Internet video on demand service
BET+ is an SVOD service operated by Tyler Perry Studios and Paramount Streaming, a division of🏵 Paramount Global. The service was first announced on June 24, 2024 and launched on September 19, 2024.[2][3]
BET+ features both original🏵 films and television series from the BET program library and will be the exclusive home of programming produced by Tyler🏵 Perry as part of BET's overall deal with Perry.[4] Will Packer and Tracy Oliver have also signed on to produce🏵 original programming for the service.[5][6]
BET+ was part of Viacom's 2024 turnaround strategy, which saw the company acquiring and investing into🏵 digital platforms.[7][8][9] Prior to the announcement of BET+, Viacom acquired the free streaming platform Pluto TV on March 4, 2024🏵 and launched several channels branded after Viacom-owned cable networks and IPs, including BET-branded channels.[10][11][12]
History [ edit ]
Original BET+ logo from🏵 September 2024 to November 2024.
In 2024, Viacom launched BET Play, which carried BET original content and was not available in🏵 the United States.[13][14] The same year, Tyler Perry signed a deal with Viacom, which lasts seven years until 2024,[15] which🏵 would give him part ownership in BET+.[16] On June 24, 2024, BET+ was announced as a joint venture between BET🏵 Networks and Tyler Perry Studios, set to launch in the fall of that year.[17] On September 9, 2024, BET set🏵 an official launch date of September 19, 2024 and announced Devin Griffin as general manager of the streaming service.[18] The🏵 service launched on September 19 that year.[19] BET+ accounted for half of subscriber growth and nearly all revenue growth for🏵 BET in 2024.[20]
Original programming [ edit ]
Drama [ edit ]
Comedy [ edit ]
Unscripted [ edit ]
Docuseries [ edit ]
Reality [🏵 edit ]
Title Genre Premiere Seasons Length Status College Hill: Celebrity Edition Reality June 27, 2024 2 seasons, 16 episodes 41🏵 min. Pending The Impact: Atlanta Reality October 5, 2024 2 seasons, 18 episodes 40–42 min. Pending In Love & Toxic:🏵 Blue Therapy Reality October 19, 2024 1 season, 6 episodes 47 min. Pending
Variety [ edit ]
Title Genre Premiere Seasons Length🏵 Status I Love Us Comedy clip show June 2, 2024 1 season, 10 episodes 21 min. Ended
These shows have been🏵 commissioned by BET+ in cooperation with a partner from another country.
Title Genre Partner/Country Premiere Seasons Length Status The Porter Drama🏵 CBC Television/Canada May 5, 2024 1 season, 8 episodes 46–54 min. Ended[23]
Continuations [ edit ]
These shows have been picked up🏵 by BET+ for additional seasons after having aired previous seasons on another network.
Exclusive international distribution/Co-productions [ edit ]
These shows have🏵 been acquired and co-produced by BET+ for exclusive first-run release in the United States through deals with international partners.
Original films🏵 [ edit ]
Feature films [ edit ]
Stand-up comedy specials [ edit ]
Title Premiere Length Preacher Lawson: Get to Know Me🏵 February 20, 2024 58 min.
Specials [ edit ]
Upcoming original programming [ edit ]
Drama [ edit ]
Title Genre Premiere Seasons Length🏵 Status Resonant[26] Post-apocalyptic science fiction TBA TBA TBA Series order
Comedy [ edit ]
Title Genre Premiere Seasons Length Status Diarra from🏵 Detroit[27] Dark comedy Late 2024[28] 1 season, 8 episodes 60 min. Series order Birth of Cool[29] Comedy drama TBA 1🏵 season, 10 episodes TBA Series order
Feature films [ edit ]
Title Genre Premiere Length The Despaired[30] Supernatural drama TBA[31] 2 hours,🏵 10 min.
In development [ edit ]
