# Tales (TV series)

Tales is an American anthology television series created by Irv Gotti. The series premiered on BET on June 27, 2017. It was renewed for a second season, which premiered on July 2, 2019. In March 2021, BET renewed the series for a third season, which premiered on August 9, 2022.

## Plot

Each episode tells a new "tale" inspired by past and current songs that are turned into stories.

## Cast

* Tristan Wilds as Kayron (episode: "Deep Cover", season 2)
* Justine Skye as Violet (episode: "Bodak Yellow", season 2)
* Boris Kodjoe as prosecutor Ray Vance (episode: "F**k the Police", season 1)
* Ben Vereen as Harry (season 2)
* Jennifer Freeman as Ashley (episode: "I Got a Story to Tell", season 1)
* Lance Gross as Reggie (episode: "Trap Queen", season 1)
* Rhyon Nicole Brown as Germaine (episode: "99 Problems", season 1)
* Debbi Morgan as Clarice (season 2)
* DeRay Davis as Davenport (episode: "Slippery", season 2)
* Roger Guenveur Smith as Tobias McCall (episode: "Fight the Power", season 3)
* Woody McClain as Slim (episode: "I Got a Story to Tell", season 1)
* Matthew Noszka as Brody Wilson (episode: "F**k the Police", season 1)
* Romeo Miller as Rider (episode: "Bodak Yellow", season 2)
* Bre-Z as Ty (episode: "Children Story", season 1)
* Hassan Johnson as Dougie (episode: "Deep Cover", season 2)
* Grace Byers as Edie (season 2)
* Elise Neal as Detective Beatriz (episode: "I Got a Story to Tell", season 1)
* Laila Odom as Renee (episode: "Renee", season 3)
* Jim Jones as Taggert (episode: "All I Need", season 1)
* Walnette Marie Santiago as Angelica (season 2)
* Demetrius Shipp, Jr. as Kenny (episode: "All I Need", season 1)
* Dawn Halfkenny as Officer Cooper (episode: "Slippery", season 2)
* Draya Michele as Viveca (episode: "Brothers", season 2)
* Rick Ross as Zeke (episode: "My Life", season 2)
* Peyton Alex Smith as Miles (episode: "99 Problems", season 1)
* MC Lyte as Detective Makena Daniels (episode: "Cold Hearted", season 1)
* Bella Thorne (season 2)
* Keith Powers as Amari "Gutta" Anderson (episode: "Cold Hearted", season 1)
* Lex Scott Davis as Angie (episode: "You Got Me", season 1)
* Sinqua Walls as Marcus (episode: "All I Need", season 1)
* Michelle Mitchenor as Crystal (season 1)
* Sean Nelson as prosecutor Stokely Overton (episode: "Fight the Power", season 3)
* Elijah Kelley as Paul (episode: "Brothers", season 2)
* Christian Robinson as Lil Tank (episode: "Cold Hearted", season 1)
* Charles Malik Whitfield as Blue (episode: "99 Problems", season 1)
* Steve Harris as Officer McBride (episode: "Slippery", season 2)
* Morocco Omari as Chris (season 2)
* Shayla Love as Trina (season 1)
* Thomas Q. Jones as Jimmy (episode: "Brothers", season 2)
* Bri Collins as Camille King (episode: "Act Up", season 3)
* Nafessa Williams as Jenny Davis (season 1)
* Clifton Powell as Bob Davis (episode: "F**k the Police", season 1)
* J. Alphonse Nicholson as Ricky (seasons 1—3)
* Tami Roman as Silk (episode: "All I Need", season 1)
* Jharrel Jerome as Deacon (episode: "Children's Story", season 1)
* Boogiie Byrd as Frank (episode: "Slippery", season 2)

## Episodes

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 8 | 8 | June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27) | November 25, 2017 (2017-11-25) |
| 2 | 10 | 10 | July 2, 2019 (2019-07-02) | September 3, 2019 (2019-09-03) |
| 3 | 10 | 10 | August 9, 2022 (2022-08-09) | September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27) |

