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Interview with Arielle Prepetit (Naomi) of “Beyond the Gates” on CBS by Suzanne 4/11/25
I had a fun chat with Arielle, who seems very sweet and full of joy. She plays Naomi on BTG, and she’s been great on the new series. It’s a soap, so there’s a lot of drama. Naomi is Dani and Bill’s daughter, and Bill cheated on her mom with her best friend, Hayley, and then he divorced her mom and married Hayley. She disowned her dad for that. Now Naomi is suing Bill’s law firm and his slimy partner for sexual harassment. She is a force to be reckoned with, and Arielle shows that strength and fire every day on the show. Arielle is also an amazing singer and dancer. Watch her on YouTube.
Watch “Beyond the Gates” Monday through Friday on CBS every week and later on Paramount+. Check your local listings to see when it airs. It usually airs sometime after “Bold and Beautiful.”
MORE INFO: Official Site YouTube Playlist
BEYOND THE GATES is set in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington, D.C., and in one the most affluent African American counties in the United States. Here you’ll find 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.
Arielle Prepetit is a passionate dancer, actor and theater performer. She currently stars as Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne in BEYOND THE GATES.
Her television credits include the Starz crime drama “BMF” and the NBC procedural drama “Found.”
Her film credits include “Bull Street,” written and directed by Lynn Dow and starring Loretta Devine and Amy Madigan; “The System,” opposite Tyrese Gibson and Terrence Howard; and “About My Father,” with Robert DeNiro and Kim Cattrall.
Prepetit discovered her love of dance at 5 years old. During childhood, she appeared in local productions and commercials, including performances at Walt Disney World and Universal Studios. At 17, she began studying acting with a focus on scene study and the Meisner technique, and later moved to Atlanta to pursue acting. 
Prepetit is a first generation Haitian American, born and raised in Orlando, Fla. Her birthday is April 2. Follow her on social media @arielleprepetit.
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The series will premiere on Monday, Feb. 24 on the CBS Television Network, and is available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+. BEYOND THE GATES is proudly filmed in Atlanta, Georgia. |
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ON AIR: |
Weekdays (2:00-3:00 PM, ET; 1:00 PM-2:00 PM, PT) |
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ORIGINATION: |
Atlanta, Georgia |
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FORMAT: |
Daytime drama (HD) |
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START OF PRODUCTION: |
Nov. 1, 2024 |
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PREMIERE DATE: |
Feb. 24, 2025 |
CAST:
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Tamara Tunie |
(Anita Dupree) |
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Clifton Davis |
(Vernon Dupree) |
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Daphnee Duplaix |
(Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson) |
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Karla Mosley |
(Dani Dupree) |
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Alex Alegria |
(Tomas Navarro) |
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Lauren Buglioli |
(Vanessa McBride) |
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Brandon Claybon |
(Martin Richardson) |
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Timon Kyle Durrett |
(Bill Hamilton) |
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Sean Freeman |
(Andre Richardson) |
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Ben Gavin |
(Derek Baldwin) |
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Marquita Goings |
(Hayley Lawson) |
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Jibre Hordges |
(Jacob Hawthorne) |
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Jen Jacob |
(Ashley Morgan) |
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Maurice Johnson |
(Ted Richardson) |
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Trisha Mann-Grant |
(Dana ‘Leslie’ Thomas) |
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Mike Manning |
(Bradley ‘Smitty’ Smith) |
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RhonniRose Mantilla |
(Chelsea Hamilton) |
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Ambyr Michelle |
(Eva Thomas) |
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Colby Muhammad |
(Katherine ‘Kat’ Richardson) |
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Arielle Prepetit |
(Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne) |
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PRODUCED BY: |
CBS Studios/NAACP Venture, led by Sheila Ducksworth, in partnership with P&G Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution. |
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CREATOR/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/SHOWRUNNER |
Michele Val Jean |
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EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
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Sheila Ducksworth, Julie Carruthers, Robert Guza Jr., Leon W. Russell, Derrick Johnson, Kimberly Doebereiner and Anna Saalfeld. |
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BEYOND THE GATES Instagram |
@beyondthegatescbs |
Proofread and Edited by Brenda
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