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Jordi Vilasuso Joins ‘Beyond the Gates’ for Season 2: New CBS Promo Teases Steamier, Wilder 2026

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The soap opera world was abuzz this morning when CBS dropped a promo for Beyond the Gates upcoming second season, which kick-offs with episodes beginning on January 2, 2026.

Within the clips, there was a steamy moment featuring Ashley (played by Jen Jacob) and a man who resembled daytime veteran and Emmy winner, Jordi Vilasuso. Turns out, the man is indeed Vilauso as confirmed by a representative for the series to Soap Opera Digest.

What we do know is Vilasuso has joined the soap for its second season, but the name of his character and his first airdate are currently being kept under wraps. Beyond the Gates seem to employ the same strategy once it got out that Greg Vaughan had joined the soap opera, but it was not until later we found he was playing Dr. Kial Rollins and that his first airdate was just a few weeks ago on December 8. You catch the Michael Fairman Channel’s interview with Vaughan on his arrival to the show here.

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Most recently, Vilasuso has appeared in Gregori Martin’s, Emmy-winning digital drama series, The Bay. However, Jordi turned heads when he landed the role of Guiding Light’s Tony Santos in 2000 and took home the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Daytime Drama Series that year. Next, he appeared as Dr. Griffin Castillo on ABC’s All My Children from 2010-2011. He appeared once again in the role when Prospect Park resurrected the series online in 2013.

Later, from 2016-2017, Jordi played Dario Hernandez on Days of our Lives, and in what seemed to via a viable romance for Sharon (Sharon Case) on The Young and the Restless, Jordi was cast in 2018 as Rey Rosales until he was suddenly killed-off off-screen in a car crash in 2022, in what appeared to be a storyline-dictated move by Y&R executive producer and head writer, Josh Grifith.

Vilasuso took to his Instagram after the news broke that he had joined the cast of Beyond the Gates, where he 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 the Beyond the Gates season 2 promo, the voice-over announce says, “Beyond the Gates. The stories are steamier, the romance is wilder, and everything is hotter. Now is the time to go Beyond the Gates.” The promo features the characters of: Joey and Vanessa, Kat and Tomas, Smitty and Martin, Leslie and Marcel, Nicole and Carlton, Dani and Andre, Ashley and an unnamed character (played by Jordi Vilasuso), in various states of passion.

Beyond the Gates premiered on February 24, 2025 and was renewed for its second season on May 16, 2025. The show tapes several months ahead of air. You can catch all the loving, and backstabbing that goes on in and around Fairmont Crest, weekdays at 2pm ET/1pm PT on CBS and streaming on Paramount+

Take a look below at the CBS’ Beyond the Gates Season 2 promo.

Now, let us know, what do you think of Jordi Vilasuso joining the cast of Beyond the Gates? Who do you hope he plays? And what is your favorite duo as we head into the soap’s second season? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.

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“Season two” looks fantastic. Love this soap! And congratulations to Jordi for landing a gig on Beyond the Gates. I’m guessing more soap names are joining as we head into 2026, which is exciting!

Congratulations to Jordi. I hope they use him more than they seem to be using Greg Vaughan. I started taping BTG again when he joined. I’ve only seen him maybe three episodes. I’m hoping for a steamy romance between his character and Daphnee Duplaix’s character.

Vaughan’s character is a secondary recurring one, but he is filming. But he is not in Atlanta; he lives in Texas, so he travels for work. And considering Kial is a traveling orthopaedic surgeon, I’m not surprised he isn’t firmly in Fairmont Crest, since his description has him ‘traveling’.

I’ve loved Jordi since his time on Guiding Light. Hopefully this role on BTG will prove better than how Y&R wasted his talents.

GH dropped the ball on this one as he would have made a perfect Nikolas Cassadine recast.

Love Jordi will fast forward to his scenes!

Here’s Dottie yet again chiming in to let everyone know she hates Beyond the Gates which she has been doing since its inception.

Anyone hating on #BTG can just hit the road and don’t come back.

She’s a very annoying broken record.

Oh, I’m gonna love this…!! I just hope that the character is fleshed out and his ties to the folks in the #DMV make sense!!

Here’s another name that Michele Val Jean should definitely consider making them a part of the cast…..

Former #bandb cast member Krista Allen (ex-Taylor) (who lives in ATL for those that didn’t know this info) could be a good fit for the show. MVJ I think was still with Bold before Krista left the show. Thoughts anyone? It would serve Brad all the bad luck should she work with MVJ again.

