Sistas is an American comedy drama television series created, written and executive produced by Tyler Perry that premiered on October 23, 2019, on BET.
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Plot
Set in Atlanta, Georgia, this show follows four single, beautiful African-American women: Andi Barnes (KJ Smith) an ambitious attorney, Danni King (Mignon Von) an abrasive airline supervisor, Karen Mott (Ebony Obsidian) a street-smart hair salon owner, and Sabrina Hollins (Novi Brown), a stylish yet reserved bank teller, who bond over shared experiences while also navigating their romantic, personal, and professional lives.
Cast and characters
Main
KJ Smith as Andrea "Andi" Barnes, a divorce attorney who gets in a relationship with a married man who never solves a case.
Mignon Von as Daniella "Danni" King, an abrasive and young-at-heart airline supervisor.
Ebony Obsidian as Karen Mott, a hair salon owner in a complicated relationship, as well as the love interest of a newly separated man. (seasons 1–9)
Novi Brown as Sabrina Hollins, a bank supervisor who falls in love with a man whose sexuality she questions. (seasons 1–9)
DeVale Ellis as Zac Taylor, Karen's ex and later, father of her child and Fatima's love interest and later, husband.
Chido Nwokocha as Gary Marshall Borders, a married man who starts a relationship with Andi
Brian Jordan Jr. as Maurice Webb, Sabrina's gay coworker and friend
Kevin Walton as Aaron Carter, Karen's married love interest and later, father of her child, (seasons 1–6: recurring, season 7)
Anthony Dalton as Calvin Rodney, Sabrina's love interest (seasons 1–6)
Crystal Renee Hayslett as Fatima Wilson-Taylor, Andi's assistant and friend at the firm and Zac's love interest and later, wife (season 2–present; recurring season 1)
Trinity Whiteside as Preston Horace, Danni's love interest (seasons 2–6; recurring season 1)
Chris Warren as Hayden Moss, Fatima's colleague and one-time fling (season 5–present; recurring seasons 2–4)
Recurring
Jesse Lewis IV as Bootsy (season 2)
Crystal-Lee Naomi as Jasmine Borders, Gary's wife who Andi represents before Jasmine learns about the affair with her husband (season 1; guest, seasons 2–3, 8)
Michael King as Don Bellamy, Andi's former boss (season 1; guest, season 2)
Madison McKinley as Fawn Carter, Aaron's wife (season 1)
Keena Ferguson as Leslie Davenport, a private investigator (season 1)
Tobias Truvillion as Morris Hollis, a criminal defense attorney (season 1)
Shari Belafonte as Lisa Mott, Karen's mother (seasons 1-7)
Sean Poolman as Paris Johnson, Andi's love interest (seasons 1–2)
Skyh Alvester Black as Jacobi, Sabrina's love interest (seasons 2–3)
Mackenro Alexander as Que, Maurice's fling, currently on the run for the robbery at the Brookhaven Bank (season 3–present)
Dion Rome as El Fuego, Danni's former collegemate, who works as a male stripper at Club Eden. His real name is Alonzo Garcia (seasons 3–4)
Tanya Chisholm as Jenna (season 4)
Eva Marcille as Marilyn "Madam" DeVille, Fatima's cousin who helps Andi with Sabrina's legal troubles, and the owner of Club Eden (season 5)
Jason Weaver as Brian (season 6)
Crossovers
Bruh: KJ Smith reprised her role of Andrea "Andi" Barnes on the BET+ comedy series, Bruh (another series created by Tyler Perry). Andi made brief appearances with her work partner Mike Alexander, whom he and three other men are the central characters of that series.
All the Queen's Men: Dion Rome guest appeared as exotic dancer El Fuego, (a character from the BET+ drama series All the Queens Men created by Christian Keyes and produced by Tyler Perry Studios) and became a recurring character in a minor role on Sistas in seasons 3 & 4. Eva Marcille guest starred in season 5 as Madam, the owner of Club Eden.
Episodes
Production
On May 12, 2020, BET renewed the series for a second season, with Perry announcing that production would start on July 8, 2020. The second season premiered on October 14, 2020. It was the first scripted, primetime television series in the U.S. to complete production under COVID-19 pandemic safety protocols, with Tyler Perry Studios employing a bio-secure bubble strategy.
On January 19, 2021, BET renewed the series for a third season. The third season premiered on June 9, 2021.
On October 20, 2021, BET renewed the series for a fourth season which premiered on January 5, 2022.
On March 22, 2022, BET renewed the series for a fifth season, which premiered on October 12, 2022.
On April 26, 2023, BET renewed the series for a sixth season, which premiered on May 31, 2023.
On December 31, 2023, BET renewed the series for a seventh season, which premiered on January 3, 2024.
On April 16, 2024, BET renewed the series for an eighth season, which premiered on October 16, 2024.
Season 9 premiered on July 16, 2025.
On December 17, 2025, BET renewed the series for a landmark 10th season, which premiered on January 7, 2026.
Spin-offs
Zatima
On December 8, 2021, it was announced that BET+ ordered Zatima, a spin-off starring Devale Ellis as Zac Taylor and Crystal Renee Hayslett as Fatima Wilson. The series premiered on September 22, 2022.
Divorced Sistas
On May 5, 2025, it was announced that BET+ ordered Divorced Sistas, a spin-off starring LeToya Luckett as Rasheda, Khadeen Indréa as Geneva, Porscha Coleman as Naomi, Briana Price as Tiffany, and Jennifer Sears as Bridgette. Premiering on June 9, 2025, the series follows five close friends as they navigate life, love and the challenges that come with divorce, marriage and dating.