mea culpa 2024 film?

Tyler Perry, Kelly Rowland, and Trevante Rhodes – Pictures courtesy of Netflix

Netflix and Tyler Perry are partnering up on yet another project with Mea Culpa, a new thriller that Perry will produce alongside singer-actress Kelly Rowland, who is also set to star. Here’s everything you need to know about Mea Culpa coming to Netflix in late February 2023.

The project has been in development for quite some time but was transferred over to Netflix in January 2023, which is when we first learned about the project. Sadly, Netflix did not provide an official comment at the time, but the project was officially unveiled on February 23rd, 2023.

Tyler Perry is on board to direct, produce, and write. This will be Perry’s fifth major project for Netflix following A Fall From Grace, A Madea Homecoming, A Jazzman’s Blues, and Six Triple Eight. Also upcoming is another Madea movie and new comedy called Joe’s College Road Trip.

Mea Culpa

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Netflix (main catalog) February 23  
Mea Culpa
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Original title
Mea Culpa
Year
2024
Running time
120 min.
Country
United States United States
Director
Tyler Perry
Screenwriter
Tyler Perry
Cast
  • Kelly Rowland
    Kelly Rowland
  • Trevante Rhodes
    Trevante Rhodes
  • Nick Sagar
    Nick Sagar
  • Sean Sagar
    Sean Sagar
  • RonReaco Lee
    RonReaco Lee
Cinematography
Cory Burmester
Producer
The Tyler Perry Company. Distributor: Netflix
Genre
Drama | Courtroom Drama / Lawyers. Crime
Synopsis
Follows an ambitious criminal defense attorney that, in his aspiration to be named partner, takes on a murder case of an artist.
Critics’ reviews
  • “The tagline of Tyler Perry’s new movie is ‘everyone’s guilty of something,’ but the responsibility for this willfully steamy, decidedly silly thriller is all his.” 
    Lisa Kennedy: The New York Times 
  • “‘Tyler Perry’s Mea Culpa’ isn’t for everyone. In fact, many will write it off as as shlock, and yet, there’s something admirable about a filmmaker who knows exactly what his audience wants” 
    Murtada Elfadl: Variety 
  • “I want to get some hearty laffs from a guilty pleasure, but ‘Mea Culpa’ is just too dumb for this world” 
    John Serba: Decider 
  • “While it might start out as an erotic thriller, it slows down to a damp relationship drama before meandering its way to a climax hinged on head-scratching twists that make little to zero sense (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)” 
    Benjamin Lee: The Guardian 
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