All the Queen's Men (TV series)

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All the Queen's Men
Also known asTyler Perry's All the Queen's Men
Genre
Created byChristian Keyes
Based onLadies Night
by Christian Keyes
Written byTyler Perry
Starring
  • Eva Marcille
  • Skyh Alvester Black
  • Candace Maxwell
  • Racquel Palmer
  • Michael Bolwaire
  • Keith Swift
  • Dion Rome
  • Jeremy Williams
  • Christian Keyes
  • Carter the Body
  • Oshea Russell
  • Kiki Haynes
  • Rashan Ali
  • Charles Dumas
  • La'Toya Kirkland
  • Chrystale Wilson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes62
Production
Executive producers
  • Tyler Perry
  • Michelle Sneed
  • Christian Keyes
  • Mike Strong
  • Deandra Short
  • Kim Fields
  • Elon Johnson
  • Asante White
  • Valencia Parker
  • Armani Ortiz
  • Matthew Barnes
  • Tony L. Strickland
  • Andy Norman
  • Mavro Diamanti
  • Tsedy Gebeyehu
  • Valencia Y. Hawkins
  • Antoinetta Stallings
  • Mark E. Swinton
  • Jason Moss
Producers
  • Eva Marcille
  • KiKi Haynes
  • Michael Bolwaire
  • Skyh Black
  • Candice Maxwell
Camera setup Multiple camera
Running time40–43 min.
Production company Tyler Perry Studios
Original release
Network BET+
ReleaseSeptember 9, 2021 (2021-09-09) 
present

All the Queen's Men is an American drama television series created by Christian Keyes and executive produced by Tyler Perry. It premiered on BET+ on September 9, 2021. The series is an adaptation 'made for television' based on the 2015 urban romance novel Ladies Night, which Keyes authored himself and was presented by Carl Weber.

Contents

Plot

Set in Atlanta, Marilyn "Madam" DeVille (Eva Marcille) is a fierce businesswoman who rules all in the lucrative male exotic nightclub industry. Madam is surrounded by a band of trusted employees who are down to make sure that she and her empire are successful. As her journey continues, she is hellbent on expanding her Queendom. However, Madam soon discovers that more money and more power mean more problems.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
1 10September 9, 2021 (2021-09-09)
2 2010July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)August 11, 2022 (2022-08-11)
10January 12, 2023 (2023-01-12)February 9, 2023 (2023-02-09)
3 168July 20, 2023 (2023-07-20)August 31, 2023 (2023-08-31)
8January 11, 2024 (2024-01-11)February 22, 2024 (2024-02-22)
4 168November 28, 2024 (2024-11-28)January 9, 2025 (2025-01-09)
8July 24, 2025 (2025-07-24)September 4, 2025 (2025-09-04)

Season 1 (2021)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateBET air dateU.S. linear viewers
(millions)
11"The Pilot" Kim Fields Christian Keyes & Joseph K.P. SimmonsSeptember 9, 2021 (2021-09-09)June 8, 20220.52 [4]
22"Silent Partner"Kim FieldsChristian Keyes & Joseph K.P. SimmonsSeptember 9, 2021 (2021-09-09)June 15, 20220.66 [5]
33"Blackmail Baby"Kim FieldsChristian Keyes & Joseph K.P. SimmonsSeptember 9, 2021 (2021-09-09)June 22, 20220.67 [6]
44"Looking at Trouble"Kim FieldsChristian Keyes & Joseph K.P. SimmonsSeptember 9, 2021 (2021-09-09)June 29, 20220.70 [7]
55"Dirty Dancing"Kim FieldsChristian Keyes & Joseph K.P. SimmonsSeptember 9, 2021 (2021-09-09)July 6, 20220.65 [8]
66"When the Family Feuds"Kim FieldsChristian Keyes & Joseph K.P. SimmonsSeptember 9, 2021 (2021-09-09)July 13, 20220.67 [9]
77"Kryptonite"Derrick Doose & Kim FieldsChristian Keyes & Joseph K.P. SimmonsSeptember 9, 2021 (2021-09-09)July 20, 20220.67 [10]
88"The Ringmaster"Kim FieldsChristian Keyes & Joseph K.P. SimmonsSeptember 9, 2021 (2021-09-09)July 27, 20220.67 [11]
99"Balls to the Wall" Tyler Perry Tyler PerrySeptember 9, 2021 (2021-09-09)August 3, 20220.63 [12]
1010"Everybody vs Madam"Tyler PerryTyler PerrySeptember 9, 2021 (2021-09-09)August 10, 20220.66 [13]

