BMF | |
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Genre | Crime drama |
Created by | Randy Huggins |
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Opening theme | "Wish Me Luck" by 50 Cent and Charlie Wilson |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
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Running time | 52 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | Starz |
Release | September 26, 2021 – present |
BMF (or Black Mafia Family) is an American crime drama television series created by Randy Huggins, 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 which premiered on January 6, 2023. In January 2023, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on March 1, 2024. [1] On February 29, 2024, ahead of the third season premiere, the series was renewed for a fourth season. [2]
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 the history of America. 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.
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 8 | September 26, 2021 | November 21, 2021 | |
2 | 10 | January 6, 2023 | March 17, 2023 | |
3 | 10 [6] | March 1, 2024 | May 10, 2024 [6] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "See It... Touch It... Obtain It" | Tasha Smith | Randy Huggins | September 26, 2021 | 0.369 [7] |
2 | 2 | "Rumors" | Tasha Smith | Terri Kopp | October 3, 2021 | 0.386 [8] |
3 | 3 | "Love All, Trust Few" | Solvan "Slick" Naim | Story by : Frank Renzulli Teleplay by : Randy Huggins | October 10, 2021 | 0.368 [9] |
4 | 4 | "Heroes" | Solvan "Slick" Naim | Patrick Moss | October 17, 2021 | 0.303 [10] |
5 | 5 | "Secrets and Lies" | Solvan "Slick" Naim | Kirkland Morris & Terri Kopp | October 24, 2021 | 0.306 [11] |
6 | 6 | "Strictly Business" | Eif Rivera | Randy Huggins & Kirkland Morris | October 31, 2021 | 0.446 [12] |
7 | 7 | "All in the Family" | Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson | Terri Kopp | November 7, 2021 | 0.350 [13] |
8 | 8 | "The King of Detroit" | Tasha Smith | Randy Huggins | November 21, 2021 | 0.503 [14] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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9 | 1 | "Family Dinner" | Solvan "Slick" Naim | Randy Huggins | January 6, 2023 | 0.170 [15] |
10 | 2 | "Family Business" | Solvan "Slick" Naim | Heather Zuhlke | January 13, 2023 | 0.210 [16] |
11 | 3 | "Devil's Night" | Janice Cooke | Mike Nguyen Le | January 20, 2023 | N/A |
12 | 4 | "Runnin' On E" | Janice Cooke | Patrick Moss | January 27, 2023 | N/A |
13 | 5 | "Moment of Truth" | Eif Rivera | Jeff Dix | February 3, 2023 | N/A |
14 | 6 | "Homecoming" | Eif Rivera | Kirkland Morris | February 17, 2023 | N/A |
15 | 7 | "Both Sides of the Fence" | Crystle Roberson | Garen Thomas | February 24, 2023 | 0.239 [17] |
16 | 8 | "Push It to the Limit" | Crystle Roberson | Rose McAleese | March 3, 2023 | 0.175 [18] |
17 | 9 | "High Treason" | Timothy A. Burton | Heather Zuhlke & Shaquayla Mims | March 10, 2023 | 0.263 [19] |
18 | 10 | "New Beginnings" | Eif Rivera | Randy Huggins & Jazmen Darnell Brown | March 17, 2023 | 0.319 [20] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [6] | Directed by | Written by [21] | Original air date [6] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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19 | 1 | "Detroit vs Everybody" | Timothy A. Burton | Heather Zuhlke | March 1, 2024 | 0.250 [22] |
20 | 2 | "Magic Makers" | Ruben Garcia | Kirkland Morris | March 8, 2024 | 0.214 [22] |
21 | 3 | "Sanctuary" | Cierra 'Shooter' Glaude | Jazmen Darnell Brown | March 15, 2024 | 0.262 [22] |
22 | 4 | "The Return of the Prodigal Son" | Princess Monique | Rose McAleese | March 22, 2024 | 0.337 [22] |
23 | 5 | "The Battle of Techwood" | Anton Cropper | Mike Nguyen Le | March 29, 2024 | 0.220 [22] |
24 | 6 | "Casualties of War" | Radium Cheung | Garen Thomas | April 5, 2024 | 0.186 [22] |
25 | 7 | "Get 'Em Home" | Russell Hornsby | Jeff Dix | April 12, 2024 | 0.169 [22] |
26 | 8 | "Code Red" | Crystle Roberson | Shaquayla Mims | April 19, 2024 | 0.225 [22] |
27 | 9 | "Death Trap" | TBA | Patrick Moss | April 26, 2024 | TBD |
28 | 10 | "Prime Time" | TBA | Tariq Simmons & Heather Zuhlke | May 10, 2024 | 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. [23] In April 2020, Starz greenlit the series. Production companies are slated to consist of Lionsgate Television and G-Unit Films and Television Inc. [24] On September 30, 2021, Starz renewed the series for a second season only 4 days after the series' premiere. [25] The second season premiered on January 6, 2023. [26] On January 18, 2023, Starz renewed the series for a third season which premiered on March 1, 2024. [27] [1]
In December 2020, Russell Hornsby and Steve Harris joined the cast of the series, with Kash Doll set to star in a recurring role. [28] 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. [29] [30] In March 2021, Snoop Dogg, La La Anthony and Serayah joined the cast in recurring role. [31] In September 2021, Sean Michael Gloria was cast in a recurring role. [32] 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. [3] [4] In February 2023, 2 Chainz and Ne-Yo were cast in recurring roles for the third season. [33] [1]
Principal photography began in January 2021 with filming done in Atlanta and Detroit. [30] [34]
During production of season 3 in June 2023, producer Ian Woolf was suspended by Lionsgate following an incident involving Woolf threatening to run over striking writers who were picketing outside of BMF's production facility. Woolf allegedly admitted to trying to scare the writers after first claiming he did not see them, and was unsuccessful in allegedly pleading with Teamsters to cross the picket line. [35]
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