''Sistas'' is an American

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television series created, written and executive produced by

Tyler Perry Tyler Perry (born Emmitt Perry Jr., September 13, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, and playwright. He is the creator and performer of the Madea character, a tough elderly woman. Perry's films vary in style from orthodox filmmak ...

that premiered on October 23, 2019, on

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Cast and characters

Main

KJ Smith KJ Smithis an American actress known for her roles in various television shows and films. She was born on May 6, 1987, in Tallahassee, Florida, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. Education She studied Business marketing, Business Marketing at Florid ...

as Andrea "Andi" Barnes, a divorce attorney who goes into a relationship with a married man * Ebony Obsidian as Karen Mott, a hair salon owner in a complicated relationship as well as the love interest of a newly separated, married man *Mignon Von as Daniella "Danni" King, an abrasive and young at heart airline supervisor *Novi Brown as Sabrina Hollins, a bank supervisor who falls in love with a man whose sexuality she questions *Chido Nwokocha as Gary Marshall Borders, a married man who starts a relationship with Andi *

DeVale Ellis Devale Ellis (born April 2, 1984, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor and former American football wide receiver. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football College football (f ...

as Zac Taylor, Karen's ex whom he wants to get back with. He later breaks up with Karen and enters a solid relationship with Fatima *

Brian Jordan Jr. Brian Jordan Jr. is an American actor, singer and dancer with many off-broadway and regional theatre credits. He trained at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and The Debbie Allen Dance Academy. Currently, he is starring as Maurice Webb on Tyler Per ...

as Maurice Webb, Sabrina's coworker and gay friend *Kevin Walton as Aaron Carter, Karen's married love interest *Anthony Dalton as Calvin Rodney, Sabrina's love interest *Crystal Renee Hayslett as Fatima Wilson, Andi's assistant and friend at the firm and Zac's love interest (season 2–present; recurring season 1) *Trinity Whiteside as Preston Horace, Danni's love interest (season 2–present; recurring season 1) * Chris Warren as Hayden Moss, Fatima's colleague and one-time fling who works with her in order to help Andi with her legal issues, he also become jealous of Fatima's relationship with Zac (season 5–present; recurring seasons 2-4)

Recurring

*Jesse Lewis IV as Bootsy, (season 2) *Crystal-Lee Naomi as Jasmine Borders, Gary's wife who Andi represents before Jasmine learns about the affair with her husband (season 1; guest, seasons 2–3) *Angela Beyincé as Pam, Karen's assistant at the hair salon *Michael King as Don Bellamy, Andi's former boss (season 1; guest, season 2) *Madison McKinley as Fawn Carter, Aaron's wife (season 1) *Keena Ferguson as Leslie Davenport, a private investigator (season 1) *

Tobias Truvillion Tobias Truvillion (born October 1, 1975) is an American actor. Career In 2006, he received his first major role on ABC series '' One Life to Live'', playing Vincent Jones. He is also known for his roles on ''Empire'' (2016–17) and ''In Con ...

as Morris Hollis, a creepy criminal defense attorney (season 1) *

Shari Belafonte Shari Lynn Belafonte (born September 22, 1954) is an American actress, model, writer and singer. The daughter of singer Harry Belafonte, she began her career as a fashion model before making her big screen debut appearing in the 1982 drama film ' ...

as Lisa Mott, Karen's mother (seasons 1, 5) * Sean Poolman as Paris Johnson, Andi's love interest (seasons 1–2) *Skyh Alvester Black as Jacobi, Sabrina's love interest (seasons 2–3) *Mackenro Alexander as Que, Maurice's "fling" who is currently on the run for the robbery at the Brookhaven Bank (season 3-present) *Dion Rome as El Fuego, Danni's former collegemate, who works as a male stripper at Club Eden. His real name is Alonzo (seasons 3–4) * Tanya Chisholm as Jenna (season 4) *

Eva Marcille Eva Marcille Sterling (née Pigford; born October 30, 1984) is an American actress, fashion model and television personality. She started her career by winning the third cycle of ''America's Next Top Model''. Early life Sterling was born in Los ...

as Marilyn "Madam" DeVille, Fatima's ruthless cousin who helps Andi with Sabrina's legal troubles, and the owner of Club Eden (season 5)

Crossovers

'' Bruh'':

reprised her role of Andrea "Andi" Barnes on the

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comedy series, ''Bruh'' (another series created by

). Andi made brief appearances with her work partner Mike Alexander, whom he and three other men are the central characters of that series. They both work at the same law firm though Mike is never mentioned or made an appearance in ''Sistas'' as of yet. Mike attempts to make many flirtatious advances at her during their off-site work meetings, but she declines assuring that she is a married woman. '' All The Queens Men'': Dion Rome guest appeared as exotic dancer El Fuego, (a character from the BET+ drama series '' All The Queens Men'' created by

Christian Keyes Christian Keyes (born July 24, 1975) is an American actor and model. Born in Detroit, MI but raised in Flint, MI, Christian got his start in the entertainment industry by appearing in stage plays having since graduated to television and film. Sin ...

and produced by

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) and became a recurring character in a minor role on ''Sistas'' in seasons 3 & 4. The

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"Club Eden" is shared between the two shows, with the women from ''Sistas'' making brief on location appearances there on their own series. However, it is the main setting for ''All the Queen's Men'' where Marilyn "Madam" DeVille (played by

) is the owner of the club. She also manages many male exotic dancers (including El Fuego). Eva Marcille will also guest star in season 5 as Madam, who helps Andi out of a bind with Sabrina's legal troubles. She is the cousin of Fatima.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2019–20)

Season 2 (2020–21)

Season 3 (2021)

Season 4 (2022)

Season 5 (2022)

Production

On May 12, 2020, BET renewed the series for a second season, with Perry announcing that production would start on July 8, 2020. The second season premiered on October 14, 2020. On January 19, 2021, BET renewed the series for a third season. The third season premiered on June 9, 2021. On October 20, 2021, BET renewed the series for a fourth season which premiered on January 5, 2022. On March 22, 2022, BET renewed the series for a fifth season, which premiered on October 12, 2022.

Spin-off

On December 8, 2021, it was announced that

ordered ''Zatima'', a spin-off starring

Devale Ellis Devale Ellis (born April 2, 1984, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor and former American football wide receiver. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football College football (f ...

as Zac Taylor and Crystal Renee Hayslett as Fatima Wilson. The series premiered on September 22, 2022.

References

External links

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