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The consumer-products giant behind household staples like Tide, Crest and Pampers has been entwined with daytime serials for nearly a century, helping to produce radio dramas like “The Guiding Light”; daytime TV mainstays including “As the World Turns”; and a recent revival of the format called “Beyond the Gates” that airs on CBS. Now the company hopes to reach digitally savvy consumers with an intriguing twist on the old formula.

In January, P&G will launch “The Golden Pear Affair,” a 50-episode “microsoap” that will be made available initially via social media and, later, a bespoke mobile app. The idea, say backers of the new program, is to reach people who are used to giving content a swipe on a mobile phone, rather than those who sit back and passively swoon in front of a more traditional screen.

Will fans of the original concept flock to new one? The bite-sized episodes “are serialized dramas. They are soapy and there are going to be some elements that are a little out there,” says Anna Saalfeld, head of P&G Studios. But the new series — some people behind the scenes refer to it as a “short opera” — is “definitely social-first. It is optimized for viewing on your screen. It is very snackable. There are key differentiators” from old-school programs.

“The Golden Pear Affair” is meant to highlight Procter’s Native line of personal-care products. A new collection of “Global Flavors” products sport fragrances from around the world, and will likely get some nods during all the action in “Pear.” “It’s got romance. It’s certainly got adventure. And it’s a lot of fun,” says Geneva Wasserman, global executive vice president of entertainment IP strategy and investment at Dentsu, the agency that has worked with Procter & Gamble on creating the series.

Native may have more room for such play. The brand was founded in 2015 with a commitment to clean formulae for its products. P&G acquired it in 2017 — a nod, perhaps, to the growing clout of start-up consumer brands such as Dollar Shave Club, Honest Co. or BodyArmor. Native is no Tide or Old Spice, which are instantly recognizable and potentially harder to slip into a piece of programming without distracting the viewer.

“Golden Pear Affair” stars Nick Ritacco and Aloyna Real, two actors who have played roles in other microdramas. The Native products being spotlighted will be available only via the brand’s website and in Target stores. The hopes is that viewers will swipe their way through the whole production.

“We want you to have a little smile and a laugh, but also a shock, and ask ‘What’s going to happen next?’” says Wasserman.

Procter is the latest to enter the growing frenzy around what is known as “microcontent,” or programming with stories and plots that are told over the course of dozens of episodes that may last just a minute or two (some parts of “Golden Pear” may go as long as two and a half minutes). In recent months, several companies have begun to supply bite-sized dramas and serials for venues like TikTok or Meta’s Reels. In China, the content capsules have already proven quite popular. Microdramas could generate as much as $11 billion in 2026, according to estimates from Omdia, a London consultancy.

Already, U.S. media companies are trying to woo adherents of shorter stuff to their own venues, well aware that a rising generation of viewers is growing accustomed to having more control over the content they watch. Viewers can now swipe away instantly if they’re bored with something.

Spanish-language giant TelevisaUnivision in 2025 offered sponsorships tied to a new wellspring of “microdramas”– as many as 30 different titles. But the company plans to increase its production to as many as 100 in 2026. The company recently produced a Spanish-language microdrama for the large retailer JCPenney.

Others are courting similar (short) attention. When ESPN unveiled its much-ballyhooed new “ultimate” streaming service earlier this year, it did so along with a new interactive version of “SportsCenter” that is perfect for young sports aficionados with limited time. “SportsCenter for You” doesn’t feature anchors or intros. It serves up quick, consecutive clips — a key play, a short report from a correspondent — all narrated by Hannah Storm or handful of other ESPN personnel, boosted by A.I. ESPN calls its rapid-fire clips “verts.” Meanwhile, the new Fox One streaming service features “shorts” that let users dive into their favorite topics or programs with a series of attenuated video vignettes.

“Golden Pear” drama starts from the first second of the program. The heroine is marrying a crime boss, and things pick up from there, says Jonas Barnes, founder of Pixie USA, a Georgia-based microdrama studio that produced the new series. The hope is that any nods to Native won’t get in the way of viewers enjoying the show. “What’s really important is making the product part of the story where it’s instrumental. and not just on the table. Or the character picking it up and saying, ‘Look what I got.’”

Procter & Gamble wants to get Native into the hands of young consumers. To do so, the company needs to connect with them in the venues where they get their content — and accommodate their behaviors. “A lot of our growth is going to come from multicultural consumers. A lot of our growth is going to come from younger consumers, says Saalfield. “This format really affords us” an opportunity to speak with them in ways they might appreciate.

Executives believe viewers will stick around for the high production values of the series, as well as some of the humor and sudsy antics. Procter will be counting the length of time people interact with the episodes, and how many they watch, among other behaviors.

Add up all the views, says Wasserman, and they may just equal something bigger than the sum of its parts “If you watch it all, you’ve got an hour, maybe an hour and a half of content — like a feature film.”

63rd ICG Publicists Awards 2026 TV Nominees

Maxwell Weinberg Award for Television Publicity Campaign
Andor - Walt Disney Studios, Lucasfilm/Disney+
Beyond the Gates - CBS Studios/CBS
Nobody Wants This - 20th Television/Netflix
The Pitt - Warner Bros. Television/HBO
Stranger Things 5 - Netflix/Netflix
The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox - 20th Television/Hulu

Beyond The Gates: Greg Vaughan Is Ready To 'Ruffle Feathers' In Fairmont Crest — And Ignite Sparks With Nicole

At least that's how Vaughan describes Dr. Kial Roberts to TVLine, adding that he was a little nervous when "Beyond the Gates" creator Michele Val Jean, with whom he previously worked on "General Hospital," first described the role.

"I was taken back a bit when I asked Michele what the character was and she said, 'You're going to be a doctor, but that's all I can share,'" Vaughan tells TVLine. "I've never portrayed that, and I've probably always feared that a little bit, just because it comes with big verbiage, words that are unfamiliar to me, not my everyday vocabulary, so I knew I was going to have my work cut out for me."

Fortunately, as a father of "three boys that spend a lot of their time injured, and the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree," Vaughan found specializing in orthopedics to be a natural fit. "This is right in my lane," he says. "It's not like I'm playing a heart surgeon or a brain surgeon."

So, what do we know about this mysterious new doctor? "He's a widower, a traveler — a nomad, if you will — who goes from hospital to hospital," Vaughan explains. "So he's never in town for too long, but always long enough to make a dent, and really make his presence known."

