All the Queen's Men is an American drama television series created by Christian Keyes and executive produced by Tyler Perry. It premiered on BET+ on September 9, 2021. The series is an adaptation 'made for television' based on the 2015 urban romance novel Ladies Night, which Keyes authored himself and was presented by Carl Weber.
| All the Queen's Men | |
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| Also known as | Tyler Perry's All the Queen's Men |
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| Created by | Christian Keyes |
| Based on | Ladies Night by Christian Keyes |
| Written by | Tyler Perry |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 46 |
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| Camera setup | Multiple camera |
| Running time | 40-43 min. |
| Production company | Tyler Perry Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | BET+ |
| Release | September 9, 2021 – present |
Plot
editSet in Atlanta, this drama revolves around the life of Marilyn "Madam" DeVille (played by Eva Marcille). Madam swaggers as a fierce businesswoman who rules all in the lucrative male exotic nightclub industry. Madam is surrounded by a band of trusted employees who are down to make sure that Madam and her empire are successful. As her journey continues, she is hellbent on expanding her Queendom. However, Madam soon discovers that more money and more power mean more problems.
Cast and characters
editMain
edit- Eva Marcille as Marilyn "Madam" DeVille[1][2]
- Skyh Alvester Black as Amp "Addiction" Anthony[1][2]
- Candace Maxwell as DJ Dime[1][2]
- Racquel Palmer as Blue[1][2]
- Michael Bolwaire as Doc[1][2]
- Keith Swift as Babyface[1][2]
- Dion Rome as El Fuego[1][2]
- Jeremy Williams as Midnight[1][2]
- Christian Keyes as Raphael "The Concierge" Damascus[1][2] (season 2–present; recurring, season 1), Madam's love interest
- Oshea Russell as Tommy (season 3; recurring, seasons 1–2)
- Kiki Haynes as Detective Davis (season 3; recurring, seasons 1–2), Doc's love interest
- Carter the Body as Trouble (season 3; recurring, seasons 1–2)
- Rashan Ali as Ms. Tandy (season 4; recurring, seasons 1–3), Jack Tandy's wife and Babyface's lover
- Charles Dumas as James "Cadillac" DeVille (season 4; recurring, seasons 1–3), the father of Marilyn and Carla
- La'Toya Kirkland as Nurse Johnson (season 4: recurring, seasons 1–3), James' lover
- Chrystale Wilson as Carla DeVille (season 4: recurring, seasons 1–3), Madam's sister
Recurring
edit- Jeryl Prescott as Judge Martha Ross
- Julia Pace Mitchell as Ms. Patty (seasons 1–2)
- Donna Biscoe as Patrice Ellis (seasons 1–2)
- Bruna Boa Mutunda as Shemika
- Donny Carrington as Red
- Tony Bellissimo as Casanova
- Leslie Sheri as Teresa Singleton (season 2)
- J. Marques Johnson as Rayshon (seasons 2–3)[3]
- Buster Camp as Champ (seasons 2–3)
- Justus Pickett as Fernando (season 2–3)
- Enya Flack as D.A. Rodds (season 3)
- Timothy Bayou Banga Roberts as Big D (season 3), Dime's lover
- Gwendolyn Osborne as Dr. Cabrera (season 4)
- Mario as TBA (season 4)
Episodes
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 10 | September 9, 2021 | ||
| 2 | 20 | 10 | July 14, 2022 | August 11, 2022 |
| 10 | January 12, 2023 | February 9, 2023 | ||
| 3 | 16 | 8 | July 20, 2023 | August 31, 2023 |
| 8 | January 11, 2024 | February 22, 2024 | ||
Season 1 (2021)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | BET air date | U.S. linear viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Pilot" | Kim Fields | Christian Keyes & Joseph K.P. Simmons | September 9, 2021 | June 8, 2022 | 0.52[4] |
| 2 | 2 | "Silent Partner" | Kim Fields | Christian Keyes & Joseph K.P. Simmons | September 9, 2021 | June 15, 2022 | 0.66[5] |
| 3 | 3 | "Blackmail Baby" | Kim Fields | Christian Keyes & Joseph K.P. Simmons | September 9, 2021 | June 22, 2022 | 0.67[6] |
| 4 | 4 | "Looking at Trouble" | Kim Fields | Christian Keyes & Joseph K.P. Simmons | September 9, 2021 | June 29, 2022 | 0.70[7] |
| 5 | 5 | "Dirty Dancing" | Kim Fields | Christian Keyes & Joseph K.P. Simmons | September 9, 2021 | July 6, 2022 | 0.65[8] |
| 6 | 6 | "When the Family Feuds" | Kim Fields | Christian Keyes & Joseph K.P. Simmons | September 9, 2021 | July 13, 2022 | 0.67[9] |
| 7 | 7 | "Kryptonite" | Derrick Doose & Kim Fields | Christian Keyes & Joseph K.P. Simmons | September 9, 2021 | July 20, 2022 | 0.67[10] |
| 8 | 8 | "The Ringmaster" | Kim Fields | Christian Keyes & Joseph K.P. Simmons | September 9, 2021 | July 27, 2022 | 0.67[11] |
| 9 | 9 | "Balls to the Wall" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | September 9, 2021 | August 3, 2022 | 0.63[12] |
