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Bruh (TV series)
Bruh is an American comedy television series created, written, executive produced and directed by Tyler Perry that premiered on May 7, 2020 on BET+. It is set in the same universe as Tyler Perry's Sistas, with the special appearance of KJ Smith as Andrea "Andi" Barnes. It stars Barry Brewer and Chandra Currelley.
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| Also known as | Tyler Perry's Bruh |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Tyler Perry |
| Written by | Tyler Perry |
| Directed by | Tyler Perry |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 54 |
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| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 22-29 min. |
| Production company | Tyler Perry Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | BET+ |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | May 7, 2020 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related | Sistas |
In September 2020, a second season was announced consisting of 19 episodes.[1] The second season premiered on May 27, 2021.[2] In November 2021, the series was renewed for a third season and it was announced that filming for the season ended[3] The third season premiered on May 12, 2022.[4]
Plot
The series follows five middle-aged best friends John, Tom, Mike, Bill and Greg from college as they explore the world of dating, careers and friendship in a present-day society. John, the owner of a sandwich shop (A's & J's), struggles to make ends meet after an incident got him kicked out of college. He relies on his friends for everything and lives with his mother, Alice who constantly tolerates him. She co-owns the business with her son. Tom, a successful doctor, struggles to uphold his name when an incident from his past with one of his co-workers puts his career in jeopardy. Mike, who works as a lawyer, wants to settle down but struggles to put his womanizing ways to rest. His on-and-off girlfriend Pamela finds it hard to believe. Bill, who is an architect, is revisited by his ex, Regina who is recently engaged to one of his good friends from college so his mission is to win back her heart, due to infidelity which ended their relationship. Bill works hard to prove to her that he's a changed man and Greg, Tom's college roommate who is also a doctor, moves to Atlanta to rebuild his life after going through a rough divorce and immediately builds a relationship with the guys while Tom is away dealing with a family emergency and works with Tom at the hospital. Greg meets Darla, an officer who lives down the hall from him and Tom and is instantly attracted to her. The five men come together to get away from their everyday lives.
Cast and characters
Main
- Barry Brewer as Johnathan "John" Watts, a businessman[5]
- Mahdi Cocci as Dr. Thomas "Tom" Brooks, a doctor[5]
- Phillip Mullings Jr. as Michael "Mike" Alexander, a lawyer[5]
- Monti Washington as Billiam "Bill" Frazier, an architect[5]
- Chandra Currelley-Young as Alice Watts, John's mother[5]
- Candice Renee as Regina, Bill's ex, who is engaged to another man[5]
- Alyssa Goss as Pamela, Mike's on-and-off girlfriend[5]
- Shawn Vaughn as Dr. Greg Hunter (season 3; recurring season 2), Tom's college roommate who moves to Atlanta after getting divorced
Recurring
- Angela Marie Rigsby as Laura (season 1), John and Alice's employee at their restaurant[5]
- Caroline Harris as Valerie (season 1), a nurse who works with Tom at the hospital who sets out to destroy Tom's career by accusing him of sexual harassment[5]
- Darren Sirell Cain as Peter Promnickel (season 1), Regina's ex-fiance[5]
- Quei Tann as Officer Darla Grills (season 2–present), Tom's neighbor and Greg's love interest
- Liz Lafontant as Natalie (season 2–present), Bill's ex and a yoga instructor
- Ebony N. Mayo as Littia (season 2–present), a bartender and John's new love interest
- Karen Malina White as Hilda (season 3), Regina's mother
Special guest cast from Tyler Perry's Sistas
- KJ Smith as Andrea "Andi" Barnes, Mike's friend and colleague
- Michael King as Don Bellamy, Mike and Andi's boss
Episodes
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 24 | 12 | May 7, 2020 | July 9, 2020 |
| 12 | October 10, 2020 | November 12, 2020 | ||
| 2 | 19 | 10 | May 27, 2021 | July 15, 2021 |
| 9 | October 21, 2021 | December 2, 2021 | ||
| 3 | TBA | 11 | May 12, 2022 | July 7, 2022 |
| TBA | December 1, 2022 | TBA | ||
Season 1 (2020)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | BET air date [6] | U.S. linear viewers (millions) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | May 7, 2020 | January 11, 2022 | 0.39[7] | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "My Own Two Feet" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | May 7, 2020 | January 18, 2022 | 0.45[8] | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Chapter 7" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | May 7, 2020 | January 25, 2022 | 0.35[9] | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "On My Own" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | May 14, 2020 | February 1, 2022 | 0.29[10] | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "The Hamster Wheel" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | May 21, 2020 | February 8, 2022 | 0.33[11] | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "In Debt" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | May 28, 2020 | February 15, 2022 | 0.32[12] | |||||
| 7 | 7 | "The Cute Ones" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | June 4, 2020 | February 22, 2022 | 0.30[13] | |||||
| 8 | 8 | "My Brother's Keeper" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | June 11, 2020 | March 1, 2022 | 0.28[14] | |||||
| 9 | 9 | "Twenty-Four Hours" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | June 18, 2020 | March 8, 2022 | 0.31[15] | |||||
| 10 | 10 | "A Lone Wolf" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | June 25, 2020 | March 8, 2022 | 0.24[15] | |||||
| 11 | 11 | "The Double Standard" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | July 2, 2020 | March 15, 2022 | 0.33[16] | |||||
| 12 | 12 | "Dogs in the Snow" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | July 9, 2020 | March 15, 2022 | 0.28[16] | |||||
| Part 2 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Playing With Fire" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | September 10, 2020 | October 11, 2022 | 0.23[17] | |||||
