Netflix shared the Beauty in Black teaser trailer for the upcoming 16-episode drama series, which hails from Tyler Perry. This marks the first-ever series that Perry has created for Netflix, four years after they first started collaborating on Perry’s A Fall From Grace movie.
“The series follows two women leading very different lives,” reads the logline. “While Kimmie is struggling to make ends meet after her mother kicked her out, and Mallory finds success running her own business. Eventually, they find themselves entangled in each other’s lives.”
Check out the Beauty in Black teaser trailer below
Beauty in Black Part 1 will be available for streaming starting on Thursday, October 24.
The series will be led by Taylor Polidore Williams (Snowfall) and Crystle Stewart (Tyler Perry’s The Oval). The cast also includes Amber Reign Smith as Rain, Ricco Ross as Horace, Debbi Morgan as Olivia, Richard Lawson as Norman, Steven G. Norfleet as Charles, Julian Horton as Roy, Terrell Carter as Varley, Shannon Wallace as Calvin, Bryan Tanaka as Officer Alex, Joy Rovaris as Gillian, Charles Malik Whitfield as Jules, Tamera “Tee” Kissen as Body, Ursula O. Robinson as Delinda, Ashley Versher as Lena, George Middlebrook as Officer Trackson, and newcomer Xavier Smalls as Angel.
As part of Perry’s deal with Netflix, Beauty in Black is written, directed, and executive produced by Perry. The series is also produced by Will Areu, Angi Bones and Tony Strickland. In addition to Beauty in Black, Perry has another upcoming collaboration with Netflix in the form of the Six Triple Eight movie, which centers around the first and only Women’s Army Corp unit of color to be stationed overseas during World War II.