28-04-2025
BET+ dramedy 'Diarra from Detroit,' starring Diarra Kilpatrick renewed for 2nd season
Good news for "Diarra from Detroit."
The Motor City-set dramedy that's won praise and award nominations for its first season will be back for a second season, BET+ announced Monday.
The series stars and was created by Detroit actress Diarra Kilpatrick, who said in a news release on the renewal: "We're excited to be back and grateful for the opportunity to take viewers on another very wild, very Detroit adventure."
"Diarra from Detroit" became a critical hit for its sharp humor and blend of comedy and drama. It made the list of best news shows of 2024 in Deadline, Rolling Stone and Variety. It currently has a 100% positive rating among reviewers and a 93% positive rating from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.
Since debuting in 2024, it received nominations from the Film Independent Spirit Awards, the NAACP Image Awards and the GLAAD Media Awards. This year, Kilpatrick won a Gracie Award from the Alliance for Women in Media for best actress in a breakthrough role for her performance in the series.
The first season followed Detroit public school teacher Diarra Brickland as she navigated a painful divorce and refused to believe that the man she met through a dating app has ghosted her. Turning amateur sleuth, her search for answers led her to a decades-old mystery involving the Detroit criminal underworld.
In a 2024 interview with the Detroit Free Press, Kilpatrick described herself as "a daughter of the city, through and through."
As an executive producer of the series (along with Kenya Barris of "Black-ish") and writer of the series, she made sure the first season was laced with Detroit references (though filming was done in New Jersey).
Kilpatrick, a half-sibling of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, traces her love for acting all the way back to seeing 'Dreamgirls' at the Fisher Theater when she was just 3. She considers participating in Detroit's Mosaic Youth Theater as a turning point in her life.
"Diarra from Detroit" cast members Bryan Terrell Clark, DomiNque Perry and Jon Chaffin will return for season two. Production on the second season and a premiere date will be announced later.
Contact Detroit Free Press pop culture critic Julie Hinds at jhinds@
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: 'Diarra from Detroit' renewed for season two by BET+
