4 April 2024 – Taylor Polidore Williams, Amber Reign Smith, Crystle Stewart, Ricco Ross, Debbi Morgan, Richard Lawson, Steven G. Norfleet, Julian Horton, Terrell Carter, Shannon Wallace, Bryan Tanaka, Joy Rovaris, Xavier Smalls, Charles Malik Whitfield, Tamera "Tee" Kissen, Ursula O. Robinson, Ashley Versher and George Middlebrook Join Cast

Netflix announced the cast of Tyler Perry's Beauty in Black, an all-new series coming soon to Netflix. The series comes from a previously announced creative partnership with Netflix, where Perry will write, direct, and produce feature films and series under a multi-year first-look deal.

The 16-episode hour-long drama is written, directed, and produced by Perry.

Logline:

Tyler Perry's Beauty in Black follows two women leading very different lives. While Kimmie is struggling to make a living after her mother kicked her out, and Mallory is running a successful business, they find themselves entangled in each other's lives.

The cast includes:

• Taylor Polidore Williams (Divorce in the Black; Snowfall) will play Kimmie
• Amber Reign Smith (Outlaw Posse; Wu-Tang: An American Saga) will play Rain
• Crystle Stewart (Tyler Perry's The Oval; Acrimony) will play Mallory
• Ricco Ross (A Husband for Christmas; Aliens) will play Horace
• Debbi Morgan (Power; Power Book II: Ghost) will play Olivia
• Richard Lawson (Black Hamptons; For Colored Girls) will play Norman
• Steven G. Norfleet (Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire; Ruthless) will play Charles
• Julian Horton (National Champions; Tyler Perry's Bruh) will play Roy
• Terrell Carter (Empire; Diary of a Mad Black Woman) will play Varney
• Shannon Wallace (Diarra from Detroit; City on a Hill) will play Calvin
• Bryan Tanaka (Entourage) will play Officer Alex
• Joy Rovaris (Saint Clare; The Neighborhood) will play Gillian
• Xavier Smalls will play Angel
• Charles Malik Whitfield (The Temptations; If Loving You is Wrong) will play Jules
• Tamera "Tee" Kissen (House Party; White Men Can't Jump) will play Body
• Ursula O. Robinson (Hightown) will play Delinda
• Ashley Versher (This is Me... Now; Law and Order) will play Lena
• George Middlebrook (The Final Play; McGraw Ave H-Block) will play Officer Trackson

Angi Bones and Tony Strickland will also produce for Tyler Perry Studios.