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Tyler Perry is teaming up with Netflix for a new thriller about a woman whose world is shattered by secrets. The writer-director-producer announced Friday on Twitter, his upcoming film A Fall from Grace will begin streaming on the platform on Jan. 17. “My next movie guys!!! This is an amazing thriller!!!” Perry…

Early on in tonight's fifth Democratic debate, Senator Bernie Sanders proclaimed that for all the incumbent's apparent sins, "we cannot simply be consumed by Donald Trump, because if we are we're going to lose the election." The sage from Vermont and his nine fellow contenders onstage in Atlanta may have wanted to…

Tyler Perry’s new Atlanta studio will be home to the 2019 Miss Universe competition. The three-hour-event, hosted by Steve Harvey for the fifth consecutive year, will air live from Tyler Perry Studios on Sunday, December 8 at 7 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed on Fox. Additionally, the event again will be simulcast live in…

"I can feel the ancestors at my back when I'm here, when I'm walking the land and when I'm taking it all in," declares Tyler Perry of the Atlanta studio the Madea creator just opened officially in Atlanta on what was once the site of a confederate Army base. "I completely feel it, man. It's overwhelming to me." Having…

Tyler Perry and Nickelodeon are teaming on a new kids and family live-action series starring 10-year-old rapper Young Dylan. The news was revealed today to a surprised Young Dylan (Dylan Gilmer) on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (you can watch the clip below). Written by Perry, the project tells the story of a family whose…

Count writer/director/actor Tyler Perry out of those who want to boycott Georgia over its “heartbeat” abortion law. Perry told the Associated Press on Friday that he can’t "just up and leave" filming in Georgia. Perry is opening a huge Atlanta studio soon, and said he’s committed to staying in the state. "Atlanta has…

UPDATED, 11:05: BET said today that both its new Tyler Perry drama series The Oval and Sistas will premiere on Wednesday, October 23. Both had been slated to bow on October 9. PREVIOUSLY, September 9: BET has set the premiere dates for Tyler Perry’s new original drama series The Oval and Sistas, which will premiere…

BET’s forthcoming original series Sistas has added Chido Nwokocha, DeVale Ellis, Brian Jordan Jr., Kevin Walton, and Anthony Dalton as series regulars. They will join KJ Smith, Ebony Obsidian, Mignon Von and Novi Brown in the one-hour drama from BET Networks and Tyler Perry Studios. Sistas, which is written, directed…

EXCLUSIVE: BET has added 11 series regulars to the cast of Tyler Perry’s White House drama series The Oval. Javon Johnson (The Hate U Give), Ptosha Storey (Empire), Vaughn Hebron (TiTi Do You Love Me), Teesha Renee (Yes, God, Yes), Lodric Collins (Grimm), Ciera Payton (She’s Gotta Have It), Taja V. Simpson (Boo 2: A Ma…

BET Networks has given a series order to Sistas, a drama executive produced by Tyler Perry starring KJ Smith (The Fix), Ebony Obsidian (If Beale Street Could Talk), Mignon Von (42 Seconds) and Novi Brown (Spider). The series is the second to be greenlighted, joining The Oval, under Perry's exclusive, multi-year content…

BET Networks said Devin Griffin is joining the company as General Manager of BET+, the network’s forthcoming subscription streaming offering. BET+, whose launch date and pricing has not yet been confirmed, will feature more than 1,000 hours of programming, including featured titles from Tyler Perry. New originals…

UPDATED with the official announcement. Viacom has made it official, announcing the fall launch of a new streaming service from BET and Tyler Perry, BET+. Two weeks ago, Deadline reported that the venture was in the offing. The formal press release offered a couple of new details, notably the first original series…