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Seventeen year old Tanya's plans for a carefree summer are derailed when her stressed-to-the-limit mom takes off for a wellness retreat and puts Tanya and her three siblings in the charge of a crotchety (and racist) old babysitter. The babysitter’s sudden death leaves the kids short on cash and reluctant to pull mom prematurely out of her much-needed R&R, so Tanya is forced to get a job. Posing as an adult, she gets a gig as the executive assistant at a fashion company and overnight is thrust into the world of adulthood and parenting.
Apr 2024
A woman's husband goes missing soon after moving into their new home. But strange paranormal events start to occur upon his return.
Mar 2025
Foreign invaders strike Los Angeles, turning a neighborhood into ground zero for survival.
Oct 2025
The film follows criminal justice reform advocate Kemba Smith, a woman charged as a co-conspirator to her college boyfriend's drug-trafficking crimes and sentenced to 24.5 years in federal prison with no opportunity for parole.
Nov 2023
Based on the life of Sheila Johnson who retired from the Air Force after being diagnosed with stage IV metastatic breast cancer and later went on to found an advocacy group to support Black women and men diagnosed with the disease.
Oct 2023
NEW BET+ ORIGINAL MOVIE. A remote road trip meant to heal a broken heart turns into a battle for survival when three friends get caught in an alien invasion.
May 2025
Lifelong friends become adversaries when they compete for the lead role in a new Christmas film, stirring up old family rivalries and threatening their yuletide joy.
Dec 2024
After burying their father earlier during the year, two sisters have to make Christmas happen without falling in an argument. An unexpected twist will arrive at the festivities.
Nov 2021
When two grifters meet after crashing the same millionaire’s Christmas party, they agree to work together to achieve each other’s “mission,” not knowing that they would find something more than money or fame – true love.
Nov 2022
Spoiled socialite will learn a lesson after her father asks her to work in a family homeless center.
Every year the three Miles sisters, Jasmine, Kira, and Tisha, battle each other for a chance to win the neighborhood Christmas Church Cook-Off competition. But when Aaliyah, the vivacious Social Media Influencer, enters the competition, the sisters must choose to rise together, or fall divided.
Based on a powerful true-life story, Detroit native Dwen Curry moves to Oakland, California as a teen in the early 90s and overcomes depression, suicidal thoughts and drug addiction. He finds success as a salon owner and celebrity stylist to LisaRaye McCoy, Mariah Carey, YoYo, Missy Elliot, DMX, and more. Fueled by his desire for a lavish lifestyle and a drive to take care of those around him, Dwen leads a secret life as the criminal mastermind of an underground organization known as the Gay Gangsters, making millions from fraud. Dwen's life is even more complicated by his sexuality, identity, and struggles with self-acceptance as Dwen journeys from being a gay man to fully accepting herself as transgender. Dwen's rise to celebrity is followed by her fall when she is convicted for wire fraud and sent to prison. This coming of age tale is filled with glitz, glamour, and gangster moves as we witness Dwen's trials and eventual triumphs to survive and stand strong in her authentic truth.
Feb 2025
Jasmine, a whip-smart beauty entrepreneur, dreams of launching her own haircare brand but can’t seem to catch a break. Enter Caleb Samuel — a social-media-famous preacher’s kid with millions of followers, a fast car, and complicated family expectations. What starts as a strategic business move quickly becomes a connection that challenges them both to face love, purpose, and legacy in ways they never expected.
Nov 2025
A young pastor discovers that his congregation's biggest temptation is an online cam model only to find himself drawn into her world, forcing him to question his faith, his future, and the institution he serves.
Sep 2025
When the children of two legendary — and feuding — R&B artists are forced to collaborate on a holiday song remake, their rivalry turns into unexpected romance. But between family legacies, long-buried grudges, and a looming Christmas Eve deadline, they’ll need to find harmony both on and off the stage to create the hit that could heal two families.
Dec 2025
Two Memphis women with big hearts — a dating coach and a once-great Beale Street blues singer — find themselves unexpectedly alone for Christmas. Determined not to spend the holidays in heartbreak, they form an unlikely friendship and help each other take bold steps toward love, healing, and second chances — all set to the rhythm of Memphis soul.
After being stood up at the altar on Christmas Eve, Wyvetta loses her love on her favorite holiday. To show solidarity, Wyvetta's best friend, Dione suggests that the two of them renounce love. Things become complicated when Dione falls for a mild-mannered record store owner and tries to keep it under wraps.
Follows Lance, a prominent Atlanta businessman known for both revamping the city's 911 system and his proclivity for women. There are many theories and claims about who would have wished him dead when he is discovered dead in his own home.
Sep 2023
A pair of star-crossed lovers – an undercover cop and a defense lawyer who met while pursuing a major crime lord – are put in jeopardy when one of them gets kidnapped by a corrupt element imbedded in Philadelphia’s most revered institutions.
When a popular R&B singer's career takes a turn, she returns home for the holidays and ends up directing her family's church choir to help them win a Christmas competition.