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2019 · 7 seasons · Drama

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Next episode: 5 August 2026

Drama Family

A seemingly perfect interracial first family becomes the White House's newest residents. But behind closed doors they unleash a torrent of lies, cheating and corruption.

Country of origin: 🇺🇸 United States
Year: 2019

Created by: Tyler Perry
Channel: BET
Studio: Tyler Perry Studios

Trivia & behind the scenes

Origins

The Oval was created, executive produced, written, and directed by Tyler Perry, and it premiered on BET on October 23, 2019.

Trivia

A spin-off series called Ruthless, about a religious sex cult and starring Melissa L. Williams as Ruth Truesdale, was ordered by BET+ and premiered on March 19, 2020.

Reception

The series proved successful enough to be renewed multiple times, with a third season premiering in October 2021, a fourth in October 2022, a fifth in October 2023, and a sixth in January 2025.

Reception

The seventh season premiered on Paramount+ on April 15, 2026, but was mysteriously removed from the platform a week later with no explanation given, before being rereleased as the show's final season on May 20, 2026.

Trivia

In June 2025, actor Derek Dixon filed a sexual assault and battery lawsuit against Tyler Perry, alleging unwanted sexual advances since 2021, following a previously unresolved 2024 EEOC harassment complaint that led him to quit the show.

Themes

politics

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