First-Time Soap Viewer Spills on Falling in Love With Beyond The Gates in People Magazine
Beyond the Gates is hooking fans left and right, and that included lapsed soap viewers and newcomers to daytime dramas alike. People writer/reporter Kayla Grant shared her reasons for falling in love with the Maryland-set sudser, admitting she herself is a first-time soap watcher!
Grant was excited to get hooked on a show like this, having grown up hearing all about infamous soap twists and turns. And BTG has delivered. She explained:
I grew up hearing all about the crazy, theatrical storylines my mother used to watch in her favorite soaps, as well as the deep connection and attachment she had to her "stories." Nothing could tear her away from the TV for the hour that show was on.
With all of her experience and creativity, [creator and showrunner Michele] Val Jean brought that exact feeling to a younger audience. Beyond the Gates has a little something for every family member, adding in different elements to pull in a intergenerational audience. The soap maintains the feel of its predecessors, including the dramatic pauses, facial expressions, love triangles, schemes and ploys, with the addition of modern day culture, specifically intended to draw in Gen Zers like myself.
Grant did admit, though, that she felt BTG could improve on its use of modern teen slang, but that's only after praising everything from the show's representation to its roots in reality.
This story was originally reported by Daytime Confidential on Jul 29, 2025, where it first appeared.
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