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Ruthless
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"Tyler Perry's Ruthless” S5B Returns March 13 on BET+
RUTHLESS S5B March 13, Only on BET+ Link to trailer here Link to photos here Link to key art here SERIES PREMIERE DATE: March 13, 2025, only on BET+. Season five of the BET+ Original series from Tyler Perry Studios premieres Thursday, March 13 with three episodes. The 9-episode season will continue with one episode weekly, leading up to the season finale on Thursday, April 24. SERIES DESCRIPTION: Season five of Ruthless reaches the peak of destruction and mayhem as blood is shed on both sides of the compound. Alliances will crumble, trust will be nonexistent, and the inn...
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Fighting To Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story
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FIGHTING TO BE ME: THE DWEN CURRY STORY - FACT SHEET
February 27, Only on BET+ Link to trailer here Link to key art here Link to photos here Link to cast biographies here PREMIERE DATE: The BET+ Original Film, “Fighting To Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story” will premiere on Thursday, February 27, exclusively on BET+. LOGLINE: Celebrity stylist and fashion icon, Dwen Curry, secretly finances a lavish lifestyle by fraudulently acquiring millions of dollars using her criminal organization, The Gay Gangsters, all while grappling with family, love, identity, and trying to survive the dangers of leading a criminal lifeSYNOPSIS: Based on the po...
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Lil Kev
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BET+ ANNOUNCES NEW CAST MEMBERS FOR “LIL KEV”
Gerald “Slink” Johnson, Jamar Neighbors, Cree Summer, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, Patricia “Ms. Pat” Williams, and more join Kevin Hart, Wanda Sykes, and Deon Cole for the Adult Animated Comedy Series “Lil Kev” premieres March 6, 2025 only on BET+ Link to header image HERELink to Talent Headshots HERELink to LIL KEV trailer HERE Los Angeles, CA, February 12, 2025 - Today, BET+ and Hartbeat, announced that Gerald “Slink” Johnson, series regular, and guest stars Jamar Neighbors, Cree Summer, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, and Patricia “Ms. Pat” Williams have joined the highly anticipated adu...
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Lil Kev
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LIL KEV - FACT SHEET
Link to trailer here Link to key art here Link to cast bio’s here PREMIERE DATE: March 6, 2025, only on BET+. SERIES DESCRIPTION: Inspired by the childhood and comedy of our star Kevin Hart, our show takes a humorous, satirical, and sometimes politically subversive approach to real-life issues going on in the Black community...with no subject off limits. In North Philadelphia, Nancy Hart wages a one-woman war to safely raise Kev and his older brother Robert. What makes matters even more challenging is that her estranged husband is struggling to clean up his act. No matter the c...
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BET+
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PRIME VIDEO LAUNCHES NEW STARZ-BET+ STREAMING BUNDLE IN THE U.S.
Bundle Offers Unprecedented Access to STARZ’s Entire “Power” Universe, Including the March 7 Return of “Power Book III: Raising Kanan,” Along with the Upcoming BET+ Original Series “Lil Kev” Starring Kevin Hart, Critically Acclaimed “Diarra From Detroit” and “The Ms. Pat Show” Download STARZ, BET+ and Prime Video Logos HERE Santa Monica, Calif. – February 3, 2025 – Today, BET+, Prime Video and STARZ announced the launch of a new STARZ and BET+ bundle through Prime Video in the U.S. Customers can access the offering on Prime Video for $15.99/month, an approximate 30 percent savings. ...
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Lil Kev
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“LIL KEV” ADULT ANIMATED COMEDY INSPIRED BY KEVIN HART’S CHILDHOOD IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA, SET FOR BET+
“LIL KEV” ADULT ANIMATED COMEDY INSPIRED BY KEVIN HART’S CHILDHOOD IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA, SET FOR BET+ Wanda Sykes and Deon Cole Set to Star Alongside Hart; Series to be Produced by Hartbeat Link: Talent headshots and character images hereLink: Key Art here Los Angeles, CA, January 27, 2025 - Today, BET+ and Hartbeat, the global entertainment company founded by Kevin Hart, announce “Lil Kev,” the first original adult animated series for BET+. Created from the mind of actor, stand-up comedian, and executive producer, Kevin Hart, “Lil Kev” is set to premiere in the Spring of 2025. ...
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Kemba
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ADVOCATE KEMBA SMITH PRADIA PARDONED AND MICHELLE WEST'S SENTENCE COMMUTED BY BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ADVOCATE KEMBA SMITH PRADIA PARDONED AND MICHELLE WEST'S SENTENCE COMMUTED BY BIDEN ADMINISTRATION Smith Pradia and West’s stories chronicled in the BET+ Original feature “Kemba,” starring Nesta Cooper, Sean Patrick Thomas, Michelle Hurd, and Siddiq Saunderson, directed by 2025 NAACP Image Award nominee Kelley Kali, and produced by MPI Original Films Link to Kemba Smith Pradia and Michelle West family photos hereLink to YouTube trailer here Link to key art hereLink to set photos here Los Angeles, CA, January 23, 2025 - In one of his final official duties in the...
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Carl Weber's The Family Business: New Orleans
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CARL WEBER'S THE FAMILY BUSINESS: NEW ORLEANS - FACT SHEET
January 23, Only on BET+ Link to trailer here - here Link to key art here Link to set photography here SERIES PREMIERE DATE: The BET+ Original Series, “Carl Webers The Family Business: New Orleans” will premiere with two episodes on January 23, 2025, exclusively on BET+. The series will continue with one episode weekly, with the finale on Thursday, March 6. LOGLINE: When the New Orleans side of the Duncan family gets caught in a vicious turf war with corrupt politicians, dirty land developers, and ruthless crime bosses all vying for the family’s nightclub business, they call on ...
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Fighting To Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story
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“FIGHTING TO BE ME: THE DWEN CURRY STORY” TRUE CRIME BIOPIC OF THE COMPLEX AND LAVISH LIFESTYLE OF THE OAKLAND ICON SET FOR BET+
LINK TO CAST HEADSHOTS Los Angeles, CA, December 16, 2024 - Today, BET+ and MegaMind Media announced the biopic of Detroit native Dwen Curry, “Fighting To Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story.” First featured in the BET+ hit unscripted series "American Gangster: Trap Queens," the film reunites executive producers Tressa Azarel Smallwood and Judge Greg Mathis. Dyllón Burnside (Pose) is set to lead alongside D.B. Woodside (9-1-1: Lone Star) and A.J. Johnson (Baby Boy) in supporting roles. The biopic was written by La Jill Hunt. Born amid the infamous Detroit riots of the late sixties, and rais...
