Zatima

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Zatima
Also known as	Tyler Perry's Zatima
Genre	Comedy drama
Created by	Tyler Perry
Written by	Tyler Perry
Directed by	Tyler Perry
Starring	Devale Ellis; Crystal Renee Hayslett; Nzinga Imani; Remington Hoffman; Cameron Fuller; Jasmin Brown; Guyviaud Joseph; Laila Odom; Ameer Baraka; Trinity Whiteside; Lindsay Diann;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	70
Production
Executive producer	Tyler Perry
Producer	Mark E. Swinton
Camera setup	Single
Production company	Tyler Perry Studios
Original release
Network	BET+
Release	September 22, 2022 –; October 9, 2025
Network	Paramount+
Release	May 12, 2026 –; present
Related
	Sistas

Zatima is an American comedy drama television series created by Tyler Perry as a spin-off of Sistas. It premiered on BET+ on September 22, 2022. The series moved to Paramount+, and the second half of its fourth season premiered on May 12, 2026.

Plot

In this spin-off from Sistas, Zac and Fatima start their new journey as a couple but a series of secrets, lies, infidelity, and exes threaten the pair's newfound love.

Cast and characters

Main

Devale Ellis as Zachary "Zac" Taylor
Crystal Renee Hayslett as Fatima Wilson-Taylor
Nzinga Imani as Angela
Remington Hoffman as Bryce
Cameron Fuller as Nathan
Jasmin Brown as Deja (season 2–present; recurring, season 1)
Guyviaud Joseph as Tony (season 2–present; recurring, season 1)
Danielle LaRoach as Belinda (season 2–present; recurring, season 1)
Laila Odom as Connie (season 2–present)
Ameer Baraka as Jeremiah (season 3–present; recurring, season 1–2)
Trinity Whiteside as Preston Horace (season 3–present)
Lindsay Diann as Leslie (season 4; recurring, season 3)

Recurring

Tony D. Head as Henry
Kim Baptiste as Mona Wilson
Jamie Jones as Dr. Reid (season 2)
Redaric Williams as Paul (season 2)
Jen Harper as Gladys (season 2)
Hasani Vibez Comer as Micah (season 3)

Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally released
Season	Episodes		First released	Last released	Network
1	10		September 22, 2022 (2022-09-22)	October 20, 2022 (2022-10-20)	BET+
2	20	10	March 16, 2023 (2023-03-16)	April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13)
2	20	10	August 24, 2023 (2023-08-24)	September 21, 2023 (2023-09-21)
3	20	10	October 3, 2024 (2024-10-03)	October 31, 2024 (2024-10-31)
3	20	10	December 26, 2024 (2024-12-26)	January 23, 2025 (2025-01-23)
4	20	10	September 11, 2025 (2025-09-11)	October 9, 2025 (2025-10-09)
4	20	10	May 12, 2026 (2026-05-12)	July 7, 2026 (2026-07-07)	Paramount+

Season 1 (2022)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"A New Chapter"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	September 22, 2022 (2022-09-22)
2	2	"Water Under The Bridge"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	September 22, 2022 (2022-09-22)
3	3	"Off Limits"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	September 29, 2022 (2022-09-29)
4	4	"To Tell The Truth"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	September 29, 2022 (2022-09-29)
5	5	"The Element of Surprise"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	October 6, 2022 (2022-10-06)
6	6	"Cutting Ties"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	October 6, 2022 (2022-10-06)
7	7	"Trouble at Home"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13)
8	8	"About Last Night"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13)
9	9	"Wicked"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	October 20, 2022 (2022-10-20)
10	10	"To Be Frank"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	October 20, 2022 (2022-10-20)

