Beyond the Gateshas cast its second member of its fictional music group The Articulates withThe Color PurplestarMaria Howelljoining the soap as Tracy. On screen The Articulates was a three-member girl group that was fronted by Anita Dupree (Tamara Tunie), with Tracy (Howell), and Sharon (Currently unknown). Viewers recently found out that there was an opportunity and interest in an Articulates reunion, but while Tracy answered the phone and appeared to be interested in potentially rebuilding their friendship, Sharon immediately hung up the phone. Viewers can look forward to seeing Howell's performance beginning the week of May 19th. Beyond the Gateshas a cast of over thirty contracted actors. The soap is anchored by the Dupree family, starringClifton Davis(Vernon Dupree),Tamara Tunie(Anita Dupree),Karla Mosley(Dani Dupree), andDaphnée Duplaix(Nicole Richardson), and their respective families. CBS officially describesBeyond the Gatesas 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 Gatesis 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 showrunnerMichele Val Jean, in association with executive producerSheila Ducksworth, and is the first new soap opera to premiere since NBC debutedPassionsback in 1999. Howell's credits include: Saints and Sinners, Devious Maids, Revolution, The Vampire Diaries, and more. Beyond The Gatesairs weekdays at 2 p.m. EST on CBS and streamed daily on Paramount Plus.
