Madea Returns: First Trailer for Tyler Perry’s ‘A Madea Homecoming’ on Netflix

Tyler Perry reprises his beloved character Madea in the first trailer for his upcoming Netflix film, A Madea Homecoming.

Below, writer-director-producer Perry stars in a new film that “centers around Madea’s great-grandson’s college graduation, though the celebratory moment hits a halt as hidden secrets and family drama threaten to destroy the happy homecoming.”

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The movie features several actors returning to the Madea franchise, including Tamela Mann (Cora), David Mann (Mr. Brown), Cassi Davis Patton (Aunt Bam) as well as a guest appearance from Irish actor Brendan O’Carroll, who plays Agnes Brown.

Perry has said Madea is based on his mother and aunt. He introduced the character in his 1999 play I Can Do Bad All by Myself. The character made her cinematic debut in 2005’s Diary of a Mad Black Woman, which was followed up by 2006’s Madea’s Family Reunion and nine more films that have collectively grossed more than $500 million.

A Madea Homecoming drops Feb. 25 on Netflix.

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