Smart, ruthless, calculated: There’s a new HBIC — head Bellarie in charge — in Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black Season 2.

As the new wife of businessman Horace Bellarie (Ricco Ross), Chicago club dancer Kimmie (Taylor Polidore Williams) has ascended to a powerful new position, aka the new woman leading the Beauty in Black makeup empire. 

Watch the new Bellarie family matriarch settle into her rightful place as chief operating officer of the family business, now that both parts of Season 2 are streaming, only on Netflix. 

Dive headfirst into the chaos with the explosive new trailer on Tudum, and keep scrolling to see photos from the new batch of episodes. Season 1 of the fan-favorite series spent seven weeks in the Top 10, and in its second week it was No. 1 across 28 countries. Season 2, Part 1, was also the No. 1 show in 14 countries in its second week.

Learn everything you need to know about Season 2 of Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black below. And keep checking Tudum for updates on the already renewed show’s third season.

What happens in Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black Season 2?

Season 2 opens just after Bellarie patriarch Horace marries Kimmie in a ploy to leave her his inheritance — she is the only person he trusts. “Sons, this is your new stepmother,” he tells his shocked heirs, Roy (Julian Horton) and Charles (Steven G. Norfleet), from his hospital bed. “Oh yes — and she’s also your new boss.” 

This doesn’t sit well with the rest of the wealthy family, either — particularly his beauty mogul daughter-in-law, Mallory (Crystle Stewart); his ex-wife, Olivia (Debbi Morgan); and his brother, Norman (Richard Lawson). We can’t forget Bellarie head of security Jules (Charles Malik Whitfield), Kimmie’s former boss, who you’d better believe didn’t see this coming.

“By the end of Season 1, Kimmie is on the verge of discovering a whole new level of power,” Williams previously told Tudum.

At the beginning of Season 2, Kimmie is “done proving she belongs, and she’s claiming her place,” Williams tells Tudum. “The difference now is that she understands the cost of power, and she confidently chooses it anyway.” Perry adds, “Kimmie exemplifies the spirit of never underestimating the underdog, and I can’t wait for fans to continue to see her story unfold.”

As the stakes get higher, Kimmie’s fierce loyalty to her family, including her BFF Rain (Amber Reign Smith) and little sister Sylvie (Bailey Tippen), remains consistent. “It’s only when the people she loves are affected that she taps into her true power. We see that begin to surface after Rain gets hurt, but it fully shifts when her sister is pulled into this world,” says Williams. And now with the power of the Bellarie name behind her, there’s nothing stopping Kimmie from taking what’s hers.

In Season 2, Mallory also reminds the Bellaries that she’s far more than just the pretty face of the family operation. “You definitely see a different side of Mallory in Part 2 — a more strategic, emotionally layered version of her,” says Stewart. “We really see how calculated she is and how far she’s willing to go to protect herself.”

As characters shift alliances in order to survive, “Every move, every lie, every choice finally catches up, and Mallory is right in the center of it all,” says Stewart. Adds Williams, “Power changes the rules. As Kimmie steps further into her new role, her relationship with Mallory becomes more complex.”

Dig into how the queen bees of Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black learn how much stronger they might be together rather than on opposing sides in our ending explainer — and what their joint power play means for the loose ends in the family, like Jules.

Who’s in the cast of Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black Season 2?

Refamiliarize yourself with all the branches of the Bellarie family tree in this cast guide.

What is the release date of Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black Season 2, Part 2?

All Season 2 episodes are now streaming. Get into all the Beauty in Black drama now, only on Netflix. 

Will there be a Beauty in Black Season 3?

Yes, learn everything to come in the final season of Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black here.