The Oval (TV series)

The Oval
Also known as	Tyler Perry's The Oval
Genre	Soap opera Political drama [1] Crime [ citation needed ] Romance [ citation needed ] Thriller [ citation needed ]
Created by	Tyler Perry
Written by	Tyler Perry
Directed by	Tyler Perry
Starring	Ed Quinn Kron Moore Paige Hurd Daniel Croix Henderson Javon Johnson Ptosha Storey Vaughn W. Hebron Teesha Renee Lodric Collins Ciera Payton Taja V. Simpson Walter Fauntleroy Brad Benedict Travis Cure Matthew Law Bill Barrett Derek A. Dixon
Composer	Jay Weigel
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	113
Production
Executive producers	Tyler Perry Michelle Sneed Mark E. Swinton
Camera setup	Multiple camera
Running time	42 minutes
Production company	Tyler Perry Studios
Original release
Network	BET
Release	October 23, 2019 (2019-10-23) – present (present)
Related
Ruthless

The Oval is an American political drama and soap opera created, executive produced, written, and directed by Tyler Perry, that premiered on October 23, 2019, on BET. ^{[2] [3]} The series chronicles the lives of a family placed in the White House by people of power, while also highlighting the personal side and everyday lives of the staff who run its inner workings.

A streaming television spin-off, Ruthless , premiered on BET+ on March 19, 2020.

Cast and characters

Main

• Ed Quinn as Hunter Franklin, the President of the United States ^[4]
• Kron Moore as Victoria Franklin, the First Lady of the United States ^[4]
• Paige Hurd as Gayle Franklin, Hunter and Victoria's daughter (main season 1; guest season 2) ^[4]
• Daniel Croix Henderson as Jason Franklin, Hunter and Victoria's son ^[4]
• Javon Johnson ^[5] as Richard Hallsen, the White House Butler
• Ptosha Storey ^[5] as Nancy Hallsen, the Butler's wife
• Vaughn W. Hebron ^[5] as Bartholomew "Barry" Hallsen, Richard and Nancy's son (Seasons 1–4)
• Teesha Renee as Sharon ^[5] Barry's former girlfriend and Kareem's current girlfriend
• Lodric Collins ^[5] as Donald Winthrop, White House Chief of Staff
• Ciera Payton ^[5] as Lilly Winthrop, wife of Donald
• Taja V. Simpson ^[5] as Priscilla Owens, White House residence staff supervisor and sam's wife
• Walter Fauntleroy ^[5] as Sam Owen, Secret Service Agent
• Brad Benedict ^[5] as Kyle Flint, Secret Service Agent
• Travis Cure ^[5] as Bobby, Lilly's friend
• Matthew Law as Kareem Richardson, local pharmacy owner (main seasons 1–4; recurring season 5 - Present)
• Bill Barrett as Max Carter (main season 2–present; recurring season 1), Secret Service Agent
• Derek A. Dixon as Dale ^[5] (season 2–present) A worker at kareem's pharmacy
• Nick Barrotta as Allan (main season 3–present; recurring season 1–2), Donald's assistant and Ellie's ex-boyfriend
• Kaye Singleton as Simone ^[6] (season 3–present), the Second lady
• Russell Thomas as Eli (season 3–present), ^[6] the Vice President of the United States
• Nelson Estevez as Alonzo White - secret service agent

Recurring

• Melissa L. Williams as Ruth Truesdale/Denise Truesdale (season 1)
• Russell Charles Pitts as Picky/Leon, Gayle's boyfriend (season 1)
• Maurii Davenport as Lindsay Yuma (season 1)
• Ashley Monique Harper as Jean Peterson (season 1)
• Yvonne Senat Jones as Tally (season 1)
• Natasha Ward as Ellie Lyles (season 1–3)
• Gillian White as Diane Wilmont (season 1–2)
• Janee Michelle as Maude, Victoria's mother (season 1–2)
• Donna Feldman as Dr. Meadows
• Ken Lawson as Officer Driver (Season 5)
• Ariel D. King as Lena (Season 5)

