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CBS’ new daytime drama, Beyond the Gates, is inviting students from participating HBCUs in Georgia to enter for a chance to win a walk-on role on the show.
Win a walk-on role on Beyond the Gates
Sheila Ducksworth, president of the CBS Studios/NAACP Venture, and Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, announced today a special contest for Beyond the Gates, CBS’s upcoming new daytime drama, on which they’re both executive producers.
Enrolled students at participating historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) in Georgia are invited to enter for a chance to win a non-speaking walk-on role on the show, which films in Atlanta. Beyond the Gates, the debut project from the CBS Studios/NAACP venture, is the first-ever, one-hour Black-centric daytime soap.
Eligibility: Georgia HBCU students can enter from Monday, Feb. 24 at 2:00 p.m. ET through Friday, March 21 at 11:59 p.m. ET via a TBA website, which will be revealed in the coming weeks on the show’s Instagram and TikTok feeds (@BeyondTheGatesCBS), as well as here on Soap Central. A complete list of participating HBCUs and eligibility requirements will be presented on the site timed to the official start of the contest. Entrants will take a brief quiz about Beyond the Gates and submit a video of themselves talking about what they enjoy about the show and what it would mean to them to win this potential walk-on role. Acting experience and training is not required. The shows’ executive producers will select a winner, who will have the chance to appear in an episode of the show in the 2025 season. In addition to the potential walk-on experience, the winner will also enjoy a full “Day in the Life” behind-the-scenes experience with the cast and crew, as well as a one-on-one conversation with one of the show’s executive producers.
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Ducksworth shared, “In addition to launching a groundbreaking series, we, and CBS, wanted to offer an aspirational experience for a young adult interested in exploring all things TV. We also wanted to pay homage to HBCU’s — which have been a guiding force for students, families, and communities for almost 200 years — and also thank Georgia for availing so many resources to us for the creation of Beyond the Gates. We hope that we may pique interest in young people who may have dreams that lie either in front of or behind the camera, and we’re excited to review all of the submissions from outstanding HBCU students of Georgia, regardless of major, and have our winner spend a day with us on set.”
Beyond the Gates will premiere on Monday, February 24th (2:00-3:00 p.m. ET; 1:00 PM-2:00 p.m. PT) on the CBS Television Network, and will be available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount Plus.
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