Of course, no daytime leading man would be complete without a love interest, and it's already clear which of Fairmont Crest's eligible bachelorettes will be booking a physical with the good doctor — Nicole (Daphnée Duplaix)! Don't even pretend like you don't feel the chemistry between them in the clip below, which ends with the pair's first kiss... on the hand.

Vaughan isn't ready to give away the future of Kial's love life, but he does confirm that "a lot of things are blossoming." Vaughan started filming in early November, so a lot has happened that viewers have yet to see.

And since "Beyond the Gates" technically exists in the same universe as "The Young and the Restless" (via the multiple crossovers we've seen so far), we couldn't help but reminisce about Vaughan's time on "Y&R," where he played Diego Gutierrez from 2002 to 2003. Would he ever step back into the role, more than 20 years later?

"If that was something that happened, I would totally embrace it," Vaughan says. "But that was so long ago. I don't even know if that character would be remembered."

Greg Vaughan Previews His New Beyond the Gates Character: ‘He’s Reshaping His Life’

Joining the cast of BTG came about when the new soap’s head writer, Michele Val Jean — who was a script writer at GH during Vaughan’s tenure as Lucky — called him up out of the blue. “I was like, ‘Oh my God, I haven’t spoken to Michele in a long time,” Vaughan recalls. “I pick it up, and she’s like, ‘Hey Greg, it’s Michele.’ And I’m like, ‘What do I owe the pleasure of this phone call?’ And she’s like, ‘I have a role, so give me an answer.’ And I’m like, ‘What do you mean?’ And she’s like, ‘I have a role that I want you to take, so yes or no,’ and I’m like, ‘Well, what is it?’ And she’s like, ‘It’s a yes or no conversation right now, okay? I’ve written it, it’s for you. Do you want it? Because if you come, I’m going to write this. Yes? Okay, done. I’ll have people call you.’”

Despite not knowing exactly what he had just gotten himself into, the actor was excited to be getting back to work. “I mean, it’s been 15 months,” says Vaughan, referring to the end of his time on contract at DAYS (he has subsequently popped in for visits as Eric). “I took time off and I embraced it, but now I’d love to get back into the game because, if you know the industry well enough, there’s not been a lot of work going on.”

And he did eventually get a little hint as to the character he’d be playing before the actual scripts started rolling in. “Another week went by, and I’m like, ‘You know that conversation we were supposed to have? Because I’m now getting contracts that I need to be there in Atlanta without scripts,’” he recounts with a laugh. “So I was like, ‘Can you send me some kind of a synopsis?’ And she’s like, ‘You are a traveling sports orthopedic surgeon. Widower. Father of two boys.’”

The idea of playing a doctor spouting medical jargon was daunting, but Vaughan was up for the challenge. “This is the fear that I have had to be in this medical world, this dialogue that one would share with another doctor,” he admits, “but when she gave me that it was a traveling orthopedics doctor, I was like, ‘Okay, I’m a father of three boys [real-life sons Jathan, Cavan, and Landan]. I’ve been hurt a lot, they’ve been hurt. I’ve spent a lot of time recently in the ER because of my sons and their motorcycles, so I can do this.’”

Already familiar with Val Jean from GH and aware that BTG had made quite a splash since it premiered in February 2025, Vaughan’s anticipation to begin working was soon growing. “I knew the success as it was launched was picking up,” he says of the fledgling soap. “I saw a lot of articles going on about the show. But then a few of my former co-stars that I worked with on Queen Sugar [as Calvin] were there [such as Timon Kyle Durrett, Bill, who played Davis], and I reached out to them, trying to get a pulse on the temperature out there, and they were like, ‘Bro. You need to come! I can’t wait.’ They were sending me emojis of like, confetti flying everywhere [to show] how excited they were if I would come. So I just leaned into it. This was an opportunity to do something outside of what I had been accustomed to doing the last 10 years. So it was refreshing, and it’s been fantastic.”

Vaughan teases that fans who are familiar with him from his previous soap roles are about to see him in a whole new light, as Kial is completely different from his other daytime characters. “He’s been more introverted as he’s getting the lay of the land in a new environment, a new hospital,” the actor previews. “He’s not aggressive with his approach. He’s just embracing it and a sponge, if you will, soaking it up. And he’s a nomad, because he’s a traveling orthopedic surgeon, so he’s never rooted in one place. He’s just kind of reshaping his life, and I’m reshaping a character that hasn’t been established. So I’m just enjoying this journey.”

The actor hopes that fans of his from the other soaps tune in to check him out on BTG. “My grandmother was the biggest CBS watcher, so I did Young and the Restless for her,” he says. “But let me tell you, Beyond the Gates is so fresh, so well written, and so much talent for such a new show. I’d say this is already, like, veteran quality television, and I’m just happy to be a part of it. And I hope this character is somebody that each and every one of these fans will be excited to see and wanting more.”

Vaughan is confident that his storyline will be a hit with fans. “You’re gonna love it,” he predicts of what Kial gets mixed up in. “It’s got drama. It’s got everything you’d want a soap to have.”

Jon Lindstrom Breaks Down His ‘General Hospital’ Return as Kevin Collins

For the actor, who is currently playing Joey Armstrong on Beyond the Gates, it was a matter of working out his schedule. “It’s just been difficult to find the time,” explains Lindstrom, who shoots the new CBS soap in Atlanta.

Looking back, Lindstrom says the decision to trade Port Charles for Fairmont Crest wasn’t a tough one. “In all fairness to me, it had whittled down to about one or two shows a month, so Kevin had been fairly inactive for a long time,” he points out. “I haven’t seen him have a really active story since the show Port Charles, or unless Ryan [Chamberlain, Kevin’s twin] was around, so it was kind of a no-brainer.”

Still, he knew taking the job on BTG would impact his GH appearances. “When I called Frank [Valentini, GH’s executive producer] to tell him that I would be going to do Beyond the Gates on Election Day 2024, he asked me, ‘Can you do both?’” relays Lindstrom. “I said, ‘Well, technically, yes, because I’m not under contract. The only stickler is that they’re 2,000 miles apart.’ So, there were just logistical problems along the way over the last year where they would reach out every now and again and ask if I was available for one episode or another episode in the middle of a week, and that’s impossible for me to do from out here because Gates takes up a lot of my time.”

Even so, GH found a way to make a visit work. “To their credit, they came to me and said, ‘What if we stack a bunch of shows up over a couple of days? Will that be worth your while to make the trip out?’” he shares. “And the short answer is, ‘Yes, of course.’ Besides, I think Genie [Francis, Laura Collins] is getting tired of talking to a disembodied Kevin on the phone.”