Ruthless crossover guest appearances

• Blue Kimble as Andrew (season 1)
• Lenny Thomas as Dikhan (season 1, 3, 5)
• Joshua Adeyeye as Manny (season 3–5)
• Matt Cedeño as 'The Highest' (season 4)
• Baadja-Lyne Odums as Elder Mother Marva (season 4)
• Colin McCalla as River (season 5)

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	25	12	October 23, 2019 (2019-10-23)	January 22, 2020 (2020-01-22)
		13	May 6, 2020 (2020-05-06)	July 22, 2020 (2020-07-22)
2	22	13	February 16, 2021 (2021-02-16)	May 11, 2021 (2021-05-11)
		9	July 20, 2021 (2021-07-20)	September 14, 2021 (2021-09-14)
3	22	11	October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12)	December 21, 2021 (2021-12-21)
		11	January 11, 2022 (2022-01-11)	March 22, 2022 (2022-03-22)
4	22	11	October 11, 2022 (2022-10-11)	December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)
		11	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)	March 14, 2023 (2023-03-14)
5	22	11	October 17, 2023 (2023-10-17)	December 26, 2023 (2023-12-26)
		11	January 2, 2024 (2024-01-02)	March 12, 2024 (2024-03-12)

Season 1 (2019–20)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S viewers (millions)
Part 1
1	1	"Pilot"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	October 23, 2019 (2019-10-23)	1.01 [7]
2	2	"Unforgettable"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	October 30, 2019 (2019-10-30)	0.94 [8]
3	3	"Heat"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	November 6, 2019 (2019-11-06)	0.84 [9]
4	4	"Rats Can Smell Poison"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	November 13, 2019 (2019-11-13)	0.96 [10]
5	5	"Allies"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	November 20, 2019 (2019-11-20)	0.88 [11]
6	6	"Lab Rats"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	November 27, 2019 (2019-11-27)	0.95 [12]
7	7	"The Dark Sheep"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	December 4, 2019 (2019-12-04)	0.95 [13]
8	8	"Eye on the Sparrow"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	December 11, 2019 (2019-12-11)	1.03 [14]
9	9	"The Fish Bowl"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	December 18, 2019 (2019-12-18)	0.94 [15]
10	10	"Going Black"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	January 8, 2020 (2020-01-08)	0.93 [16]
11	11	"The United Front"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	January 15, 2020 (2020-01-15)	1.11 [17]
12	12	"Hidden Secrets"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	January 22, 2020 (2020-01-22)	1.11 [18]
Part 2
13	13	"Fear of God"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	May 6, 2020 (2020-05-06)	1.03 [19]
14	14	"One Time"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	May 13, 2020 (2020-05-13)	1.02 [20]
15	15	"Clock Work"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	May 20, 2020 (2020-05-20)	0.94 [21]
16	16	"The Dangerous Game"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27)	1.03 [22]
17	17	"Five Families"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	June 3, 2020 (2020-06-03)	1.03 [23]
18	18	"Me and You"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	June 10, 2020 (2020-06-10)	1.09 [24]
19	19	"Clueless"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	June 17, 2020 (2020-06-17)	1.00 [25]
20	20	"Call of Duty"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	June 24, 2020 (2020-06-24)	0.88 [26]
21	21	"The Godfather"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	July 1, 2020 (2020-07-01)	0.88 [27]
22	22	"The Loving Parents"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	July 8, 2020 (2020-07-08)	0.99 [28]
23	23	"Unexpected Guest"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	July 15, 2020 (2020-07-15)	0.92 [29]
24	24	"Twenty-Four Hours"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	July 22, 2020 (2020-07-22)	1.00 [30]
25	25	"One of Us"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	July 22, 2020 (2020-07-22)	1.11 [31]

