Tales (TV series)

Tales is an American anthology television series created by Irv Gotti. The series premiered on BET on June 27, 2017.^[1][2] It was renewed for a second season, which premiered on July 2, 2019.^[3][4] In March 2021, BET renewed the series for a third season, which premiered on August 9, 2022.^[5][6]

Tales
Genre	Anthology Musical Drama
Created by	Irv Gotti
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	28
Production
Executive producers	Irv Gotti Ron Robinson Robert Munic
Producers	Ron Robinson Joy Kecken Darcell Lawrence John Bryant James Seppelfrick Keith Neal Eric Tomosunas
Running time	42 minutes
Production company	Visionary Ideas
Original release
Network	BET
Release	June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27) – September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)

Plot

Each episode tells a new "tale" inspired by past and current songs that are turned into stories.^{[citation needed]}

Cast

• Tristan Wilds as Kayron (episode: "Deep Cover", season 2)
• Justine Skye as Violet (episode: "Bodak Yellow", season 2)
• Boris Kodjoe as prosecutor Ray Vance (episode: "F**k the Police", season 1)^[1]
• Ben Vereen as Harry (season 2)
• Jennifer Freeman as Ashley (episode: "I Got a Story to Tell", season 1)
• Lance Gross as Reggie (episode: "Trap Queen", season 1)
• Rhyon Nicole Brown as Germaine (episode: "99 Problems", season 1)
• Debbi Morgan as Clarice (season 2)
• DeRay Davis as Davenport (episode: "Slippery", season 2)
• Roger Guenveur Smith as Tobias McCall (episode: "Fight the Power", season 3)
• Woody McClain as Slim (episode: "I Got a Story to Tell", season 1)
• Matthew Noszka as Brody Wilson (episode: "F**k the Police", season 1)^[2]
• Romeo Miller as Rider (episode: "Bodak Yellow", season 2)
• Bre-Z as Ty (episode: "Children Story", season 1)
• Hassan Johnson as Dougie (episode: "Deep Cover", season 2)
• Grace Byers as Edie (season 2)
• Elise Neal as Detective Beatriz (episode: "I Got a Story to Tell", season 1)
• Laila Odom as Renee (episode: "Renee", season 3)
• Jim Jones as Taggert (episode: "All I Need", season 1)
• Walnette Marie Santiago as Angelica (season 2)
• Demetrius Shipp, Jr. as Kenny (episode: "All I Need", season 1)
• Dawn Halfkenny as Officer Cooper (episode: "Slippery", season 2)
• Draya Michele as Viveca (episode: "Brothers", season 2)
• Rick Ross as Zeke (episode: "My Life", season 2)
• Peyton Alex Smith as Miles (episode: "99 Problems", season 1)
• MC Lyte as Detective Makena Daniels (episode: "Cold Hearted", season 1)
• Bella Thorne (season 2)
• Keith Powers as Amari "Gutta" Anderson (episode: "Cold Hearted", season 1)
• Lex Scott Davis as Angie (episode: "You Got Me", season 1)
• Sinqua Walls as Marcus (episode: "All I Need", season 1)
• Michelle Mitchenor as Crystal (season 1)
• Sean Nelson as prosecutor Stokely Overton (episode: "Fight the Power", season 3)
• Elijah Kelley as Paul (episode: "Brothers", season 2)
• Christian Robinson as Lil Tank (episode: "Cold Hearted", season 1)
• Charles Malik Whitfield as Blue (episode: "99 Problems", season 1)
• Steve Harris as Officer McBride (episode: "Slippery", season 2)
• Morocco Omari as Chris (season 2)
• Shayla Love as Trina (season 1)
• Thomas Q. Jones as Jimmy (episode: "Brothers", season 2)
• Bri Collins as Camille King (episode: "Act Up", season 3)
• Nafessa Williams as Jenny Davis (season 1)
• Clifton Powell as Bob Davis (episode: "F**k the Police", season 1)
• J. Alphonse Nicholson as Ricky (seasons 1—3)
• Tami Roman as Silk (episode: "All I Need", season 1)
• Jharrel Jerome as Deacon (episode: "Children's Story", season 1)
• Boogiie Byrd as Frank (episode: "Slippery", season 2)

Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	8		June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27)	November 25, 2017 (2017-11-25)
2	10		July 2, 2019 (2019-07-02)	September 3, 2019 (2019-09-03)
3	10		August 9, 2022 (2022-08-09)	September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)

