Now Tyler Perry's larger than life character Madea is coming to Showtime...
According to reports Tyler Perry has inked a deal with Showtime to produce a series based on the origin story of Mabel 'Madea' Simmons. The scripted series will follow Mabel, before she was Madea, during her early 20s after moving to Atlanta in the 1970s.
The surprising part of this story is that the series is being scripted by twin sister writing partners JaNeika and JaSheika James and NOT Tyler Perry, though he is the executive producer.
Fun Fact: The Madea character is loosely based on Tyler Perry's late mother and her sister.