Bruh is an American television series created, written, executive produced and directed by Tyler Perry that premiered on May 7, 2020 on BET+.

Bruh
Also known asTyler Perry's Bruh
GenreComedy
Created byTyler Perry
Written byTyler Perry
Directed byTyler Perry
Starring
  • Barry Brewer
  • Mahdi Cocci
  • Phillip Mullings Jr.
  • Monti Washington
  • Chandra Currelley
  • Candice Renee
  • Alyssa Goss
  • Shawn Vaughn
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes75
Production
Executive producers
  • Tyler Perry
  • Michelle Sneed
  • Mark E. Swinton
Camera setupSingle
Running time22–29 minutes
Production companyTyler Perry Studios
Original release
NetworkBET+
ReleaseMay 7, 2020 (2020-05-07) –
present
Related
Sistas

Plot

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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

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Main

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  • Barry Brewer as Johnathan "John" Watts, a businessman[1]
  • Mahdi Cocci as Dr. Thomas "Tom" Brooks, a doctor[1]
  • Phillip Mullings Jr. as Michael "Mike" Alexander, a lawyer[1]
  • Monti Washington as Billiam "Bill" Frazier, an architect[1]
  • Chandra Currelley-Young as Alice Watts, John's mother[1]
  • Candice Renee as Regina, Bill's ex, who is engaged to another man[1]
  • Alyssa Goss as Pamela Jones, Mike's on-and-off girlfriend[1]
  • Shawn Vaughn as Dr. Greg Hunter (season 3; recurring season 2), Tom's college roommate who moves to Atlanta after getting divorced

Recurring

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  • Angela Marie Rigsby as Laura (season 1), John and Alice's employee at their restaurant[1]
  • Caroline Harris as Valerie (season 1), a nurse who works with Tom at the hospital and accuses him of sexual harassment[1]
  • Darren Sirell Cain as Peter Promnickel (season 1), Regina's ex-fiance[1]
  • Quei Tann as Officer Darla Grills (seasons 2–3), Tom's neighbor and Greg's love interest
  • Liz Lafontant as Natalie (seasons 2–3), Bill's ex and a yoga instructor
  • Ebony N. Mayo as Litta (seasons 2–3), a bartender and John's new love interest
  • Karen Malina White as Hilda (season 3), Regina's mother
  • Christopher B. Duncan as Coach O'Brien (season 4)

Special guest cast from Tyler Perry's Sistas

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  • KJ Smith as Andrea "Andi" Barnes, Mike's friend and colleague
  • Michael King as Don Bellamy, Mike and Andi's boss

Episodes

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Series overview

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
12412May 7, 2020 (2020-05-07)July 9, 2020 (2020-07-09)
12October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10)November 12, 2020 (2020-11-12)
21910May 27, 2021 (2021-05-27)July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15)
9October 21, 2021 (2021-10-21)December 2, 2021 (2021-12-02)
32211May 12, 2022 (2022-05-12)July 7, 2022 (2022-07-07)
11December 1, 2022 (2022-12-01)January 26, 2023 (2023-01-26)
410July 18, 2024 (2024-07-18)August 15, 2024 (2024-08-15)

Season 1 (2020)

