Tyler Perry And DeVon Franklin’s Bible-Inspired Netflix Film ‘R&B’ Casts Tyler Lepley, Serayah And Phylicia Rashad

R&B , the Netflix film produced by DeVon Franklin and Tyler Perry Studios and the first project from their joint Netflix partnership for faith-based films, has set its cast. Alanna Brown has been tapped to direct the upcoming film starring Serayah , Tyler Lepley and Phylicia Rashad . Other cast members include Walnette Santiago, Nijah Brenea, James Lee Thomas, and singers/musicians Babyface, Jermaine Dupri and Lecrae. The film will be released via Netflix. Written by Michael Elliot and Cory Tynan and executive produced by Angi Bones, Tony L. Strickland and Bart Lipton, R&B brings the biblical story of Ruth and Boaz into a contemporary light. According to the official synopsis: R&B is a modern-day retelling of the story of Ruth and Boaz, one of the most iconic love stories in the Bible. Set in Tennessee, R&B tells the story of a young woman who escapes the Atlanta music scene to care for an elderly widowed woman and in the process finds the love of her life and gains the mother she…