{"id":30535,"date":"2021-12-08T14:56:42","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T19:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=30535"},"modified":"2021-12-08T14:56:42","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T19:56:42","slug":"bets-tyler-perry-programming-universe-expands-with-the-addition-of-the-new-tyler-perrys-sistas-spin-off-tyler-perrys-zatima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/08\/bets-tyler-perry-programming-universe-expands-with-the-addition-of-the-new-tyler-perrys-sistas-spin-off-tyler-perrys-zatima\/","title":{"rendered":"BET&#8217;s Tyler Perry Programming Universe Expands with the Addition of the New &#8220;Tyler Perry&#8217;s Sistas&#8221; Spin-Off &#8220;Tyler Perry&#8217;s Zatima&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25561\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bet-plu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bet-plu.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bet-plu-300x131.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Today, BET+ and Tyler Perry Studios announced the greenlight of the new BET+ original drama &#8220;<strong><em>Tyler Perry&#8217;s Zatima<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; a spin-off from the #1 cable scripted series among Black viewers, &#8220;<em>Tyler Perry&#8217;s Sistas<\/em>.&#8221; The 10-episode one-hour series follows popular characters &#8216;Zac,&#8217; played by Devale Ellis, and &#8216;Fatima,&#8217; played Crystal Renee Hayslett, as they navigate the ups and downs of their relationship. &#8220;<em>Zatima<\/em>&#8221; marks the second spin-off from a Tyler Perry top-rated linear show to get greenlit by BET+, the leading streaming service for Black audiences. Executive produced, directed, and written by Tyler Perry, &#8220;<em>Zatima<\/em>&#8221; started production at Tyler Perry Studios this week and will premiere in 2022 on BET+.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement of &#8220;<em>Tyler Perry&#8217;s Zatima<\/em>&#8221; lands on the heels of the season three finale of &#8220;<em>Tyler Perry&#8217;s Sistas<\/em>,&#8221; premiering on Wednesday, December 22 @ 9 PM ET\/PT on BET and BET Her, followed by a new episode of &#8220;<em>The Tyler Perry Show: The Sistas After-Show Edition<\/em>.&#8221; Hosted by Tyler Perry, &#8220;<em>The Tyler Perry Show: The Sistas After-Show Edition<\/em>&#8221; will give viewers exclusive behind-the-scenes access to Mr. Perry&#8217;s hit series and feature the talented cast who bring their favorite characters to life every week, including KJ Smith, Mignon, Ebony Obsidian, Novi Brown, Crystal Renee&#8217; Hayslett, DeVale Ellis, Chido Nwokocha, Anthony Dalton II, Brian Jordan Jr., Kevin A. Walton, and Trinity Whiteside.<\/p><div id=\"morty-688200775\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The BET+ original drama, &#8220;<em>Tyler Perry&#8217;s Zatima<\/em>,&#8221; follows &#8220;<em>Tyler Perry&#8217;s Ruthless<\/em>,&#8221; the first spin-off of the hit series &#8220;<em>Tyler Perry&#8217;s The Oval<\/em>.&#8221; Streaming now on BET+, &#8220;<em>Tyler Perry&#8217;s Ruthless<\/em>,&#8221; tells the riveting story of a woman named Ruth, who kidnaps her young daughter to join her in the dark underworld of a fanatical religious cult.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Crystal Renee Hayslett<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2011, shortly after moving to Atlanta to pursue her career in acting and music, Academy award winner Matthew Cherry gave Crystal Hayslett her first speaking role in his short film, &#8220;<em>This Time<\/em>.&#8221; In 2013, she started working at Tyler Perry Studios in the costume department. By 2015, she was the studio&#8217;s Costume Designer and personal stylist to Tyler Perry, which ultimately led to consultant producing and guest-starring as Fatima in Perry&#8217;s acclaimed drama &#8220;<em>Tyler Perry&#8217;s Sistas<\/em>&#8221; on BET. Crystal is now a series regular on &#8220;<em>Sistas<\/em>,&#8221; which is currently airing its third season.<\/p>\n<p>Hayslett is a native of Martin, TN, where she attended the University of Tennessee at Martin and received a bachelor&#8217;s degree in Mass Communications\/Public Relations. Upon graduating, she moved to Washington, DC, to work for the United States Senate, where she worked as a legislative correspondent regarding legislation in the Senate HELP Committee with constituents from Tennessee.<\/p><div id=\"morty-492283452\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>About Devale Ellis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Devale Ellis is a former NFL player turned actor, currently a series regular in the role of &#8216;Zac&#8217; on &#8220;<em>Tyler Perry&#8217;s Sistas<\/em>.&#8221; Devale will be featured in the upcoming movie &#8220;<em>The Perfect Find<\/em>&#8221; alongside Gabrielle Union, as well as in the new AMC series &#8220;<em>61st Street<\/em>&#8221; as a recurring guest star. He recently shot the male lead role on Lifetime&#8217;s feature, &#8220;<em>Single Black Female<\/em>&#8221; and has appeared on CBS&#8217;s &#8220;<em>The Equalizer<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>NCIS<\/em>&#8221; as well as a recurring role in the Emmy-nominated Netflix series, &#8220;<em>It&#8217;s Bruno<\/em>.&#8221; Some of his other TV credits include &#8220;<em>Power<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>Gotham<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Devale is the co-host of &#8216;<em>Dead Ass With Khadeen &amp; Devale<\/em>,&#8217; a Webby award-winning podcast that he created with his wife to discuss love, marriage, parenting, and everything in between from a millennial perspective. The podcast launched and hit #5 on the Apple charts its first day and has remained top 10 since, securing four sold-out live shows and over 10 million downloads, with notable guests including President Joe Biden. His viral social show, &#8216;<em>The Ellises<\/em>,&#8217; has garnered over 100 million views across YouTube and Facebook, and in 2020, Devale authored the #1 Amazon bestselling children&#8217;s book, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Ellises &amp; the Time Machine: Why Do We Have to Say &#8216;Black Lives Matter&#8217;?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For more information on BET+ originals, viewers can visit BET.Plus and join the conversation on social media by following @BETPlus for the latest news and updates.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on &#8220;<em>Tyler Perry&#8217;s Sistas<\/em>&#8221; and the after-show viewers can log on to <a href=\"http:\/\/BET.com\">BET.com<\/a> and join the conversation on social media by using the hashtag #SistasOnBET on all social platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, BET+ and Tyler Perry Studios announced the greenlight of the new BET+ original drama &#8220;Tyler Perry&#8217;s Zatima,&#8221; a spin-off from the #1 cable scripted series among Black viewers, &#8220;Tyler Perry&#8217;s Sistas.&#8221; 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