Season 2 (2023)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
Part 1
11	1	"Basic Instinct"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	March 16, 2023 (2023-03-16)
12	2	"Guilt Trip"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	March 16, 2023 (2023-03-16)
13	3	"Close Quarters"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	March 23, 2023 (2023-03-23)
14	4	"Temperature Rising"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	March 23, 2023 (2023-03-23)
15	5	"Not What You Think"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	March 30, 2023 (2023-03-30)
16	6	"Too Close for Comfort"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	March 30, 2023 (2023-03-30)
17	7	"Mind Over Matter"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	April 6, 2023 (2023-04-06)
18	8	"Suspicious Minds"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	April 6, 2023 (2023-04-06)
19	9	"The Dinner Diagnosis"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13)
20	10	"The Good With The Bad"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	April 13, 2023 (2023-04-13)
Part 2
21	11	"Out of Love"	Armani Ortiz	Tyler Perry	August 24, 2023 (2023-08-24)
22	12	"Risky Business"	Armani Ortiz	Tyler Perry	August 24, 2023 (2023-08-24)
23	13	"Never Too Late"	Armani Ortiz	Tyler Perry	August 31, 2023 (2023-08-31)
24	14	"Redemption"	Armani Oritz	Tyler Perry	August 31, 2023 (2023-08-31)
25	15	"Moments Of Clarity"	Armani Oritz	Tyler Perry	September 7, 2023 (2023-09-07)
26	16	"A Gamble At Love"	Armani Oritz	Tyler Perry	September 7, 2023 (2023-09-07)
27	17	"Energy Shift"	Armani Oritz	Tyler Perry	September 14, 2023 (2023-09-14)
28	18	"Pride To The Side"	Armani Oritz	Tyler Perry	September 14, 2023 (2023-09-14)
29	19	"Dear Mama"	Armani Oritz	Tyler Perry	September 21, 2023 (2023-09-21)
30	20	"The Ugly Truth"	Armani Oritz	Tyler Perry	September 21, 2023 (2023-09-21)

Season 3 (2024–25)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
Part 1
31	1	"Counting The Cost"	Kvle Johnson	Tyler Perry	October 3, 2024 (2024-10-03)
32	2	"Brother's Keeper"	Kvle Johnson	Tyler Perry	October 3, 2024 (2024-10-03)
33	3	"Decisions, Decisions"	Kvle Johnson	Tyler Perry	October 10, 2024 (2024-10-10)
34	4	"Help Yourself"	Kvle Johnson	Tyler Perry	October 10, 2024 (2024-10-10)
35	5	"Game Changer"	Kvle Johnson	Tyler Perry	October 17, 2024 (2024-10-17)
36	6	"No More Lies"	Matt Alves	Tyler Perry	October 17, 2024 (2024-10-17)
37	7	"Losing It"	Matt Alves	Tyler Perry	October 24, 2024 (2024-10-24)
38	8	"Brothers and Enemies"	Matt Alves	Tyler Perry	October 24, 2024 (2024-10-24)
39	9	"Mercy Me"	Matt Alves	Tyler Perry	October 31, 2024 (2024-10-31)
40	10	"Twin Flames"	Matt Alves	Tyler Perry	October 31, 2024 (2024-10-31)
Part 2
41	11	"Actions and Consequences"	Matt Alves	Tyler Perry	December 26, 2024 (2024-12-26)
42	12	"Tipping Point"	Matt Alves	Tyler Perry	December 26, 2024 (2024-12-26)
43	13	"Life Goes On"	Courtney Glaudé	Tyler Perry	January 2, 2025 (2025-01-02)
44	14	"Free Zac"	Courtney Glaudé	Tyler Perry	January 2, 2025 (2025-01-02)
45	15	"Everybody Knows"	Courtney Glaudé	Tyler Perry	January 9, 2025 (2025-01-09)
46	16	"Art of Surprise"	Courtney Glaudé	Tyler Perry	January 9, 2025 (2025-01-09)
47	17	"Forgiveness"	Courtney Glaudé	Tyler Perry	January 16, 2025 (2025-01-16)
48	18	"Unrequited Love"	Courtney Glaudé	Tyler Perry	January 16, 2025 (2025-01-16)
49	19	"Surprise Surprise"	Courtney Glaudé	Tyler Perry	January 23, 2025 (2025-01-23)
50	20	"To Die For"	Courtney Glaudé	Tyler Perry	January 23, 2025 (2025-01-23)

