Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots is a television drama from the prolific writer, director and producer Tyler Perry. The show follows the complicated dynamic between the rich and powerful Cryer family and the hired help who work in their opulent Savannah, Georgia, mansion.

From the outside, the Cryers are the enviable face of success and wealth, but behind the veil, the family's dysfunction threatens to destroy their world of privilege. Cryer family patriarch Jim Cryer (John Schneider) is a powerful judge whose double life, including tawdry affairs with high-priced escorts, puts his family and political ambitions at risk. His wife, Katheryn Cryer (Renée Lawless), is the ultimate matriarch, portraying a loving and dutiful wife, but she is willing to do anything to protect her family's status. Their son, Wyatt (Aaron O'Connell), is a troubled, angry jock who cares little for his own image and finds himself in and out of rehab. His sister, Amanda (Jacyln Betham), a struggling law student, tries harder to live up to her parents' expectations but unknowingly has befriended a scurrilous young woman, Candace Young, with the power to ruin the entire family.

Series details

• Title: Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2013-05-28
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Oprah Winfrey Network
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 3925

Cast and credited roles

• Renee Lawless — Katheryn Cryer
• Tika Sumpter — Candace Young
• Crystal Fox — Hanna Young
• John Schneider — James "Jim" Cryer
• Peter Parros — David Harrington
• Gavin Houston — Jeffery Harrington
• Angela Robinson — Veronica Harrington
• Jaclyn Betham — Amanda Cryer
• Tyler Lepley — Benjamin "Benny" Young
• Aaron O'Connell — Wyatt Cryer
• Eva Tamargo — Celine Gonzales
• Medina Islam — Quincy Maxwell

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-05-28; final listed air date 2014-07-29; episode order: 36.
• Season 2: premiered 2015-01-07; final listed air date 2015-09-22; episode order: 25.
• Season 3: premiered 2016-01-05; final listed air date 2016-09-06; episode order: 23.
• Season 4: premiered 2017-01-03; final listed air date 2017-09-12; episode order: 23.
• Season 5: premiered 2018-01-16; final listed air date 2019-03-19; episode order: 44.
• Season 6: premiered 2019-05-07; final listed air date 2019-07-02; episode order: 9.
• Season 7: premiered 2020-01-07; final listed air date 2020-10-27; episode order: 20.
• Season 8: premiered 2020-11-24; final listed air date 2021-08-03.

Source and licence

Adapted from Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.