### Season 1 (2017)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "F**k the Police" | Irv Gotti | Story by : Irv Gotti Teleplay by : Sherman Payne & Joy Kecken | June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27) | 101 | 0.544 |
| Cast: Boris Kodjoe, Matthew Noszka, Chet Hanks, Nafessa Williams, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Parker Sack, Tyrin Turner and Clifton Powell ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Cold Hearted" | Benny Boom | Denise Harkavy | July 11, 2017 (2017-07-11) | 102 | 0.451 |
| Cast: Keith Powers, Christian Robinson, Michelle Hayden, Sean Baker, Maino, Clayton Landey and MC Lyte ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | "A Story to Tell" | Jessy Terrero | Story by : Irv Gotti Teleplay by : Yule Caise & Joy Kecken | July 18, 2017 (2017-07-18) | 103 | 0.432 |
| Cast: Jennifer Freeman, Woody McClain, Elise Neal, Rico Ball, DC Young Fly and Lil Duval ||||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Trap Queen" | Benny Boom | Sara Feinberg & Joy Kecken | October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10) | 104 | 1.039 |
| Cast: Lance Gross, Michelle Mitchenor, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Tammy Rivera and Woody McClain ||||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Children's Story" | Erik White | Sherman Payne | October 17, 2017 (2017-10-17) | 105 | 0.539 |
| Cast: Bre-Z, Jharrel Jerome, Tonea Stewart and Rick "Slick Rick" Walters ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | "99 Problems" | Tasha Smith | Story by : Joy Kecken Teleplay by : Marcus J. Guillory | October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24) | 106 | 0.542 |
| Cast: Peyton Alex Smith, Rhyon Nicole Brown, Mike Pniewski, Jerod Haynes, Charles Malik Whitfield and Tyra Ferrell ||||||||
| 7 | 7 | "You Got Me" | Erica A. Watson | Joy Kecken | October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31) | 107 | 0.440 |
| Cast: Sinqua Walls, Lex Scott Davis, Shayla Love and Alvester Martin III ||||||||
| 8 | 8 | "All I Need" | Irv Gotti | Adam Wiesen & Patrick Coker | November 25, 2017 (2017-11-25) | 108 | 0.706 |
| Cast: Demetrius Shipp Jr., Kyndall Ferguson, Sean Baker, John Bryant, Jim Jones and Tami Roman ||||||||

### Season 2 (2019)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 9 | 1 | "Brothers" | Irv Gotti | Story by : Irving Lorenzo Teleplay by : Robert Munic | July 2, 2019 (2019-07-02) | 201 | 0.342 |
| Cast: Thomas Q. Jones, Elijah Kelley and Draya Michele ||||||||
| 10 | 2 | "Slippery" | Erik White | Story by : Irving Lorenzo Teleplay by : Marcus J. Guillory | July 9, 2019 (2019-07-09) | 202 | 0.451 |
| Cast: Johnell Young, Dawn Halfkenny, Jamila Thompson, Steve Harris, Irv Gotti, DeRay Davis and Boogiie Byrd ||||||||
| 11 | 3 | "My Life" | Tasha Smith | Leah Keith & Robert Munic | July 16, 2019 (2019-07-16) | 203 | 0.592 |
| Cast: Morocco Omari, Grace Byers, Debbi Morgan and Rick Ross ||||||||
| 12 | 4 | "Deep Cover" | Robert Munic | Michael Cobian | July 23, 2019 (2019-07-23) | 204 | 0.435 |
| Cast: Tristan Wilds, Hassan Johnson, Chris Greene, Walnette Marie Santiago, Gonzalo Menendez and Louis Ferreira ||||||||
| 13 | 5 | "Bodak Yellow" | Ellie Foumbi | Story by : Irving Lorenzo Teleplay by : John Barcheski & Robert Munic | July 30, 2019 (2019-07-30) | 205 | 0.444 |
| Cast: Romeo Miller, Justine Skye, Monique MoMo Gonzalez, Danny Pardo, Rasheeda, Lil Duval, Tyla Harris and Lani Blair ||||||||
| 14 | 6 | "XO Tour Lif3" | Irv Gotti | Story by : Irving Lorenzo Teleplay by : Adam Wiesen & Patrick Coker | August 6, 2019 (2019-08-06) | 206 | 0.267 |
| Cast: Guyviaud Joseph, Brandon Thomas Lee, Bella Thorne, Britney Atkins, Devoun Dallas Stewart, Parker Sack, Emily Huff, Juwan Chapman, Robert Praigo and Debra Stipe ||||||||
| 15 | 7 | "My Mind Playing Tricks On Me" | Joshua Bulter | Story by : Irving Lorenzo Teleplay by : Larry D. Spivey | August 13, 2019 (2019-08-13) | 207 | 0.506 |
| Cast: Mo McRae, Brad T. Jordan, Trayce Malachi, Jaxon Rose Moore, Ric Reitz, Inanna Sarkis, Deja Dee, Alexandra Wright, Nikka Duarte, Charles Lawlor, Ana Mackenzie and Greg Clarkson ||||||||
| 16 | 8 | "I Gave You Power" | Benny Boom | Story by : Irving Lorenzo Teleplay by : Adam Wiesen & Patrick Coker & Larry D. Spivey & Benjamin Moore | August 20, 2019 (2019-08-20) | 208 | 0.472 |
| Cast: Antoine Harris, Little JJ, Isaiah Smith, Brii Renee', Rhonda Saunders, Kjay Saifullah, Jessica Fontaine and Jaxon Rose Moore ||||||||
| 17 | 9 | "Ex-Factor" | Leah Benavids | Leah Benavids | August 27, 2019 (2019-08-27) | 209 | 0.446 |
| Cast: Tyler Lepley, KJ Smith, Amin Joseph, Kaye Singleton, Chase Alexander Jackson, Jaidi Ventura and C.J. Lindsey ||||||||
| 18 | 10 | "Moonlight" | Bryant Barber | Story by : Irving Lorenzo Teleplay by : Trevor Vandelac | September 3, 2019 (2019-09-03) | 210 | 0.377 |
| Cast: Uriel J. Winfree III, Birgundi Baker, Odiseas Georgiadis, Chase Anderson, Monet A. Chandler, Maurie A. Chandler, Dwayne A. Thomas, Charmin Lee and Adrienne Ballenger ||||||||

