Netflix has revealed a series of newTyler Perryprojects in development. The multihyphenate Hollywood talent has previously struck deals with streamers, including Prime Video and Netflix, to produce movies for their platforms. Most recently,Perry helmedThe Six Triple Eightas part of his creative partnership with Netflix. The WW2 period drama is about a group of 855 Black women, who band together to fix a multi-year backlog of undelivered mail.The Six Triple Eighthas done well on Netflix and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
As per Netflix,the platform now has new projects scheduled with Perry. One of these projects will be aMadeamovie titledMadea’s Destination Wedding. Also premiering in 2025 is a new Perry comedy series,She the People. In addition, Netflix revealed the full lineup of his projects for this year, includingBeauty in Black,Straw, andR&B. Netflix also released first-look photos. Check out the photos below:
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Perry’s Relationship With Netflix Could Continue
Netflix also revealed the loglineforMadea’s DestinationWeddingandShe the People. The logline forMadea’s Destination Weddingis that “Brian and his ex-wife Debrah 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.“She the Peopleis a government-based story, whose logline can be found below:
Lieutenant Governor candidate Antoinette Dunkerson runs a successful campaign and now must figure out how to thrive under a sexist and condescending governor while attempting to keep her family in line now that they’re all in the public eye.
These project announcements area good sign of Perry’s relationship with Netflix. The director-producer has already been involved in projects such asThe Six Triple EightandMea Culpa, which exemplify his strong collaboration with the streamer. This also benefits Netflix, asPerry’s projectsclearly draw in strong viewership. IfMadea’s Destination Wedding,She the People, and the other 2025 Perry projects do well, this relationship could continue.
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Madea Is Making A Franchise Transition
This news also cements the transition of theMadeamoviesto a streaming format. In their original days,The Diary of a Mad Black Womanand itsMadeasequels were put in theaters. This changed withA Madea Homecomingin 2022, becoming the first in the franchise to release directly onto Netflix. As evidenced by 2024’sBeverly Hills Cop: Axel F, Netflix has previously done well with big-screen franchise sequels, which the streamer could likely repeat withPerry’sMadea’s Destination Wedding.
