Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black is back to serve up scandal and stars when Part 2 of the 16-episode drama premieres on March 6. Watch the juicy trailer above.
Part 1, streaming now, reached No. 1 on the Global TV Top 10 List (English) following its debut. The series is part of Perry’s creative partnership with Netflix, in which he’ll write, direct, and produce films and series under a multi-year first-look deal.This includes his most recent production, The Six Triple Eight, starring Kerry Washington; the inspiring story was his most viewed film in the first four weeks after its release in December 2024.
“I was told many times over many years that Black entertainment doesn’t travel throughout the world,” the Hollywood heavyweight tells Tudum. “So, to have Netflix continue to disprove that over and over with everything I’ve put on the platform has been phenomenal.”
Perry’s previous films with Netflix include A Jazzman’s Blues, an epic about forbidden love that made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival; A Madea Homecoming, the 12th installment of the billion-dollar Madea franchise; Mea Culpa, starring Kelly Rowland; and the thriller A Fall from Grace. Will Areu, Angi Bones, and Tony Strickland produce Beauty in Black for Tyler Perry Studios.
Read everything you need to know about the creator’s sizzling drama series and see some new first-look photos from Part 2 below.
What is Beauty in Black about?
The series follows two women on very different life trajectories on a collision course toward each other. Taylor Polidore Williams (Divorce in the Black, Snowfall) plays Kimmie, who struggles to make ends meet after her mother kicks her out. Crystle Stewart (For Better or Worse, Acrimony) is Mallory, who achieves success running her own business. Eventually, they find themselves entangled in each other’s lives.
Set in Chicago, the story brings together a wealthy Black family who own a hair care dynasty and an exotic dancer caught up in the seedy underbelly of a famed Magic City strip club.
“The hair care business here is huge, [and] Magic City is huge, and I was like, ‘What happened if those worlds collided — the stripper world and this hair care business?’ ” says Perry, adding that the takeaway from Part 1 of the series is, “Never ever underestimate the power of the underdog.”
Although Perry found inspiration from “dual strip clubs around” Atlanta in the ’90s and is familiar with families of real-life hair care dynasties, he says the story itself is pure fiction and designed “to entertain.” With this series, he adds, he “wanted to have some fun.”
Can I see some photos from Beauty in Black?
Yes, see some new first-look photos from Part 2 above.
Who’s in the cast of Beauty in Black?
The gorgeous cast brings together new talent alongside strong Black leads and legends — many of whom you’ll recognize from previous projects in the Tyler Perry universe:
- Taylor Polidore Williams (Divorce in the Black) as Kimmie
- Amber Reign Smith (Bruh, The Oval) as Rain
- Crystle Stewart (For Better or Worse, Acrimony, Good Deeds, Too Close to Home, House of Payne) as Mallory
- Ricco Ross as Horace
- Debbi Morgan (Divorce in the Black) as Olivia
- Richard Lawson (For Colored Girls, Divorce in the Black, House of Payne) as Norman
- Steven G. Norfleet (Ruthless) as Charles
- Julian Horton (Bruh) as Roy
- Terrell Carter (What’s Done in the Dark, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Meet the Browns, Madea’s Class Reunion) as Varney
- Shannon Wallace (Divorce in the Black) as Calvin
- Bryan Tanaka as Officer Alex
- Joy Rovaris as Gillian
- Xavier Smalls (Madea’s Destination Wedding) as Angel
- Charles Malik Whitfield (If Loving You is Wrong) as Jules
- Tamera “Tee” Kissen as Body
- Ursula O. Robinson (Divorce in the Black) as Delinda
- Ashley Versher as Lena
- George Middlebrook as Officer Trackson
Perry says he loved “working with the legends,” which include Lawson and Morgan among the stellar ensemble, and also fresh talent like Polidore Williams with whom he’d worked previously on Divorce in the Black. “Immediately, when she came to the audition, I go, ‘Oh, you’ve got gears. You’ve got gears. So we’re going to put all those gears to work.’ ”
Perry adds, “The demographic of my audience [is] all over the place. I wanted to make sure that we’re not only bringing in new faces, but also bringing in faces that people know, that are familiar, and who can lend something incredible to the series.”
Watch the Beauty in Black Season 1 Trailer
Can I watch the Beauty in Black trailer for Part 1?
Absolutely! Get a taste of the thrilling drama above.
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What happens at the end of Beauty in Black Part 1?
Part 1 ends on a cliff-hanger for the ages, which — as is always the case with Perry — is all by design. At the end of Episode 8, Body has kidnapped Kimmie’s sister, but the days of Kimmie taking the passenger seat in her own life are over. She speeds a car right into Body, pinning her between two bumpers in a motel parking lot.
“I’m always trying to write these cliff-hangers, where people are going, ‘Wait, did you see this?’ ” says Perry. “I want people talking about it around the water cooler, and on [social media], and trending, and just loving it.”
What can we expect in Beauty in Black Part 2?
Well, naturally Perry isn’t going to give up all the secrets, but he teases a turning of the tables, if you will. “I don’t think anybody’s going to be able to figure out where it’s going and how that rise of power happens with Kimmie,” he says. “It’s going to be mind-blowing for people. Like, ‘Wait a minute, how does she get into power?’ ”
Where can I watch Beauty in Black?
Catch up on Part 1 of the series now. Part 2 premieres March 6, only on Netflix.
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