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Netflix simply unveiled its full suite of upcoming titles for October. Among the brand new licensed sequence set to reach on the service consists of all 4 seasons of the BET+ Original sequence, The Family Business.
Not to be confused with Netflix’s personal sequence with a really comparable identify – we’re referring to the French comedy sequence Family Business that ran for 3 seasons – The Family Business aired on BET for season 1 earlier than shifting to BET+ for the opposite three.
The present, helmed by best-selling writer Carl Weber, is ready on this planet of the Duncan household and their vehicle empire, specializing in unique vehicles. The sequence kicks off with the patriarch of the household deciding its time for succession.
The Family Business stars Ernie Hudson as L.C. Duncan, Valarie Pettiford as Charlotte Duncan, Armand Assante as Sal Dash, Emilio Rivera as Alejandro Zuniga, and Darrin Henson as Orlando Duncan, amongst others.
Its most up-to-date season wrapped up airing in October 2022 with no information concerning the present’s future for a fifth season.
All 4 seasons will likely be launched on Netflix (solely within the United States, by the seems to be of it) on October 24, 2023. Other licensed exhibits headed to Netflix in October are Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber (October 4th), Django (October 1st), and The Night Logan Woke Up (October 1st).
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This is simply the newest license Netflix has made in 2023 for the United States, reversing years of losses in terms of licensed sequence from different distributors. This yr alone has introduced a bunch of HBO titles to Netflix, comparable to Band of Brothers and Ballers, plus exhibits from different networks, together with Suits and New Amsterdam.
BET is licensing the present to Netflix, which is a subsidiary of Paramount. Throughout a lot of 2023, BET has been up on the market, though by mid-August, Paramount had introduced it was not seeking to promote its majority stake within the community
Not many BET exhibits have been obtainable on Netflix in recent times. The Game might be the closest we’ve acquired proper now, though solely the seasons aired on The CW are streaming. Being Mary Jane was on Netflix at one level however was eliminated in October 2015.
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