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EXCLUSIVE: BET has picked up a third season of Tyler Perry’s Sistas, cable’s No.1 series among Black viewers in the key adults 18-49 demographic. The renewal comes ahead of Sistas’ midseason premiere on Jan. 27. Production on season 3 is slated to start at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta at the end of the month, six…

BET has revealed the premiere date for Tyler Perry’s The Oval season 2 and the television debut of Madea’s Farewell Play. The Oval, starring Brad Benedict, Ed Quinn and Kron Moore, will return to BET on Tuesday, February 16, the network announced on Friday. The one-hour drama returns and lifts the veil of what can…

Tyler Perry and the Motion Picture and Television Fund have been selected by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Board of Governors to both receive Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Awards to be presented at the 93rd Annual Academy Awards on Sunday April 25. Perry is being honored for his extensive work on…

OWN's long-running Tyler Perry drama The Haves and the Have Nots will ending its 196-episode run at the end of its current eighth season. The final batch of episodes will return in May following tonight’s midseason finale. The Haves and the Have Nots is the last Tyler Perry series on OWN under Perry’s deal, which…

11TH UPDATE, 7:06 AM PT: It hasn't been made official yet, but Jon Ossoff has declared victory in his Georgia runoff race to join Rev. Raphael Warnock in the Senate – and top Democrats plus Donald Trump seem to agree. Ossoff released a video early this morning that was a victory speech with all but the applauding…

Film and TV mogul Tyler Perry has donated $100K to the legal defense fund of Kenneth Walker, the boyfriend of Black medical worker Breonna Taylor who was died in her own home at the hands of Louisville Metro Police Department plainclothes officers Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison, and Myles Cosgrove. Mattingly, who…

Almost 30 years after the last movie, Whoopi Goldberg is coming back as Deloris Wilson. Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production boss Sean Bailey confirmed today that Sister Act 3 is in development. With Oscar winner Goldberg back in her very vocal role originated in the first Sister Act from 1992, Tyler Perry is…

EXCLUSIVE: Ruthless star Melissa L. Williams has signed with Buchwald for representation. Williams drew praise for her role as Ruth Truesdale on Tyler Perry’s The Oval on BET, which was renewed for a second season earlier this year. Her performance led her to the starring role in spinoff Tyler Perry’s Ruthless on…

As we step into the week and anticipate a Thanksgiving impacted by one of the most challenging years,  entertainment mogul Tyler Perry looks to continue his advocacy and philanthropic work by providing a ray of light and giving back to the community. The filmmaker and TV super-producer donated Thanksgiving food and…

EXCLUSIVE: Kenya Barris is making the leap from content creation to content ownership. The prolific comedy creator behind the black-ish comedy franchise is in serious conversations with ViacomCBS for a new venture, sources said. I hear the negotiations are focused on jointly launching a studio, in which Barris will be…

Tyler Perry’s Sistas launched its second season — the first season of a primetime scripted series filmed during the pandemic to hit the air — on October 14 with two back-to-back episodes. The first drew 1.5 million viewers and 0.85 adults 18-49 rating in Live +3 for the simulcast across BET and BET Her; 1.4 million…

EXCLUSIVE: So what does a TV show look like that was shot during a pandemic? BET and BET Her’s Season 2 of Tyler Perry’s Sistas will provide some clues, as the dramedy unveiled its official trailer Friday ahead of its two-hour season premiere October 14. Perry was one of the first Hollywood producers to come up with a…