Season 4 (2025–26)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
Part 1
51	1	"To Live For"	Courtney Glaudé	Courtney Glaudé	September 11, 2025 (2025-09-11)
52	2	"Spring Forward"	Courtney Glaudé	Courtney Glaudé	September 11, 2025 (2025-09-11)
53	3	"Who Left the Door Open"	Courtney Glaudé	Courtney Glaudé	September 18, 2025 (2025-09-18)
54	4	"Obsession"	Courtney Glaudé	Courtney Glaudé	September 18, 2025 (2025-09-18)
55	5	"Lose to Win"	Courtney Glaudé	Courtney Glaudé	September 25, 2025 (2025-09-25)
56	6	"Seeing Double"	Courtney Glaudé	Courtney Glaudé	September 25, 2025 (2025-09-25)
57	7	"Stronger Together"	Courtney Glaudé	Courtney Glaudé	October 2, 2025 (2025-10-02)
58	8	"Family Affair"	Courtney Glaudé	Courtney Glaudé	October 2, 2025 (2025-10-02)
59	9	"Smoking Mirrors"	Courtney Glaudé	Courtney Glaudé	October 9, 2025 (2025-10-09)
60	10	"Through the Fire"	Courtney Glaudé	Courtney Glaudé	October 9, 2025 (2025-10-09)
Part 2
61	11	"Protect & Serve"	Courtney Glaudé	Courtney Glaudé	May 12, 2026 (2026-05-12)
62	12	"Court of Opinion"	Courtney Glaudé	Courtney Glaudé	May 12, 2026 (2026-05-12)
63	13	"Drive Me Crazy"	Courtney Glaudé	Courtney Glaudé	May 19, 2026 (2026-05-19)
64	14	"Operation Zac Attack"	Courtney Glaudé	Courtney Glaudé	May 26, 2026 (2026-05-26)
65	15	"Matters of the Heart"	Courtney Glaudé	Courtney Glaudé	June 2, 2026 (2026-06-02)
66	16	"The Takedown" "Pride and Prejudice"	Courtney Glaudé	Courtney Glaudé	June 9, 2026 (2026-06-09)
67	17	"Life is Hard, Death is Easy" "Making Amends"	Courtney Glaudé	Courtney Glaudé	June 16, 2026 (2026-06-16)
68	18	"Bet on Black"	Courtney Glaudé	Courtney Glaudé	June 23, 2026 (2026-06-23)
69	19	"The Setup" "The Countdown"	Courtney Glaudé	Courtney Glaudé	June 30, 2026 (2026-06-30)
70	20	"In the Shadows"	Courtney Glaudé	Courtney Glaudé	July 7, 2026 (2026-07-07)

Production

Development

The series was picked up by BET+ on December 8, 2021. On August 26, 2022, it was announced that the series would premiere on September 29, 2022. It was later rescheduled to September 22, 2022, a week before. On February 17, 2023, a second season was ordered and announced and it premiered on March 16, 2023. The third season premiered on October 3, 2024. On January 24, 2025, the show was renewed for a fourth season which premiered on September 11, 2025. On April 22, 2026, it was announced that the second half of the fourth season will premiere on May 12, 2026 on Paramount+.

Casting

The main cast was revealed on August 26, 2022.

References

↑ "Tyler Perry's Zatima". TV Guide. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
↑ "Zatima". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
1 2 "New Episodes of "Tyler Perry's Zatima: Season 4" Arrive on Paramount+ May 12" (Press release). Paramount+. April 22, 2026 – via The Futon Critic.
1 2 Jones, Okla (April 22, 2026). "First Look: Tyler Perry's Zatima Sets Return Date With Exclusive Season 4 Images". Essence.
1 2 3 "BET's Tyler Perry Programming Universe Expands with the Addition of the New "Tyler Perry's Sistas" Spin-Off "Tyler Perry's Zatima"" (Press release). BET. December 8, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2022 – via The Futon Critic.
1 2 3 Del Rosario, Alexandra (December 8, 2021). "Tyler Perry's Zatima: Zac & Fatima-Centered Sistas Spinoff Starring Devale Ellis & Crystal Renee Hayslett Gets BET+ Series Order". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "BET+ and Tyler Perry Studios Announce Second Wave of Cast in New "Sistas" Spin-Off "Tyler Perry's Zatima" and Premiere Date" (Press release). BET. August 26, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022 – via The Futon Critic.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cordero, Rosy (August 26, 2022). "Tyler Perry's Zatima: Zac & Fatima-Centered Sistas Spinoff Adds 6 To Cast; BET+ Sets Premiere Date". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
1 2 "Zatima – Season 4 – Episodes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
↑ "BET, BET+ and BET Digital's What to Watch & Binge This Week: Premiering and Streaming Monday, September 19 – Sunday September 25" (Press release). BET. September 16, 2022. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022 – via BET Press.
↑ Swift, Andy (September 5, 2024). "Zatima Season 3 Sets BET+ Premiere Date, Adds Sistas' Trinity Whiteside to Cast — Watch Trailer". TVLine. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
↑ Felt, Klein (January 24, 2025). "Zatima Season 4 Gets Exciting Update from Star Amid Release Demand". The Direct. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
↑ Swift, Andy (August 12, 2025). "Save the Dates: Zatima Season 4, KPop Demon Hunters Sing-Along and More". TVLine. Retrieved August 13, 2025.

