Dark and Chilling drama “Ruthless” season 5 premieres today on BET+.
Season five of the BET+ Original series from Tyler Perry Studios premiered today, Thursday August 8, 2024 with two episodes. The 9-episode season will continue with one episode weekly, leading up to the season finale of Ruthless on Thursday, September 19.
Ruthless stars
MELISSA L WILLIAMS as “Ruth Truesdale”
JAIME M. CALLICA as “Agent Brian Rollins”
ALISE WILLIS as “Lacey”
MATT CEDENO as “The Highest/Tyrone Luckett”
LENNY THOMAS as “Anthony/Dikhan”
This series is a spinoff of "The Oval". Ruthless follows Ruth Truesdale as she is forced to play nice with a scandalous, religious cult of powerful, sex-crazed fanatics in the hope of freeing herself and her daughter.
During the first three episodes of The Oval, Ruth Truesdale (Melissa L. Williams) kidnaps her daughter Callie to join her and the sex-crazed members of the Rakudushis cult. Ruth is a devoted member of the Rakudushi cult. After a series of heinous punishment tactics as well as vile and dangerous task to prove her loyalty to the cult unfold, Ruth has decided that enough is enough as she begins to set plans in motion in order to free herself, her best friend, and her daughter from the cult.
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Sadism, evil acts, misogyny, and betrayal run wild and free as cult leaders use physical and mental abuse in order to instill fear, respect, and loyalty to its members. Manipulation and narcissistic behavior is at an all time high amongst leadership within the cult.
Audiences are treated to several twist and chilling revelations as relationships evolve and change while danger is always lurking near by. As law enforcement hones in and develops their own plans to take down the cult, Ruth continues to yearn and plot for the day that she is free, saving both herself and her loved ones.
Executive Producer: Tyler Perry
Written by: Tyler Perry
Directed by: Tyler Perry
Produced by: Tyler Perry Studios