About
Tyler Perry Studios is a major American film and television production company founded by filmmaker, playwright, and media mogul Tyler Perry. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the studio has become one of the most prolific content producers in Hollywood, known for its high-volume production model and its focus on stories centered on Black families, faith, resilience, and community. The company rose to prominence through Perry’s enormously successful stage-to-screen adaptations and the billion-dollar Madea franchise, which includes films such as Madea’s Family Reunion, Meet the Browns, and A Madea Family Funeral, as well as dramas like Daddy’s Little Girls. These films helped establish the company as a consistent box-office force in the 2000s and 2010s, frequently producing modest-budget movies that achieved strong commercial returns.
In television, Tyler Perry Studios has built one of the largest portfolios of Black-led scripted series in modern cable and streaming history. Its landmark series The Haves and the Have Nots premiered in 2013 on the Oprah Winfrey Network and ran for eight seasons, becoming one of the network’s highest-rated programs and the first scripted series ever launched on OWN. The company later expanded with hit series including Sistas, The Oval, the spin-offs Ruthless and Zatima, and earlier shows such as Love Thy Neighbor. These productions—often written, directed, and produced by Perry himself—have generated hundreds of episodes and have consistently ranked among the most-watched scripted cable programs among Black audiences.
In recent years, the studio has expanded its global streaming footprint through partnerships with companies like Netflix. Recent projects include the acclaimed drama A Jazzman’s Blues, the comedy sequel A Madea Homecoming, the legal thriller Mea Culpa, and the 2025 comedy Madea’s Destination Wedding, continuing Perry’s long-running Madea franchise for a new streaming audience. Across film and television, Tyler Perry Studios has contributed to numerous industry honors connected to its productions and to Perry himself, including NAACP Image Awards recognition and the 2020 Governors Award from the Television Academy, acknowledging his impact on television and opportunities for underrepresented creators.
Today, Tyler Perry Studios stands as one of the most influential Black-owned production companies in the entertainment industry, producing a wide range of comedies, dramas, and faith-based stories while continuing to expand its slate of television series and streaming films. Its work has played a significant role in creating opportunities for Black actors, writers, and filmmakers while maintaining a loyal global audience across theatrical, cable, and streaming platforms.