Season 1 (2017)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"F**k the Police"	Irv Gotti	Story by : Irv Gotti Teleplay by : Sherman Payne & Joy Kecken	June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27)	101	0.544[7]
Cast: Boris Kodjoe, Matthew Noszka, Chet Hanks, Nafessa Williams, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Parker Sack, Tyrin Turner and Clifton Powell
2	2	"Cold Hearted"	Benny Boom	Denise Harkavy	July 11, 2017 (2017-07-11)	102	0.451[8]
Cast: Keith Powers, Christian Robinson, Michelle Hayden, Sean Baker, Maino, Clayton Landey and MC Lyte
3	3	"A Story to Tell"	Jessy Terrero	Story by : Irv Gotti Teleplay by : Yule Caise & Joy Kecken	July 18, 2017 (2017-07-18)	103	0.432[9]
Cast: Jennifer Freeman, Woody McClain, Elise Neal, Rico Ball, DC Young Fly and Lil Duval
4	4	"Trap Queen"	Benny Boom	Sara Feinberg & Joy Kecken	October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10)	104	1.039[10]
Cast: Lance Gross, Michelle Mitchenor, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Tammy Rivera and Woody McClain
5	5	"Children's Story"	Erik White	Sherman Payne	October 17, 2017 (2017-10-17)	105	0.539[11]
Cast: Bre-Z, Jharrel Jerome, Tonea Stewart and Rick "Slick Rick" Walters
6	6	"99 Problems"	Tasha Smith	Story by : Joy Kecken Teleplay by : Marcus J. Guillory	October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24)	106	0.542[12]
Cast: Peyton Alex Smith, Rhyon Nicole Brown, Mike Pniewski, Jerod Haynes, Charles Malik Whitfield and Tyra Ferrell
7	7	"You Got Me"	Erica A. Watson	Joy Kecken	October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31)	107	0.440[13]
Cast: Sinqua Walls, Lex Scott Davis, Shayla Love and Alvester Martin III
8	8	"All I Need"	Irv Gotti	Adam Wiesen & Patrick Coker	November 25, 2017 (2017-11-25)	108	0.706[14]
Cast: Demetrius Shipp Jr., Kyndall Ferguson, Sean Baker, John Bryant, Jim Jones and Tami Roman

Season 2 (2019)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
9	1	"Brothers"	Irv Gotti	Story by : Irving Lorenzo Teleplay by : Robert Munic	July 2, 2019 (2019-07-02)	201	0.342[15]
Cast: Thomas Q. Jones, Elijah Kelley and Draya Michele
10	2	"Slippery"	Erik White	Story by : Irving Lorenzo Teleplay by : Marcus J. Guillory	July 9, 2019 (2019-07-09)	202	0.451[16]
Cast: Johnell Young, Dawn Halfkenny, Jamila Thompson, Steve Harris, Irv Gotti, DeRay Davis and Boogiie Byrd
11	3	"My Life"	Tasha Smith	Leah Keith & Robert Munic	July 16, 2019 (2019-07-16)	203	0.592[17]
Cast: Morocco Omari, Grace Byers, Debbi Morgan and Rick Ross
12	4	"Deep Cover"	Robert Munic	Michael Cobian	July 23, 2019 (2019-07-23)	204	0.435[18]
Cast: Tristan Wilds, Hassan Johnson, Chris Greene, Walnette Marie Santiago, Gonzalo Menendez and Louis Ferreira
13	5	"Bodak Yellow"	Ellie Foumbi	Story by : Irving Lorenzo Teleplay by : John Barcheski & Robert Munic	July 30, 2019 (2019-07-30)	205	0.444[19]
Cast: Romeo Miller, Justine Skye, Monique MoMo Gonzalez, Danny Pardo, Rasheeda, Lil Duval, Tyla Harris and Lani Blair
14	6	"XO Tour Lif3"	Irv Gotti	Story by : Irving Lorenzo Teleplay by : Adam Wiesen & Patrick Coker	August 6, 2019 (2019-08-06)	206	0.267[20]
Cast: Guyviaud Joseph, Brandon Thomas Lee, Bella Thorne, Britney Atkins, Devoun Dallas Stewart, Parker Sack, Emily Huff, Juwan Chapman, Robert Praigo and Debra Stipe
15	7	"My Mind Playing Tricks On Me"	Joshua Bulter	Story by : Irving Lorenzo Teleplay by : Larry D. Spivey	August 13, 2019 (2019-08-13)	207	0.506[21]
Cast: Mo McRae, Brad T. Jordan, Trayce Malachi, Jaxon Rose Moore, Ric Reitz, Inanna Sarkis, Deja Dee, Alexandra Wright, Nikka Duarte, Charles Lawlor, Ana Mackenzie and Greg Clarkson
16	8	"I Gave You Power"	Benny Boom	Story by : Irving Lorenzo Teleplay by : Adam Wiesen & Patrick Coker & Larry D. Spivey & Benjamin Moore	August 20, 2019 (2019-08-20)	208	0.472[22]
Cast: Antoine Harris, Little JJ, Isaiah Smith, Brii Renee', Rhonda Saunders, Kjay Saifullah, Jessica Fontaine and Jaxon Rose Moore
17	9	"Ex-Factor"	Leah Benavids	Leah Benavids	August 27, 2019 (2019-08-27)	209	0.446[23]
Cast: Tyler Lepley, KJ Smith, Amin Joseph, Kaye Singleton, Chase Alexander Jackson, Jaidi Ventura and C.J. Lindsey
18	10	"Moonlight"	Bryant Barber	Story by : Irving Lorenzo Teleplay by : Trevor Vandelac	September 3, 2019 (2019-09-03)	210	0.377[24]
Cast: Uriel J. Winfree III, Birgundi Baker, Odiseas Georgiadis, Chase Anderson, Monet A. Chandler, Maurie A. Chandler, Dwayne A. Thomas, Charmin Lee and Adrienne Ballenger

