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Zatima

American drama miniseries

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 13, 2026
Entity authorityQ114495816
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Zatima is an American comedy drama television series created by Tyler Perry as a spin-off of Sistas. It premiered on BET+ on September 22, 2022. The series moved to Paramount+, and the second half of its fourth season premiered on May 12, 2026.

Plot

In this spin-off from Sistas, Zac and Fatima start their new journey as a couple but a series of secrets, lies, infidelity, and exes threaten the pair's newfound love.

Cast and characters

Main

Devale Ellis as Zachary "Zac" Taylor

Crystal Renee Hayslett as Fatima Wilson-Taylor

Nzinga Imani as Angela

Remington Hoffman as Bryce

Cameron Fuller as Nathan

Jasmin Brown as Deja (season 2–present; recurring, season 1)

Guyviaud Joseph as Tony (season 2–present; recurring, season 1)

Danielle LaRoach as Belinda (season 2–present; recurring, season 1)

Laila Odom as Connie (season 2–present)

Ameer Baraka as Jeremiah (season 3–present; recurring, season 1–2)

Trinity Whiteside as Preston Horace (season 3–present)

Lindsay Diann as Leslie (season 4; recurring, season 3)

Recurring

Tony D. Head as Henry

Kim Baptiste as Mona Wilson

Jamie Jones as Dr. Reid (season 2)

Redaric Williams as Paul (season 2)

Jen Harper as Gladys (season 2)

Hasani Vibez Comer as Micah (season 3)

Episodes

Season 1 (2022)

Season 2 (2023)

Season 3 (2024–25)

Season 4 (2025–26)

Production

Development

The series was picked up by BET+ on December 8, 2021. On August 26, 2022, it was announced that the series would premiere on September 29, 2022. It was later rescheduled to September 22, 2022, a week before. On February 17, 2023, a second season was ordered and announced and it premiered on March 16, 2023. The third season premiered on October 3, 2024.

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