Tyler Perry does not do anything halfway. The creator, writer, director, and executive producer of Beauty in Black dropped the official trailer for Season 2 Part 2 today, Feb. 19, and the internet has not recovered since. The eight-episode return, premiering March 19 exclusively on Netflix, picks up exactly where Part 1 left off — inside the ruthless, backstabbing world of the Bellarie family, where power shifts without warning and nobody is truly safe. If the trailer is any indication, Perry saved the most explosive chapter of the story for last.
For fans who have been counting down the days since Part 1 dropped on Sept. 11, 2025, the wait is almost over.
Tyler Perry builds a powerhouse from scratch
Perry’s vision for Beauty in Black was ambitious from the very beginning. The series follows Kimmie, a woman who starts the story as an unassuming club dancer and slowly, methodically claws her way to the top of the Bellarie family empire — a cosmetics dynasty with a dark and dangerous trafficking operation running beneath its polished surface. Perry wrote every episode, directed every scene, and executive produced every frame — a level of creative control that has become his signature and a standard that few creators in the industry can match.
When Beauty in Black premiered on Netflix in October 2024, it spent seven weeks in the platform’s global Top 10 and reached the No. 1 position across 28 countries in its second week alone. Part 1 of Season 2 continued that momentum, topping the most-watched list in 14 countries during its second week. Perry had built something undeniable — and today’s trailer confirmed that the best is still to come.
Kimmie takes full control in Season 2 Part 2
The new trailer wastes no time establishing the stakes. Kimmie, played by Taylor Polidore Williams, has inherited sole ownership of the Bellarie family business — and the family is not taking it quietly. The Bellaries refuse to bend to their new leader, Jules is hunting for answers about who put his son in a coma and is willing to destroy everyone Kimmie loves to get them, and Olivia finds herself facing a terrifying new enemy. Meanwhile, Mallory finally breaks free from Roy’s grip — with a chain, no less — setting up what promises to be one of the most satisfying character arcs of the season.
Perry’s storytelling instinct has always been to push his characters to their absolute breaking point before revealing who they truly are. Season 2 Part 2 looks like the moment every major character in Beauty in Black finally gets that reckoning.
A final season already confirmed
The excitement around the March 19 premiere is amplified by another major announcement Perry made alongside the trailer drop — Beauty in Black has been renewed for a third and final season at Netflix. The final season will bring Kimmie’s journey with the Bellarie family to its epic conclusion, giving Perry the runway to close out the story on his own terms.
For a series that launched as a bold, unapologetic drama built entirely on Perry’s creative vision, the confirmation of a third season is both a celebration and a farewell. Perry is not just wrapping up a show — he is completing a story he started with a very specific ending in mind, and that intentionality is rare in the current television landscape.
Why Tyler Perry keeps winning on Netflix
Perry’s partnership with Netflix has produced one of the most successful runs of his career. Beauty in Black is the centerpiece of a multi-year first-look deal that gives Perry the creative freedom to write, direct, and produce original series for the platform — and the results have been impossible to argue with. A global top 10 debut, a No. 1 ranking in 28 countries, back-to-back season renewals, and now a trailer that dropped today and is already generating massive buzz.
Perry has always operated outside of Hollywood’s traditional gatekeeping structures — building his own studio, controlling his own IP, and delivering directly to his audience without compromise. Beauty in Black is the purest expression of that philosophy on the biggest streaming platform in the world. March 19 cannot come soon enough.