Season 2 (2022–23)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateBET air dateU.S. linear viewers
(millions)
Part 1
111"Amplified" Tyler Perry Tyler PerryJuly 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)March 28, 20230.44 [14]
122"True Blue"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJuly 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)April 4, 20230.41 [15]
133"Cash of the Titans"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJuly 21, 2022 (2022-07-21)April 11, 20230.34 [16]
144"Mr. and Mrs. Money/Kill Bill"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJuly 21, 2022 (2022-07-21)April 18, 20230.36 [17]
155"Bait and Switch"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJuly 28, 2022 (2022-07-28)April 25, 20230.37 [18]
166"A Million Ways to Die"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJuly 28, 2022 (2022-07-28)May 2, 20230.35 [19]
177"Pimpin' Ain't Easy"Tyler PerryTyler PerryAugust 4, 2022 (2022-08-04)May 9, 20230.31 [20]
188"Big Momma Thang"Tyler PerryTyler PerryAugust 4, 2022 (2022-08-04)May 16, 20230.34 [21]
199"C.R.E.A.M."Tyler PerryTyler PerryAugust 11, 2022 (2022-08-11)May 23, 20230.32 [22]
2010"Bombs Over Buckhead"Tyler PerryTyler PerryAugust 11, 2022 (2022-08-11)May 30, 20230.43 [23]
Part 2
2111"Consequences and Repercussions"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJanuary 12, 2023 (2023-01-12)January 3, 2024N/A
2212"Cloak and Dagger"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJanuary 12, 2023 (2023-01-12)January 10, 2024N/A
2313"The Target"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJanuary 19, 2023 (2023-01-19)January 17, 2024N/A
2414"Retribution"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJanuary 19, 2023 (2023-01-19)January 24, 2024N/A
2515"Good Cop, Bad Cop"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJanuary 26, 2023 (2023-01-26)January 31, 2024N/A
2616"Can You Keep a Secret"Tyler PerryTyler PerryJanuary 26, 2023 (2023-01-26)February 7, 2024N/A
2717"Deal or No Deal"Tyler PerryTyler PerryFebruary 2, 2023 (2023-02-02)February 14, 2024N/A
2818"The Sit Down"Tyler PerryTyler PerryFebruary 2, 2023 (2023-02-02)February 21, 2024N/A
2919"Danger, Danger"Tyler PerryTyler PerryFebruary 9, 2023 (2023-02-09)February 28, 2024N/A
3020"Never Get Too Comfortable"Tyler PerryTyler PerryFebruary 9, 2023 (2023-02-09)March 6, 2024N/A

Season 3 (2023–24)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateBET air date [24] U.S. linear viewers
(millions)
Part 1
311"Deep Cover" Armani Ortiz Tyler Perry July 20, 2023 (2023-07-20)March 19, 2025N/A
322"Daddy's Girl"Armani OrtizTyler PerryJuly 20, 2023 (2023-07-20)March 26, 2025N/A
333"No Way Out"Armani OrtizTyler PerryJuly 27, 2023 (2023-07-27)April 2, 2025N/A
344"The Choice is Yours"Armani OrtizTyler PerryAugust 3, 2023 (2023-08-03)April 9, 2025N/A
355"Lost and Found"Armani OrtizTyler PerryAugust 10, 2023 (2023-08-10)April 16, 2025N/A
366"Never Scared"Armani OrtizTyler PerryAugust 17, 2023 (2023-08-17)April 23, 2025N/A
377"Weakness"Armani OrtizTyler PerryAugust 24, 2023 (2023-08-24)May 20, 2025N/A
388"Never Bluff"Armani OrtizTyler PerryAugust 31, 2023 (2023-08-31)May 20, 2025N/A
Part 2
399"Eye to Eye"Armani OrtizTyler PerryJanuary 11, 2024 (2024-01-11)May 27, 2025N/A
4010"Nowhere to Hide"Armani OrtizTyler PerryJanuary 11, 2024 (2024-01-11)June 3, 2025N/A
4111"The Ultimate Price"Armani OrtizTyler PerryJanuary 18, 2024 (2024-01-18)June 10, 2025N/A
4212"The Crossroads"Matt AlvesValencia ParkerJanuary 25, 2024 (2024-01-25)June 17, 2025N/A
4313"I Got Five On It"Matt AlvesValencia ParkerFebruary 1, 2024 (2024-02-01)June 24, 2025N/A
4414"Déjà Vu"Armani OrtizValencia ParkerFebruary 8, 2024 (2024-02-08)July 1, 2025N/A
4515"Caught Slippin"Armani OrtizValencia ParkerFebruary 15, 2024 (2024-02-15)July 8, 2025N/A
4616"Check Mate"Armani OrtizValencia ParkerFebruary 22, 2024 (2024-02-22)July 15, 2025N/A

