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Jordi Vilasuso’s New ‘Beyond the Gates’ Character Details and First Airdate Revealed

By Michael Fairman

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Daytime favorite Jordi Vilasuso, whom we previously announced was joining CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates for its second season, is arriving on-screen sooner than you think!

In new details released by the soap, Vilasuso will make his debut on next week’s January 13 episode. He will be taking on the character of Grayson Perez, who is a lab tech woking at the Garland Memorial Hospital with Ashley played by Jen Jacob. As soap fans previously saw, in the season 2 extended promo for the series, Grayson is seen making out with Ashley at a bar.

In addition, outside of Grayson’s responsibilities at the hospital, he is overwhelmed taking care of his mother and is looking for relief. He finds that relief while dating in Fairmont Crest. Viewers will quickly notice his humor, sensuality, and honesty.

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This marks Vilasuso’s fifth daytime television role having previously appeared as Rey Rosales on The Young and the Restless, Tony Santos on Guiding Light, Griffin Castillo on All My Children, and Dario Hernandez on Days of our Lives. Jordi also has appeared on the Emmy-winning streaming series The Bay in the role of Justin Ramos.

Previously, when news broke of Vilasuso’s casting, he took to his Instagram and shared, “Christmas came early this year! BEYOND grateful to be working with this fantastic cast and crew! Thank you Michele Val Jean for bringing me back to CBS! God bless you all for the support and can’t wait for you all to see a great story unfold on Beyond the Gates.”

In a post over the holidays, Jordi and his wife Kaitlin revealed they had moved from Los Angeles to Nashville, Tennessee and were celebrating their first Christmas with their three children in their new home. With Beyond the Gates taping in Atlanta, Georgia, it’s much closer for Jordi than it would be living on the West Coast, so the timing of the his new role couldn’t have been better.

Previously, Vilasuso won the Daytime Emmy back in 2003 for his role as Tony on Guiding Light in the Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series. He was also nominated in the same category in 2002. He was later nominated in 2022 for his work as Rey on The Young and the Restless. You can check out the Michael Fairman Channel’s livestream with the nominated cast from Y&R from 2022 below which featured Jordi.

Now let us know, intrigued by Jordi’s new role as Grayson Perez on Beyond the Gates? Do you think Grayson will be the ultimate man for Ashley? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.

 

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omg Ashley easily the most boring person on the show !hope Jordy brings something here because honestly i watch the show everyday ! think Bill and T ed are fantastic but Andre Isaiah and Tomas not so much, they are boring !could someone explain what’s up with Greg Vaughan because that’s a lot of nothing too! i watch Behind the Gates everyday there is so much hype surrounding it i like the show but honestly am not in love with it ! lots of great characters like Anita Vernon Kat Dani Martin Smitty and Nicole and than there are others like the 3 guys i mentioned and Leslie i find her to be a one note villain that i’m not rooting for there’s no vulnerability! I’m not trying to put the show down i like it but there is a lot of hype and i feel if this was going on on the other shows there would be negative things said ! Wondering other opinions!

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Karla mosley is great but I was expecting a really glamorous show and was disappointed. But most of the acting isn’t very good. It doesn’t deserve the hype but I will watch and see what happens

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So I was so bored by the young and restless today I decided to watch Beyond the Gates. Most of the acting is bad except for Karla Mosley love her and the dialogue is a bit stilted. The sets look cheap too but that’s how most of these shows look. (There must have been a fire sale on fake flowers because Y&R is using boatloads of them to mask the lack of furniture.)

I didn’t see Tamara Tunie Bukett today but I will watch again.

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I love jen Jacob too

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So excited to see Jordi’s debut next week and I have a sneaking feeling that he will have outstanding chemistry with the marvellous Jen Jacob.

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Scott. Nobody seems to notice the irony of the one white couple “forced” onto viewers. Growing up in the 60’s and 70’s black couples and characters weren’t a thing until The Doctors and Agnes Nixon, and STILL it was a novelty. NBC tried with Generations and couldn’t get it write or right. Now BTG is showing you CAN write for black characters in daytime and here’s a token white couple. It’s hilarious. Unfortunately the Derek actor simply can’t act. All that had wringing when Ashley asked him to move out… again, it was just uncomfortable to watch. She’ll work if he’s gone. I think P&G is intent on keeping him. Like when Harding Lemay wanted George Reinholdt and Jacqueline Courtney OFF AW as Steve and Alice because he hated both of their acting skills. Too be fair though, I really enjoyed Jacqueline Courtney when she came to OLTL as Pat. Especially when she played her psycho twin. But I digress. I’m just sure P&G are keeping the couple on soap and on air.

