Dozens of people on Friday flocked to the gym at the Henry Brigham Community Center on Golden Camp Road to see Maurice Johnson play plastic surgeon Dr. Ted Richardson in CBS' "Beyond the Gates", the first new network daytime soap opera in more than 25 years.

The denizens of elite gated community Fairmont Crest have appeared in films and TV shows like "Law & Order: SVU," "Any Given Sunday," and more.

Beyond the Gates has come out of the gate hot, by pulling in viewers and scoring high ratings in its first week on CBS.

Throughout his life, Jaden Lucas Miller, a student at North Carolina A&T University, has always had a talent for acting.. Growing up, he attended the Raleigh Little Theatre and the North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre.

The daytime drama's first week substantially outperforms 'The Talk,' which it replaced on the network's schedule.

GREENSBORO — N.C. A&T freshman Jaden Lucas Miller was in the middle of winter finals when he landed a recurring role on the new CBS soap opera “Beyond the Gates.” He had known from auditions that the competition for the first hour-long soap opera focused on a Black family would be intense.

NC A&T student Jaden Lucas Miller caught the acting bug at a young age at the Raleigh Little Theatre and the North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre. "I have always had the bug. My mom helped me get to where I am today,