Season 4 (2024–25)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [24] Directed byWritten byOriginal release date [24] BET air dateU.S. linear viewers
(millions)
Part 1
471"Hail Mary" Armani Ortiz Valencia ParkerNovember 28, 2024 (2024-11-28)TBAN/A
482"Careless Whispers"Armani OrtizArthur HarrisNovember 28, 2024 (2024-11-28)TBAN/A
493"99 Problems"Armani OrtizYvette FoyDecember 5, 2024 (2024-12-05)TBAN/A
504"Back in the Game"Armani OrtizMonice Mitchell SimmsDecember 12, 2024 (2024-12-12)TBAN/A
515"Family Ties"Armani OrtizValencia ParkerDecember 19, 2024 (2024-12-19)TBAN/A
526"Gas Face"Armani Ortiz Tyler Perry December 26, 2024 (2024-12-26)TBAN/A
537"Trick Daddy"Armani OrtizYvette FoyJanuary 2, 2025 (2025-01-02)TBAN/A
548"You Got Served"Armani OrtizValencia ParkerJanuary 9, 2025 (2025-01-09)TBAN/A
Part 2
559"Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat"Armani OrtizTyler PerryJuly 24, 2025 (2025-07-24)TBAN/A
5610"Blow the Whistle"Armani OrtizTyler PerryJuly 24, 2025 (2025-07-24)TBAN/A
5711"Smoke and Mirrors"Armani OrtizCraig LaMarshJuly 31, 2025 (2025-07-31)TBAN/A
5812"Weak in the Knees"Armani OrtizTyler PerryAugust 7, 2025 (2025-08-07)TBAN/A
5913"U.N.I.T.Y"Armani OrtizTyler PerryAugust 14, 2025 (2025-08-14)TBATBD
6014"Backstabbers"Armani OrtizTyler PerryAugust 21, 2025 (2025-08-21)TBATBD
6115"All Eyez on Me"Armani OrtizTyler PerryAugust 28, 2025 (2025-08-28)TBATBD
6216"Murder Was the Case"Armani OrtizTyler PerrySeptember 4, 2025 (2025-09-04)TBATBD

Production

Development

The series was picked up by BET+ on February 24, 2021. [25] The series premiered on September 9, 2021. [26]

On February 1, 2022, the series was renewed for a second season. [27] [28]

On April 16, 2024, All the Queen's Men was renewed for a fourth season. [29]

Casting

The main cast was revealed on March 25, 2021. [1] [2]

On March 17, 2022, J. Marques Johnson joined the cast in a recurring role for the second season. [3]

Novel adaptation

The television series in loosely based on Christian Keye's fictional story and characters from his 2015 urban novel Ladies Night. Whereas the main character in the television series is set around Marilyn 'Madam' DeVille and her crimes while the novel sets premise of the main character Amp Anthony and his crimes and romance. Albeit his character in the series have followed similar experiences relating to the book being an ex-con. Madam's name in the series is also changed from 'Madam' MaryFox (novel) to MarilynDeVille and is the owner of Club Eden as in the book, but however does not share relation to Anthony as the television series intertwines their stories together, as Amp is now Madam's estranged nephew. One other character adapted from the novel, DJ Dime is also named Allison, who in similarity with the book befriends and have a romantic relationship with Amp Anthony. The premise of the television series revolves more about the lives of the many exotic dancers at Club Eden but creates and leaves the central focus on Madam who becomes the villain and savior of the show.

Crossovers

All the Queen's Men sets its own storyline and have not featured any crossover characters from other shows as of yet, however the main character Marilyn 'Madam' guest starred on Tyler Perry's Sistas in season 5 and was revealed to be the cousin of Fatima, an independent tough-minded character from the series that eventually gained her own spin-off series Zatima, Madam does a favor and helps Fatima's co-worker Andi, who needs help to get her friend Sabrina out of legal troubles. Also while also not seen in episodes prior (Sistas), she also sent thugs to help out Fatima in her own troubles after being harassed by her co-worker Hayden. Fatima reveals this both to Andi after to the two met each other and Hayden while threatening him once again as a reminder to what really happened to him violently weeks ago.

Another character from the series El Fuego, appeared as a recurring character on Sistas rekindling his connection with Danni, a past college mate and friend to the ladies of the series. He tries to makes attempts at romance with Danni and flaunts his new career as a male exotic dancer at Club Eden, after years of losing weight and started his health and fitness journey after his long battle of being overweight (which is addressed often as a brief running gag in 'Queen's Men'), but the romance eventually fails after finally giving it a try with Danni, however he continued to do favors helping out the ladies on the series when needed from his multiple side jobs.

The actor Skyh Alvester Black, who portrays Amp on All the Queens Men did appear on Sistas as a recurring character named Jacobi who briefly dated Sabrina on their series. This in turn may have created confusion upon viewers as both series shares the same parallel universe in story plots.

References

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