Internet video on demand service
BET+ is a streaming service operated by Tyler Perry Studios and Paramount Streaming , a division of Paramount Global . The service was first announced on June 24, 2019, and launched on September 19, 2019.[2] [3]
BET+ features both original films and television series from the BET program library and is the exclusive streaming home of programming produced by Tyler Perry , as part of BET's overall deal with him.[4] Will Packer and Tracy Oliver have also signed on to produce original programming for the service.[5] [6]
BET+ was part of Viacom 's 2017 turnaround strategy, which saw the company acquiring and investing into digital platforms.[7] [8] [9] Prior to the announcement of BET+, Viacom acquired the free streaming platform Pluto TV on March 4, 2019, and launched several channels branded after Viacom-owned cable networks and IPs , including BET-branded channels.[10] [11] [12]
History [ edit ] Original BET+ logo from September 2019 to November 2021. In 2017, Viacom launched BET Play, which carried BET original content but was not available in the United States.[13] [14] During that same year, Tyler Perry signed a multiyear production deal with Viacom (which lasts seven years until 2024).[15]
On June 24, 2019, BET+ was announced as a joint venture between BET Networks and Tyler Perry Studios , set to launch in the fall of that year.[16] As part of his deal with BET, Perry has part ownership in the service.[17]
On September 9, 2019, an official launch date was announced for September 19, 2019 and announced Devin Griffin as general manager of the streaming service.[18] The service launched on September 19 that year.[19] BET+ accounted for half of subscriber growth and nearly all revenue growth for BET in 2021.[20]
Original programming [ edit ] Title Genre Premiere Seasons Length Status Ruthless Drama March 19, 2020 4 seasons, 87 episodes 41–80 min. Renewed[21] A Luv Tale Drama June 2, 2021 1 season, 6 episodes 11–20 min. Ended All the Queen's Men Drama September 9, 2021 3 seasons, 46 episodes 33–50 min. Renewed[21] Sacrifice Thriller November 4, 2021 1 season, 10 episodes 40–50 min. Renewed[22] Kingdom Business Drama May 19, 2022 2 seasons, 16 episodes 41–51 min. Pending Carl Weber's The Black Hamptons Drama August 25, 2022 2 seasons, 12 episodes 43–44 min. Pending I Got a Story to Tell Thriller anthology October 27, 2022 6 episodes 41–88 min. Miniseries Angel Drama January 5, 2023 1 season, 3 episodes 47–55 min. Ended Legacy Crime drama March 2, 2023 3 episodes 30–46 min. Miniseries Perimeter Drama February 29, 2024 1 season, 4 episodes 30–36 min. Pending
Title Genre Premiere Seasons Length Status Bigger Comedy September 19, 2019 2 seasons, 20 episodes 26–33 min. Ended[23] First Wives Club Comedy September 19, 2019 3 seasons, 29 episodes 25–35 min. Ended Bruh Comedy May 7, 2020 3 seasons, 64 episodes 22–29 min. Renewed[21] Leimert Park Comedy March 25, 2021 6 episodes 9–11 min. Miniseries The Ms. Pat Show Sitcom August 12, 2021 3 seasons, 30 episodes 25–35 min. Season 4 due to premiere on May 23, 2024[24] [25] Real Husbands of Hollywood: More Kevin, More Problems Satire February 10, 2022 6 episodes 29–34 min. Miniseries Zatima Comedy drama September 22, 2022 2 seasons, 30 episodes 24–37 min. Renewed[21] Average Joe Dark comedy June 26, 2023 1 season, 10 episodes 39–50 min. Pending The Michael Blackson Show Sitcom July 27, 2023 1 season, 4 episodes 21–26 min. Pending Caught Up Comedy drama August 24, 2023 1 season, 4 episodes 24–28 min. Pending Churchy Comedy drama February 15, 2024 1 season, 8 episodes 20–30 min. Pending Diarra from Detroit Dark comedy March 21, 2024 1 season, 8 episodes 39–45 min. Pending
Unscripted [ edit ] Docuseries [ edit ] Reality [ edit ] Variety [ edit ] Co-productions [ edit ] These shows have been commissioned by BET+ in cooperation with a partner from another country.
Continuations [ edit ] These shows have been picked up by BET+ for additional seasons after having aired previous seasons on another network.
Exclusive international distribution/Co-productions [ edit ] These shows have been acquired and co-produced by BET+ for exclusive first-run release in the United States through deals with international partners.
