‘The Oval’ Season 7 Premiere Date Set at BET as the Franklins Return for One Last Power Grab
- Je-Ree
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The residents of the White House are coming back for one final round of lies, betrayal, suspicious side-eyes, and enough family dysfunction to make Thanksgiving dinner look peaceful. BET has officially announced that Tyler Perry’s The Oval Season 7 will premiere Tuesday, May 20, with episodes debuting on Paramount+ before airing later that night on BET.
And yes, the Franklins are apparently still standing. Barely.
The seventh and final season of The Oval will launch with new episodes streaming on Paramount+ at 3 a.m. ET before making their cable debut at 9 p.m. ET/PT on BET. The 22-episode farewell season will continue weekly through September 30, giving fans one last extended stay inside television’s messiest fictional administration.
If there’s one thing The Oval has never lacked, it’s confidence. Tyler Perry’s political soap has spent six seasons throwing viewers into a blender filled with scandal, revenge plots, disappearing bodies, affairs, secret agendas, and enough dramatic pauses to fill an entire network schedule. Somehow, it always finds a way to top itself.
Season 7 picks up with Hunter and Victoria Franklin back in the White House and determined to reclaim control through their latest campaign slogan, “Make The Franklins Great Again.” Because apparently subtlety packed its bags several seasons ago and left town permanently.
The setup for the final season promises national unrest, fractured alliances, and danger lurking within the Franklin inner circle. Translation: trust absolutely nobody. On The Oval, even the people bringing coffee to the room probably have hidden motives.
The returning cast includes Ed Quinn, Kron Moore, Javon Johnson, Ptosha Storey, Daniel Croix Henderson, Lodric Collins, Walter Fauntleroy, Taja V. Simpson, Brad Benedict, Travis Cure, Bill Barrett, Nick Barrotta, Kaye Singleton, and Russell Thomas.
Behind the scenes, the series remains firmly in Tyler Perry’s hands as executive producer, while Mark E. Swinton handles writing duties and Armani Ortiz directs the final season.
Love it or hate-watch it with friends while yelling at your television, The Oval has become one of BET’s signature hits thanks to its unapologetically outrageous storytelling and addictive cliffhangers. The series rarely takes the calm route when it can drive directly into oncoming traffic instead, and honestly, that’s part of the appeal.
With Season 7 marking the end of the road, viewers can expect Perry to go all-in before the curtain closes. Nobody on this show ever exits quietly, and there’s little reason to think the Franklins are about to start now.
The Oval Season 7 premieres Tuesday, May 20 on BET and Paramount+.