| 14 | 14 | "On Thin Ice" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | September 10, 2020 | October 18, 2022 | 0.27[18] | |||||
| 15 | 15 | "Blue Sports Car" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | September 10, 2020 | October 25, 2022 | 0.27[19] | |||||
| 16 | 16 | "She's Calling" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | September 17, 2020 | November 1, 2022 | 0.21[20] | |||||
| 17 | 17 | "Falling Into Fate" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | September 24, 2020 | November 8, 2022 | 0.24[21] | |||||
| 18 | 18 | "White Horse" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | October 1, 2020 | November 15, 2022 | 0.18[22] | |||||
| 19 | 19 | "A Fool in Love" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | October 8, 2020 | November 22, 2022 | N/A | |||||
| 20 | 20 | "In the Past" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | October 15, 2020 | November 22, 2022 | N/A | |||||
| 21 | 21 | "The Slow Walk" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | October 22, 2020 | November 29, 2022 | N/A | |||||
| 22 | 22 | "Better Late Than Never" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | October 29, 2020 | November 29, 2022 | N/A | |||||
| 23 | 23 | "Nelly" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | November 5, 2020 | December 6, 2022 | N/A | |||||
| 24 | 24 | "Bad Cologne" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | November 12, 2020 | December 6, 2022 | N/A | |||||
Season 2 (2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | BET air date [6] | U.S. linear viewers (millions) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | 1 | "I Love LA" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | May 27, 2021 | January 10, 2023 | N/A | |||||
| 25 | 2 | "There She Go" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | May 27, 2021 | January 17, 2023 | N/A | |||||
| 26 | 3 | "The Coffee Date" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | May 27, 2021 | January 24, 2023 | N/A | |||||
| 27 | 4 | "Receipts" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | June 3, 2021 | January 31, 2023 | N/A | |||||
| 28 | 5 | "The Code" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | June 10, 2021 | February 7, 2023 | N/A | |||||
| 30 | 6 | "More Than A Peck" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | June 17, 2021 | February 14, 2023 | N/A | |||||
| 30 | 7 | "High School" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | June 24, 2021 | February 21, 2023 | N/A | |||||
| 31 | 8 | "The Flower Child" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | July 1, 2021 | February 28, 2023 | N/A | |||||
| 31 | 9 | "An Eye for An Eye" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | July 8, 2021 | March 7, 2023 | N/A | |||||
| 33 | 10 | "The Long Journey" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | July 15, 2021 | March 14, 2023 | N/A | |||||
| Part 2 | ||||||||||||
| 34 | 11 | "One Chance" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | October 21, 2021 | TBA | N/A | |||||
| 35 | 12 | "Like The Wind" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | October 21, 2021 | TBA | N/A | |||||
| 36 | 13 | "What I Feel" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | October 21, 2021 | TBA | N/A | |||||
| 37 | 14 | "Tomorrow Comes" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | October 28, 2021 | TBA | N/A | |||||
| 38 | 15 | "Cold Feet" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | November 4, 2021 | TBA | N/A | |||||
| 39 | 16 | "The Appointed Time" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | November 11, 2021 | TBA | N/A | |||||
| 40 | 17 | "Once Upon a Time" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | November 18, 2021 | TBA | N/A | |||||
| 41 | 18 | "Around Each Corner" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | November 25, 2021 | TBA | N/A | |||||
| 42 | 19 | "It's Just Dinner" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | December 2, 2021 | TBA | N/A | |||||
Season 3 (2022)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [6] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [6] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | ||||||||||||
| 43 | 1 | "The Dog House" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | May 12, 2022 | |||||||
| 44 | 2 | "The Morning After" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | May 12, 2022 | |||||||
| 45 | 3 | "Human To Human" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | May 12, 2022 | |||||||
| 46 | 4 | "Control" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | May 19, 2022 | |||||||
| 47 | 5 | "In The Blink Of An Eye" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | May 26, 2022 | |||||||
| 48 | 6 | "Honesty Is Best" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | June 2, 2022 | |||||||
| 49 | 7 | "Blueprints" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | June 9, 2022 | |||||||
| 50 | 8 | "Say What You Want" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | June 16, 2022 | |||||||
| 51 | 9 | "The Set Up" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | June 23, 2022 | |||||||
| 52 | 10 | "Around And Around" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | June 30, 2022 | |||||||
| 53 | 11 | "A Wall Between Us" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | July 7, 2022 | |||||||
| Part 2 | ||||||||||||
| 54 | 12 | "Pound Cake" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | December 1, 2022 | |||||||
| 55 | 13 | "A Repeat" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | December 1, 2022 | |||||||
| 56 | 14 | "Between A Rock And A Hard Place" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | December 1, 2022 | |||||||
| 57 | 15 | "Upside Down" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | December 8, 2022 | |||||||
| 58 | 16 | "Dancing Around" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | December 15, 2022 | |||||||
| 59 | 17 | "In A Hallway" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | December 22, 2022 | |||||||
| 60 | 18 | "In Control" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | December 29, 2022 | |||||||
References
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- ^ Petski, Denise (May 20, 2021). "'Tyler Perry's Bruh' Unveils Season 2 Premiere Date, Trailer, Adds Four Recurring". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
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External links
- Bruh at IMDb