Maurice Johnson makes first public post since news of Beyond the Gates recast 

Beyond the Gates actor Maurice Johnson took to X (formerly Twitter) to address the recent news surrounding the recast of his character, Dr. Ted Richardson. Over the weekend, news spread that Keith D. Robinson, of Dreamgirls fame, would be taking over the role. Many fans speculated as to why this recasting was taking place. Robinson reposted the news that broke out late Friday evening, confirming the role change to his Instagram followers in a post. Up until now, Johnson was mum about the situation.

Why is Maurice Johnson leaving Beyond the Gates?

Today Johnson posted to his X account (@IamMauriceJ) “Sorry #BeyondtheGates fans. You’ll have about 30+ more episodes to see if Dr. Ted ever goes shirtless. I’ll be back on your screen on Thursday! Thanks for the love and blowing the internet up over the weekend about ya boy! #MauriceJohnson #TeamTed #AnnouncementSoon”

Johnson has alluded to explaining the reasoning for the recast while still encouraging fans to watch the soap. Beyond the Gates is celebrating one month of airtime today. In his post, however, Johnson did state that an announcement is coming soon, so it would appear that fans will have our answer for the recast in the near future.

Dr. Ted’s Inoperable Woes

The news of this recast comes just as Dr. Ted’s personal life is heating up, in the form of a decades-old affair being brought to light by a former flame of his, Leslie (Trisha Mann). After Dr. Nicole's (Daphnee Duplaix) employee, Laura (Destiny Love), was in a car accident (courtesy of Leslie), Leslie’s daughter Eva (Ambyr Michelle) has taken over the role of Dr. Nicole’s personal assistant and seems to be meshing well with the Richardson family. Thus far, Leslie has been plotting how to reveal Ted’s indiscretions to Nicole and their children, Kat (Colby Muhammad) and Martin (Brandon Claybon). Eva has helped thwart her mother’s plans by having her thrown out of a gala honoring Nicole. Ted's secret is still safe following the March 24th episode, but will that change soon?

When will the recast take effect?

Reports stated that Robinson would begin appearing on our screens in May, and Johnson noted on X that the world has about 30 more days of his Dr. Ted on-screen. It's suffice to say that fans can expect to see Keith D. Robinson take on the role of Dr. Ted Richardson on Beyond the Gates beginning in May.

Catch all new episodes of Beyond the Gates on CBS and Paramount Plus.