Tyler Perry inks first-look TV deal with Netflix

The deal is separate from his features pact with the streaming service, and will kick off with a brand new series, "Beauty in Black."

TheGrio Staff

Feb 13, 2024

World Premiere Of Warner Bros.' "The Color Purple" - Arrivals — Tyler Perry attends the World Premiere of Warner Bros.' "The Color Purple" at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Dec. 6, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images)Credit: Photo byLeon Bennett / Getty Images

More Tyler Perry television series are coming to Netflix. The multi-hyphenate has landed a first-look series deal with the streaming service, per Deadline.

The deal is one of many for Perry, who currently has a feature deal with the streamer, as theGrio reported last year. Under this new deal, Perry will bring TV shows to Netflix, including “Beauty in Black,” which was greenlit as part of the new arrangement. Perry will write, direct, and produce the 16-episode drama series.

“It follows two women leading different lives — Kimmie is struggling to make a living after her mother kicked her out and Mallory is running a successful business — who find themselves entangled in each other’s lives,” Deadline’s official description reads. Angi Bones and Tony Strickland will produce alongside Perry for Tyler Perry Studios.

Perry’s latest deal falls under his already established features deal with Netflix, as well as another with Prime Video. Under the Netflix deal, so far, Perry has produced the upcoming “Six Triple Eight” starring Kerry Washington, and Kelly Rowland and Trevante Rhodes’ film, “Mea Culpa,” which premieres next week on the streaming service. Perry has also brought his films “A Jazzman’s Blues,” “A Madea Homecoming,” and “A Fall from Grace” to the streamer.