BET+ Sets Fall Premiere Dates Including ‘Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy’ and ‘First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story’ (EXCLUSIVE)
12.09.2023 - 15:09
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Selome Hailu BET+ has set premiere dates for its fall slate of films and new and returning TV series. First on the list is “Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy,” a film series starring Taye Diggs. Part 1 debuts on Sept.
21 while Part 2 will arrive on the streamer a week later, on Sept. 28. The films follow an investigation into the murder of Lance (Diggs), a successful Atlanta businessman known both for revolutionizing the city’s 911 system and for being a womanizer.
The cast also includes Keesha Sharp, Ciera Payton, Apryl Jones, Ernestine Johnson, Nicole Lyn, Robert Brown, Tye White, Anton Peeples, Yung Joc, Karlie Redd and Yandy Smith. Jaira Thomas directs scripts from Gregory R. Anderson.
Mona Scott-Young and Eric Tomosunas executive produce, with co-executive producers including Lorisa Bates, Marvin Neil, Stephanie R. Gayle, Abbey MacDonald and Nick Roses and producers including Ron Robinson, Jimmy Watson, Ron Stodghill, Keith Neal, Brian Rikuda and Devin Griffin. The films hail from Monami Productions and Swirl Films.
“First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story” will premiere on Oct. 5. The biopic is Vivica A.
Fox’s directorial debut and is inspired by the true story of Welch (Michelle Mitchenor), a middle-class woman raised in 1980s Detroit who ended up building a notorious drug empire. Tobias Truvillion, Jessica “Jess Hilarious” Moore, Kellie Williams, Leon, Tristin Fazekas, Faith Malonte and Daphnique Springs also star in the film, which was written by Gabrielle Collins and produced by MegaMind Media. Tressa Smallwood and Judge Greg Mathis executive produce.
Season 2 of “The Impact Atlanta” also premieres on Oct. 5, with new episodes dropping weekly. The unscripted series follows the personal and professional lives of
.