Peacock gave the project a limited series order of ten episodes on February 9, 2021, created by Malcolm D. Lee and developed with Dayna Lynne North, both serving as executive producers.

The miniseries serves as a continuation of the film franchise, picking up a few years after the events of The Best Man Holiday, itself a sequel to the original 1999 film The Best Man.

Filming for the limited series began on March 14, 2022, and took place in New York City, New Jersey, and the Dominican Republic.

Although the series was originally ordered for ten episodes, it was ultimately released with only eight episodes when it premiered on Peacock on December 22, 2022.

Morris Chestnut, Melissa De Sousa, Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long, and Harold Perrineau all returned to reprise their original roles from the 1999 film The Best Man.

On April 29, 2022, several actors including Nicole Ari Parker, Ron Canada, Brandon Victor Dixon, Michael Genet, Yvonna Pearson, Aaron Serotsky, Terrence Terrell, Tobias Truvillion, and Eric Scott Ways joined the cast in recurring roles.

The series received a 91% approval rating with an average score of 8/10 on Rotten Tomatoes based on 11 critic reviews, while Metacritic gave it a lower weighted score of 58 out of 100 based on 4 critics, indicating mixed reviews.