Production has officially started in Atlanta, Georgia on Tyler Perry’s Where There’s Smoke Netflix series, a new 16-episode firefighter drama written, directed, and produced by Tyler Perry.
Netflix confirmed the cast alongside the production start, marking the latest project under Perry’s multi-year first-look series deal with the streamer. Under that partnership, Perry writes, directs, and produces both feature films and television series for Netflix.
This time, the focus shifts to firefighters.
What Tyler Perry’s Where There’s Smoke Netflix Series Is About
The official logline for Tyler Perry’s Where There’s Smoke reads:
“Tyler Perry’s Where There’s Smoke” follows the lives of a group of firefighters as they navigate the intense challenges of their high-stakes profession while grappling with personal struggles, fractured relationships, and the emotional toll of saving lives in a world filled with danger, drama, and heartbreak.”
The series will run for 16 hour-long episodes.
Perry serves as writer, director, and producer. Angi Bones and Tony Strickland will also produce for Tyler Perry Studios.
No premiere date has been announced.
Cast of Tyler Perry’s Where There’s Smoke Netflix Series
Netflix released the full principal cast for Tyler Perry’s Where There’s Smoke Netflix series, confirming the following roles:
- Tyler Lepley (Ruth & Boaz, Tyler Perry’s Duplicity, Harlem) will play Owen
- Mike Merrill (STRAW, The Black Hamptons) will play Cameron
- Da’Vinchi (BMF, All American) will play Noah
- Eltony Williams (If Loving You is Wrong, Designated Survivor) will play Jermaine
- Brock O’Hurn (The Righteous Gemstones, Euphoria) will play Ethan
- Joe Hunter (Survivor Seasons 48 and 50) will play Chief Bailey
- Karen Obilom (House Party, Doom Patrol, Chicago PD) will play Laura
- Brittany S. Hall (Finding Joy, Ballers) will play Angela
- Mariah Goodie (Be Someone, The Message and the Messenger) will play Rhonda
- Jordan Rodriguez (Here Comes the Flood, Jane the Virgin, Awkward) will play Brent
- Judi Moon (What Love Will Make You Do, Last Love) will play Darcy
A 16-Episode Order Under Perry’s Ongoing Netflix Deal
Tyler Perry’s Where There’s Smoke continues the collaboration between Tyler Perry Studios and Netflix under a previously announced multi-year first-look series agreement.
The new firefighter drama joins an existing slate of Tyler Perry titles on the platform. Among them is Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black, which has released two seasons to date. According to Netflix, the series has spent a combined 10 weeks in the Global English TV Top 10 and reached the number one position in 28 countries. It has also been renewed for a third season.
Filming Location and Netflix’s Atlanta Slate
Netflix confirmed that Tyler Perry’s Where There’s Smoke is filming in Atlanta, Georgia.
The project joins a broader lineup of Netflix productions currently filmed or previously produced in Atlanta, including:
- Stranger Things
- His & Hers
- ’Tis So Sweet
- All the Sinners Bleed
- Sweet Magnolias Season 5
- The sequel to A Different World
Atlanta remains a central production hub for the streamer, and this series adds another large-scale scripted project to that footprint.
Tyler Perry’s Where There’s Smoke Netflix Series — Key Details
- Title: Tyler Perry’s Where There’s Smoke
- Platform: Netflix
- Format: 16-episode hour-long drama series
- Genre: Firefighter drama
- Writer / Director / Producer: Tyler Perry
- Producers: Angi Bones, Tony Strickland (Tyler Perry Studios)
- Filming Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Cast: Tyler Lepley, Mike Merrill, Da’Vinchi, Eltony Williams, Brock O’Hurn, Joe Hunter, Karen Obilom, Brittany S. Hall, Mariah Goodie, Jordan Rodriguez, Judi Moon
- Release Date: To be announced
- Source Material: Original series under Tyler Perry’s Netflix first-look deal