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Perry will start production of his television
shows "Sistas" and "The Oval" on July 8 at his sprawling Tyler
Perry Studios complex in Atlanta, Georgia, television network
BET said in a statement.
Perry, 50, one of the wealthiest and most prolific black
entrepreneurs in the entertainment industry, bought a former
army base in Atlanta in 2015 and turned it into one of the
largest production facilities in the United States. The 330-acre
self-contained lot has housing, green space and 12 sound stages.
The announcement came as Hollywood movie studios, major
television networks and streaming services are still drawing up
protocols to keep actors and crew members safe on sets that were
shut down across most of the world in mid-March because of the
coronavirus epidemic.
They have yet to announce plans or dates for filming of TV shows
and movies to resume.
Perry, the creator and star of the "Madea" movies, told
Hollywood publication Deadline last month that he had drawn up
detailed plans for his productions that involve sequestering the
casts and crews in accommodation at his studios for the entire
length of a shoot.
The plan followed consultations with labor unions and local
authorities, Perry told Deadline.
Georgia was one of the first U.S. states to relax coronavirus
restrictions, opening up barber shops, movie theaters and
dine-in restaurants in late April.
"Sistas," about the love lives and friendship of a group of
single black females, and "The Oval", a behind the scenes tale
of life in the White House, are two of BET's most popular
scripted shows.
Perry wrote, produces and directs both shows.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; editing by Richard Pullin)
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