Series like Being Mary Jane

Find more than 50 similar TV shows like Being Mary Jane

Being Mary Jane

Being Mary Jane

Description: BET's first hourlong scripted drama is a follow-up to the same-titled TV movie that premiered on the network in the summer of 2013. The series returns Gabrielle Union to the lead role of Mary Jane Paul, a successful cable news anchor who has a closet packed with designer clothes and shoes, a beautiful home, a nice car, and the drive to achieve even greater heights. Yet something is missing. As Mary Jane looks to start a family of her own to share life's greatest gifts, she discovers who she really is and the people who help define her.
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Year Released: 2013
Number of seasons: 5
Number of episodes: 52
First episode air date: July 2, 2013
Network: BET
Program Creator: Mara Brock Akil
Watch Trailer

Being Mary Jane similar series:

1

0

0

Dear White People

Dear White People

Plot: Based on the acclaimed film of the same name, this Netflix-original series follows a group of students of color at Winchester University, a predominantly white Ivy League college. The students are faced with a landscape of cultural bias, social injustice, misguided activism and slippery politics. Through...

2

0

0

All American

All American

Plot: Spencer James is a rising football player who makes the shift to an affluent Beverly Hills school on his coach's advice. He struggles to find his footing as the new team is threatened by his arrival.

3

0

0

Keeping Up With the Kardashians

Keeping Up With the Kardashians

Plot: High-profile celebrity members of the Kardashian-Jenner clan give an insight into their personal lives and reveal various secrets pertaining to their families and relationships.

4

0

0

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

Plot: Mike Baxter, a marketing director of an outdoor sporting goods store, tries taking charge of his family that is dominated by the women of the house.

5

0

0

Devious Maids

Devious Maids

Plot: Five Hispanic maids who work in the broken homes of the rich and powerful families that reside in the affluent town of Beverly Hills encounter several hilarious instances in their lives.

6

0

0

Mistresses

Mistresses

Plot: A group of four female friends embarks on an adventurous and scandalous journey and finds different ways to deal with complex relationships.

7

0

0

Queen Sugar

Queen Sugar

Plot: "Queen Sugar" tells the story of the estranged Bordelon siblings in Louisiana. At the center of the family are Nova, a journalist and activist; Charley, the wife and manager of an NBA player; and formerly incarcerated father Ralph Angel, who is searching for redemption. Following a tragedy in the family...

8

0

0

Family Matters

Family Matters

Plot: Policeman Carl Winslow has enough to deal with on the job. But when he gets home, he still has to handle kids, his wife, Harriette (whose character was first introduced on the sitcom "Perfect Strangers"), his mom, a sister-in-law and Urkel, the nerd next door who doesn't understand that he doesn't...

9

0

0

Grand Hotel

Grand Hotel

Plot: This period drama, set in Spain in the early 20th century, features quick-witted youngster Julio, who arrives at a luxury hotel to meet his sister, head chambermaid Cristina. But upon discovering that she disappeared under suspicious circumstances months earlier, Julio makes it his mission to find her...

10

0

0

Nashville

Nashville

Plot: When a legendary country musician's popularity diminishes, a rising singer plans to replace her. As the others in the music industry prefer the new musician, the former artist decides to defame her.

11

0

0

Empire

Empire

Plot: A tycoon in the music industry plans to secure the future of his company by pitting his sons against each other. Meanwhile, his ex-wife plots to reclaim her share of the business.

12

0

0

black-ish

black-ish

Plot: A man tries to get his family to mingle with the neighbours and form a rapport with them in an effort to fit in and find his place in society.

13

0

0

Atlanta

Atlanta

Plot: Atlanta is one of the top cities for young rappers looking to make a name for themselves in the business. Among those up-and-comers is Alfred Miles, a hot new artist who is trying to understand the line between real life and street life. He is managed by his cousin, Earn, who gets caught up in the...

14

0

0

Dates

Dates

Plot: This British drama, from Bryan Elsley, the creator of teen drama "Skins," explores first dates between people who met through an online dating service. While each romantic encounter comes with its own set of intricacies, issues and thrills, also present is the danger of modern dating, and sometimes...

