Tyler Perry’s ‘Sistas’ Ups Branden Wellington To Series Regular

Denise Petski

5 January 2024 at 5:07 pm·2-min read

EXCLUSIVE: We’ll be seeing more of Tony King on Tyler Perry’s Sistas. Branden Wellington, who heavily recurred as the character in Season 6 has been promoted to series regular for the current seventh season.

Wellington’s King is a tall and handsome man who has been parking next to Danni and listening in on her phone conversations. He has learned a lot about her and is obviously smitten with her.

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Season seven picks up three months after the conclusion of Season 6, as the women face a whirlwind of changes: new relationships emerge, and their perspectives on life, love, and career evolve. Andi and Jordan build a promising foundation amidst Jordan’s decision to run for city councilman, and despite Gary’s betrayal, Andi attempts cordiality for the sake of their daughter, Penelope. Danni is in a promising relationship with Tony, and grapples with therapy and faces challenges in her newfound confidence. Karen, pregnant and recovering from a salon loss, navigates the grand opening of “Karen’s Fresh Start Beauty Salon,” disrupted by Zac’s demands and Pam’s evolving focus on a hair care product. Sabrina seeks career advancement, contemplating her future with Rich, while Fatima supports Zac and juggles law school.

Sistas is executive produced, directed and written by Tyler Perry. Michelle Sneed also serves as executive producer for Tyler Perry Studios.

Wellington is best known for his role as CO Jarod Young on Netflix’s Orange is the New Black as well as a role on Russian Doll. He also starred as the lead in the short film When It All Falls Down and can be seen in the award-winning indie feature Inez & Doug & Kira on Amazon Prime. Wellington won an Emmy for writing a spoken-word themed broadcast open titled TV Dreams In A World of Sports for Fox Sports in collaboration with the Miami Heat. He is repped by CESD and TANDM Management.

Sistas currently airs on BET.

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