Season 2 (2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S viewers (millions)
Part 1
26	1	"A Little Girl Talk"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	February 16, 2021 (2021-02-16)	1.00 [32]
27	2	"Natural Habitat"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	February 23, 2021 (2021-02-23)	0.79 [33]
28	3	"Wicked Things"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	March 2, 2021 (2021-03-02)	0.83 [34]
29	4	"The Fencer"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	March 9, 2021 (2021-03-09)	0.86 [35]
30	5	"A Stranger at Home"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	March 16, 2021 (2021-03-16)	0.78 [36]
31	6	"Malicious Intent"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	March 23, 2021 (2021-03-23)	0.90 [37]
32	7	"Persistant Reasons"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	March 30, 2021 (2021-03-30)	0.80 [38]
33	8	"Don't Believe Your Eyes"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	April 6, 2021 (2021-04-06)	0.76 [39]
34	9	"Political Junkie"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	April 13, 2021 (2021-04-13)	0.80 [40]
35	10	"The Master"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	April 20, 2021 (2021-04-20)	0.84 [41]
36	11	"Empty Your Bag"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	April 27, 2021 (2021-04-27)	0.95 [42]
37	12	"Misunderstood"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	May 4, 2021 (2021-05-04)	0.81 [43]
38	13	"Every Weekend"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	May 11, 2021 (2021-05-11)	0.89 [44]
Part 2
39	14	"The Target"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	July 20, 2021 (2021-07-20)	0.72 [45]
40	15	"Don't Move"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27)	0.78 [46]
41	16	"Familiar Faces"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	August 3, 2021 (2021-08-03)	0.74 [47]
42	17	"Body Parts"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	August 10, 2021 (2021-08-10)	0.94 [48]
43	18	"The Mysterious Card"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	August 17, 2021 (2021-08-17)	0.89 [49]
44	19	"Nine Lives"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	August 24, 2021 (2021-08-24)	0.92 [50]
45	20	"The Skies Have Eyes"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	August 31, 2021 (2021-08-31)	0.84 [51]
46	21	"Powerful Hands"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	September 7, 2021 (2021-09-07)	0.93 [52]
47	22	"Doomsday"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	September 14, 2021 (2021-09-14)	0.97 [53]

Season 3 (2021–22)

No. overall	No. in season	Title  [54] [3]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date  [54] [3]	U.S viewers (millions)
Part 1
48	1	"An Eye for an Eye"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12)	0.97 [55]
49	2	"Off Limits"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	October 19, 2021 (2021-10-19)	0.84 [56]
50	3	"The Mole"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	October 26, 2021 (2021-10-26)	1.01 [57]
51	4	"In Need Of Protection"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	November 2, 2021 (2021-11-02)	0.85 [58]
52	5	"Behind Closed Doors"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	November 9, 2021 (2021-11-09)	0.86 [59]
53	6	"A Family Matter"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	November 16, 2021 (2021-11-16)	0.90 [60]
54	7	"Ho Patrol"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	November 23, 2021 (2021-11-23)	0.89 [61]
55	8	"One Rule"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	November 30, 2021 (2021-11-30)	0.99 [62]
56	9	"Glove Up"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	December 7, 2021 (2021-12-07)	0.97 [63]
57	10	"Checkmate"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	December 14, 2021 (2021-12-14)	1.03 [64]
58	11	"The Children"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	December 21, 2021 (2021-12-21)	0.96 [65]
Part 2
59	12	"The Dutiful Wife"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	January 11, 2022 (2022-01-11)	1.01 [66]
60	13	"Tragic Monologues"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	January 18, 2022 (2022-01-18)	1.05 [67]
61	14	"The Command Performance"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	January 25, 2022 (2022-01-25)	0.95 [68]
62	15	"Wicked"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01)	0.99 [69]
63	16	"The Hornet's Nest"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	February 8, 2022 (2022-02-08)	0.97 [70]
64	17	"Get a Grip"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	February 15, 2022 (2022-02-15)	0.91 [71]
65	18	"Next to Impossible"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	February 22, 2022 (2022-02-22)	0.87 [72]
66	19	"Gathering Evidence"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	March 1, 2022 (2022-03-01)	0.78 [73]
67	20	"The Vendetta"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	March 8, 2022 (2022-03-08)	0.95 [74]
68	21	"Ugly Politics"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)	1.01 [75]
69	22	"Road Kill"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	March 22, 2022 (2022-03-22)	0.84 [76]

