''Kingdom Business'' is an American musical

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series created and executive produced by John J. Sakmar & Kerry Lenhart. It premiered on

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on May 19, 2022. In February 2023, the series was renewed for a second season.

Plot

The show follows Denita (

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), a gospel superstar who runs the in-house record label Kingdom Records and doubles as First Lady of First Kingdom Church. She also happens to be determined to guard her family and its many secrets at all costs. Just as Denita is enjoying the fruits of her labor, the world she’s worked so hard to put together begins to unravel when an unexpected contender in the gospel music scene threatens her status. Rbel ( Serayah) is a young woman on the rise whose checkered past as an exotic dancer is no match for her destiny to turn the gospel world on its head with her newfound voice.

Cast and characters

Main

as Denita Jordan * Serayah as Rebecca "Rbel" Belle *

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as Julius "Caesar" Jones *

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as Calvin Jordan *Chaundre A. Hall-Broomfield as Taj Jordan

Recurring

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as Malcolm Walker *

Tamar Braxton Tamar Estine Braxton (born March 17, 1977) is an American singer and television personality. Braxton began her career in 1990 as a founding member of The Braxtons, an R&B singing group formed with her sisters. The Braxtons released their debut ...

as Sasha *

La'Myia Good La'Myia Janae Good–Bellinger (born September 27, 1979) is an American singer and actress. Good is best known for her voice work in the blockbuster PlayStation 3 game ''Killzone 3'' as the voice of Jammer and her work with R&B group Isyss. Goo ...

as Essence *Aspen Kennedy as Zyan *Kiandra Richardson as C.J. Jordan-Walker *Kajuana S. Marie as Dani *Sam Malone as Dex *

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as Bishop Jeremiah West *

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as Detective Juanita Parker

Episodes

Production

Development

On December 2, 2019, the series was in development by

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. On August 23, 2021, the series was moved to

where it received a series order. The series premiered on May 19, 2022. On February 2, 2023, BET+ renewed the series for a second season.

Casting

The main cast was revealed on December 7, 2021.

References

External links

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