A brand new Madea movie will stream on Netflix in February despite Tyler Perry’s previous announcement that he was retiring the character.
Netflix announced Tuesday that they will offer a free service. “Tyler Perry’s A Madea Homecoming”The streaming service will release the film on February 25, with Perry once more writing, directing, and starring.
This time around, Madea is celebrating her great-grandson’s college graduation – or attempting to. Hidden secrets and family drama threaten the joyous homecoming. Perry explained. EWThe film will feature a LGBTQ+ story.
This is the 10th feature film starring Madea in a major role, and features the returns of Tamela Mann (Cora), David Mann (Mr. Brown), Cassi Davis Patton (Aunt Bam) as well as a guest appearance from iconic Irish actor Brendan O’Carroll, who plays Agnes Brown.
Perry had previously said that 2019’s “A Madea Family Funeral”This would have been the last installment in the franchise. However, he changed his mind during the pandemic. “I was looking at the state of the world and how polarized it is… nobody’s laughing. Nobody’s getting the chance to belly-laugh anymore,”Perry spoke to EW about why he brought the character back. “And I’m like, ‘What tool do I have in my arsenal that can bring that kind of laughter?’”
Perry created the Madea character in a 1999 play called “I Can Do Bad All by Myself,” making her onscreen debut in 2005’s “Diary of a Mad Black Woman.” Since then, Perry turned the character into a franchise staple, and now she’s back with a brand new story – only on Netflix.
