Tyler Perry has expanded his first-look film deal with Netflix to include a multi-year first-look series deal.
Announced on Monday, February 12, Perry and Netflix extended their creative partnership and will kick it off with the 16-episode hour-long drama series Beauty In Black. The Angi Bones and Tony Strickland-produced scripted series tells the story of two women who live completely different lives and find their lives intertwined.
Kimmie faces hardship while struggling to support herself after her mother kicks her out, whereas Mallory is a self-made businesswoman enjoying a prosperous life. The new series joins Perry’s upcoming Netflix films Six Triple Eight, a World War II-set drama starring Kerry Washington, and the thriller Mea Culpa, starring Kelly Rowland.His previous Netflix films include A Jazzman’s Blues, A Madea Homecoming, and the thriller A Fall from Grace
. Perry’s Netflix deal follows his Amazon Studios deal to write four features for Prime Video.The producer, director, writer, and actor remains in partnership with BET, which includes creating content for the cable network and its streaming platform, BET+. Under the deal launched in 2019, Perry has produced hit series like Sistas and The Oval and their spinoffs Zatima (from Sistas) and Ruthless (from The Oval).
He also remains part owner of BET+ and was in talks to purchase BET from Paramount Global last year. Last October, Endeavor and TKO CEO Ari Emanuel teased Perry’s Netflix deal during Bloomberg’s Media Screentime conference, Variety reported. Emanuel revealed his involvement in helping to close Netflix deals for Perry and David Ellison.When asked about the deal, Perry played coy.
“He talks too much,” Perry jokingly said while noting
that the deal hadn’t been announced yet. “I’ll wait for them to announce it. But yeah, Netflix has been an incredible partner to work with, and so is Amazon. It’s been really, really, really incredible, and that’s all I’ll say about it.”