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Tyler Perry means business with studio opening
Twelve purpose-built sound stages, each with wooden perms, catwalks and silent HVAC systems. (Photo: tylerperrystudios.com)
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October 8, 2019

Tyler Perry means business with studio opening

Two hundred and fifty million dollars. That’s a lot of money isn’t it BUZZ family? Well, that’s what producer and entrepreneur Tyler Perry has invested in the first and only black movie studio lot in Hollywood.

Perry opened the massive studio lot in Atlanta, Georgia

within days of receiving his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It’s been a

great few days for the man who started out writing plays and dressing up like a

grumpy old lady, isn’t it?

Well, that’s just the start and his new studio is expected to specially compliment his new partnership with BET that will see the Black culture themed network roll out its contents through a streaming service. He has already pushed out two programs, The Oval and Sistas, but more is yet to come.

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Another one! BET joins the streaming business with BET+[/naviga:li][/naviga:ul]

View this post on Instagram I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am about these two new shows coming to @BET. I promise you, as good as these trailers are, THE SHOWS BLOW THEM AWAY!! Take a look and share please #TheOvalOnBETA post shared by Tyler Perry (@tylerperry) on Sep 27, 2019 at 6:05pm PDT

The lot is now on lands that used to be a former Confederate

Army base. And based on information received the lot is larger than those of

established studios Disney, Warner Bros, Paramount, Fox and Sony combined with

a lot more room for more.

On Saturday, Perry called out the who’s who in the black community to come out and celebrate him and indeed they did. Stars such as Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Beyoncé amongst other black greats both inside and outside of the entertainment industry.

View this post on Instagram (2/4) Grand Opening: Imagine This – I’m a writer with no words for Saturday night. So if a picture is worth a thousand words then let them speak for me while I gather my emotions and try to process what happened on Saturday!!A post shared by Tyler Perry (@tylerperry) on Oct 7, 2019 at 11:15am PDT

Well done Tyler and we hope that Madea is among the

productions. We can’t wait for what you churn out.

diverse backlot with over 220 acres of groomed greenspace provides the foundation to create multiple sets. (Photo: tylerperrystudios.com)

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