Tyler Perry’s next Netflix film officially premieres in two weeks
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Tyler Perry is one of Netflix’s best returns on investment. The writer, actor and director’s deal with the streaming service allows him to create projects for it, and he has delivered. Not only has his output been consistent, he has also achieved huge numbers for the streaming service. At the time of writing, his latest film was Why did I get married again??, is the most watched film on Netflix worldwide; the third season of his hit series Beauty in black is in its third week in the top ten on the streamer’s global stage. And now Netflix is looking ahead and has set the premiere date for Perry’s next film.
This romantic film hits exactly the notes that are typical of the author’s films. The focus is on love and family, with a focus on a single mother. Meet Anika, a young woman trying to keep her family together. Elsewhere, Carousel is an inmate serving his sentence. Their worlds collide as they begin exchanging letters and a long-distance bond develops. “Their connection sparks a powerful journey of love, redemption, and the hope of breaking free from their troubled pasts, proving that even the most unimaginable relationships can transform lives and secure second chances at happiness,” the film’s description reads.
Titled make lifeThe film was written and directed by Perry. Naomi Baker plays Anika, the single mother at the center of this saga Jay Reeves plays Carousel White. Other actors include: Tambrela Perry (Brilliant minds) as Anika’s mother Cathy. Karen Obilom (Trina), Jasmine Sargent (Lisa) and Danielle Moné Truitt (Denise) also plays the lead role. make life will stream on Netflix on Friday, October 2nd.
Collider Exclusive · 8 questions · 2 minutes Which Iconic romance Is your favorite? Harry & Sally · Love & Basketball · Heated Rivalry · Titanic
Four great love stories and four completely different ideas about what love actually is. One is a friendship that took twelve years to take root. One is two people who refuse to stop competing. One happens completely behind closed doors. And one lasts five days and never ceases to be important. Eight questions decide which of these is really yours.
🍂Harry and Sally(1989)
🏀Love & Basketball(2000)
🏒Heated rivalry(HBO Max)
🚢Titanic(1997)
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How does your love story begin? The first scene tells you what kind of story it is.
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What do you two constantly argue about? Every great romance has a recurring argument.
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How do you show someone you love them? Grand gestures are easy to write. That’s the harder question.
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What actually stands in the way? There is always something. What something does the genre tell you?
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What romantic moment excites you every time? Be honest. There is one that works for you, and you know which one.
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What would you actually risk for the right person? Every romance asks for this. Most people find out far too late.
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Where will you both be in ten years? Some love stories are about the encounter. For some it’s about staying.
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Which of these sounds most like something you would say? After eight questions, this is the question that will decide your romance.
Roll the credits Your romance is…
Four love stories, four completely different ideas about what it means to be someone’s person. This is the one that suits your actual case and the requirements required of you.
When Harry Met Sally · 1989
Harry and Sally
They don’t fall in love with strangers. You fall in love with the person you’ve been talking to for years, and it’s the slowest and by far the most lasting path you’ve ever found.
When Harry Met Sally argued that the best romance is an argument you enjoy, waged over a decade by two people who refuse to admit what’s happening.
They want to be known rather than swept away. Someone who remembers your worst story does a better job than someone who arrives with flowers.
The film is unusually honest about its timing. These two keep confusing each other until suddenly they aren’t, and neither of them made it up.
At eighty you would still talk about everything. That’s the whole promise.
Love & Basketball · 2000
Love & Basketball
They want a partner, not an audience. Someone who wants their own life as much as you do and would never ask you to be smaller to make the relationship easier.
This is the rare romance where both people have real careers and the film takes them both equally seriously.
They would rather be pushed than protected. The right person for you is also a bit of a rival, and that never completely goes away.
It understands the real problem in ambitious relationships. Not whether you love each other, but whose turn it is this year.
At forty you would still be competing. That’s how you would know it’s working.
Heated Rivalry · Rachel Reid · HBO Max 2025
Heated rivalry
Intensity was never the problem. The secrecy is. You’re drawn to a love that lives in secret, and to the special pain of wanting someone you shouldn’t have.
Heated Rivalry is based on the oldest engine of love stories: two people on opposite sides meet in secret and develop a bond far stronger than either of them had planned.
You keep your private life truly private and something within you finds hidden things more real than public ones.
The tension isn’t just between the two of them. It’s between what they have and what it would take to say it out loud.
It’s been like this for years, and the whole story is really about whether one of them will finally stop hiding.
Titanic · 1997
Titanic
They don’t do this carefully. When it happens to you, it is immediate and complete and rearranges everything, and you would not accept a smaller version of it.
Titanic gave us the greatest love story in film history and then made it last about five days, and that’s exactly the point.
They measure love by intensity rather than duration. A few days in reality is better than decades in something merely comfortable.
The film is not just about romance. It’s about a woman who went on to live an enormous life.
This story would still be told a hundred years from now, and in exactly the same way.
“Doing Life” is a heartfelt, emotional story
Netflix has already released the trailer for the film, which previews the events in the film. Anika and Carousel’s worlds collide during a prison riot where she works as a correctional officer. After getting caught up in the chaos, Carousel risks his own skin to protect the pregnant Anika, and a few months later she gives birth to a baby girl. Carousel eventually escapes and the two reunite in the outside world after corresponding while he was incarcerated. They develop trust and feelings for each other, but the outside world is not so friendly. Everyone warns Anika that Carousel may be taking advantage of her, including her sick mother. However, she feels like she knows him and is willing to take a risk. Can their connection withstand the pressure from outside?
make life Premieres on Netflix on Friday, October 2nd. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
