Kingdom Business is an American musicaldrama series created by John J. Sakmar & Kerry Lenhart and executive produced by Kirk Franklin and DeVon Franklin. It stars Yolanda Adams as Denita Jordan, a gospel superstar who runs the in-house record label Kingdom Records, and Serayah as Rebecca "Rbel" Belle, a young exotic dancer who singing talent at the memorial service for her best friend goes viral. It premiered on BET+ on May 19, 2022. In February 2023, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on November 2, 2023.[1]
Plot
The show follows Denita (Yolanda Adams), a gospel superstar who runs the in-house record label Kingdom Records and doubles as First Lady of First Kingdom Church. She also happens to be determined to guard her family and its many secrets at all costs. Just as Denita is enjoying the fruits of her labor, the world she’s worked so hard to put together begins to unravel when an unexpected contender in the gospel music scene threatens her status. Rbel (Serayah) is a young woman on the rise whose checkered past as an exotic dancer is no match for her destiny to turn the gospel world on its head with her newfound voice.
On December 2, 2019, the series was in development by NBC.[13] On August 23, 2021, the series was moved to BET+ where it received a series order.[14][15] The series premiered on May 19, 2022.[16] On February 2, 2023, BET+ renewed the series for a second season.[17]
Casting
The main cast was revealed on December 7, 2021.[2]