The long-awaited return of the hit BET+ comedy series The Ms. Pat Show is nearly over, as Season 5 will premiere on Wednesday, January 7th. A teaser can be found below.
Based on comedian Pat “Ms. Pat’ Williams-Lee’s life experiences, which she covers in her memoir “Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat,” the series tells the story of a former drug dealer and convicted felon turned suburban mom. An updated version of the traditional TV comedy format, the series portrays a modern, multi-generational African American family navigating life’s twists and turns against the backdrop of current cultural chaos with an unfiltered realness.
The first four seasons of the R-rated sitcom unpacked everything from drug addiction and abortion to sexual abuse and dysfunctional family cycles. Season 5 continues that trend as the multi-dimensional Carson family tackles topics including scars left by absent parents, scars created by present parents, and following your dreams through all of it. BET+ touts Season 5 as the show’s “wildest, most uproarious season yet,” as the Carsons discover that the only constant is change.
Returning series regulars include Williams-Lee, J. Bernard Calloway, Tami Roman, Vince Swann, Briyana Guadalupe, and Theodore John Barnes, with Brittany Inge recurring this season. Notable guest stars include Raven-Symoné, Tisha Campbell, Tristan “Mack” Wilds, Omeretta, Sandra Caldwell, Loretta Devine, and the vocal trio SWV.
The series is created by Williams-Lee and Jordan E. Cooper, who also serve as executive producers alongside Rose-Catherine Pinkney, Lee Daniels, Brian Grazer, Deb Evans, Patrick Walsh, Jon Radler, Natalie Berkus, and Mary Lou Belli, with Walsh also acting as creative producer. Allison Bosma and Jon DeWalt serve as co-executive producers.
The writing team includes Walsh, Bosma, DeWalt, Desia Gore, Garrianna P. Lee, and Vincent B. Bryant Jr., with Mary Lou Belli and Jordan E. Cooper directing this season.
The series is produced by Imagine Entertainment, Lee Daniels Entertainment, DAE Light Media, and Cookout Entertainment.
Source: Deadline