### Season 3 (2022)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 19 | 1 | "Fight the Power" | Ya'Ke Smith | Larry "Legend" Spivey | August 9, 2022 (2022-08-09) | 301 | 0.348 |
| Cast: Roger Guenveur Smith, Michael Beach, Sean Nelson, E. Roger Mitchell and Marlanna Evans ||||||||
| 20 | 2 | "Renee" | Leon Lozano | Story by : Leah Keith Teleplay by : Leah Keith & Patrick Coker & Adam Wiesen | August 16, 2022 (2022-08-16) | 302 | 0.427 |
| Cast: Romeo Brown and Laila Odom ||||||||
| 21 | 3 | "Act Up" | Irv Gotti | Story by : Irv Gotti Teleplay by : Patrick Coker & Adam Wiesen | August 23, 2022 (2022-08-23) | 303 | 0.328 |
| Cast: Lawrence H. Robinson, Bri Collins, Bria Myles and Deja Ware ||||||||
| 22 | 4 | "Hot in Here" | Terri J. Vaughn | Teleplay by : Tyree Elaine Story by : Tyree Elaine & Sonny Lorenzo | August 30, 2022 (2022-08-30) | 304 | 0.330 |
| Cast: Chyna Layne and Jeremy Denzel ||||||||
| 23 | 5 | "C.R.E.A.M." | Patrick Coker | Teleplay by : Larry "Legend" Spivey & Patrick Coker Story by : Sonny Lorenzo | September 6, 2022 (2022-09-06) | 305 | 0.317 |
| Cast: Tobias Truvillion and Lawrence Adimora ||||||||
| 24 | 6 | "Put It On Me" | Irv Gotti | Teleplay by : Brittney Atkins & Patrick Coker & Adam Wiesen Story by : Irv Gotti | September 13, 2022 (2022-09-13) | 306 | 0.362 |
| Cast: Ja Rule and Jonetta Kaiser ||||||||
| 25 | 7 | "Ms. Jackson" | Robin Givens | Patrick Coker and Adam Wiesen | September 13, 2022 (2022-09-13) | 307 | 0.315 |
| Cast: Antonique Smith, Hayley Law and Donna Biscoe ||||||||
| 26 | 8 | "Murder She Wrote" | Erik White | Teleplay by : Patrick Coker & Adam Wiesen Story by : Irv Gotti | September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20) | 308 | 0.400 |
| Cast: Ajiona Alexus, Leland B. Martin and Marvin Jones III ||||||||
| 27 | 9 | "Jesus Walks" | Tamara Bass | Teleplay by : Darcell Lawrence & Larry "Legend" Spivey Story by : Darcell Lawrence & Rhonda Baraka | September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20) | 309 | 0.402 |
| Cast: Briyana Guadalupe, Redaric Williams, and J. Alphonse Nicholson ||||||||
| 28 | 10 | "Survival of the Fittest" | Tim Folsome | Marcus J. Guillory | September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27) | 310 | 0.332 |
| Cast: Kyla Pratt and Jordan Calloway ||||||||