Returning to the soap he first joined in 1993 carried emotional weight for Lindstrom. “I love those people,” he says. “I love all of them. So many great things in my life are a direct result of my association with General Hospital. Coming back, the beautiful thing is a lot of people don’t know you’re coming back, so they see you in the hallway, and they’re really happy to see you. It was like, ‘My God, Jon, how long has it been?’ And then you walk on the stage, and they can’t believe that they’re actually seeing you, so it’s great. It’s like coming back to see old friends and a great reunion around it.”

Among those reunions, reconnecting with Francis was a standout. “I love working with Genie, and she and Jonathan [Frakes, her husband] have become really close friends,” he notes. “I hadn’t seen them in over a year, so to be able to just sit down and hang out in the dressing room with Genie and catch up and talk about life and how things are, I was really excited to do that. I also ran into Maurice [Benard, Sonny Corinthos], and we had a little bit of work together. I love Mo.”

Once back on set, slipping back into character as Kevin proved effortless. “Like putting on a comfortable old suit,” Lindstrom reports. “It did feel like going back to my hometown. I haven’t lived in my hometown since 1978, but I still have that feeling whenever I step off the plane into the Medford, Oregon, terminal. It’s like, ‘Wow, I’m home. This feels really familiar.’ And it’s a good feeling. They say you can’t go home again. I don’t know if that’s true.”

Story-wise, Kevin will quickly get caught up to speed about Laura turning to Sonny for help in the wake of Professor Henry Dalton’s (Daniel Goddard) death. “Genie, who never slouches, never walks through a scene, is just terrific in this story,” he praises. “Kevin doesn’t love her relationship with Sonny, but he also understands it. Being the shrink that he is, he understands the value of human connection.”

While Kevin’s return will be impactful, Lindstrom is also energized by his work on BTG. “I’m absolutely loving it,” he declares. “Michele Val Jean [BTG’s creator] has written really great characters for me in the past — she wrote all the great Ryan and Kevin stuff back in the day — so when she came to me and said, ‘Oh, by the way, I threw your name out to the network, and they approved you,’ I was stunned. I haven’t had a character this good, this layered, this interesting, this much fun to play since I played Ryan Chamberlain the first time around.”

And in a twist that amuses him, Joey resembles a GH fave. “I was with Michele at the GH Emmy party, and we were talking to Maurice, and Mo goes, ‘So what’s this character that you do?’” Lindstrom recalls. “And Michele laughs and goes, ‘He’s you. He’s the Sonny of the DMV.’ And I said, ‘I think Joey has a much better sense of humor than Sonny Corinthos.’”

Part of the thrill of being on BTG, he adds, is working with a clean slate. “One of the reasons I really love doing this show is because it’s new,” he says. “It’s because of that energy of everyone wanting it to work and be seen and enjoyed by a lot of people. It’s hard to get a show off the ground, but that energy and focus of trying to find the rhythm of something that doesn’t know its rhythm yet is hard to beat. And to have that feeling at this time of my career and my life is such a gift to me. Boy, I’ll tell you, Mick Jagger was right when he said, ‘Do what you love, it keeps you young.’ I get up every morning ready to go to work. I want to go to work. I want to be a part of this, and it’s really wonderful.”

Outside of acting, Lindstrom is juggling multiple creative projects. His next book, Hollywood Payback, will be released on April 14, 2026, and he’s the host of a new pilot, The Bible on Trial, but he’d be open to another appearance in Port Charles. “It all comes down to scheduling,” he says. “I’ll do GH anytime. I just don’t know if we can work it out. I’m busier than I’ve ever been, and I thought I’d be retired by now!”

CBS UNWRAPS A FESTIVE HOLIDAY LINEUP!

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL Wednesday, Nov. 26 (1:30-2:00 PM, ET/ 12:30-1:00 PM, PT)

Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood), Finn (Taylor Novlan), Taylor (Rebecca Budig), Kelly (Sophia Parras McKinley) and Hayes (Alexander and Chase Banks) share a family Thanksgiving together with a surprise guest. Sheila (Kimberlin Brown) and Deacon (Sean Kanan) celebrate the holiday at Il Giardino and much to their surprise, graciously extend an invitation to Carter (Lawrence Saint-Victor) and Daphne (Murielle Hilaire).

BEYOND THE GATES Wednesday, Dec. 24 and Tuesday, Dec. 30 (2:00-3:00 PM, ET/ 1:00-2:00 PM, PT)

BEYOND THE GATES celebrates the holidays with two special episodes, featuring an original song from series star Clifton Davis, and a serenade to ring in 2026 by special guest star singer Kenny Lattimore. Colleagues Ted (Keith D. Robinson) and Shanice (Ernestine Johnson) are pulled into each other’s romantic orbit, much to the chagrin of Leslie (Trisha Mann-Grant), and the entire Dupree family is left reeling from a health crisis.

How To Watch The Daytime Emmy Awards Online

The Daytime Emmys are not being televised on a broadcast network. The ceremony will stream live on National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ website at watch.theemmys.tv, and via The Emmys app which is available to download on iOS and Android mobile devices and on smart TVs via Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV and Roku.

Soapy Extra 2 | Stars Reveal the Stories Behind Joining Soaps

‘Beyond The Gates’ Casts ‘Days Of Our Lives’ Veteran Greg Vaughan

Speculation has been rampant on social media that the Days of Our Lives alum was coming to the sudser. Over the weekend, cast member Trisha Mann Grant posted a video on Instagram to celebrate star Clifton Davis’ birthday.

In July, Val Jean told Deadline that “I can’t say who just yet, but I will say longtime soap fans all know and love him!”

Vaughan departed Days of Our Lives in 2020. He portrayed Eric Brady on the then-NBC daytime drama since 2012, and won a supporting actor Daytime Emmy for the role in 2018.

This the second major cast addition on the CBS soap since Keith D. Robinson joined in March as a series regular. He took over the role of Dr. Ted Richardson, previously played by Maurice Johnson.

Just last month, Beyond the Gates killed off its first big character. The role of Doug McBride, who was played by Jason Graham, perished in a car crash. Graham, whose previous credits include 911, All-American Homecoming and Sisters, was part of the original cast when the CBS soap debuted in February.

Beyond the Gates has been renewed for a second season. The sudser is up 67% in multi-platform viewership from last year’s time period and beats ABC’s General Hospital by 7% among women 25-54 on broadcast, according to Nielsen.

