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Josh Hutcherson is looking for laughs again: The actor — who previously starred in the Hulu comedy Future Man — has joined Bottoms star/co-writer Rachel Sennott’s untitled HBO comedy series, our sister site Deadline reports.

Hunger Games vet Hutcherson replaces Miles Robbins in the show, in which “a codependent friend group reunites, navigating how the time apart, ambition, and new relationships have changed them,” per the official synopsis.

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As part of the show’s upcoming ninth season, actors Sullivan Jones, Darone Okolie and Walnette Marie Santiago have joined the cast of “Tyler Perry‘s Sistas,” it was announced on Thursday.

According to Deadline, the newcomers will appear in a recurring capacity with Okolie playing the role of Roc and Sullivan appearing as Dr. Vaughn, both of whom are set as love interests for the sistas. Meanwhile, Santiago will play the role of Nia.

The series follows a tight-knit group of accomplished and relatable women as they navigate the complexities of love, career, and friendship in the modern world, with Season 9 promising even more emotional depth, unexpected revelations, and powerful narratives that have made the show a fan favorite.

In March, “Tyler Perry’s Sistas” was renewed for a ninth season by BET, set to premiere Wednesday, July 16 at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Production recently concluded in Atlanta.

In the Season 8 finale,...

Exclusive: Darone Okolie, Walnette Marie Santiago, and Sullivan Jones have joined the recurring cast of Tyler Perry’s Sistas for its 9th season.

Production recently concluded on the show’s ninth season in Atlanta with a premiere date yet to be announced.

Written, directed, and produced by Perry, the hourlong dramedy follows a group of single Black women as they navigate their complicated love lives, careers, and friendship through the ups and downs of living in a modern world of social media and unrealistic relationship goals. They must navigate this new-age dating scene as they search for love in their 30s.

The ensemble cast includes Kj Smith, Mignon, Ebony Obsidian, Novi Brown, Crystal Renee’ Hayslett, Devale Ellis, Chido Nwokocha, Brian Jordan Jr., Angela “Angie” Beyincé, Branden Wellington, Chris Warren, and Kevin A. Walton.

A+E Networks has a new name and a slew of new shows across its networks.

A&e and Lifetime have ordered a number of new projects including a new movie starring Precious’ Gabourey Sidibe and renewed shows including Storage Wars.

It comes as the parent company has rebranded as A+E Global Media ahead of its annual Upfront.

Storage Wars is back for its 16th season. The show, which aired Season 15 in 2023, will expand from its traditional half-hours to a one-hour format. The ten-part series, which will air this summer, features teams of bidders on the hunt for valuable abandoned and repossessed storage units and with only a few minutes to see inside, they must decide whether they’ve spotted trash or true treasure that they can turn into big profits. It features Brandi Passante, Kenny Crossley, Ivy Calvin and his sons, Lisa Delarios and Dusty Riach. The series is produced...

Tyler Perry has set his 2025 TV and film slate at Netflix and it includes two new projects: the film Madea’s Destination Wedding and the TV series, She the People. This is Perry’s second Madea project with the streaming following A Madea Homecoming released in 2022.

Madea’s Destination Wedding follows Brian and his ex-wife Debrah who are shocked to learn their daughter Tiffany is engaged to a rapper she met on a yacht—and the wedding is in two weeks. Madea and her crew head to the Bahamas, stirring up chaos and heartwarming fun.

The cast includes writer, director and producer Tyler Perry, Cassi Davis Patton, David Mann, Tamela Mann, Taja V. Simpson, Diamond White, Jermaine Harris and Xavier Smalls. Angi Bones and Yolanda T. Cochran also produce.

The first-look photo of the film can be found above.

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Tyler Perry Studios and DeVon Franklin have set the cast and director of their first faith-based film for Netflix, under their deal with the streamer revealed in May.

R&b stars Serayah (Empire), Tyler Lepley (Harlem), Phylicia Rashad (The Gilded Age), Walnette Santiago (Doom Patrol), Nijah Brenea (Kold x Windy), James Lee Thomas (One Spoon of Chocolate), Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds, Jermaine Dupri (Genius: Aretha) and Lecrae Moore. Alanna Brown (Trees of Peace) will take on directing duties.

From writers Michael Elliot (Brown Sugar) and Cory Tynan (Play’d), R&b is a modern-day retelling of the story of Ruth and Boaz, a love story from the Bible. Set in Tennessee, the film tells the story of a young woman who escapes the Atlanta music scene to care for an elderly widowed woman and in the process finds the love of her life and gains the mother she never had.

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Netflix has found its Ruth and Boaz.

Serayah, Tyler Lepley and Phylicia Rashad are set to lead the ensemble cast of “R&b,” the first film out of the streaming giant’s creative partnership to produce faith-based films with DeVon Franklin and Tyler Perry Studios.

Alanna Brown will direct the modern-day retelling of the iconic biblical love story following Ruth and Boaz. Set in Tennessee, “R&b” is about a young woman who escapes the Atlanta music scene to care for an elderly widowed woman, and in the process finds the love of her life and gains the mother she never had.

Michael Elliot (“Brown Sugar”) and Cory Tynan (“Play’d”) penned the script for the project, which will be produced by Franklin and Perry. Angi Bones, Tony L. Strickland and Bart Lipton executive produce.

Walnette Santiago, Nijah Brenea, James Lee Thomas, Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds, Jermaine Dupri and Lecrae Moore round out the cast.