Before production began on the new CBS soap Beyond the Gates, there were numerous casting announcements regarding the stars of the groundbreaking daytime drama. But as the show gears up for its Monday, Feb. 24, premiere, there are still some surprises in store! Soap vets Jon Lindstrom and Cady McClain are also part of the cast!
Lindstrom is best known for playing Kevin Collins and his evil twin Ryan Chamberlin for decades on General Hospital and its spin-off, Port Charles, but has also appeared on CBS sudser As The World Turns during his daytime career. On BTG, he will be playing the character of Joey Armstrong.
“Joey comes from the other side of the tracks,” Lindstrom revealed during a press junket. “He has fought his way up in many ways but he’s never lost his charm. Joey runs a casino, which, if you’ve ever been inside a casino, you know a casino is kind of like what a bar is to an alcoholic. So people can get into a lot of trouble around Joey and Joey doesn’t like trouble. He knows how to end trouble, but he doesn’t like trouble.”
McClain has starred on All My Children, ATWT, The Young & The Restless, and Days of Our Lives, and now adds BTG to her extensive resume with the role of Pamela Curtis.
“I’m just so thrilled to be a part of this incredible cast and this amazing show,” McClain enthused. “I think it is so exciting. It’s such a beautiful production and such amazing actors, and I have the great pleasure of getting to work a great deal with Karla [Mosley, Dani] and we have so much fun — um, probably too much fun. We play very, very, very, very, very dear old friends… and we get up to a bit of trouble, and I think that’s all I’ll say!”