2025 Daytime Emmy Awards Announces Presenter Lineup

“We’re thrilled to welcome such a wide-ranging and talented group of presenters to this year’s Daytime Emmy Awards,” Adam Sharp, President & CEO, NATAS, said in a press release. “From beloved daytime drama stars to culinary innovators, lifestyle experts, and talk show favorites, this lineup reflects the vibrancy and diversity of daytime television. We look forward to an unforgettable evening celebrating their contributions and honoring the best of daytime.”

The Daytime Emmys will be streamed on the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) website at watch.theemmys.tv on October 17.

Inside Dani & Andre’s Surprise ‘Beyond the Gates’ Wedding With Karla Mosley & Sean Freeman

“Deep gasp. Drops mic,” says Freeman of his reaction to hearing about the nups.

For Mosley, it was a sense of déjà vu. “When I was on Guiding Light [as Christina Moore], my character had a drunken marriage as well,” she points out. “So, it felt like a really nice homage to one of my first storylines in daytime, but also really fun to revisit it in this way with these characters. I think we’ve set up this dynamic where people really are rooting for so many different scenarios, and they’re kind of torn. So, I was both floored but also curious about where it would lead, and hopefully the audience will feel the same way.”

The actors admit they didn’t know what the fans would make of the pairing when their characters began hooking up in the wake of Dani’s split from Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett). “I’ve been thoroughly surprised week by week,” says Freeman. “Initially, I thought they were going to root for Bill and Dani to get back together, and they do every now and again, but there are diehard Dani and Andre fans, and I’m loving that. I think they’re going to be shocked to know that this is not a dream.”

In fact, what started as a rebound has turned into one of the show’s most talked-about duos. “I think the writers didn’t know that Andre and Dani would take off in the way that they did,” Mosley shares. “From what I’ve heard, there have been adjustments to what the original story was going to be. And I think they’ve just had such a fun, firecrackery, explosive relationship that it’s been a fun ride. And the ‘older women’ say, ‘We love that she’s with the younger guy. We love that he’s into older women.’ There’s a dynamic that I think is filling a need in many people. My aunties love it.”

The Sin City nuptials may have started as a tipsy impulse, but the emotional undercurrents run deeper, especially for Andre, who is reeling from his crush, Ashley Morgan (Jen Jacob), recommitting to Derek Baldwin (Ben Gavin). “Andre was in a big, ‘Oh, what the hell,’ type of scenario,” explains Feeman. “‘I can’t have who I want at the moment, so let’s just find a way to be happy. Boom, there’s Dani, my safety net. Let’s see where that goes.’ I think that’s where his head was at the moment.”

And while Andre may be dealing with heartbreak, Dani isn’t exactly entering the marriage with a clean slate either. “Dani certainly is really confused,” notes Mosley. “The rug has been pulled out from under her, and I always have to remind myself that all of this happened less than a year ago, that her husband left her and got remarried, and now potentially could have a baby. It’s such a huge life change for her, and she’s an empty nester now, so I think this has come as such a surprise.”

Filming the actual ceremony was a highlight for both stars, thanks in large part to Tamara Tunie‘s scene-stealing performance as an Anita Dupree lookalike who officiated the ceremony. “She killed it,” praises Molsley. “It was displaying her talent in a completely different way. She is such a consummate professional and actor, and she really took it very seriously and completely committed, which you have to do if you’re doing something like that. There is no halfway. It was a little surreal to see her. It was her, but it wasn’t her.”

“It was a full transformation,” agrees Freeman. “She was 100% committed to it, down to the physicality and the way she moved. She was that character. It was very convincing that this was someone else being her, and it was a joy to do that.”

And though the decision to marry was alcohol-fueled, it doesn’t mean that their union is destined to be short-lived. “It’s a day at a time,” notes Mosley. “At first, they’re in shock, but I do think that as human beings, they’re committed to being in this. The interesting line to toe with this Vegas wedding is that, yes, they’re drinking, but what is that drinking revealing? What’s that drinking allowing them to connect to so it’s not, ‘Oh, we’re just crazy. Let’s get it annulled the next day.’ We don’t know what’s going to happen, but it certainly is tapping into something that they might not have even realized yet themselves.”

Freeman and Mosley are both on board to explore where this new dynamic could lead. “I would love to see what that ride would look like,” he says. “I believe Dani and that friendship really play a part in healing him. Even though the love of his life, Ashley, so it seems, is not working out, there’s still something there with Dani, so he’s latching on and to just see where it goes.”

“What I love about this couple is that you just don’t know what’s going to happen,” adds Mosley. “You see it in the beginning, where they assumed that it was sort of a one-off, or a fling, and now it’s turned into something that’s much more complicated and nuanced, and I’m excited to see that develop.”

With seven months of BTG’s storytelling already in the books, Mosley says that journey is only getting started. “The writers have done a great job, and there’s a lot more of that to come,” she previews. “For people who have been watching all along, there are payoffs that are worth waiting for. And we keep getting better and better. We are learning each other. The crew is finding a rhythm, and there’s new and exciting energy. The show looks great.”

“And for new viewers,” she continues. “You have the opportunity still to get in on the ground floor of a soap opera, and it is historic, and it’s really fun to talk about with other people. People say that they’re at the hairdresser’s and they’re all yelling at the television, or they’re at work, and they all talk about it the next day. So, jump on board. It’s a fun ride.”

Mario Lopez To Host 52nd Annual Daytime Emmys

The ceremony, which will not be televised, will take place at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is streaming the event live at watch.theemmys.tv and via The Emmys app.

Access Hollywood is collaborating with the Daytime Emmys by featuring five nights of segments leading up to the ceremony. This year’s nominations leaders are Young and the Restless with 19, General Hospital with 16, Days of Our Lives with 13, Drew Barrymore with nine and Kelly Clarkson with eight.

NATAS also revealed the 2025 Gold and Silver Circle inductees who have performed distinguished service within the industry. The Gold Circle inductee is Jane Elliott of General Hospital.

Silver inductees are Greg Barna (Director of Photography, Travels with Darley, Equitrekking, Cyberchase For Reel, Bill Moyers – Close to Home, Beer Geeks, Lidia’s Family Table, Shelia Bridges Designer Living); Judy Blye Wilson (Casting Director, The Young and the Restless, All My Children, One Life to Live); Star Jones (Host & Executive Producer, Divorce Court, The View); Kate Linder (The Young and the Restless) and James Reynolds (Days of our Lives).

For the first time since 2018, a limited number of tickets to the 52nd Daytime Emmys Awards will be available for public purchase starting at $75 plus applicable fees through Ticketmaster.

