is the groundbreaking first hour-long black soap opera to premiere in daytime the creation is the brainchild of award-winning showrunner michelle valjean in association with executive producer
02:32sheila duxworth and is the first new soap opera to premiere since nbc debuted passions back in 1999
02:41howell's credits include saints and sinners devious maids revolution the vampire diaries and more
02:50beyond the gates airs weekdays at 2 p.m est on cbs and streamed daily on paramount plus
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