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Interesting and beautifully written post. There was a black couple on GH in the early 80s named Brian and Claudia who served no purpose other than to act like some Shakespearean Chorus because all they did was talk about white characters while sitting in the hospital cafeteria holding hands. I was a kid at the time but even then I was wondering Brian and Claudia had no story of their own.

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Now BTG has a strong foothold, I am sure there will be some settling of cast, character and story. This seems to happen with any new launch. I am happy that BTG is attracting some familiar daytime vets as the wonderful Jordi Vilasuso to add to the roster of actors who may not be familiar to a national audience. Show can only grow! (BTW, Y&R did Jordi Vilasuso no favors.)

Being in Atlanta surely allowed this show to happen and it is all well and good for me, but nothing will ever feel like those days when most soaps were New York-based. They had such an atmosphere even though the locales, other than Ryan’s Hope and The City, were not the Big Apple.

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Well like guiding light was shot in New York but took place in a midwestern city and you felt like you were in the heartland. Omgosh I miss gl all the time

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Shooting in Atlanta is probably as close as we’ll ever get to a New York-based soap, unfortunately.

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All of the NYC soaps looked cheap when compared to the California soaps in their prime. The NYC soaps made up for it with better acting of course. The sets on BTG are fine as is the acting and the writing. The hype is well deserved because as a long time soap fan we were all tired of back from the dead stories, dime store secret agent stories, and never ending corporate takeover stories that made zero sense. Also reading the daily attacks on the same actors are getting kind of lame. It’s the same agenda crew targeting certain actors usually based on looks and race and it’s pretty disheartening. Get a life.

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Unfortunately, vicious and mean attacks on actors will happen no matter the soap or forum for which it happens. It sucks, but it is the unfortunate nature of the beast with American soap viewers. It’s an underlying issue that goes deeper.

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Really all he needs to be on screen Maybe shirtless , that’s all

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CBS Daytime Preemption Schedule for UEFA Champions League Games: What This Means for ‘Beyond the Gates,’ B&B and Y&R

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Your favorite soaps operas on CBS, have a scheduling shift over the next few days for the network’s fifth annual broadcast for the UEFA Champions League Soccer games in Europe.

This will effect the Tuesday, April 28 and Wednesday, April 29; and next week’s Tuesday, May 5 and Wednesday, May 6 line-up of Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless.

First, and the most affected is all-new episodes of Beyond the Gates which will not air today or tomorrow. As well, game show Let’s Make a Deal will also be preempted. The two shows will also be fully preempted on May 5 and May 6.

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However, The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful will air as normal for East Coast viewers, but those on the West Coast in Mountain and Pacific Time Zones will have a full preemption. Only, the top-rated The Price is Right will air coast-to-coast with no interruptions because of its time slot of 11am ET/10am PT.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SCHEDULE

The UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations, semi-final matches begin airing today on April 28 when  Paris Saint Germain PSG plays a home game in France and goes up against Bayern Munich, and on April 29, viewers can look for Atlético de Madrid plays at home vs. Arsenal FC.

Next week, on Tuesday, May 5, Arsenal FC plays at home in England vs. Atletico Madrid, while Bayern Munich faces Paris Saint-Germain, on Wednesday May 6, in Munich, Germany.

CBS will air a one-hour UEFA Champions League Today before each of the matches at 2pm ET as the matches begin each day of the tournament at 3pm ET.

BEYOND THE GATES PREVIEW

When Beyond the Gates returns this Thursday, April 3o it will be the pick-up of the Monday, April 27 cliffhanger which found the Dr. Lia Whitmore (Cecelia Specht) threatening Grayson (Jordi Vilasuso) and Ashley (Jen Jacob) and Dani (Karla Mosley) becoming even more suspicious of Hayley (Marquita Goings) and her plans for Bill (Timon Kyle Durrett).

