BMF (or Black Mafia Family) is an American crime drama television series, which follows the Black Mafia Family, a drug trafficking and money laundering organization. The series premiered on September 26, 2021, on Starz. After the series premiere, the series was renewed for a second season. The second season will premiere in January 2023.
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| Genre | Crime drama Romance (season 2) Thriller (season 2) |
| Created by | Randy Huggins |
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| Opening theme | "Wish Me Luck" by 50 Cent |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 9 (list of episodes) |
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| Producers | Arkeisha Antoinette Knight (season 2) |
| Running time | 52 minutes |
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| Original network | Starz |
| Original release | September 26, 2021 (2021-09-26) – present |
BMF is inspired by the true story of two brothers who rose from the decaying streets of southwest Detroit in the late 1980s and gave birth to one of the most influential crime families in this country. Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory's charismatic leadership, Terry "Southwest T" Flenory's business acumen and the fraternal partnership's vision beyond the drug trade and into the world of hip hop would render the brothers iconic on a global level. Their unwavering belief in family loyalty would be the cornerstone of their partnership and the crux of their eventual estrangement. This is a story about love, betrayal, and thug-capitalism in the pursuit of the American dream.
| No. | Title [3] | Directed by | Written by [4] | Original air date [3] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "See It... Touch It... Obtain It" | Tasha Smith | Randy Huggins | September 26, 2021 (2021-09-26) | 0.369[5] |
| 2 | "Rumors" | Tasha Smith | Terri Kopp | October 3, 2021 (2021-10-03) | 0.386[6] |
| 3 | "Love All, Trust Few" | Solvan "Slick" Naim | Story by : Frank Renzulli Teleplay by : Randy Huggins | October 10, 2021 (2021-10-10) | 0.368[7] |
| 4 | "Heroes" | Solvan "Slick" Naim | Patrick Moss | October 17, 2021 (2021-10-17) | 0.303[8] |
| 5 | "Secrets and Lies" | Solvan "Slick" Naim | Kirkland Morris & Terri Kopp | October 24, 2021 (2021-10-24) | 0.306[9] |
| 6 | "Strictly Business" | Eif Rivera | Randy Huggins & Kirkland Morris | October 31, 2021 (2021-10-31) | 0.446[10] |
| 7 | "All in the Family" | Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson | Terri Kopp | November 7, 2021 (2021-11-07) | 0.350[11] |
| 8 | "The King of Detroit" | Tasha Smith | Randy Huggins | November 21, 2021 (2021-11-21) | 0.503[12] |
| No. | Title [3] | Directed by | Written by [4] | Original air date [3] | |
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| 1 | TBA | Tasha Smith | Jazmen Darnell Brown, Randy Huggins & Shaquayla Mims | January 2023 (2023-01) | TBD |
| 2 | TBA | Crystle Roberson | Jazmen Darnell Brown | January 2023 (2023-01) | TBD |
| 3 | TBA | Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson | Jazmen Darnell Brown & Mike Nguyen Le | January 2023 (2023-01) | TBD |
| 4 | TBA | Serayah McNeill | Jazmen Darnell Brown & Darnell Metayer | January 2023 (2023-01) | TBD |
| 5 | TBA | Tasha Smith | Jazmen Darnell Brown & Josh Peters | January 2023 (2023-01) | TBD |
| 6 | TBA | Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson | Jazmen Darnell Brown | February 2023 (2023-02) | TBD |
| 7 | TBA | Eif Rivera | Jazmen Darnell Brown | February 2023 (2023-02) | TBD |
| 8 | TBA | Crystle Roberson | Jazmen Darnell Brown | February 2023 (2023-02) | TBD |
| 9 | TBA | TBD | Jazmen Darnell Brown | February 2023 (2023-02) | TBD |
| 10 | "Love & War" | Crystle Roberson | Jazmen Darnell Brown | March 2023 (2023-03) | TBD |
In July 2019, it was announced Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson had begun developing a television series revolving around Black Mafia Family, which he would executive produce for Starz.[13] In April 2020, Starz greenlit the series. Production companies are slated to consist of Lionsgate Television and G-Unit Films and Television Inc.[14] On September 30, 2021, Starz renewed the series for a second season only 4 days after the series' premiere.[15]
In December 2020, Russell Hornsby and Steve Harris joined the cast of the series, with Kash Doll set to star in a recurring capacity.[16] In January 2021, Demetrius Flenory Jr., Da'Vinchi, Michole Briana White, Ajiona Alexus, Eric Kofi-Abrefa and Myles Truitt joined the cast in starring roles.[17][18] In March 2021, Snoop Dogg, La La Anthony and Serayah joined the cast in recurring capacity.[19] In September 2021, Sean Michael Gloria was cast in a recurring role.[20] In March 2022, La La Anthony had been promoted to series regular while Kelly Hu was cast as a new series regular and Christine Horn and Leslie Jones joined the cast in a recurring role for the second season.[1][2]
Principal photography began in January 2021 with filming done in Atlanta and Detroit.[18][21]
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