‘Beyond the Gates’ Fall 2025 Preview: ‘B&B’ Crossover, ‘Sexy’ New Face & More

“Everything about it — from the green light, which I’d never expected, because we don’t live in a world where soaps are greenlit anymore — to the whole casting process, to being in Atlanta for the first three weeks of shooting, was surreal,” she continues. “This project had been in the works at that point for four years, and so after all that time, to hear the actors breathe life into the words was just amazing.”

For the seven-time Emmy-winner, whose résumé includes General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful, Santa Barbara and Generations, steering her own project is nothing less than a dream realized and a major career milestone. She credits Sheila Ducksworth, president of the CBS Studios/NAACP Venture, as a crucial advocate who believed in her vision from the start. “Sheila was the engine that could,” declares Val Jean. “She always believed it was going to go. And I never believed it was going to go, so I’m happy to have been proven wrong.”

Val Jean is especially proud of the bold storytelling the show has delivered in its first season, pointing to several standout moments as highlights. “Ted and Nicole’s anniversary party, when we blew that marriage all to hell,” she lists. “The reveal of Martin’s secret — I thought that was really powerful, and something that had never been done on daytime before. And I love the Articulettes’ reunion and everything around that group of women, that was one of my favorite things.”

That momentum carried into a second-season pickup, news that thrilled the entire team. “We’re all excited,” she enthuses. “I happened to be in Atlanta when [CBS CEO and president] George Cheeks made the announcement that we were picked up for a second season. It was a wonderful, wonderful moment. Everybody was just so excited, and here we are embarking on that.”

As for what’s ahead in season 2, Val Jean is focused on pushing boundaries while staying true to the heart of the genre. “We just want to keep it moving, keep it interesting, keep it flowing, surprising the audience,” she says. “One of the things that I really wanted to do with the show was not have it look, sound, or be like other shows; I wanted to be its own little experiment and go against the audience expectation. I see a lot of speculation online about where we’re going, and it makes me smile, because a lot of the time that’s not where we’re going.”

One of the most meaningful aspects of the journey has been the reception from the soap opera community itself. “When [the show] had been announced at the Emmys last year, everybody was coming up to me, talking about how happy they were, how good it was for the genre, how surprising it was that it was happening,” she relays. “There was so much support across the board. We’re a small community, small but mighty. And we’re also united in the fact that we’re kind of looked down upon. It’s like the ‘ugly stepchildren’ of the industry, because we’re soap opera people. And nobody knows how hard we work, except us. It takes work to do this medium, to get five hours of television on the air every week, year in and year out. Thirty-plus years later, it still blows me away. I still say, ‘How are we even doing this?’ But the support of the community means everything.”

As does the support from her former B&B boss, executive producer and head writer Brad Bell. “I was writing on Bold and the Beautiful when Sheila asked me to write the bible for this show, and he just has been the staunchest supporter of this and cheerleader,” Val Jean praises. “I was so grateful because I wasn’t going to give up my day job and he was really understanding. When I had to finish the bible, he took me out of the script rotation and then put me back in when I was done. And he’s just been fantastic.”

Despite her many accomplishments, there’s one honor that still catches Val Jean off guard. “The ‘Created by’ credit? I can never get used to it on the air,” she smiles. “Sometimes I rewind it and look at it again. Thirty years in the business, and I never really thought I would end up here, but I’m grateful and happy to be here and just doing my best. And I will keep doing my best.”

The Young and the Restless star Bryton James (Devon Hamilton) appeared on BTG in August, and now, The Bold and the Beautiful‘s Thorsten Kaye (Ridge Forrester) is set to pop up as well. “I think it’s really great, because we all inhabit the same world, and it’s just so much fun to sort of sneak into each other’s shows,” says Val Jean. “I loved Bryton, but because of my history on Bold and the Beautiful, it was just really, really fun for me to cross Thorsten and Karla [Mosley, Dani Dupree; ex-Maya Avant, B&B]. And I hope we do more crossovers.”

Meanwhile, look for a new face to join the BTG family. Izaiah Hawthorne (David Lami Friebe) has been added to the cast as Jacob Hawthorne’s (Jibre Hordges) brother. “He is not Jacob by any means,” notes Val Jean. “He’s the black sheep of the family, but he got a hand up by somebody that will surprise you. He is going to be a new love interest for one of our lucky ladies. He’s going to be a counselor at Banneker, which is a university, so he’ll be the door to open up that world to us. He’s very cute, and he’s very sexy, and he’s a good actor, and I’m really happy to have him on our canvas.”

And there’s even more casting news to come. “There’s going to be another surprise down the road that soap fans will like,” she teases.

Fall in Fairmont Crest is shaping up to be unforgettable. “All the soapy things — family secrets, unexpected terms, betrayals, surprises,” Val Jean previews.

-Anita (Tamara Tunie) and Vernon’s (Clifton Davis) marriage may not be on solid footing.

-Dani (Karla Mosley) and Andre’s (Sean Freeman) impromptu trip together leads to shocking revelations and directs Dani toward a promising connection with Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye) in a crossover with The Bold and the Beautiful.

-Nicole’s (Daphnee Duplaix) journey as a newly single woman sends her down a path toward her longtime friend Carlton (Robert Christopher Reilly).

-While Martin (Brandon Claybon) and Smitty (Mike Manning) work to re-establish their commitment to each other, Naomi (Arielle Prepetit) and Jacob (Jibre Hordges) unexpectedly find themselves on opposite sides of a major marital dilemma.

-Jacob’s brother Izaiah Hawthorne (David Lami Friebe) hits town and immediately establishes two complicated relationships amidst his own family drama.

-Eva (Ambyr Michelle), Kat (Colby Muhammad), and Tomas’ (Alex Alegria) love triangle hits a fever pitch.

-A surprising familial connection to Hayley (Marquita Goings) poses a threat to Bill (Timon Kyle Durrett).

-Vanessa (Lauren Buglioli) and Ashley’s (Jen Jacob) worlds come crashing down around them as lies and the death of a loved one change everything.

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CBS ANNOUNCES FALL SEASON PREMIERE DATES FOR #1 DAYTIME LINEUP

“The Price Is Right” Introduces New Pricing Game “The Lion’s Share” in Season Premiere

Daytime’s Top Drama, “The Young and the Restless,” Begins 53rd Season Tuesday, Oct. 7,

Season One of Daytime’s Newest Drama Series “Beyond the Gates” Continues with New Episodes

CBS announces the fall season premiere dates for its unrivaled daytime lineup. The Network continues to stand as the highest-rated network in daytime for 39 consecutive seasons, including network television’s #1 daytime series, THE PRICE IS RIGHT; LET’S MAKE A DEAL; the #1 daytime drama for 36 straight seasons, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS; THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL; and television’s newest daytime drama, BEYOND THE GATES.