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In addition look for, Leslie (Tricia Mann-Grant) to be confronted by Anita (Tamara Tunie), while exes, Ted (Keith D. Robinson) and Nicole (Daphnee Duplaix) share a close moment witnessed by Shanice.

For those wanting to catch all episodes of The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful if you are in the West Coast time zones and usually watch them during the day. you can catch the action via CBS.com, CBS app or Paramount+

As Beyond the Gates heats up with who’s behind and involved in the black market blood plasma snatching story, don’t forget to check out the Michael Fairman Channel’s recent interview with Cecelia Specht on all things Dr. Lia Whitmore below.

So, what do you think of the preemption schedule and how it may affect your viewing this week and next of Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless? Weigh-in via the comment section.

 

 

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Ashley Jones Joins the Cast of Beyond the Gates

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April 17, 2026

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Ashley Jones is the newest addition of CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates.  The veteran soap actress has posted some teasey Instagran stories revealing the intel; especially her latest wearing a Beyond the Gates emblazoned robe while in her dressing room.

As to who Jones is playing that is still hush-hush. Ashley follows other former daytime notables to Fairmont Crest which have included Greg Vaughan (ex-DAYS, Y&R, GH) and Jordi Vilasuso (ex-Y&R, AMC, DAYS and GL).

A spokesperson for Beyond the Gates confirmed the news to Soap Opera Digest expressing, “We can confirm Ashley Jones will be appearing in Beyond the Gates.” It should be noted: Beyond the Gates does tape four months ahead of air.

Soap fans first met Ashley when she played Megan Dennison on The Young and the Restless (1997-2000). She then went on to The Bold and the Beautiful to play Bridget Forrester in her initial run from 2004-2010 and since then making recurring appearances throughout the next 15 years. In addition, Jones appeared on General Hospital in the role of Parker Forsyth from 2016-17.

Earlier this week, Beyond the Gates was renewed for two more consecutive seasons its 3 and 4th by CBS, giving the youngest soap on the air, a big confidence boost. The series debuted back on February 24, 2025 as the first hour-long Black-led soap opera, and which tapes in Atlanta, Georgia instead of Los Angeles, California.

Who do you think Ashley Jones will play on Beyond the Gates? Share your thoughts below.

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CBS Renews ‘Beyond the Gates’ for Seasons 3 and 4

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Congratulations are in order for daytime’s newest drama series, Beyond the Gates. Today on April 15, the soap opera was officially renewed by CBS for two more seasons, its 3 and 4th.

The network revealed the renewal pick-up at a press briefing led by CBS Entertainment President, Amy Reisenbach. That show of faith takes the soap through the 2027-2028 television and streaming season, while the soap currently continues to air its second season.

Beyond the Gates creator, head writer and executive producer, Michele Val Jean took to X following the news of the pick-up and expressed her gratitude, sharing, “So this happened. Thank you to everyone involved, from the network to the crew, for the support, belief, hard work and dedication everyone has poured into this show. Beyond grateful.”

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While Deadline was the first to break the news of the young soap opera’s latest accomplishment, Val Jean clarified that Tracey Thomson who is listed at the bottom of the article as one of the series executive producers along with Sheila Ducksworth, Julie Carruthers, Leon W. Russell, Derrick Johnson, Anna Saalfeld and Lela Coffey, is more than that.

Val Jean explained Thomson’s full involvement with Beyond the Gates, noting, “A credit egregiously missing on this article is Tracey Thomson’s. She’s been by my side cranking out these shows since episode 150. We just did 400. She’s my partner, my co-head writer and an executive producer and she deserves all the credit.”

Beyond the Gates is set in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington, DC, 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.

The cast is led by the Duprees played by Tamara Tunie, Clifton Davis, Karla Mosley, and Daphnee Duplaix along with Brandon Claybon, Mike Manning, Trisha Mann-Grant, Ambyr Michelle, Colby Nixon, Arielle Prepetit, Sean Freeman, Timon Kyle Durrett, RhonniRose Mantilla, Keith D. Robinson. Jon Lindstrom, and more round out the cast.

So, excited to hear Beyond the Gates is keeping on keepin’ on with two more seasons coming your way after the completion of its current season? Let us know via the comment section. But first, check out our recent conversation on the Michael Fairman Channel with series stars Tamara Tunie, Sean Freeman, Clifton Davis and EP Sheila Ducksworth via the comment section below .

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