| 10 | 10 | "Everybody vs Madam" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | September 9, 2021 | August 10, 2022 | 0.66[13] |
Season 2 (2022–23)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | BET air date [14] | U.S. linear viewers (millions) | |||||
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| Part 1 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 1 | "Amplified" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | July 14, 2022 | March 28, 2023 | 0.44[15] | |||||
| 12 | 2 | "True Blue" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | July 14, 2022 | April 4, 2023 | 0.41[16] | |||||
| 13 | 3 | "Cash Of The Titans" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | July 21, 2022 | April 11, 2023 | 0.34[17] | |||||
| 14 | 4 | "Mr. and Mrs. Money/Kill Bill" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | July 21, 2022 | April 18, 2023 | 0.36[18] | |||||
| 15 | 5 | "Bait and Switch" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | July 28, 2022 | April 25, 2023 | 0.37[19] | |||||
| 16 | 6 | "A Million Ways To Die" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | July 28, 2022 | May 2, 2023 | 0.35[20] | |||||
| 17 | 7 | "Pimpin' Ain't Easy" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | August 4, 2022 | May 9, 2023 | 0.31[21] | |||||
| 18 | 8 | "Big Momma Thang" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | August 4, 2022 | May 16, 2023 | 0.34[22] | |||||
| 19 | 9 | "C.R.E.A.M." | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | August 11, 2022 | May 23, 2023 | 0.32[23] | |||||
| 20 | 10 | "Bombs Over Buckhead" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | August 11, 2022 | May 30, 2023 | 0.43[24] | |||||
| Part 2 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 11 | "Consequences and Repercussions" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | January 12, 2023 | January 3, 2024 | N/A | |||||
| 22 | 12 | "Cloak and Dagger" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | January 12, 2023 | January 10, 2024 | N/A | |||||
| 23 | 13 | "The Target" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | January 19, 2023 | January 17, 2024 | N/A | |||||
| 24 | 14 | "Retribution" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | January 19, 2023 | January 24, 2024 | N/A | |||||
| 25 | 15 | "Good Cop, Bad Cop" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | January 26, 2023 | January 31, 2024 | N/A | |||||
| 26 | 16 | "Can You Keep a Secret" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | January 26, 2023 | February 7, 2024 | N/A | |||||
| 27 | 17 | "Deal or No Deal" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | February 2, 2023 | February 14, 2024 | N/A | |||||
| 28 | 18 | "The Sit Down" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | February 2, 2023 | February 21, 2024 | N/A | |||||
| 29 | 19 | "Danger, Danger" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | February 9, 2023 | February 28, 2024 | N/A | |||||
| 30 | 20 | "Never Get Too Comfortable" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | February 9, 2023 | March 6, 2024 | N/A | |||||
Season 3 (2023–24)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [14] | BET air date | U.S. linear viewers (millions) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | ||||||||||||
| 31 | 1 | "Deep Cover" | Armani Ortiz | Tyler Perry | July 20, 2023 | TBA | N/A | |||||
| 32 | 2 | "Daddy's Girl" | Armani Ortiz | Tyler Perry | July 20, 2023 | TBA | N/A | |||||
| 33 | 3 | "No Way Out" | Armani Ortiz | Tyler Perry | July 27, 2023 | TBA | N/A | |||||
| 34 | 4 | "The Choice is Yours" | Armani Ortiz | Tyler Perry | August 3, 2023 | TBA | N/A | |||||
| 35 | 5 | "Lost and Found" | Armani Ortiz | Tyler Perry | August 10, 2023 | TBA | N/A | |||||
| 36 | 6 | "Never Scared" | Armani Ortiz | Tyler Perry | August 17, 2023 | TBA | N/A | |||||
| 37 | 7 | "Weakness" | Armani Ortiz | Tyler Perry | August 24, 2023 | TBA | N/A | |||||
| 38 | 8 | "Never Bluff" | Armani Ortiz | Tyler Perry | August 31, 2023 | TBA | N/A | |||||
| Part 2 | ||||||||||||
| 39 | 9 | "Eye to Eye" | Armani Ortiz | Tyler Perry | January 11, 2024 | TBA | N/A | |||||
| 40 | 10 | "Nowhere to Hide" | Armani Ortiz | Tyler Perry | January 11, 2024 | TBA | N/A | |||||
| 41 | 11 | "The Ultimate Price" | Armani Ortiz | Tyler Perry | January 18, 2024 | TBA | N/A | |||||
| 42 | 12 | "The Crossroads" | Armani Ortiz | Tyler Perry | January 25, 2024 | TBA | N/A | |||||
| 43 | 13 | "I Got Five On It" | Armani Ortiz | Tyler Perry | February 1, 2024 | TBA | N/A | |||||
