Tyler Perry’s ‘The Paynes’ Premieres Jan 2018

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9 years ago

November 24, 2017

Tyler Perry’s, The Paynes, premieres Jan 2018. Are you ready?

Los Angeles – OWN’s new Tyler Perry comedy “The Paynes” will have its series premiere on Tuesday, January 16 with two back-to-back episodes at 10:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. ET/PT. “The Paynes,” a spin-off of beloved Perry comedy “House of Payne,” follows Ella and Curtis Payne (Cassi Davis and LaVan Davis) through the ups and downs of retirement. The series also stars Emmy-winning actress Jackée Harry (“227”).

Additionally, Perry’s hit drama series “The Haves and the Have Nots,” starring Tika Sumpter and John Schneider, will return for a fifth season on Tuesday, January 9 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT and drama series “If Loving You is Wrong” will return with all-new episodes on a new day and time, Wednesday, January 10 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

To date, “The Haves and the Have Nots” is the #1 original series on all of cable for African-American women and the year’s #1 original scripted series on all of cable for African-American total viewers. Additionally, “If Loving You is Wrong,” is the #2 original scripted cable series for African-American women and total viewers.

“The Paynes,” “The Haves and the Have Nots” and “If Loving You Is Wrong” are created, written, directed and executive produced by Tyler Perry and are co-produced for OWN by Tyler Perry Studios.

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OFFICIAL TRAILER RELEASED FOR “CALL ME MICKY,” EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY DOMINIQUE JACKSON

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17 hours ago

August 31, 2026

Jimmy Star

**New 22-minute documentary short follows Micky Angelo Petrillo after transitioning at 59, with the acclaimed POSE star helping bring his story to the screen**

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — NEW YORK: The official trailer for CALL ME MICKY, a new documentary short Executive Produced by acclaimed POSE star Dominique Jackson and directed by Andrew Rasmussen, has been released on YouTube ahead of the film’s upcoming festival run.

The 22-minute documentary follows Micky Angelo Petrillo, a larger-than-life New Jersey native who transitioned at 59 and is now discovering what comes next.

Rather than presenting transition as the conclusion of Petrillo’s story, CALL ME MICKY focuses on the life unfolding afterward — through Pride celebrations, open mics, friendships, storytelling and Petrillo’s increasingly public embrace of the man he fought decades to become.

Jackson also appears in the film, joining Petrillo for an intimate on-camera conversation about identity, visibility and what it means to finally live openly as yourself.

Internationally recognized for her commanding portrayal of Elektra on FX’s groundbreaking series POSE, Jackson is an actress, model, activist and producer who also served as an Executive Producer of the acclaimed documentary I’M YOUR VENUS, which premiered at the Tribeca Festival.

Petrillo is the author of the memoir Walking the Earth: First as a Woman, Then a Man.

While CALL ME MICKY captures one chapter of Petrillo’s much larger story, the film offers an intimate portrait of a man discovering that becoming yourself is not the ending — it may only be the beginning.