Not since 1989’s “Generations” has a Black family been at the center of a sudser.
CBS is teaming up with the NAACP to make TV history.
Together, they will developThe Gates, the firstdaytime soapwith a predominantly Black cast since 1989sGenerations.
Vivica A. Fox in a promotional photo for 1989’s ‘Generations’.Everett Collection
The new series will follow the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh community.
Val Jean will be its showrunner, writer, and executive producer.
Im so profoundly touched by the overwhelmingly positive response to [The Gates], Val Jean wrote.
What made this announcement especially poignant was it happened on@JackieZemans birthday.
She would have loved this.
“Time, Newsweek, New York Times, everything.
This show was so far ahead of its time.
However, it wasn’t designed that way.
She added that the cancellation came during pre-internet days, despite a massive fan campaign to saveGenerations.
