OWN'S TOP-RATED DRAMA "THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS" CONTINUES THE JAW-DROPPING MOMENTS IN SEASON 6

Tyler Perry's Long-Running Series Premieres on Tuesday, May 7 at 9pm ET/PT

LOS ANGELES - OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network's and Tyler Perry's hit drama "The Haves and the Have Nots" returns for season six with all-new episodes on Tuesday, May 7 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. The most explosive season yet continues with scandal, destruction, and life-threatening tragedies for the Cryer, Harrington, and Young families.

"The Haves and the Have Nots" ranks among the top three original scripted series on ad-supported cable with OWN's key demo and is the #1 original scripted cable series on Tuesday nights.

Season six of "The Haves and the Have Nots" culminates in one of the most jaw-dropping finales that Tyler Perry has ever written. Years of behaving badly will have deadly consequences for some of Savannah's most prominent residents. The series stars John Schneider (Jim Cryer), Tika Sumpter (Candace Young), Angela Robinson (Veronica Harrington), Renee Lawless (Katheryn Young), Crystal Fox (Hannah Young), Peter Parros (David Harrington), Tyler Lepley (Benny Young), Gavin Houston (Jeffrey Harrington) and Aaron O'Connell (Wyatt Cryer).

For a sneak peek of "The Haves and the Have Nots" season six click here: Oprah.com/HavesandHaveNotsSeason6

About Tyler Perry Studios

Tyler Perry Studios (TPS) was formed by actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry in the fall of 2008. The studio develops and produces motion picture films, in addition to drama and comedy television programming for the multi-platform U.S. television market. The 200,000-square foot studio lot is situated on the former Delta Airlines campus of more than 30 acres in the Greenbriar area of southwest Atlanta. The studio consists of five sound stages, a post production facility, a pond, a back lot, a 400-seat theater, a private screening room, and designated areas for entertaining and hosting events. Since its opening, Perry and the studio's 400 Atlanta-based employees have been hard at work in production of over fifteen films and five television series, with over 90 total episodes per year. In 2015 TPS announced plans to expand operations with the acquisition of Fort McPherson, adding another 330 acres to create another major movie production studio lot.

About OWN

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