The longest consecutively running game show in television history, the Emmy Award-winning THE PRICE IS RIGHT, returns for its landmark 54th season beginning Monday, Sept. 22. Host Drew Carey, now in his 19th season, and announcer George Gray will once again invite contestants to “come on down!” for another exciting year of big prizes and classic fun. The season premiere debuts a brand-new pricing game in partnership with BetMGM, “The Lion’s Share.” In this high-stakes game, contestants will earn the chance to enter the Lion’s “wind chamber” to pull out prizes including spectacular trips, dream cars and a cash jackpot worth up to half a million dollars! This marks the first addition to the current game lineup since 2021’s “Back to ‘72” and “To the Penny.” Fans can also look forward to a variety of specially themed episodes throughout the season, celebrating Halloween, Breast Cancer Awareness, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Mardi Gras, St. Patrick’s Day, Pet Adoption Week, Mother’s Day and School’s Out. Returning to the stage are fan-favorite models Rachel Reynolds, Manuela Arbeláez, Amber Lancaster, James O’Halloran, Devin Goda and Alexis Gaube.

Emmy Award-winning host Wayne Brady returns for another year of dealing as LET’S MAKE A DEAL kicks off its 17th season on Monday, Sept. 22. This season raises the stakes with the return of fan-favorite themes “Mega Money Mondays,” “Worldwide Wednesdays” and “Fabulous Car Fridays,” offering lucky dealers more chances than ever to win big. Special guest appearances from CBS stars include Jeff Probst (SURVIVOR), Phil Keoghan (THE AMAZING RACE) and Danielle Pinnock (GHOSTS). The premiere episode will honor heroes with an audience full of courageous firefighters and first responders, while other standout episodes celebrate Halloween, Christmas, and spotlight the importance of Alzheimer’s Awareness and Breast Cancer Awareness months. Joining Brady are longtime fan-favorites: announcer Jonathan Mangum, model Tiffany Coyne and musician Cat Gray, who all bring their signature blend of improv comedy, music, iconic games, and, of course, those infamous Zonks that keep fans coming back for more.

CBS’ longest-running scripted series, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, continues with its 53rd season on Tuesday, Oct. 7, its 36th season as Daytime’s #1 drama. This fall, relationships are tested, unexpected romances flourish and a puzzling mystery leads to shocking revelations. Victor (Eric Braeden) and Jack (Peter Bergman) must decide if they can put their epic rivalry aside in order to protect their legacies; Nick (Joshua Morrow) and Sharon (Sharon Case) find themselves on a dangerous path when a troubling message sends them on a trip looking for answers; Billy (Jason Thompson) and Cane’s (Billy Flynn) power struggle intensifies with the return of Jill (Jess Walton); Nate (Sean Dominic) decides if his future includes Audra (Zuleyka Silver); Claire (Hayley Erin) finds herself torn between two suitors; and Cricket (Lauralee Bell) and Danny (Michael Damian) plan for their long-awaited wedding, airing in November. And Y&R sees the arrival of two intriguing newcomers: Sienna (Tamara Braun), whose unexpected tie to several key characters creates a stir, and a mysterious stranger (Roger Howarth), whose sudden presence raises more questions than answers.

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, the most-watched daily drama series in the world, marks its 39th season beginning Monday, Sept. 15. In upcoming episodes, viewers can look forward to families being reunited, love once lost being rekindled and boardrooms fueled by fashion. The season begins dramatically as Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) and Taylor (Rebecca Budig) go head to head after Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) makes a life-changing choice in the wake of a glamorous Forrester fashion show. Liam (Scott Clifton) is pushed to admit what he truly wants: a future with Hope (Annika Noelle), while her fiancé, Carter (Lawrence Saint-Victor), faces an agonizing truth that will alter his plans for their future. Luna (Lisa Yamada) instigates a scandalous plan involving Will (Crew Morrow) that sends shockwaves through both the Forrester and Spencer families, significantly impacting the lives of Electra (Laneya Grace), Bill (Don Diamont), Katie (Heather Tom), Sheila (Kimberlin Brown), Li (Naomi Matsuda), as well as soulmates Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) and Finn (Tanner Novlan).

BEYOND THE GATES, daytime television’s newest drama series, continues its groundbreaking debut season this fall. Future episodes find the foundations of Fairmont Crest, especially within the Dupree family, shaken to their core. Anita (Tamara Tunie) and Vernon’s (Clifton Davis) marriage may not be on solid footing. Dani (Karla Mosley) and Andre’s (Sean Freeman) impromptu trip together leads to shocking revelations and directs Dani toward a promising connection with Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye) in a crossover with THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL. Nicole’s (Daphnee Duplaix) journey as a newly single woman sends her down a path toward her longtime friend Carlton (Robert Christopher Reilly). While Martin (Brandon Claybon) and Smitty (Mike Manning) work to re-establish their commitment to each other, Naomi (Arielle Prepetit) and Jacob (Jibre Hordges) unexpectedly find themselves on opposite sides of a major marital dilemma. Jacob’s brother Izaiah Hawthorne (David Lami Friebe) hits town and immediately establishes two complicated relationships amidst his own family drama. Eva (Ambyr Michelle), Kat (Colby Muhammad) and Tomas’ (Alex Alegria) love triangle hits a fever pitch, while a surprising familial connection to Hayley (Marquita Goings) poses a threat to Bill (Timon Kyle Durrett). Vanessa (Lauren Buglioli) and Ashley’s (Jen Jacob) worlds come crashing down around them as lies and the death of a loved one change everything.

Pluto TV Launches Free ‘Beyond the Gates’ Channel

Pluto TV has launched the channel with over 90 episodes of the soap opera with new episodes added eight days after their premiere on CBS/Paramount +.

The four most recent episodes of the series added to the service will be made available to watch at any time on Pluto TV Video on Demand.

CBS officially describes Beyond the Gates as a soap opera that is “set in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington, D.C., in one 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. At 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. And 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 … and some with more grace than others.“

Beyond The Gates is developed and produced by CBS Studios and the NAACP in partnership with P&G Studios a division of Procter and Gamble. The series is the groundbreaking first hour-long black soap opera to premiere in daytime. The creation is the brainchild of award-winning showrunner Michele Val Jean, in association with executive producer Sheila Ducksworth, and is the first new soap opera to premiere since NBC debuted Passions back in 1999.