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No.
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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateBET air dateU.S. linear viewers
(millions)
Part 1
11"Pilot"Tyler PerryTyler PerryMay 7, 2020 (2020-05-07)January 11, 20220.39[2]
22"My Own Two Feet"Tyler PerryTyler PerryMay 7, 2020 (2020-05-07)January 18, 20220.45[3]
33"Chapter 7"Tyler PerryTyler PerryMay 7, 2020 (2020-05-07)January 25, 20220.35[4]
44"On My Own"Tyler PerryTyler PerryMay 14, 2020 (2020-05-14)February 1, 20220.29[5]
55"The Hamster Wheel"Tyler PerryTyler PerryMay 21, 2020 (2020-05-21)February 8, 20220.33[6]
66"In Debt"Tyler PerryTyler PerryMay 28, 2020 (2020-05-28)February 15, 20220.32[7]
77"The Cute Ones"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJune 4, 2020 (2020-06-04)February 22, 20220.30[8]
88"My Brother's Keeper"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJune 11, 2020 (2020-06-11)March 1, 20220.28[9]
99"Twenty-Four Hours"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJune 18, 2020 (2020-06-18)March 8, 20220.31[10]
1010"A Lone Wolf"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJune 25, 2020 (2020-06-25)March 8, 20220.24[10]
1111"The Double Standard"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJuly 2, 2020 (2020-07-02)March 15, 20220.33[11]
1212"Dogs in the Snow"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJuly 9, 2020 (2020-07-09)March 15, 20220.28[11]
Part 2
1313"Playing With Fire"Tyler PerryTyler PerrySeptember 10, 2020 (2020-09-10)October 11, 20220.23[12]
1414"On Thin Ice"Tyler PerryTyler PerrySeptember 10, 2020 (2020-09-10)October 18, 20220.27[13]
1515"Blue Sports Car"Tyler PerryTyler PerrySeptember 10, 2020 (2020-09-10)October 25, 20220.27[14]
1616"She's Calling"Tyler PerryTyler PerrySeptember 17, 2020 (2020-09-17)November 1, 20220.21[15]
1717"Falling Into Fate"Tyler PerryTyler PerrySeptember 24, 2020 (2020-09-24)November 8, 20220.24[16]
1818"White Horse"Tyler PerryTyler PerryOctober 1, 2020 (2020-10-01)November 15, 20220.18[17]
1919"A Fool in Love"Tyler PerryTyler PerryOctober 8, 2020 (2020-10-08)November 22, 20220.25[18]
2020"In the Past"Tyler PerryTyler PerryOctober 15, 2020 (2020-10-15)November 22, 20220.24[18]
2121"The Slow Walk"Tyler PerryTyler PerryOctober 22, 2020 (2020-10-22)November 29, 20220.23[19]
2222"Better Late Than Never"Tyler PerryTyler PerryOctober 29, 2020 (2020-10-29)November 29, 20220.22[19]
2323"Nelly"Tyler PerryTyler PerryNovember 5, 2020 (2020-11-05)December 6, 20220.21[20]
2424"Bad Cologne"Tyler PerryTyler PerryNovember 12, 2020 (2020-11-12)December 6, 20220.21[20]

Season 2 (2021)

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No.
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No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateBET air date [21]U.S. linear viewers
(millions)
Part 1
251"I Love LA"Tyler PerryTyler PerryMay 27, 2021 (2021-05-27)January 10, 20230.23[22]
262"There She Go"Tyler PerryTyler PerryMay 27, 2021 (2021-05-27)January 17, 20230.25[23]
273"The Coffee Date"Tyler PerryTyler PerryMay 27, 2021 (2021-05-27)January 24, 20230.26[24]
284"Receipts"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJune 3, 2021 (2021-06-03)TBAN/A
295"The Code"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJune 10, 2021 (2021-06-10)TBAN/A
306"More Than A Peck"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJune 17, 2021 (2021-06-17)TBAN/A
317"High School"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJune 24, 2021 (2021-06-24)TBAN/A
328"The Flower Child"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJuly 1, 2021 (2021-07-01)TBAN/A
339"An Eye for An Eye"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJuly 8, 2021 (2021-07-08)TBAN/A
3410"The Long Journey"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJuly 15, 2021 (2021-07-15)TBAN/A
Part 2
3511"One Chance"Tyler PerryTyler PerryOctober 21, 2021 (2021-10-21)TBAN/A
3612"Like The Wind"Tyler PerryTyler PerryOctober 21, 2021 (2021-10-21)TBAN/A
3713"What I Feel"Tyler PerryTyler PerryOctober 21, 2021 (2021-10-21)TBAN/A
3814"Tomorrow Comes"Tyler PerryTyler PerryOctober 28, 2021 (2021-10-28)TBAN/A
3915"Cold Feet"Tyler PerryTyler PerryNovember 4, 2021 (2021-11-04)TBAN/A
4016"The Appointed Time"Tyler PerryTyler PerryNovember 11, 2021 (2021-11-11)TBAN/A
4117"Once Upon a Time"Tyler PerryTyler PerryNovember 18, 2021 (2021-11-18)TBAN/A
4218"Around Each Corner"Tyler PerryTyler PerryNovember 25, 2021 (2021-11-25)TBAN/A
4319"It's Just Dinner"Tyler PerryTyler PerryDecember 2, 2021 (2021-12-02)TBAN/A

Season 3 (2022–23)

