Brandon Black Interview: A Madea Homecoming
America's favorite matriarch is back and with more family members than ever in A Madea Homecoming, which arrives February 24 on Netflix. This marks a new era in the long-running Madea franchise, which first began as a play in 2000. Not only is it the first new film since 2019's A Madea Family Funeral, which was meant to be a fond farewell to the iconic character, it's also the first installment to premiere directly via streaming.
Homecoming begins, as expected, with yet another family reunion underway. The grand occasion this time around is the graduation of Madea's great-grandson Tim (Brandon Black, Dear White People), though his excitement for the future is partially dampened by the secrets he's keeping from his family. Little does he know that his best friend Davi (Isha Blaaker, The Flight Attendant) is harboring secrets of his own, which threaten to spill out in front of both of their families.
Related: Tyler Perry’s A Madea Homecoming Trailer Reveals Madea’s Age
Black spoke to Screen Rant about sharing the screen with an industry giant like Tyler Perry, and explained why he felt so connected to his character.
What was it like to become part of Madea's extended family?
Brandon Black: Yeah, to jump into quite an expensive family and already have so much lore as to what all these characters have done previous was really cool.
And it's crazy for me to come in, and then also be bringing my best friend in the movie, played by Isha [Blaaker]. He's not from this family or this country, so it was kind of fun to play host to him — quite literally, because Isha's also not from here. So, it's kind of like, «Here's my crazy family… And here's this Atlanta heat and this humidity.»
It was really cool. I think that having a place
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