EXCLUSIVE: Darone Okolie (All American, Profitable Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty), Walnette Marie Santiago (Doom Patrol, BMF), and Sullivan Jones (The Guilded Age, Harlem) have joined the recurring solid of Tyler Perry‘s Sistas for its ninth season.
Manufacturing lately concluded on the present’s ninth season in Atlanta with a premiere date but to be introduced.
Written, directed, and produced by Perry, the hourlong dramedy follows a bunch of single Black ladies as they navigate their difficult love lives, careers, and friendship by way of the ups and downs of dwelling in a contemporary world of social media and unrealistic relationship targets. They need to navigate this new-age courting scene as they seek for love of their 30s.
The ensemble solid contains 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.
Okolie will play Roc, and Sullivan will play Dr. Vaughn, with each coming in as love pursuits for a few particular women, sources near manufacturing inform Deadline. Santiago will play Nia.
Sistas was the No. 1 scripted collection on cable amongst Black viewers 18-49 in 2024, in response to BET and Nielsen.
Zatima, a Sistas spinoff collection from BET, was renewed for a fourth season in 2022. Nevertheless, there have been no updates on when it should return. The present follows well-liked characters Zac (Devale Ellis) and Fatima (Crystal Renee Hayslett) as they navigate the ups and downs of their relationship