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Bryton James reflects on Beyond the Gates tribute to his late Young and the Restless dad, Kristoff St. John

James has played Y&R's charismatic record executive and music producer Devon Winters for 21 years. For 14 of them, he was also the loving adopted son of St. John's Neil Winters. On Monday, James became the first CBS soap star to cross over onto the network's newest daily drama, Beyond the Gates.

Fans had been feverishly speculating how Y&R's illustrious Winters empire and BTG's powerful Dupree clan might have been acquainted ever since James' cameo was teased two weeks ago. Now, James tells Entertainment Weekly he's "thrilled to celebrate" that in a touching tribute, Monday's episode reveals Neil as the connective thread between these soap dynasties.

"When I got the script, the best part of it was seeing that they continued to include him," James says. "As they should."

Devon arrives in Fairmont to make Dupree matriarch Anita (Tamara Tunie) an offer that he hopes she can't refuse. The retired EGOT-winner has just reunited with the girl group that launched her career, the Articulettes. But Devon is hoping he can parlay their one-off reunion show into the "next platinum project for my jazz label."

Before they get to all that, Anita insists Devon take a seat at her coveted table alongside Dupree don Vernon (Clifton Davis) for a proper catch up. "It's really good to see you both again," Devon enthuses. "I'll try to keep my cool this time. I remember when my dad introduced us at Indigo I was extremely nervous."

Anita laughs, recalling her glory days — "That club was jumping!" Devon remembers that Neil "tried to get you to go on stage but you weren't having it," which throws Anita into reverie. "How we miss Neil, his smile, his big heart, his love of music." Devon shares in her wistfulness, adding, "I know. There's not a day that goes by that I don't think about him — and you were one of his favorites."

Though Neil's manifold business endeavors were never primarily concentrated around music, Devon followed in his adoptive father's entrepreneurial spirit. Neil served as a powerful executive at both Newman Enterprises and Chancellor Industries, two of the fictional Genoa City, Wis., setting's most consequential corporations.

Having risen from a humble background, Anita would have shared a lot in common with Neil, and with Devon, who was introduced in 2004 as a homeless teenager that Neil and wife Drucilla (Victoria Rowell) take a shine to, and ultimately adopt in 2006.

St. John died on Feb. 4, 2019 at 52. His death was ruled as accidental, primarily resulting from hypertrophic heart disease. His death rocked the Winters family, the extended Young and the Restless crew, and the soap community at large. Two years after his death, James said of his screen dad, "There was nothing negative about him. His mood... he was the most positive light, ball of energy at work." Still, having learned about St. John's private battles with grief and substance use, he remarked, "Knowing what we know now, the only thing I regret is not staying more involved in his life outside of the set."

Now, "a little piece of Young and the Restless" is in Beyond the Gates, James tells EW. But like his character in pursuit of Anita (who turns down his offer, for now), the actor is hoping for a freer exchange of stars within the CBS soap-verse, which also includes The Bold and the Beautiful.

"I think there's a universe for that as well," James says. "If the fans enjoy the crossover and want to see more of this storyline and the little hints that we dropped for the previous interaction, future interaction, let the writers know and let the network know, because they surely listen."

Beyond the Gates airs weekdays on CBS at 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT, and is also available to stream on Paramount+.

Young and the Restless star Bryton James reveals what made historic Beyond the Gates crossover feel like a 'homecoming'

Two weeks after a tantalizing teaser first heralded an incoming cameo from Devon Winters, the character James has played on Y&R for over two decades finally arrived on Monday's installment of Beyond the Gates.

"It's extremely exciting," James tells Entertainment Weekly ahead of his historic role as the first crossover star from one of the fledgling soap's sister series on CBS. Longtime fans of Y&R and The Bold and the Beautiful, its companion series since 1987, have wondered whether Beyond the Gates' fictional setting in a ritzy Maryland suburb exists in the same world as Y&R's Genoa City, Wis., and B&B's Los Angeles. Then in walks Devon, instantly uniting the disparate kingdoms of the CBS soap opera-verse.

"It was a huge honor to be the one that they asked to make that jump. And it's been really a cool experience to see the show grow into what it is," James shares.

"When I heard who called I knew I had to be here," Clifton Davis' retired Senator Vernon Dupree tells his EGOT-winning wife Anita (Tamara Tunie) on Monday's episode of the new daytime drama. The pair settle into a table at Fairmont Crest, the country club in the heart of the gated community which gives the series its title, where Vernon continues, "When's the last time we laid eyes on him?"

Anita sighs that "it's been years" before spotting her old pal. "Devon! Welcome to Fairmont Crest," she announces, rising to meet James' spotlessly styled record executive and producer. The timing just days after Anita's grand reunion with her Supremes-esque girl-group, the Articulettes, isn't likely an accident.

Devon greets "miss Anita" and "Senator Dupree" like old friends, and James credits the actors who portray them as the primary architects of the "amazing environment" he was welcomed into. "Usually it's kind of uncomfortable going onto another show or another set," he shares with EW. "[But] Tamara and Clifton couldn't be more welcoming, and were just pleasures to work with. They made me feel right at home."

"I didn't want to mess up," James jokes, reflecting on his scenes opposite Tunie and Davis, who tout a near-century of acting experience between them, a decent chunk of which was devoted to soaps (Tunie starred as Jessica Griffin on over 1300 episodes of As the World Turns, and Davis' career began with a stint on the short-lived A World Apart).

"I was really nervous about not messing up. It's kind of [about] representing Y&R in the best way, and being my best for them, you know, being the focal points of the show. But they made me feel good," James says.

Before Devon can reveal why he placed what Anita describes as a "both intriguing and cryptic" call to the Duprees after so many years, the trio touch on the origins of their shared bond. It turns out they're acquainted through Devon's late adoptive father Neil (Kristoff St. John). "How we miss Neil - his smile, his big heart, his love of music," Anita muses, in a touching tribute to the actor who suddenly died in 2019 at 52.

Finally, Devon presents Anita with a "mind-blowing proposition" that vindicates weeks' worth of feverish speculation from soap fans.

"I livestream the reunion concert and I was just completely blown away and when you performed 'Loving You.' I knew right then and there that I had my next platinum project for my jazz label," Devon reveals. He offers the retired songstress a lucrative deal entailing "sharing executive producing credit, but you would have complete creative control." But Anita turns him down, citing the perennial Dupree "family first" dictum, and suggesting he instead sign her fellow Articulettes, Sharon (Bonita Brisker) and Tracy (Maria Howell).

