Spotlight Tamara Tunie leads 'Beyond the Gates,' the first new soap in decades BRUCE R. MILLER Feb 21, 2025 Feb 21, 2025 Updated Mar 26, 2025 0 1 of 4 Clifton Davis and Tamara Tunie star in "Beyond the Gates," a new CBS daytime drama. Quantrell Colbert, CBS Daphnee Duplaix, left, spars with Tamara Tunie in "Beyond the Gates." Quantrell Colbert, CBS Broadway, film and television actress Tamara Tunie stars in "Beyond the Gates," a new CBS daytime series. Quantrell Colbert, CBS Daphnee Duplaix, from left, Clifton Davis, Tamara Tunie and Karla Mosley Quantrell Colbert, CBS Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BRUCE R. MILLER Tamara Tunie knows how difficult a daytime drama can be.kAm(96? 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