BET+ to premiere Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead on May 16
After playing in theaters this past April, BET+ will premiere Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead, a fresh and sharp reimagining of the 90s classic directed by Wade Allain-Marcus (French Dirty), on the platform beginning Thursday, May 16.
Written by Emmy-nominated writer Chuck Hayward ( “Ted Lasso,” “WandaVision”), Simone Joy Jones leads in the iconic Christina Applegate role alongside an ensemble cast including Nicole Richie, June Squibb, Donielle Tremaine Hensley, Jermaine Fowler and Ms. Pat with newcomers Miles Fowler, Iantha Richardson, Gus Kenworthy, Tyriq Withers rounding out the cast.
Seventeen-year-old Tanya Crandell (Simone Joy Jones) can’t wait to spend the summer living it up with her friends in Spain before heading to Howard University in the fall. But when her mom (Ms. Pat) decides to head to a much-needed wellness retreat in Thailand, Tanya is forced to stay home with her three siblings instead. Following the unexpected death of their elderly babysitter (June Squibb), Tanya gets a job working for the confident and ambitious Rose (Nicole Richie). Juggling work, family, and a complicated romance, Tanya faces the responsibility of adulthood at the cost of her summer of freedom.