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No.
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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateBET air dateU.S. linear viewers
(millions)
Part 1
441"The Dog House"Tyler PerryTyler PerryMay 12, 2022 (2022-05-12)TBAN/A
452"The Morning After"Tyler PerryTyler PerryMay 12, 2022 (2022-05-12)TBAN/A
463"Human To Human"Tyler PerryTyler PerryMay 12, 2022 (2022-05-12)TBAN/A
474"Control"Tyler PerryTyler PerryMay 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)TBAN/A
485"In The Blink Of An Eye"Tyler PerryTyler PerryMay 26, 2022 (2022-05-26)TBAN/A
496"Honesty Is Best"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJune 2, 2022 (2022-06-02)TBAN/A
507"Blueprints"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJune 9, 2022 (2022-06-09)TBAN/A
518"Say What You Want"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJune 16, 2022 (2022-06-16)TBAN/A
529"The Set Up"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJune 23, 2022 (2022-06-23)TBAN/A
5310"Around And Around"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJune 30, 2022 (2022-06-30)TBAN/A
5411"A Wall Between Us"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJuly 7, 2022 (2022-07-07)TBAN/A
Part 2
5512"Pound Cake"Tyler PerryTyler PerryDecember 1, 2022 (2022-12-01)TBAN/A
5613"A Repeat"Tyler PerryTyler PerryDecember 1, 2022 (2022-12-01)TBAN/A
5714"Between A Rock And A Hard Place"Tyler PerryTyler PerryDecember 1, 2022 (2022-12-01)TBAN/A
5815"Upside Down"Tyler PerryTyler PerryDecember 8, 2022 (2022-12-08)TBAN/A
5916"Dancing Around"Tyler PerryTyler PerryDecember 15, 2022 (2022-12-15)TBAN/A
6017"In A Hallway"Tyler PerryTyler PerryDecember 22, 2022 (2022-12-22)TBAN/A
6118"In Control"Tyler PerryTyler PerryDecember 29, 2022 (2022-12-29)TBAN/A
6219"Troubled Waters"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJanuary 5, 2023 (2023-01-05)TBAN/A
6320"Misery"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJanuary 12, 2023 (2023-01-12)TBAN/A
6421"Locked Out"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJanuary 19, 2023 (2023-01-19)TBAN/A
6522"A Signed Letter"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJanuary 26, 2023 (2023-01-26)TBAN/A

Season 4 (2024)

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No.
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Title [21]Directed byWritten byOriginal release date [21]BET air dateU.S. linear viewers
(millions)
661"A Fresh Start"Mark E. SwintonBranyon DavisJuly 18, 2024 (2024-07-18)TBAN/A
672"Blessings"Derrick DooseTony Rhone IIIJuly 18, 2024 (2024-07-18)TBAN/A
683"Double Up"Mark E. SwintonTyrell CrawfordJuly 25, 2024 (2024-07-25)TBAN/A
694"Ghosts"Derrick DooseBranyon DavisJuly 25, 2024 (2024-07-25)TBAN/A
705"Disconcerted"Mark E. SwintonTyrell CrawfordAugust 1, 2024 (2024-08-01)TBAN/A
716"Invest In Yourself"Derrick DooseTony Rhone IIIAugust 1, 2024 (2024-08-01)TBAN/A
727"The Art of Retrieval"UnknownUnknownAugust 8, 2024 (2024-08-08)TBAN/A
738"To Life"UnknownUnknownAugust 8, 2024 (2024-08-08)TBAN/A
749"Secrets and Weakness"UnknownUnknownAugust 15, 2024 (2024-08-15)TBAN/A
7510"Decent Proposal"UnknownUnknownAugust 15, 2024 (2024-08-15)TBAN/A

Production

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In September 2020, a second season was announced consisting of 19 episodes.[25] The second season premiered on May 27, 2021.[26] In November 2021, the series was renewed for a third season,[27] which premiered on May 12, 2022.[28] On April 16, 2024, the show was renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on July 18, 2024.[29]

20th Anniversay Celebration

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  • Characters Dick and Cheese showed up on a later spin off in which the entire cast celebrated their 20 year reunion.[1]
  • Mahdi Cocci as Dr. Thomas "Tom" Brooks, a doctor[1]
  • Phillip Mullings Jr. as Michael "Mike" Alexander, a lawyer[1]
  • Monti Washington as Billiam "Bill" Frazier, an architect[1]
  • Chandra Currelley-Young as Alice Watts, John's mother[1]
  • Candice Renee as Regina, Bill's ex, who is engaged to another man[1]
  • Alyssa Goss as Pamela Jones, Mike's on-and-off girlfriend[1]
  • Shawn Vaughn as Dr. Greg Hunter (season 3; recurring season 2

References

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