Season 4 (2022–23)

No. overall	No. in season	Title  [77] [3]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date  [77] [3]	U.S viewers (millions)
Part 1
70	1	"The Package"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	October 11, 2022 (2022-10-11)	0.70 [78]
71	2	"Black Stallion"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	October 18, 2022 (2022-10-18)	0.60 [79]
72	3	"Into the Woods"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	October 25, 2022 (2022-10-25)	0.74 [80]
73	4	"Wicked"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	November 1, 2022 (2022-11-01)	0.65 [81]
74	5	"Image, Power, And Money"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)	0.70 [82]
75	6	"Guns Blazing"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	November 15, 2022 (2022-11-15)	0.60 [83]
76	7	"Hook, Line, And Sinker"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	November 22, 2022 (2022-11-22)	0.66 [84]
77	8	"It's Over"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	November 29, 2022 (2022-11-29)	0.60 [85]
78	9	"Out of Line"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	December 6, 2022 (2022-12-06)	0.73 [86]
79	10	"Truth Be Told"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	December 13, 2022 (2022-12-13)	0.74 [87]
80	11	"What's Done in the Dark"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)	0.72 [88]
Part 2
81	12	"The Stories We Tell"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)	0.71 [89]
82	13	"Back Off"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	January 10, 2023 (2023-01-10)	0.69 [90]
83	14	"Know Your Place"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)	0.65 [91]
84	15	"Deception"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)	0.65 [92]
85	16	"Problem Diverted"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	January 31, 2023 (2023-01-31)	0.63 [93]
86	17	"Bridge Over Troubled Water"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	February 7, 2023 (2023-02-07)	0.71 [94]
87	18	"No Regrets"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	February 14, 2023 (2023-02-14)	0.70 [95]
88	19	"It's No Secret"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	February 21, 2023 (2023-02-21)	0.76 [96]
89	20	"The Point of No Return"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28)	0.66 [97]
90	21	"Pins And Needles"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	March 7, 2023 (2023-03-07)	0.75 [98]
91	22	"The Last Strike"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	March 14, 2023 (2023-03-14)	0.73 [99]

Season 5 (2023–24)

