OWN long-running Tyler Perry drama Those who have and those who don’t will end its 196-episode sequence at the end of its current eighth season. The final batch of episodes will return in May after the end of tonight’s half season.
Those who have and those who don’t is Tyler Perry’s last series on OWN under Perry’s agreement, which ended in March 2019 when he moved to ViacomCBS and started creating and producing programs for BET and BET +. Debuting in May 2013, it was the first OWN screenplay drama and one of the network’s most watched series. Along with Perry’s other shows, it was the main driving force behind the rise of OWN’s audience after the first difficulties.
Throughout the series, Those who have and those who don’t it had an average of almost 3 million viewers and has always been ranked among the top 2 cable TV series scripted by African American women and the total number of viewers during all seven seasons.
Those who have and those who don’t it follows the complicated dynamics between the wealthy and powerful families Cryer and Harrington and the hired employees who work for them in their opulent mansions. The series stars John Schneider, Tika Sumpter, Angela Robinson, Renee Lawless, Crystal Fox, Peter Parros, Tyler Lepley, Gavin Houston, Aaron O’Connell, Brett Davis and Brock Yurich.
“Those who have and those who don’t it was the first scripted drama that we aired at OWN, and to say it took off from the first day it aired is an understatement, ”said Oprah Winfrey, who contributed to bringing Perry to OWN eight years ago. “It’s all due to a man’s very vivid creativity and imagination, a man I refer to as my ‘little brother’, Tyler Perry. I thank Tyler, the incredible cast, the tireless team and each viewer who watched with their breath held each week and tweeted along with us for the past eight years. I will be watching alongside you during this final season. “
In the dramatic eight final episodes with an ending that no one will see coming, the wealthy residents of Savannah, Georgia, are involved in a real Greek tragedy when Judge Jim Cryer (John Schneider) and his wealthy friends discover what happens when personal failures fail are checked. Karma has not been kind to the elite one percent.
“We are very grateful to Tyler Perry, the incredible cast and everyone at Tyler Perry Studios for eight incredible years of Those who have and those who don’t one of the biggest cable television hits of the past decade, ”said Tina Perry, president of OWN. “The series will forever maintain its place in history as the network’s first scripted drama, of which we are so proud. We can’t wait for fans to see the juicy stories that Tyler planned for the final episodes. “
Those who have and those who don’t is produced for OWN by Tyler Perry Studios and created, written and produced by Perry.