‘Beauty in Black’ Season 3 Release Date, Trailer, Plot, Cast, and More
‘Beauty in Black’ returns to Netflix this week with a season that nearly did not happen the way fans expected. Season 3 was originally set to be the show’s final season after Netflix canceled it in December, but the streamer reversed course earlier this month and brought it back for a fourth season as well. That surprise reprieve has reshaped how audiences are approaching the new episodes.
The season premieres Thursday, August 27, on Netflix. All eight episodes will be released at once, with no split parts this time, allowing for a full binge from start to finish.
‘Beauty in Black’ Season 3 Release Date
Netflix confirmed the season 3 release date after the surprise season 4 renewal, and the announcement came together with news that this would no longer be the show’s ending point. Series stars Taylor Polidore Williams and Crystle Stewart shared the news directly with fans in a video posted to Netflix’s social channels.
The series has moved through several release patterns since its debut, with the first part of season one premiering on Netflix on October 24, 2024, followed by the second part on March 6, 2025. Season two then arrived in two parts of its own, with the first part launching September 11, 2025, and the second part following on March 19, 2026. Netflix confirmed the season three renewal in December 2025, ahead of that second part’s premiere.
This release marks a shift for the franchise, since the eight new episodes will not be split into two batches the way the previous two seasons were. That change gives viewers a more traditional viewing experience compared to the staggered rollout that defined the show’s earlier chapters.
‘Beauty in Black’ Season 3 Trailer
The official trailer shows that power has changed hands within the Bellarie family, but the fight is far from over. After the explosive season two finale left the Bellarie crew in chaos, Kimmie now fights to retain her spot atop the family’s business empire while old enemies plot their next move and dangerous secrets threaten to unravel everything she has built.
The footage picks up immediately after the events of season two, with the heads of the Bellarie family facing serious prison time following Kimmie and Mallory’s finale ambush. As interrogations begin, the Bellaries start turning on one another, with Olivia threatening to go nuclear if pushed far enough.
Taylor Polidore Williams, who plays Kimmie, describes the emotional core of the new season by noting that the hardest part of being powerful is not gaining that power but keeping it. That line captures the tension driving the character through the new episodes, since her rise to the top in season two now comes with a far more dangerous set of consequences.
‘Beauty in Black’ Season 3 Plot
According to the official logline, Kimmie finally has a seat at the Bellarie table, but when a deadly family feud erupts, she is forced into an uneasy alliance with Mallory. Together, they navigate a ruthless world of blackmail, revenge, and buried secrets as the family wages war against one of its own, threatening to bring the entire empire crashing down.
Williams explains that by the end of season two, the entire power structure shifts, and season three is really the moment Kimmie stops surviving and starts playing the game. Once she makes that turn, nobody in the Bellarie family is safe. The actor also teases that the new episodes answer the question of whether Kimmie, now that she has power, can actually hold onto it.
The broader arc traces Kimmie’s journey from dancing for survival in a Chicago strip club in season one to sitting at the head of the table as chief operating officer of the hair care empire at the center of the series. That empire sits at the heart of a show built around a stripper whose fate takes a turn when she crosses paths with the wealthy, dysfunctional family behind a cosmetics dynasty and a devious trafficking scheme.
‘Beauty in Black’ Season 3 Cast
The main cast for the third season includes Taylor Polidore Williams as Kimmie and Crystle Stewart as Mallory, alongside Amber Reign Smith, Xavier Smalls, Ricco Ross, Julian Horton, Steven G. Norfleet, Richard Lawson, Terrell Carter, Bryan Tanaka, Charles Malik Whitfield, and Debbi Morgan. Additional cast members for the season include Bailey Tippen, Rodrigo Aburto, Randall J. Bacon, George Middlebrook, Greg Clarkson, Jasmine Burke, Aria Celeste Castillo, Gianmarco Duin, Raven Chambers, Michael Butler, Jillmarie Lawrence, and Jim Braswell.
‘Beauty in Black’ is executive produced, created, written, and directed by Tyler Perry, with producer credits shared by Angi Bones and Tony Strickland for Tyler Perry Studios. That level of creative control has remained consistent across all three seasons, giving the series a distinct voice within Perry’s larger body of work.
Williams also revealed that the entirety of season three was shot in just six days, a detail that speaks to the tight production turnaround behind the season’s release. She added that the ending felt bittersweet given how many directions the story could still go, though that sentiment shifted once Netflix ordered a fourth season. Perry addressed the renewal directly, stating that ‘Beauty in Black’ is back for season four and that the Bellarie family’s story is far from finished, adding that there was so much more he wanted to explore and that he is grateful to keep telling this story.
With Kimmie and Mallory now forced into an alliance neither of them wanted, and a season four already locked in before these episodes have even aired, viewers have plenty to weigh in on once the family feud fully plays out, so what do you think happens to the Bellarie empire once Kimmie and Mallory’s uneasy partnership is put to the test.
