The Best Man: The Final Chapters

The Best Man: The Final Chapters is an American comedy-drama television miniseries created by Malcolm D. Lee and developed by Lee and Dayna Lynne North.^[1] The series takes place a few years after The Best Man Holiday and it premiered on Peacock on December 22, 2022.^[2][3]

The Best Man: The Final Chapters
Genre	Comedy-drama
Created by	Malcolm D. Lee
Based on	Characters by Malcolm D. Lee
Developed by	Malcolm D. Lee & Dayna Lynne North
Starring	Morris Chestnut Melissa De Sousa Taye Diggs Regina Hall Terrence Howard Sanaa Lathan Nia Long Harold Perrineau
Music by	Robert Glasper
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Malcolm D. Lee Dayna Lynne North Sean Daniel Dominique Telson
Producers	David Bausch Cameron Johnson
Cinematography	Greg Gardiner
Editors	Kyle Gilman Allyson Johnson Gershon Hinkson
Running time	41–56 minutes
Production companies	Blackmaled Productions Loud Sis Productions Universal Television
Original release
Network	Peacock
Release	December 22, 2022 (2022-12-22)

A friend group spanning many years reunites for a vacation at an iconic resort.

Cast and characters

Main

• Morris Chestnut as Lance Sullivan
• Melissa De Sousa as Shelby Taylor
• Taye Diggs as Harper Stewart
• Regina Hall as Candace "Candy" Sparks-Murchison
• Terrence Howard as Quentin Spivey
• Sanaa Lathan as Robyn Stewart, Harper's wife
• Nia Long as Jordan Armstrong
• Harold Perrineau as Julian "Murch" Murchison, Candace's husband

Recurring

• Ron Canada as Wellington, Quentin's father
• Yvonna Pearson as Jasmine, a concierge at the resort in San Pierre that shares a connection with Lance
• Aaron Serotsky as Stan, Harper's literary agent
• Brandon Victor Dixon as Demetrius
• Eric Scott Ways as LJ, Lance and Mia's oldest child who comes out as non-binary

Special guest star

• Nicole Ari Parker as Xiomara Amani

Notable guest stars

• Terrence Terrell as Will
• Monica Calhoun as Mia Sullivan, Lance's deceased wife
• Michael Genet as Dr. Temple
• Tobias Truvillion as Jaha

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Paradise"	Malcolm D. Lee	Malcolm D. Lee & Dayna Lynne North	December 22, 2022 (2022-12-22)
2	"The Wedding"	Malcolm D. Lee	Malcolm D. Lee & Dayna Lynne North	December 22, 2022 (2022-12-22)
3	"Brown Girl Dreaming"	Robert Townsend	Lori Lakin Hutcherson	December 22, 2022 (2022-12-22)
4	"The Invisible Man"	Malcolm D. Lee	Ayanna Floyd Davis	December 22, 2022 (2022-12-22)
5	"The Party"	Charles Stone III	Teleplay by : Cameron Johnson & Lori Lakin Hutcherson Story by : Cameron Johnson	December 22, 2022 (2022-12-22)
6	"An American Marriage"	Robert Townsend	Wayne Conley & Zoe Marshall	December 22, 2022 (2022-12-22)
7	"Things Fall Apart"	Stacey Muhammad	Nicole Amarteifio & Dayna Lynne North	December 22, 2022 (2022-12-22)
8	"The Audacity of Hope"	Malcolm D. Lee	James Bland & Malcolm D. Lee	December 22, 2022 (2022-12-22)

Production

Development

On February 9, 2021, Peacock gave production a limited series order consisting of ten episodes. It is created by Malcolm D. Lee and Dayna Lynne North who are also executive producing it.^[1] Filming for the limited series began on March 14, 2022.^[4] It was filmed in New York City, New Jersey, and Dominican Republic.^[5] The series is set to be released on Peacock on December 22, 2022, with all eight episodes instead of the original ten-episode order.^[3] The limited series picks up a few years after The Best Man Holiday.^[2]

Casting

Upon the limited series order announcement, Morris Chestnut, Melissa De Sousa, Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long, and Harold Perrineau are set to reprise their roles from 1999's film The Best Man.^[6] On April 29, 2022, Nicole Ari Parker, Ron Canada, Brandon Victor Dixon, Michael Genet, Yvonna Pearson, Aaron Serotsky, Terrence Terrell, Tobias Truvillion, and Eric Scott Ways joined the cast in recurring roles.^[7]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 91% approval rating with an average rating of 8/10, based on 11 critic reviews.^[8] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 58 out of 100 based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[9]