Christian Keyes Snatches His Hit Show “All The Queen’s Men” from BET Over Alleged Lack of Transparency from the Network [Video]

Christian Keyes is taking control of his “All the Queen’s Men” universe, and it’s not returning to BET or BET+.

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Promoting part two of season four, the actor took to TikTok to share his frustrations: “It is continuously disappointing to find out that your show is coming back on the internet instead of finding out from the network,” Keyes said. He lamented not receiving trailers or updates like others, adding, “to see the trailer online and have to go search for [it], so I can try and download the trailer for the hit show that I created for this studio and this network instead of getting it sent when everybody else is getting theirs.”

Keyes labeled the treatment “dismissive and disrespectful,” explaining that despite raising concerns before, nothing changed. Because of this, the prequel and spinoff projects he’s written won’t be landing at BET. “It’s not up to the studio. It’s not up to the network. It’s up to me, thankfully,” he asserted, confirming negotiations are underway with other streaming platforms—though no deal is locked yet.

He also recounted how his “created by” credit was removed in season two, prompting him to go through the Writers Guild of America to “force the studio to give me my credit back.” He reminded fans that, though executive-produced by Tyler Perry, he conceived the series 15 years ago: “I think God gave it to me because he knew I was gonna protect it and I will, but some things, these things gotta change.”

On top of the screen ambitions, Keyes is launching an “All the Queen’s Men” stageplay in Vegas next summer, with plans to tour. He foreshadowed “personnel changes” in the TV production, suggesting someone on set became “entitled or arrogant and unprofessional” and even showed up impaired, though he didn’t name names. The second half of season four premieres July 24th, his 50th birthday.