Death in the leafy green Maryland suburbs! Beyond the Gates on Thursday killed off Doug McBride, the character originated by Jason Graham. Dou
Death in the leafy green Maryland suburbs! Beyond the Gates on Thursday killed off Doug McBride, the character originated by Jason Graham.
Doug, who is married to Lauren Buglioli’s character Vanessa, perished in a car crash. Buglioli paid tribute to McBride’s run on Instagram. “I love you, husband,” she wrote.
Graham, who’s previous credits include 911, All-American Homecoming and Sisters, was part of the original cast when the CBS soap debuted in February. Doug and Vanessa McBride have been married since the beginning.
Beyond the Gates has been renewed for a second season. The sudser from Michele Val Jean is up 67% in multiplatform viewership from last year’s time period and beats ABC’s General Hospital by 7% among women 25-54 on broadcast, according to Nielsen.
Beyond the Gates is a CBS Studios/NAACP Venture, led by Sheila Ducksworth, in partnership with P&G Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble. The series is created and executive produced by Val Jean. Additional executive producers are Ducksworth, Julie Carruthers, Tracey Thompson, Leon W. Russell, Derrick Johnson, Kimberly Doebereiner and Anna Saalfeld.
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