Devon seems satisfied with the counter offer, and their business seems settled. But this is Fairmont Crest, where things rarely settle down completely.

On his way out of the country club, Devon runs into Anita and Vernon's daughter Dani (Karla Mosley), the spitfire powerhouse of the Dupree family. Witnessing James share the frame with Mosley is likely to trigger something within avid Y&R watchers, and the experience represents something profound for the actor, too.

"Working with Karla again, I mean, that was like a homecoming. She spent a lot of time across the hallway from us on B&B, and then she spent some time with my character on Y&R. So it just felt like home, even though it was a brand new environment," James tells EW.

Indeed, James and Mosley's paths previously crossed not once, but twice in soap world. Mosley played the trailblazing Maya Avant Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful for eight years, meaning from 2013-2020, she worked year-round on the same lot as James. Then in 2021, she filled in for Mishael Morgan for a stint on The Young and the Restless as Amanda Sinclair, the twin sister of the late Hilary Curtis. Devon had a romantic history with both Hilary and Amanda, and the sparks certainly seemed to fly between Devon and Dani on Beyond the Gates.

"Devon Winters," Dani purrs when they encounter each other in the Fairmont Crest foyer. "Dani Dupree," he returns, holding the hand she offered for a shake long enough to suggest that this is hardly their first meeting. "I just offered your mom a record deal and she turned me down. Think you could put in a good word for me?" Dani says she'll try, "but when my mother says no - set in stone."

Devon accepts that it's his loss and heads for the door, prompting Dani to sprout a bemused smile as she follows him out with her eyes. She is, after all, caught in the love triangle from hell with nurse Ashley (Jen Jacob) and her sister's nephew-in-law Andre (Sean Freeman), and still isn't over her imperious ex-husband Bill (Timon Kyle Durrett).

Devon would be a welcome way out of all this entanglement, but can James see a path forward with Dani?

"Absolutely," the actor says. "From how well the crossover went behind the scenes to the ideas that they've had for the future, I think they want to keep stuff open for there to be any potential interactions with our show and theirs. I think that fans will enjoy this, and that the network will pay attention."

That might have been all for James, but one pressing matter had to be resolved before he headed back to Genoa City. Devon was adopted by the Winters family, but for a long time went by Devon Hamilton, after discovering the identities of his biological father and mother - Tucker McCall (played at the time by Stephen Nichols) and Yolanda "Harmony" Hamilton (played at the time by Debbi Morgan). Could Dani be heading straight toward an even more complicated love triangle given Bill and Devon's shared last name?

"That's very interesting. This is the first I'm hearing of this theory," James reveals. Could Bill and Devon be cousins? Even half-brothers? "It's an interesting possible connection, and it makes sense to me," he muses. "I really hope that they not only plan to have some more of us from Y&R head over there, but they gotta bring some of them to our show too." Y&R and BTG fans could only get so lucky.

Beyond the Gates airs weekdays on CBS at 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT, and is also available to stream on Paramount+.

How CBS Studios & Paramount TV Studios Are Divvying Up Streaming Series Slate

In an encouraging sign for their future interactions (and possible collaborations), on Day 1 of the two studios existing alongside each other when the Skydance acquisition closed August 7, they had already agreed on how to split the majority of overlapping existing series and projects in development.

As Deadline reported last week, CBS Studios’ primary focus will remain supplying the CBS broadcast network while still being able to do streaming series for Paramount+ and outside streamers when an opportunity presents itself, especially extensions of existing franchises like the NCIS: Tony & Ziva offshoot the studio has coming up on Paramount+. CBS Studios’ shows for CBS include the NCIS and the Fire Country franchises as well as popular titles Matlock, Ghosts, Watson and daytime soap Beyond the Gates.

Meanwhile, Paramount TV Studios, which combines the assets of Skydance Television and Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios, will be focused predominantly on streaming series for Paramount+ but also for outside platforms.

The delineation raised questions about the fate of streaming series — on-air and in development — that CBS Studios had inherited from PTVS’ previous incarnation, which was shut down a year ago. Those included three shows that were originally co-productions between Skydance TV and PTVS and subsequently between Skydance TV and CBS Studios for the past year — Prime Video’s flagship drama Reacher, renewed for Season 4; its upcoming spinoff Neagley; as well as Cross, renewed for Season 2.

Going forward, these series will be produced by the new PTVS as the single studio and be part of its slate that also includes Skydance TV’s Foundation for Apple TV+, as well as Showtime/MTVE’s Dexter: Resurrection, Emily in Paris and the Taylor Sheridan universe on Paramount+.

Meanwhile, two streaming series originally developed by the former PTVS that CBS Studios took over after the former’s demise — Apple TV+’s Murderbot, renewed for Season 2, and the upcoming Little House On the Prairie for Netflix — will remain at CBS Studios, as will CBS Studios’ homegrown streaming projects including the Star Trek universe on Paramount+.

There is also a general agreement on the development of the now-defunct PTVS, which had moved to CBS Studios. The majority of the slate, dominated by Paramount Pictures IP, will revert back to PTVS, which will develop series based on Paramount film titles moving forward, along with shows based on IP from the library of Miramax, 49% owned by Paramount.

There are a handful of exceptions; projects in active development to which CBS Studios has attached talent including Galaxy Quest and Flashdance, will stay put.

CBS Studios also is keeping the Clueless sequel series with Alicia Silverstone, which is in the works at Peacock. While Clueless is a Paramount movie title, CBS Studios had been working on cracking the IP for TV over the past seven years or so, going through multiple incarnations.

Additionally, CBS Studios will continue with international co-productions, which includes titles such as the upcoming King & Conqueror for the BBC, and Colin From Accounts for Binge/Paramount+.

While PTVS is designed to be a streaming player, it has the ability to produce occasional broadcast shows like the upcoming CBS drama series Y: Marshals and reality series The Road, which will stay with the new label. The Yellowstone spinoff and the music competition series come from Sheridan and David Glasser’s 101 Studios. The duo’s streaming-dominated slates, which are shifting from MTVE Studios, where Sheridan’s overall deal was set, to the new PTVS, include the Yellowstone universe and shows like Tulsa King, Landman and MobLand.

With the basic parameters of CBS Studios and PTVS’ current slates and programming focus established, conversations among Goldberg, Thunell, Cheeks and Stapf continue as the CBS Studios and PTVS teams are holding meetings across studios to work out the details.

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