Season 3 (2022)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [6][25]	Directed by	Written by	Original release date [6][25]	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
19	1	"Fight the Power"	Ya'Ke Smith	Larry "Legend" Spivey	August 9, 2022 (2022-08-09)	301	0.348[26]
Cast: Roger Guenveur Smith, Michael Beach, Sean Nelson, E. Roger Mitchell and Marlanna Evans
20	2	"Renee"	Leon Lozano	Story by : Leah Keith Teleplay by : Leah Keith & Patrick Coker & Adam Wiesen	August 16, 2022 (2022-08-16)	302	0.427[27]
Cast: Romeo Brown and Laila Odom
21	3	"Act Up"	Irv Gotti	Story by : Irv Gotti Teleplay by : Patrick Coker & Adam Wiesen	August 23, 2022 (2022-08-23)	303	0.328[28]
Cast: Lawrence H. Robinson, Bri Collins, Bria Myles and Deja Ware
22	4	"Hot in Here"	Terri J. Vaughn	Teleplay by : Tyree Elaine Story by : Tyree Elaine & Sonny Lorenzo	August 30, 2022 (2022-08-30)	304	0.330[29]
Cast: Chyna Layne and Jeremy Denzel
23	5	"C.R.E.A.M."	Patrick Coker	Teleplay by : Larry "Legend" Spivey & Patrick Coker Story by : Sonny Lorenzo	September 6, 2022 (2022-09-06)	305	0.317[30]
Cast: Tobias Truvillion and Lawrence Adimora
24	6	"Put It On Me"	Irv Gotti	Teleplay by : Brittney Atkins & Patrick Coker & Adam Wiesen Story by : Irv Gotti	September 13, 2022 (2022-09-13)	306	0.362[31]
Cast: Ja Rule and Jonetta Kaiser
25	7	"Ms. Jackson"	Robin Givens	Patrick Coker and Adam Wiesen	September 13, 2022 (2022-09-13)	307	0.315[31]
Cast: Antonique Smith, Hayley Law and Donna Biscoe
26	8	"Murder She Wrote"	Erik White	Teleplay by : Patrick Coker & Adam Wiesen Story by : Irv Gotti	September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20)	308	0.400[32]
Cast: Ajiona Alexus, Leland B. Martin and Marvin Jones III
27	9	"Jesus Walks"	Tamara Bass	Teleplay by : Darcell Lawrence & Larry "Legend" Spivey Story by : Darcell Lawrence & Rhonda Baraka	September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20)	309	0.402[32]
Cast: Briyana Guadalupe, Redaric Williams, and J. Alphonse Nicholson
28	10	"Survival of the Fittest"	Tim Folsome	Marcus J. Guillory	September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)	310	0.332[33]
Cast: Kyla Pratt and Jordan Calloway