Tyler Perry's 'Beauty in Black' premieres as first series in Atlanta filmmaker's Netflix deal

Tyler Perry arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif., on March 27, 2022. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Atlanta-based film and television mogul Tyler Perry premieres his inaugural series on Thursday under a first-look deal with streaming giant Netflix.

“Beauty in Black” chronicles the lives of two Atlanta women with two extremely different backgrounds — Mallory (Crystle Stewart), the wealthy leader of a haircare dynasty, and Kimmie (Taylor Polidore Williams), a stripper caught in the shady underbelly of Atlanta’s nightlife.

Soon, the two women find themselves crossing paths under unusual, and potentially dangerous, circumstances.