Original films [ edit ] Feature films [ edit ] Title Genre Premiere Length Sacrifice Thriller December 19, 2019 1 hour, 16 min. Carl Weber's Influence Mystery February 20, 2020 1 hour, 32 min. Trigger Thriller October 22, 2020 1 hour, 7 min. The Business of Christmas Family December 3, 2020 1 hour, 45 min. Kiss Me for Christmas Romance December 10, 2020 1 hour, 22 min. Troubled Waters Drama December 17, 2020 1 hour, 37 min. Never and Again Romance February 11, 2021 1 hour, 29 min. Redeemed Drama February 18, 2021 1 hour, 20 min. Favorite Son Drama May 6, 2021 1 hour, 35 min. American Gangster Presents: Big Fifty: The Delrhonda Hood Story Biopic September 30, 2021 1 hour, 35 min. A Rich Christmas Family drama November 4, 2021 1 hour, 31 min. Soul Santa Comedy November 11, 2021 1 hour, 35 min. A Jenkins Family Christmas Comedy drama November 18, 2021 1 hour, 34 min. Christmas Deja Vu Fantasy November 25, 2021 1 hour, 32 min. The Business of Christmas 2 Drama December 2, 2021 1 hour, 25 min. Merry Switchmas Family December 9, 2021 1 hour, 25 min. A Christmas Wish Family December 16, 2021 1 hour, 29 min. Christmas for Sale Romance December 23, 2021 1 hour, 28 min. Dear Best Friend Thriller January 13, 2022 1 hour, 39 min. The Millennial Drama January 27, 2022 1 hour, 20 min. North of the 10 Comedy drama February 10, 2022 2 hours, 34 min. A Royal Surprise Romance March 10, 2022 1 hour, 28 min. Unfinished Thriller March 24, 2022 1 hour, 41 min. Due Season Drama April 14, 2022 1 hour, 33 min. Trophy Wife Drama April 28, 2022 1 hour, 27 min. A Message From Brianna Horror May 12, 2022 1 hour, 20 min. Red Winter Thriller May 26, 2022 1 hour, 13 min. Outsiders Thriller June 2, 2022 1 hour, 25 min. B-Boy Blues Drama June 9, 2022 1 hour, 43 min. Block Party Comedy June 16, 2022 1 hour, 31 min. Bid for Love Drama June 23, 2022 1 hour, 21 min. The Ghost and the House of Truth Drama July 21, 2022 1 hour, 7 min. The Missing Drama August 25, 2022 1 hour, 29 min. Stalked Within Drama thriller September 8, 2022 1 hour, 22 min. Hello Drama thriller September 22, 2022 1 hour, 32 min. A Wesley Christmas Family November 3, 2022 1 hour, 38 min. The First Noelle Romantic comedy November 10, 2022 1 hour, 30 min. Christmas Party Crashers Romantic comedy November 17, 2022 1 hour, 24 min. Holiday Hideaway Family /Romance November 24, 2022 1 hour, 36 min. The Christmas Clapback Family November 24, 2022 1 hour, 20 min. The Sound of Christmas Musical November 24, 2022 1 hour, 35 min. Rolling Into Christmas Romance December 1, 2022 1 hour, 36 min. A Miracle Before Christmas Drama /Family /Fantasy December 8, 2022 1 hour, 43 min. A Blackjack Christmas Family December 15, 2022 1 hour, 53 min. A Christmas Gift Family December 22, 2022 1 hour, 30 min. The Reading Thriller February 2, 2023 1 hour, 36 min. My Valentine Crush Romance February 9, 2023 1 hour, 24 min. Under His Influence Thriller February 16, 2023 1 hour, 28 min. Infidelity Drama March 2, 2023 1 hour, 29 min. Game of Deceit Drama thriller March 9, 2023 1 hour, 28 min. Dance for Me Thriller March 30, 2023 1 hour, 32 min. Lethal Legacy Drama thriller /Mystery April 20, 2023 1 hour, 28 min. The Final Say Romance May 4, 2023 1 hour, 33 min. Love Marry Kill Mystery thriller May 18, 2023 1 hour, 36 min. Deadly Entanglement Thriller June 8, 2023 1 hour, 28 min. Jericho Ridge Action thriller June 29, 2023 1 hour, 27 min. Call Her King Action thriller July 7, 2023 1 hour, 39 min. Sisters Crime drama /Thriller August 3, 2023 1 hour, 35 min. Cruel Encounters Thriller August 10, 2023 1 hour, 31 min. Ruined Thriller August 17, 2023 1 hour, 32 min. Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy Part One Crime drama September 21, 2023 1 hour, 38 min. Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy Part Two Crime drama September 28, 2023 1 hour, 33 min. First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story Crime drama October 5, 2023 1 hour, 44 min. Wake Crime thriller October 12, 2023 1 hour, 24 min. God's Grace: The Sheila Johnson Story Biopic October 19, 2023 1 hour, 41 min. Paradies Thriller October 23, 2023 1 hour, 9 min. Paradies 2 Thriller October 23, 2023 1 hour, 9 min. Stay Out Horror October 26, 2023 1 hour, 9 min. A Wesley Christmas Wedding Romantic comedy November 2, 2023 1 hour, 33 min. Heart for the Holidays Drama November 2, 2023 1 hour, 32 min. Christmas Angel Drama /Musical /Romance November 9, 2023 1 hour, 32 min. Sworn Justice: Taken Before Christmas Drama November 16, 2023 1 hour, 29 min. So Fly Christmas Romance November 23, 2023 1 hour, 32 min. A Royal Christmas Surprise Romance November 30, 2023 1 hour, 32 min. The Christmas Ringer Romance November 30, 2023 1 hour, 38 min. Never Alone for Christmas Comedy December 7, 2023 1 hour, 39 min. Christmas Rescue Fantasy December 14, 2023 1 hour, 24 min. Favorite Son Christmas Drama December 14, 2023 1 hour, 40 min. Whatever It Takes Christmas comedy-drama December 21, 2023 1 hour, 30 min. One Night Stay Thriller January 4, 2024 1 hour, 21 min. Dutch II: Angel's Revenge Drama January 18, 2024 1 hour, 48 min. My Valentine Wedding Romance February 8, 2024 1 hour, 41 min. Kemba Biopic February 22, 2024 1 hour, 47 min. For What It's Worth Drama March 7, 2024 1 hour, 31 min. Soul Mates Thriller March 21, 2024 1 hour, 35 min. The Despaired Supernatural drama May 2, 2024 1 hour, 28 min. The Deadly Getaway Thriller May 9, 2024 1 hour, 25 min. Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead [29] Comedy May 16, 2024 1 hour, 39 min. Awaiting release RSVP [30] Action May 30, 2024 1 hour, 27 min.
Stand-up comedy specials [ edit ] Specials [ edit ] Upcoming original programming [ edit ] Continuations [ edit ] Title Genre Prev. network(s) Premiere Seasons Length Status Haus of Vicious (season 2)[34] Drama BET TBA 1 season, 8 episodes TBA Season order
In development [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ Hipes, Patrick (May 10, 2017). "BET Networks Shutting Down DC Headquarters, Moving to NYC" . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019 . ^ "BET Networks and Tyler Perry Studios to Launch BET+" . BET Press Room (Press release). June 24, 2019. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019 . ^ "BET Networks and Tyler Perry Studios to Debut BET+ Thursday, September 19" (Press release). BET . September 9, 2019 – via The Futon Critic . ^ Andreeva, Nellie (July 14, 2017). "Tyler Perry Inks Mega Film & Television Deal With Viacom" . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on August 5, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2018 . ^ Callaham, John. "What is BET Plus – Everything we know about the upcoming streaming service" . Android Authority . Archived from the original on August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019 . ^ Goldberg, Lesley (June 20, 2019). "Tyler Perry Sets First of Four BET Series: White House Soap The Oval (Exclusive)" . The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019 . ^ Farrell, Mike (February 9, 2017). "Viacom Stock Rises on Restructuring" . Multichannel News . Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019 . ^ Berman, Jeff (February 9, 2017). "Viacom Unveils Five-Point Turnaround Plan (MESA)" . Media & Entertainment Services Alliance . Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019 . ^ Clarke, Stewart (February 9, 2017). "Viacom outlines five point turnaround plan" . TBI Vision . Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019 . ^ Jarvey, Natalie (January 22, 2019). "Viacom Acquires Free Streaming Platform Pluto TV for $340 Million" . The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019 . ^ "Viacom Announces Completion of Pluto TV Acquisition" (Press release). Viacom. March 4, 2019. Archived from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019 – via Business Wire . ^ Peterson, Tim (April 16, 2019). "Viacom will debut 15 channels on Pluto TV to bolster its upfront pitch" . Digiday . Archived from the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019 . ^ Obenson, Tambay (June 10, 2019). "Viacom and Tyler Perry to Launch Standalone BET Streaming Service" . IndieWire . Retrieved July 27, 2022 . ^ Plaugic, Lizzie (June 22, 2016). "Viacom launches BET Play streaming app for $3.99 a month" . The Verge . Retrieved July 27, 2022 . ^ Stanhope, Kate; Siegel, Tatiana (July 14, 2017). "Tyler Perry Inks Multiyear Content Partnership With Viacom" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 27, 2022 . ^ Littleton, Cynthia (June 24, 2019). "Viacom Partners With Tyler Perry for BET Plus Streaming Service" . Variety . Retrieved July 27, 2022 . ^ Patten, Dominic (October 23, 2019). "Tyler Perry On His Massive New Atlanta Studio, BET's Debuts Of The Oval And