The first trailer for BET+’s hit comedy series The Ms. Pat Show has hit the internet (below), and it reveals there’s plenty of chaos ahead, as well as an incredible list of guest stars coming to play. Season 5 will premiere on Wednesday, January 7, with three new episodes. New singular episodes will drop weekly following the premiere on Wednesdays.
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 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.
Guest stars in Season 5 include Raven-Symoné, Tisha Campbell, Tristan “Mack” Wilds, Omeretta, Sandra Caldwell, Loretta Devine, and the vocal trio SWV. Campbell, Raven-Symoné, and Devine’s roles are teased in the trailer above. It’s also worth noting the return of series co-creator Jordan E. Cooper, who will reprise his role of Sadiq Shay.
More about the first trio of shows dropping tomorrow below.
Raven Symoné, Briyana Guadalupe (front) and J. Bernard Calloway in Episode 501
Episode 501 “Killin’ and Dyin’”: It becomes clear that Pat (Williams-Lee) is doing too much when she faints and is ordered to rest, but there is no rest for Pat as she’s determined to perform at a big comedy show with a big star (Raven Symoné). She enlists Junebug (Theodore John Barnes) to cover for her, but at what cost?
Brittany Inge as Ashley and Vince Swann as Brandon, whose natural father’s ashes are lost in Episode 502
Episode 502 “Wild Goose Chase”: The family has a yard sale to clear out the junk in the house, but when Lloyd’s ashes and last words are lost and a very personal video to Pat and Terry (J. Bernard Calloway) is accidentally sold, the pressure is on to get them back, at any cost.
J. Bernard Calloway, Pat “Ms. Pat’ Williams-Lee and Theodore John Barnes in Episode 503
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Episode 503 “License and Registration?”: Janelle (Briyana Guadalupe) is stressed over Pat messing up her college course registration and Terry being an overprotective Dad, but it’s Junebug who will need to be protected after he steals and crashes a certain someone’s car.
The series also stars Tami Roman, who returns as Pat’s sister Denise. In the trailer, it looks like Denise has a new romantic interest, and this time, he’s not a white guy.
The Ms. Pat Show is created by Williams-Lee and 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 Cooper directing this season. The series is produced by Imagine Entertainment, Lee Daniels Entertainment, DAE Light Media, and Cookout Entertainment.
Watch the trailer below.
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