Tyler Perry has been quietly developing the project since last FALL
Hellur Madea fans! Tyler Perry is bringing back his most beloved character for an all-new adventure on Netflix.
Tyler Perry will write, direct and star in the film. Perry retired Mabel “Madea” Simmons in 2020 with the sold-out “Madea’s Farewell Tour.”
“I was done with Madea, completely done with it,” Perry told Variety, when he was honored as 2020’s Showman of the Year. “But as I’ve been looking at the state of the world — and I finished a tour in January, just before the pandemic started to break in the country — and the amount of joy and laughter that it brought to so many people, that’s what I think is missing. We need that laughter and that joy.”
The new film will be shot entirely at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Ga., with plans for a 2022 debut on Netflix. Overseeing the project are Tyler Perry Studios president of production and development Michelle Sneed, who will executive produce alongside Perry, with TPS execs Will Areu and Mark Swinton producing the film.