15

0

0

Claws

Claws

Plot: At the Nail Artisan of Manatee County salon in Central Florida, five diverse, hardworking manicurists try to make ends meet in a staid economy while managing perilous personal lives awash in drama. Amidst all the silk wraps, pedicures and polish treatments, salon owner Desna, who lives with and cares...

16

0

0

The Real Housewives of Potomac

The Real Housewives of Potomac

Plot: The "Real Housewives" franchise continues to expand across America, with this edition landing in Potomac, Md., a community of rolling hills and gated mansions just up the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. As is standard for the franchise, the reality show follows several well-to-do women who are...

17

0

0

The Proud Family

The Proud Family

Plot: Fourteen-year-old Penny Proud is growing up! She's trying to gain her independence and faces typical teenage experiences in junior high. With the help of her parents, Trudy and Oscar, and her grandma, Sugar Mama, Penny faces all sorts of comical events.

18

0

0

#blackAF

#blackAF

Plot: A man takes an irreverent and honest approach to parenting and relationships.

19

0

0

Chasing Life

Chasing Life

Plot: After April Carver is diagnosed with leukaemia, her life completely changes. The endless support of her friends and family give her strength to fight the disease.

20

0

0

Ingobernable

Ingobernable

Plot: The first lady of Mexico, a woman of conviction and ideals, must uncover the truth when she loses faith in her husband.

21

0

0

The Real Housewives of Orange County

The Real Housewives of Orange County

Plot: They may live in the lap of luxury, but life isn't always perfect for the women who reside in one of the wealthiest enclaves of the U.S. They continue to focus on living large; plastic surgery, working out, shopping, drinking, dancing, and dining out top their agendas. The quartet that remains from...

22

0

0

Married to Medicine

Married to Medicine

Plot: Bravo has one successful reality show about socialite women in Atlanta, so what's next on its docket? A second reality show about socialite women in Atlanta, of course. The difference with this show is that all of the women featured are either doctors themselves or the wives of doctors. Cameras follow...

23

0

0

Friends

Friends

Plot: Follow the lives of six reckless adults living in Manhattan, as they indulge in adventures which make their lives both troublesome and happening.

24

0

0

The Rap Game

The Rap Game

Plot: In his more than 30 years in the hip-hop industry, Grammy winner Jermaine Dupri has mentored a number of young talents who have made it big in the industry, including Bow Wow and Da Brat. He continues that work on "The Rap Game," in which five young rappers between the ages of 12 and 16 compete to...

25

0

0

Step Up

Step Up

Plot: Step Up is an American romantic dance film multi-media franchise created by Duane Adler. The franchise includes five films and a television series. The series has received generally mixed reviews from critics. It has grossed a collective total of $650 million. Wikipedia

26

0

0

Insecure

Insecure

Plot: Best friends Issa and Molly belong to the same social background and face similar experiences. They always strive to find solutions to their problems by facing them together.

27

0

0

The Affair

The Affair

Plot: A grieving waitress, Alison, starts an extramarital affair with Noah, an accomplished teacher and budding novelist. The repercussions of their affair begin to destabilise their respective marriages.

28

0

0

The Good Fight

The Good Fight

Plot: In the blink of an eye, Diane Lockhart, a lawyer, loses her entire life savings due to a scam. She is then forced to find a job and start afresh.

29

0

0

Revenge

Revenge

Plot: To avenge her father who was jailed for a crime he did not commit, Amanda rents a house in the Hamptons and attempts to bring the real perpetrators to justice.

30

0

0

Scandal

Scandal

Plot: Olivia Pope, a former media consultant to the President of the United States, starts her own crisis management firm. However, she soon realises that her employees might be hiding darker secrets.

31

0

0

The Bold Type

The Bold Type

Plot: Putting together a magazine is not an easy task, requiring a lot of teamwork to finish the job and get the publication on newsstand shelves. That's why the staffers responsible for producing global women's magazine Scarlet lean on one another as they try to find their own voices. While working together...

32

0

0

#blackAF

#blackAF

Plot: A man takes an irreverent and honest approach to parenting and relationships.

