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Ruthless season 5 part 1 ended in September 2024 and now fans are anxious about when the next installment of the drama series will air. Created by Tyler Perry of the Madea movie franchise, Ruthless is a spinoff of another Perry series, The Oval. Ruthless is a much more harrowing tale, following the cult known as the Rakudushi. In the beginning of the series, Ruth Truesdale (Melissa L. Williams), an ardent follower, kidnaps her own daughter for the Rakudushi. However, after suffering a ritual sexual assault, Ruth makes plans to leave the cult with anyone else she can convince.

The series first premiered in May 2020, and there have been four more seasons since. Each season of Ruthless is broken up into two parts, with some parts coming months after the first part. Season 5 part 1 premiered in August 2024 with eight episodes and now season 5 part 2 is expected to tie up all the loose strands of the show.

The Tyler Perry series, Ruthless, includes a cast of talented actors, some of whom have been in Perry productions before and others new to the universe. Tyler Perry, creator of the Madea franchise of movies as well as many more TV shows and films, created Ruthless as a spinoff of The Oval, a BET political drama about the U.S. President and his family. Ruthless takes a much darker turn, starring Melissa Williams as Ruth Truesdale, a member of the dangerous and sexually exploitative Rakudushi cult.

When Ruth's daughter is also brought into the cult, Ruth comes to realize how awful it is and plans her escape. Premiering in March 2020, Ruthless has been on for five seasons and the show once again proves that Tyler Perry doesn't need Madea to create a watchable program. It's one of the more fantastical and overtly hair-raising Tyler Perry productions and the ensemble cast...

Exclusive: Melissa L. Williams, star of Tyler Perry’s Ruthless, has signed with Cgem Talent for management in all areas.

Williams drew praise for her role as Ruth Truesdale on Tyler Perry’s The Oval on BET, which recently wrapped a fourth season. Her performance to her starring role in The Oval spinoff Ruthless on BET+, where she reprises her Ruth Truesdale character. Ruthless revolves around Ruth (Williams), who kidnaps her young daughter to join her in the dark underworld of a fanatical religious cult.

Williams previously had guest starring roles on The Game, If Loving You Is Wrong and Rosewood.

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