Tyler Perry’s ‘The Oval’ & ‘Sistas’ Renewed On BET In His Multi-Year Deal w/ The Network That Includes New Scripted Series
Tyler Perry’s ‘The Oval,’ ‘Sistas’ & More Renewed On BET In His Multi-Year Deal w/ The Network That Includes New Scripted Series
Tyler Perry is making money moves!
The multi-hyphenate, 54, inked a multi-year deal with BET, renewing his hit shows on the network.
Per Variety, under Tyler Perry’s deal, Tyler Perry’s Sistas and Tyler Perry’s The Oval have been renewed for seasons 8 and 6 respectively.
Tyler Perry’s House of Payne is also getting a sixth season on BET, which marks the 12th total season after the sitcom initially aired on TBS.
Tyler Perry’s Zatima, Tyler Perry’s Ruthless, Tyler Perry’s Bruh and All The Queen’s Men are also getting new seasons on the network.
Perry’s new crime drama Route 187 is also set to debut, telling the story of a series of violent incidents on a bus route.
The non-exclusive deal comes as Perry’s previous agreement with BET, which began in 2019, prepares to end.
BET Media Group president/CEO Scott Mills said,
“Tyler Perry is simply without rival as a creator of content that powerfully resonates with audiences across genres, formats, and platforms.”
Adding:
“Our programming partnership with Tyler – undoubtably the largest deal ever in the industry with a Black creator – has been hugely successful; delivering the number one series across all TV among Black audiences and five of the top 10 series on cable among Black viewers. We are thrilled to extend our extraordinary relationship with Tyler and to continue to be the home of the largest and most diverse collection of new Tyler Perry content for years to come.”
The news also comes as Perry’s $800 million studio expansion was put on hold “indefinitely” amid AI developments.
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