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. The series takes place a few years after The [Best Man Holiday], itself a sequel to The Best Man, and it premiered on Peacock on December 22, 2022.

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

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. Filming for the limited series began on March 14, 2022. It was filmed in New York City, New Jersey, and Dominican Republic. The series is set to be released on Peacock on December 22, 2022, with all eight episodes instead of the original ten-episode order. The limited series picks up a few years after The Best Man Holiday.

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. 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.

Reception

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