Sistas & What's Next – The Deadline Q&A" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved July 27, 2022 . ^ Goldberg, Lesley (September 9, 2019). "BET+: All the Details About Its Streaming Service (So Far)" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 27, 2022 . ^ Obenson, Tambay (October 3, 2019). "Tyler Perry Is About to Open a Studio Lot That Will Rival Hollywood's, as He Leaves Madea Behind" . IndieWire . Retrieved July 30, 2022 . ^ Smith, Brad (February 3, 2022). "BET CEO says talent and creators want to have a presence on its streaming service" . Yahoo! Finance . Retrieved July 27, 2022 . ^ a b c d e Andreeva, Nellie (April 16, 2024). "Tyler Perry Re-Ups Deal With BET Media, Gets New Seasons For 9 Series, Including Sistas & The Oval " . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 16, 2024 . ^ Stokes, Chris [@chrisstokes1969] (July 15, 2022). "Season 2 on @betplus @bet #Sacrifice #createdbyme @chrisstokes1969 @footagefilmsstudios" . Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Instagram . ^ Hatchett, Keisha (December 13, 2021). "Bigger Cancelled After 2 Seasons — Read BET+ Series Creator's Statement" . TVLine . ^ Rice, Lynette (April 11, 2024). " 'Ms. Pat Settles It' Courtroom Series Renewed For Second Season On BET; Return Date For 'The Ms. Pat Show' Set For May" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 11, 2024 . ^ a b c Corder, Rosy (May 30, 2023). "The Ms. Pat Show Renewed For Season 4 At BET+ As Patricia Williams Sets 2 More Shows In Development With Streamer" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 30, 2023 . ^ Ransome, Noel (February 23, 2023). "Acclaimed CBC/BET drama The Porter will not receive a second season" . Toronto Star . Retrieved February 28, 2023 . ^ Eclarinal, Aeron (October 26, 2023). "The Family Business Season 5 Gets Exciting Update: When Will It Release?" . The Direct . Retrieved November 11, 2023 . ^ "CBC Announces Fall 2022 Premiere Dates for New and Returning Series" . CBC Media Centre (Press release). July 26, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022 . ^ Zilko, Christian (April 9, 2024). "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead Review: Siblings Learn to Fend for Themselves in a Harmless, Needless Remake" . IndieWire . {{cite web }}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link ) ^ "BET+ Releases Official Trailer for RSVP " . Paramount Press Express (Press release). March 28, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024 . ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 17, 2024). "Brandon T. Jackson To Headline The Family Business New Orleans Spinoff Series For BET+" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 19, 2024 . ^ Petski, Denise (March 6, 2024). "Lela Rochon, Yvette Nicole Brown, Orlando Jones, Pooch Hall Among 16 Cast In Carl Weber's The Family Business New Orleans-Set Spinoff" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 7, 2024 . ^ Kit, Borys (October 19, 2022). "First Purge Filmmaker Gerard McMurray Signs Overall Deal with BET, Tackling Adaptation of Vault Comics' Resonant (Exclusive)" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved October 19, 2022 . ^ Cordero, Rosy (March 25, 2024). "Tami Roman-Led Haus Of Vicious Lands Season 2 Renewal At BET+" . Deadline Hollywood . ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 12, 2022). "Cayne Drama Based On Ian Smith Novel In Works At BET+ From Gregory Poirier & Michael Strahan" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 12, 2022 . ^ a b Petski, Denise (February 27, 2023). "DeVon Franklin To Star In & EP Comedy Played & EP Family Drama Closure In Works At BET+" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 27, 2023 . ^ "Development Update: Friday, November 19" (Press release). November 19, 2021 – via The Futon Critic . ^ Cordero, Rosy (October 11, 2022). "Trill League Animated Superhero Series From Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson & Lionsgate Lands At BET+ For Development" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 11, 2022 . ^ Petski, Denise (February 10, 2023). "BET+ Developing Scripted Drama About LAPD Mental Evaluation Unit From Devon Shepard, Lina Patel & Nacelle Company" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 13, 2023 . External links [ edit ]
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