33

0

0

Hit the Floor

Hit the Floor

Plot: The Los Angeles Devils provide plenty of highlights as pro basketball's top team, but it's the heat generated by the league's premiere dance squad, the Devil Girls, that has everyone's attention. The players now share the entertainment spotlight in the City of Angels with the dancers, and with that...

34

0

0

The Fosters

The Fosters

Plot: Stef Foster and her life partner, Lena Adams, go through several ups and downs while struggling to raise their children in San Diego.

35

0

0

The Royals

The Royals

Plot: The royal family is thrown into turmoil when the heir to the throne dies suddenly. His younger siblings have a hard time with their new roles, while the queen tries to secure her grasp on the throne.

36

0

0

Dynasty

Dynasty

Plot: A modernized reboot of the 1980s primetime soap follows two of America's wealthiest families, the Carringtons and the Colbys, as they feud for control over their fortune and their children. Told primarily through the perspectives of two women at odds -- Fallon Carrington, daughter of billionaire Blake...

37

0

0

Star

Plot: Three women, facing various difficulties in life, come together and form a successful musical group in Atlanta and find comfort in a surrogate mother's companionship.

38

0

0

Greenleaf

Greenleaf

Plot: The Greenleaf family, which runs sprawling Memphis megachurch Calvary Fellowship World Ministries, appears to be a loving and caring clan. Beneath the surface, though, exists scandalous secrets and lies. Greed, adultery and sibling rivalry are among the issues that threaten to test the family's faith...

39

0

0

Looking

Looking

Plot: Three best friends living in San Francisco share the nuances and complexities of contemporary gay relationships as they explore a variety of options, both in love and in life. They are unified by their close bond, but their search for happiness and intimacy has taken them on separate paths. Patrick...

40

0

0

Love

Love

Plot: When his cheating girlfriend leaves him, people-pleasing nice-guy Gus (Paul Rust, "I Love You, Beth Cooper" and "Inglorious Basterds") moves into a trendy apartment complex inhabited by lots of college students. A chance encounter introduces him to wild-child Mickey (Gillian Jacobs, "Community"), also...

41

0

0

Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce

Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce

Plot: After Abby McCarthy, the author of a self-help book series, divorces her husband, her career comes to a halt. Now a 40-year-old single woman, she seeks advice from her friends to lead a happy life.

42

0

0

Monogamy

Monogamy

Plot: Four couples from all over the USA travel to Los Angeles to undergo a new "Swap Therapy" to try to repair their broken marriages.

43

0

0

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

Plot: A close-knit group of housewives reside in Wisteria Lane. It may appear to be a seemingly perfect neighbourhood but it hides many secrets, crimes, forbidden romances and domestic struggles.

44

0

0

Family Business

Family Business

Plot: By day, the Duncan's are an upstanding family who run a car dealership. By night, they live a dangerous secret life. When they come under siege the Duncan's will have to stick together, or die.

45

0

0

Shots Fired

Shots Fired

Plot: Officers investigating the killing of a white boy by an African-American police deputy face public anger as a small town in Tennessee is rocked by multiple racially-charged murders.

46

0

0

David Makes Man

David Makes Man

Plot: "David Makes Man" is a drama series created by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Tarell Alvin McCraney ("Moonlight"). Set in South Florida, this lyrical coming-of-age story centers on a teenage prodigy named David who lives in the projects but attends a magnet school for academically gifted youngsters...

47

0

0

Underground

Underground

Plot: Driven by the dreams of a courageous blacksmith named Noah, some plantation slaves in 1850s Georgia band together to attempt a daring escape. The fight for their lives, their futures and their freedom leads to Noah's risk-filled plan to travel hundreds of miles away via the Underground Railroad. The...

48

0

0

Fifty: The Series

Fifty: The Series

Plot: A few pivotal days in the lives of four Nigerian women at the pinnacle of their careers.

49

0

0

Trophy Wife

Trophy Wife

Plot: Leaving behind her parties and carefree life, Kate enters into a life of matrimony with Pete. Now, she has to deal not only with his rather judgemental two ex-wives, but also with his three children.

50

0

0

Uncle Buck

Uncle Buck

Plot: Buck, an irresponsible and immature man, is jobless and needs a place to stay. Hilarity ensues when he moves in with his brother's family to take care of his children.

© Serieslike 2024