Mary J. Blige Presents Be Happy follows 50-year-old Val (Tisha Campbell), a devoted wife and stay at home mom, who is eager to reignite the spark in her marriage when her youngest child leaves for college. Grappling with empty-nest feelings, loneliness and growing emotional distance from her husband Ross (Russell Hornsby), Val begins to realize that her marriage and the woman she once was, may be slipping away. A spontaneous escape to New Orleans to support her pregnant daughter, Kayla (Zing Ashford), awakens long-buried dreams and passions and introduces her to Peter Mosley (Mekhi Phifer), a handsome and charismatic photographer who sees her in ways she has forgotten to see herself. Reawakening her artistic spirit and rediscovering her worth, Val must face a life-altering question: is it ever too late to choose yourself and the love you truly deserve?
Acting
Tisha Campbell carries every midlife ache and awakening.
Cinematography
New Orleans glows like Val's rediscovered possibilities.
Costume
Val's wardrobe evolution tells its own story.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mary J. Blige's production banner specifically champions stories about Black women navigating life's second chapters.
Tisha Campbell and Mekhi Phifer previously starred together in the '90s series 'The Steve Harvey Show'—this reunion hits different three decades later.
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