Tyler Perry’s ‘Sistas’ Adds Darone Okolie, Walnette Marie Santiago & Sullivan Jones To Season 9​on May 1, 2025 at 11:15 pm

EXCLUSIVE: Darone Okolie (All American, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty), Walnette Marie Santiago (Doom Patrol, BMF), and Sullivan Jones (The Guilded Age, Harlem) have joined the recurring cast of Tyler Perry‘s Sistas for its 9th season.

Production recently concluded on the show’s ninth season in Atlanta with a premiere date yet to be announced.

Written, directed, and produced by Perry, the hourlong dramedy follows a group of single Black women as they navigate their complicated love lives, careers, and friendship through the ups and downs of living in a modern world of social media and unrealistic relationship goals. They must navigate this new-age dating scene as they search for love in their 30s.

The ensemble cast includes KJ Smith, Mignon, Ebony Obsidian, Novi Brown, Crystal Renee’ Hayslett, Devale Ellis, Chido Nwokocha, Brian Jordan Jr., Angela “Angie” Beyincé, Branden Wellington, Chris Warren, and Kevin A. Walton.

Okolie will play Roc, and Sullivan will play Dr. Vaughn, with both coming in as love interests for a couple of special ladies, sources close to production tell Deadline. Santiago will play Nia.

Sistas was the No. 1 scripted series on cable among Black viewers 18-49 in 2024, according to BET and Nielsen.

Zatima, a Sistas spinoff series from BET, was renewed for a fourth season in 2022. However, there have been no updates on when it will return. The show follows popular characters Zac (Devale Ellis) and Fatima (Crystal Renee Hayslett) as they navigate the ups and downs of their relationship