| 44 | 14 | "Deja Vu" | Armani Ortiz | Tyler Perry | February 8, 2024 | TBA | N/A | |||||
| 45 | 15 | "Caught Slippin" | Armani Ortiz | Tyler Perry | February 15, 2024 | TBA | N/A | |||||
| 46 | 16 | "Check Mate" | Armani Ortiz | Tyler Perry | February 22, 2024 | TBA | N/A | |||||
Production
editDevelopment
editThe series was picked up by BET+ on February 24, 2021.[25] The series premiered on September 9, 2021.[26]
On February 1, 2022, the series was renewed for a second season.[27][28]
On April 16, 2024, All The Queen’s Men was renewed for a fourth season.[29]
Casting
editThe main cast was revealed on March 25, 2021.[1][2]
On March 17, 2022, J. Marques Johnson joined the cast in a recurring role for the second season.[3]
Novel adaptation
editThe television series in loosely based on Christian Keye's fictional story and characters from his 2015 urban novel Ladies Night. Whereas the main character in the television series is set around Marilyn 'Madam' DeVille and her crimes while the novel sets premise of the main character Amp Anthony and his crimes and romance. Albeit his character in the series have followed similar experiences relating to the book being an ex-con. Madam's name in the series is also changed from 'Madam' Mary Fox (novel) to Marilyn DeVille and is the owner of Club Eden as in the book, but however does not share relation to Anthony as the television series intertwines their stories together, as Amp is now Madam's estranged nephew. One other character adapted from the novel, DJ Dime is also named Allison, who in similarity with the book befriends and have a romantic relationship with Amp Anthony. The premise of the television series revolves more about the lives of the many exotic dancers at Club Eden but creates and leaves the central focus on Madam who becomes the villain and savior of the show.
Crossovers
editAll the Queen's Men sets its own storyline and have not featured any crossover characters from other shows as of yet, however the main character Marilyn 'Madam' guest starred on Tyler Perry's Sistas in season 5 and was revealed to be the cousin of Fatima, an independent tough-minded character from the series that eventually gained her own spin-off series Zatima, Madam does a favor and helps Fatima's co-worker Andi, who needs help to get her friend Sabrina out of legal troubles. Also while also not seen in episodes prior (Sistas), she also sent thugs to help out Fatima in her own troubles after being harassed by her co-worker Hayden. Fatima reveals this both to Andi after to the two met each other and Hayden while threatening him once again as a reminder to what really happened to him violently weeks ago.
Another character from the series El Fuego, appeared as a recurring character on Sistas rekindling his connection with Danni, a past college mate and friend to the ladies of the series. He tries to makes attempts at romance with Danni and flaunts his new career as a male exotic dancer at Club Eden, after years of losing weight and started his health and fitness journey after his long battle of being overweight (which is addressed often as a brief running gag in 'Queen's Men'), but the romance eventually fails after finally giving it a try with Danni, however he continued to do favors helping out the ladies on the series when needed from his multiple side jobs.
The actor Skyh Alvester Black, who portrays Amp on All The Queens Men did appear on Sistas as a recurring character named Jacobi who briefly dated Sabrina on their series. This in turn may have created confusion upon viewers as both series shares the same parallel universe in story plots.
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Del Rosario, Alexandra (March 25, 2021). "All The Queen's Men: BET+ Reveals Cast, Sets Summer Premiere For Tyler Perry Studios' Male Exotic Dancer Drama". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ a b Grobar, Matt (March 17, 2022). "J. Marques Johnson Joins Second Season Of BET+'s Tyler Perry Drama All The Queen's Men As Recurring". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
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- ^ a b "Shows A-Z – All the Queen's Men on BET+". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
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- ^ "The Queen Is Back! BET+ and Tyler Perry Studios Greenlight Second Season of the Sexy Drama "All the Queen's Men"" (Press release). BET. February 1, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via The Futon Critic.
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