No. overall	No. in season	Title  [100] [101]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date  [100] [101]	U.S viewers (millions)
Part 1
92	1	"Turning Tables"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	October 17, 2023 (2023-10-17)	0.67 [102]
93	2	"The Missing Link"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	October 24, 2023 (2023-10-24)	0.63 [102]
94	3	"Man Down"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	October 31, 2023 (2023-10-31)	0.65 [102]
95	4	"Coming Clean"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07)	0.58 [102]
96	5	"Something to Hide"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	November 14, 2023 (2023-11-14)	0.55 [102]
97	6	"Gone in a Second"	Derrick Doose	Tyler Perry	November 21, 2023 (2023-11-21)	0.59 [102]
98	7	"Exit Wound"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	November 28, 2023 (2023-11-28)	0.65 [102]
99	8	"Sorry Not Sorry"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	December 5, 2023 (2023-12-05)	0.63 [102]
100	9	"Better Than Revenge"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	December 12, 2023 (2023-12-12)	0.64 [102]
101	10	"Sound of Silence"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	December 19, 2023 (2023-12-19)	0.64 [102]
102	11	"Recovery"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	December 26, 2023 (2023-12-26)	0.68 [102]
Part 2
103	12	"Who's Playing Who?"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	January 2, 2024 (2024-01-02)	0.83 [102]
104	13	"A Snake in the Grass"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	January 9, 2024 (2024-01-09)	0.64 [102]
105	14	"Off the Deep End"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	January 16, 2024 (2024-01-16)	0.69 [102]
106	15	"Dark Secrets"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	January 23, 2024 (2024-01-23)	0.70 [102]
107	16	"Bed of Lies"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	January 30, 2024 (2024-01-30)	0.72 [102]
108	17	"No Regrets"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	February 6, 2024 (2024-02-06)	0.68 [102]
109	18	"Adjust And Adapt"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	February 13, 2024 (2024-02-13)	0.68 [102]
110	19	"Breaking News"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	February 20, 2024 (2024-02-20)	0.61 [102]
111	20	"Keep Your Enemies Close"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	February 27, 2024 (2024-02-27)	0.61 [102]
112	21	"Losing It"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	March 5, 2024 (2024-03-05)	0.58 [102]
113	22	"Wild Wild West"	Tyler Perry	Tyler Perry	March 12, 2024 (2024-03-12)	0.62 [102]

Production

On February 23, 2021, BET renewed the series for a third season, which premiered on October 12, 2021. ^[103]

On March 22, 2022, BET renewed the series for a fourth season, which premiered on October 11, 2022. ^[104]

On September 15, 2023, BET renewed the series for a fifth season, which premiered on October 17, 2023. ^[105]

On April 16, 2024, the series was renewed for a sixth season. ^[106]

Spin-off

Main article: Ruthless (TV series)

On November 7, 2019, it was announced that BET+ ordered Ruthless , a spin-off starring Melissa L. Williams as Ruth Truesdale about a religious sex cult. ^{[107] [108]} The series premiered on March 19, 2020.

Storylines between The Oval and Ruthless

The pilot episode of Ruthless takes place alongside The Oval (the first two episodes) after Barry's daughter Callie is kidnapped by his ex-girlfriend, Ruth, who is also Callie's mother. Ruth arrives with three other members of a cult called the Rakudushis, who attack the Hallsen residence. Their series storyline begins exactly after they left the house to arrive back at their camp.

In the 8th episode of The Oval's first season ("Eye on the Sparrow"), the cross-over scene goes forward in the proceeding five episodes parallel with the storyline of the 19th episode Ruthless's season 2 ("The Raku Way") after a central character, who is a member of the Rakudushis, has escaped.

However, parallels with the storyline from episodes 13 & 14 of The Oval's the second season of Ruth meeting with Barry have not quite matched with Ruthless, and the timeline of The Oval's 17th episode from season 2 could possibly minorly contradict events during Ruthless the third season where a Rakudushi guard Manny appears on The Oval in slight hairstyle and uniform difference (dreadlocks which was cut late season 2 of Ruthless), however was made into a blip running gag about the haircut and uniform eventually in season 4 also mentioning the change from the purple cloth to military uniform. This in turn may have alter the timeline of events leading up to The Oval's storyline such as Richard going to the Rakudushis' camp to try and rescue Barry after his kidnapping from Ruth, in which season 3 of Ruhtless did not addressed how Ruth was able to leave the camp after member Tally escaped, while it can be possible the events could still match within the timeline onwards.

The second half of season 4 and into season 5 of The Oval, begins to formulate crossover segments with the cast of Ruthless making multiple guest appearances, within the Hallsen's residence, Richardson's Pharmacy and the Rakudushis compound. The Ruthless series however have not addressed having Barry and Nancy at the compound as of yet, which may also contradict storylines serving that Ruth may have came in contact with them as well as the White House playing a part in Ruthless as The President/Government's son Jason becomes an alias and incognito within the camp.

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External links

• Official website
• The Oval at IMDb