Love the idea. Krista was a much better Taylor. She’s a very talented actress.

Krista was my favorite Billie on Days. I sobbed when she lost baby Georgia in the swamp. Of course, being Days, the story was later changed that the baby actually survived. But Krista was heartbreaking.

She could be Joey’s ex or Smitty’s mother. Isn’t Smitty’s first name Bradley?

I love this! Jordi. I am so incredibly excited! Tony Santos!

Can’t wait for him to start. Sure.hated when he was killed off

So looking forward for him to join BTG..

Merry Christmas Michael! Thanks for this and everything you do!

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BEYOND THE GATES Throws it Back to the 70s and ‘Foxy Brown’ with Andre and Dani Fantasy

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On the Friday, May 8 episode of Beyond the Gates, the CBS daytime drama served up another fantasy sequence between married couple Andre Richardson (Sean Freeman) and Dani Dupree (Karla Mosley). The moment happened after Dani overheard a suspicious conversation and teasingly asks her hubby if he is spy?

This launches into story time by Dani, when she dreams up a scenario straight out of the look of the Blaxploitation films of the early to mid 70s. We are talking Pam Grier in Foxy Brown, Richard Roundtree in Shaft, and Sweet Sweet Badassses Song from Melvin Van Peoples and others.

In Dani’s story, both she and Andre are spies at Orphey Gene’s. Andre reveals he wears an eye patch. In the fantasy, Andre is also deemed to be a men’s underwear photographer from Iowa. The two seems to be double agents.

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After the scenes aired, the official Beyond the Gates Instagram account and Karla Mosley shared it on social, and many of the BTG cast jumped in the comment thread, as the series always brings it in the hair and make-up and wardrobe department and they had this down.

Sean Freeman said, “Sooo much fun shooting this one 🔥,” while Karla Mosley added, “The way I have been waiting for this episode to drop!” BTG Writer, Danielle Paige shared, “One of my fave days to write!!!”

While some fans loved it, others were not so in love with it. Check out the satire below featuring Dani and Andre’s 70s Foxy Brown-esque fantasy.

Then let us know, did you enjoy the repartee and think it was clever, plus the wardrobe, make-up and hair throwing it back to decades ago in the cinema … or do you think it was a waste of time on an episode and would prefer not to see fantasy sequences? Share your thoughts in the comment section.

 

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‘Beyond the Gates’ Nicole Plays the Field: Who Is Her Ultimate Love Match?

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Who would have thought that more uptight of the Beyond the Gates Dupree sisters, Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson (Daphnee Duplaix), would be the one cavorting around with a few different suitors at one time and living it up!  Such as the case of the psychiatrist at Garland Memorial Medical Center.

In story, after her decades-long marriage went bust with Dr. Ted Richardson (thanks to the bombshell by Leslie that Ted and her had an affair the result of which was her having his daughter, Eva), Nicole divorced the renowned plastic surgeon and since that time has two men actively vying her attention, newcomer in town, Dr. Kial Robbins (Greg Vaughan) and Ted’s plastic surgeon partner, Dr. Carlton Fitzgerald (Michael Christopher Riley).

What’s refreshing for daytime is, this is a woman taking control of her personal life, and not making excuses that she is not being mutually-exclusive, She has even explained to both Kial and Carlton that after the stormy ending and the betrayal of her marriage to Ted (Keith D. Robinson), she’s not rushing into anything with any sort of short or long term commitment. So, everyone knows what they are getting themselves into.

For Nicole, let the fun begin and this week on all new episodes of Beyond the Gates come the Friday, May 8 episode while with Carlton, Nicole runs into Food Network Chef, Sunny Anderson who is also a regular contributor and official “Drew Crew” member on The Drew Barrymore Show. Meanwhile, Ted is thinking about another woman who Shanice thinks is Leslie, but doesn’t he just love Nicole and wants her back, try as he might to move on with anyone that isn’t her? Stay tuned.

This week, in the latest promo for Beyond the Gates, things are getting hot and heavy in the bedroom between Nicole and Carlton, while previous she had quite the time with Kial.

Check out the latest video teaser for episodes airing May 4-8 below.

So, who do you think will be the ultimate love match for Nicole? Will she wind up back with Ted, choose to be exclusive with Kial or Carlton, or will no one get Nicole, and she will just continue to be single and happy for the rest of her life? Let us know your picks via the comment section.

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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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