‘Beauty In Black’ Renewed For Season 4 As Netflix Reverses Decision To End Tyler Perry Series With Season 3
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- Netflix renewed "Beauty in Black" for Season 4, reversing a December announcement that Season 3 would be the show's final season; the renewal comes ahead of the Season 3 premiere, which has no date yet.
- Tyler Perry, who created, directs, writes, and executive produces the series, said he had "so much more I wanted to explore" and thanked fans who have followed since day one.
- Season 2 of "Beauty in Black" spent six weeks in Netflix's Global Top 10 and reached No. 1 in 17 countries, per the streamer, fueling the reversal.
- Kimmie (Taylor Polidore Williams) and Mallory (Crystle Stewart) lead the story — Season 3 finds Kimmie with a seat at the powerful Bellarie table but forced into an uneasy alliance with Mallory amid a deadly family feud involving blackmail and revenge.
- The expanded cast includes Amber Reign Smith, Xavier Smalls, Ricco Ross, Julian Horton, Steven G. Norfleet, Richard Lawson, Debbi Morgan, and dozens of other named players, with Angi Bones and Tony Strickland producing for Tyler Perry Studios.
Why it matters: Netflix publicly closed the book on "Beauty in Black" in December and is now reopening it — a reversal driven by Season 2's six-week Global Top 10 run and No. 1 finishes in 17 countries. The move extends Perry's flagship deal-era drama and signals that strong post-launch international performance can override a final-season verdict, even one the streamer announced publicly weeks earlier.