External links

[1] "Tyler Perry's Zatima". TV Guide. Retrieved July 11, 2024.

[2] "Zatima". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 11, 2024.

[Futon_Paramount+_Move-3] 1 2 "New Episodes of "Tyler Perry's Zatima: Season 4" Arrive on Paramount+ May 12" (Press release). Paramount+. April 22, 2026 – via The Futon Critic.

[Essence_Paramount+_Move-4] 1 2 Jones, Okla (April 22, 2026). "First Look: Tyler Perry's Zatima Sets Return Date With Exclusive Season 4 Images". Essence.

[Futon_Pick_Up-5] 1 2 3 "BET's Tyler Perry Programming Universe Expands with the Addition of the New "Tyler Perry's Sistas" Spin-Off "Tyler Perry's Zatima"" (Press release). BET. December 8, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2022 – via The Futon Critic.

[Deadline_Pick_Up-6] 1 2 3 Del Rosario, Alexandra (December 8, 2021). "Tyler Perry's Zatima: Zac & Fatima-Centered Sistas Spinoff Starring Devale Ellis & Crystal Renee Hayslett Gets BET+ Series Order". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 21, 2022.

[Futon_Premiere_Date_and_Cast-7] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "BET+ and Tyler Perry Studios Announce Second Wave of Cast in New "Sistas" Spin-Off "Tyler Perry's Zatima" and Premiere Date" (Press release). BET. August 26, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022 – via The Futon Critic.

[Deadline_Premiere_Date_and_Cast-8] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cordero, Rosy (August 26, 2022). "Tyler Perry's Zatima: Zac & Fatima-Centered Sistas Spinoff Adds 6 To Cast; BET+ Sets Premiere Date". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 21, 2022.

[S4-9] 1 2 "Zatima – Season 4 – Episodes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 27, 2026.

[10] "BET, BET+ and BET Digital's What to Watch & Binge This Week: Premiering and Streaming Monday, September 19 – Sunday September 25" (Press release). BET. September 16, 2022. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022 – via BET Press.

[S3Premiere-11] Swift, Andy (September 5, 2024). "Zatima Season 3 Sets BET+ Premiere Date, Adds Sistas' Trinity Whiteside to Cast — Watch Trailer". TVLine. Retrieved September 8, 2024.

[Season_4_Renewal-12] Felt, Klein (January 24, 2025). "Zatima Season 4 Gets Exciting Update from Star Amid Release Demand". The Direct. Retrieved February 28, 2025.

[Season_4_Premiere_Date-13] Swift, Andy (August 12, 2025). "Save the Dates: Zatima Season 4, KPop Demon Hunters Sing-Along and More". TVLine. Retrieved August 13, 2025.

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Zatima

Also known as	Tyler Perry's Zatima
Genre	Comedy drama
Created by	Tyler Perry
Written by	Tyler Perry
Directed by	Tyler Perry
Starring	Devale Ellis Crystal Renee Hayslett Nzinga Imani Remington Hoffman Cameron Fuller Jasmin Brown Guyviaud Joseph Laila Odom Ameer Baraka Trinity Whiteside Lindsay Diann
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	70
Production
Executive producer	Tyler Perry
Producer	Mark E. Swinton
Camera setup	Single
Production company	Tyler Perry Studios
Original release
Network	BET+
Release	September 22, 2022 (2022-09-22) – October 9, 2025 (2025-10-09)
Network	Paramount+
Release	May 12, 2026 (2026-05-12) – present
Related
Sistas