The Family Business: New Orleans
The Family Business: New Orleans is an American crime family drama series created by Carl Weber and stars Lela Rochon as Big Shirley Duncan, owner of popular New Orleans club Midnight Blues, and Brandon T. Jackson as her son Marquis. It is a spin-off from the crime drama The Family Business. The eight-episode first season premiered on January 23, 2025 on BET+.
Cast and characters
Main cast
- Brandon T. Jackson as Marquis Duncan
- Lela Rochon as Big Shirley Duncan
- Ben Stephens as Curtis Duncan
- Pooch Hall as Floyd
- Quincy Brown as Prince
- Nichole Galicia as Marie LeBlanc
- Sarah Carter as Sheriff Clay
- Erica Hubbard as Ernestine
- Yvette Nicole Brown as Monique
- Stan Shaw as Larry Duncan
- Monica Davis as Antoinette
- David Banner as Jean LeBlanc
Recurring cast
- Orlando Jones as Gabriel
- Bern Nadette Stanis as Nee Nee Duncan
- Stan Shaw as Larry Duncan
- Nayirah Teshali as Lauren Duncan
- Sacaiah Shaw as Kenny Duncan
- Jenson Atwood as Saint
- AzMarie Livingston as Kendal
- Deric Augustine as Jace
- Kayla Nicole
- Nicholas Turturro
- Erica Joy as Holly
- Rayan Lawrence as Pierre Leblanc
Production
On January 17, 2024, it was reported that BET+ ordered an eight-episode spin-off for their crime drama series The Family Business. The series set in New Orleans and follows Duncan family led by Big Shirley Duncan. The series executive produced by Carl Weber, ND Brown, and Trey Haley. The same time Brandon T. Jackson was announced as male lead. On March 6, 2024, it was announced that Lela Rochon was cast as Big Shirley, while Ben Stephens, Pooch Hall, Quincy Brown, David Banner, Yvette Nicole Brown, Orlando Jones, Nichole Galicia, Erica Hubbard, Sarah Carter, Stan Shaw, Bern Nadette Stanis, Nayirah Teshali, Sacaiah Shaw, Jensen Atwood, AzMarie Livingston, Deric Augustine. Kayla Nicole and Nicholas Turturro were cast as regulars. Rochon and Jackson served as associate producers.Principal photography began in New Orleans and Los Angeles, California in March, 2024.