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Tyler Perry's Ruthless

Tyler Perry's Ruthless

20208.35 Seasons105 EpisodesReturning SeriesTV-MA

Overview

A spinoff of "The Oval," follows Ruth Truesdale as she's forced to play nice with a scandalous religious cult of powerful sex crazed fanatics in the hopes of freeing herself and her daughter.

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Top Cast

Melissa L. Williams

Melissa L. Williams

Ruth Truesdale

Matt Cedeño

Matt Cedeño

The Highest/Tyron Luckett

Lenny Thomas

Lenny Thomas

Dikhan

Yvonne Senat Jones

Yvonne Senat Jones

Tally

Baadja-Lyne Odums

Baadja-Lyne Odums

Marva

Blue Kimble

Blue Kimble

Andrew

Colin McCalla

Colin McCalla

River

Stevie Baggs Jr.

Stevie Baggs Jr.

Oliver

Alise Willis

Alise Willis

Paula/Lacey

Michelle Nuñez

Michelle Nuñez

Zane

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About Tyler Perry's Ruthless

Tyler Perry's Ruthless is a drama series that first aired in 2020. it stars Melissa L. Williams, Matt Cedeño, Lenny Thomas. A spinoff of "The Oval," follows Ruth Truesdale as she's forced to play nice with a scandalous religious cult of powerful sex crazed fanatics in the hopes of freeing herself and her daughter.

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