Beyond the Gates' Keith D. Robinson jumps straight into Ted Richardson's nightmare 

On Beyond the Gates, we are getting closer and closer to our first recasting debuting onscreen. Keith D. Robinson will take over the role of Ted Richardson from Maurice Johnson.

Ted on Beyond the Gates

We have known for a while now that our days are limited, with Maurice as Mr. Ted Richardson, plastic surgeon extraordinaire. Keith D. Robinson has already been cast as the new Ted, but when will we see him on our screens? According to a recent Instagram post, Robinson has casually said that the 15th of May will be the first time we see him in this role. Does this mean he has to jump into the hot seat and deal with the fallout of Ted’s anniversary party thermonuclear meltdown? It sure does. Robinson will take over as Ted at a time when Ted is on the outs with absolutely everyone except his newly discovered daughter, Eva (Ambyr Michelle).

Leslie (Trisha Mann-Grant) dropped some harsh truth bombs at the anniversary party about their decades-old affair, being pregnant, how she was told ‘don’t have the baby or else’ type of threats, and being paid to leave town. All of Ted’s (currently Maurice Johnson) lies are associated with covering up Leslie's existence, which led to the most anticipated episode of Beyond the Gates thus far.

And wow, did it deliver, there were the most outrageous dialogue scenes, and the heart-wrenching moment of Eva being abandoned by everyone due to her mom's outburst (daytime Emmy convos have already begun). Ted is holed up at a hotel after being booted from the family mansion, as Nicole (Daphnée Duplaix) didn't want to “look at him or smell his cologne.” We still have five episodes left before Robinson makes his debut, and judging by how angry Nicole and the rest of Fairmont Crest are with him, I doubt it’ll get rectified and back to sitting at the table playing Monopoly together before Robinson takes over the role.

This might be a good thing, though, as we will see Robinson as nu-Ted (or neutered, depending on Nicole's mood), jump straight into the nightmare and tackle the role head-on at a time when all eyes are on him. He might leap straight into the deep end — sink or swim, right?

Robinson has come a long way since being the green power ranger and has such accolades as Saints and Sinners and 2006’s Dreamgirls. While it’s sad to be saying goodbye to Maurice Johnson and his amazing portrayal of Ted Richardson since Beyond the Gates first aired in February of this year, a change can often be like a holiday. And just what Nicole and Ted need: just the two of them, on a deserted island, with no weapons. Straight mai-tais and zip ties.

We’ll meet Robinson as Ted on May 15th, but here is a first glimpse. He’s the one sitting next to, appropriately, his on-screen wife, Duplaix:

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