BMF (TV Series) - Wikipedia

Development

In July 2019, it was announced Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson had begun developing a television series revolving around Black Mafia Family, which he would executive produce for Starz.[29] In April 2020, Starz greenlit the series. Production companies are slated to consist of Lionsgate Television and 50 Cent's G-Unit Films and Television Inc.[30] On September 30, 2021, Starz renewed the series for a second season only 4 days after the series' premiere.[31] The second season premiered on January 6, 2023.[32] On January 18, 2023, Starz renewed the series for a third season which premiered on March 1, 2024.[33][1] On February 29, 2024, prior to the third season premiere, Starz renewed the series for a fourth season which premiered on June 6, 2025.[2][3] On October 29, 2025, Starz canceled the series after four seasons.[4]

Casting

In December 2020, Russell Hornsby and Steve Harris joined the cast of the series, with Kash Doll set to star in a recurring role.[34] In January 2021, Demetrius Flenory Jr., Da'Vinchi, Michole Briana White, Ajiona Alexus, Eric Kofi-Abrefa and Myles Truitt joined the cast in starring roles.[35][36] In March 2021, Snoop Dogg, La La Anthony and Serayah joined the cast in recurring role.[37] In September 2021, Sean Michael Gloria was cast in a recurring role.[38] In March 2022, La La Anthony had been promoted to series regular while Kelly Hu was cast as a new series regular and Christine Horn and Leslie Jones joined the cast in a recurring role for the second season.[5][6] In February 2023, 2 Chainz and Ne-Yo were cast in recurring roles for the third season.[39][1]

Filming

Principal photography began in January 2021 with filming done in Atlanta and Detroit.[36][40]

During production of season 3 in June 2023, producer Ian Woolf was suspended by Lionsgate following an incident involving Woolf threatening to run over striking writers who were picketing outside of BMF's production facility. Woolf allegedly admitted to trying to scare the writers after first claiming he did not see them, and was unsuccessful in allegedly pleading with Teamsters to cross the picket line.[41]