CBS has unveiled the ensemble cast photo for Season 2 of its groundbreaking daytime soap opera, Beyond the Gates.
The series is led by “the powerful Dupree family alongside the Richardsons and Hamiltons who live in the posh gated community of Fairmont Crest.”
Aside from a newly-announced crossover with fellow CBS soap, The Young and the Restless, the storylines this season also include, “Anita’s (Tamara Tunie) emotional breast cancer journey, the show’s first engagement, a glamorous cotillion, a surprise musical guest star for the Easter episode, plus much more.”
‘Beyond the Gates’ Season 2 cast list for cast photo
In the photo, front row (L–R) are Najah Jackson (Samantha Richardson), Brandon Claybon (Martin Richardson), Colby Muhammad (Katherine “Kat” Richardson), Daphnee Duplaix (Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson), Tamara Tunie (Anita Dupree), Clifton Davis (Vernon Dupree), Karla Mosley (Dani Dupree), Arielle Prepetit (Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne), RhonniRose Mantilla (Chelsea Hamilton), and Lauren Buglioli (Vanessa McBride).
On the back row, (L–R) are Jaden Lucas Miller (Tyrell Richardson), Mike Manning (Bradley “Smitty” Smith), Keith D. Robinson (Dr. Ted Richardson), Alex Alegria (Tomas Navarro), Marquita Goings (Hayley Lawson), Timon Kyle Durrett (Bill Hamilton), Trisha Mann-Grant (Dana “Leslie” Thomas), Ambyr Michelle (Eva Thomas), David Lami Friebe (Izaiah Hawthorne), Sean Freeman (Andre Richardson), Jen Jacob (Ashley Morgan), Ben Gavin (Derek Baldwin), Jibre Hordges (Jacob Hawthorne), Kenjah (Madison Montgomery), and Jon Lindstrom (Joey Armstrong).
Which characters don’t appear in the photo and what it means for some that do
The inclusion of Miller and Jackson suggests continued expansion for their characters, who had pretty prominent storylines during Q4 of 2025 and the top of this year. It also suggests more for Kenjah, who plays Madison, the love interest of Matilla’s Chelsea, and David Lami Friebe’s Izaiah, who is Jacob’s brother.
Notable cast members missing are new cast members and soap opera veterans Jordi Vilauso and Greg Vaughan.
Supporting characters who aren’t in the photo include Jasmine Burke, who plays June (Tyrell and Samantha’s biological mother), and Ernestine Johnson Morrison, who plays the comedic nurse Shanice Johnson. The character recently started a romance with Ted.
Beyond the Gates is produced by CBS Studios, as part of the CBS Studios/NAACP Venture, in partnership with P&G Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble. Michele Val Jean is the creator. She executive produces with Sheila Ducksworth, Julie Carruthers, Tracey Thomson, Leon W. Russell, Derrick Johnson, Anna Saalfeld and Lela Coffey.
The show airs weekdays at 2 p.m. on CBS.