TBS orders up new series “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Brown’s”

According to Rodney Ho of the AJC, TBS has placed an order for episodes of Tyler Perry’s new TV series “Meet The Brown’s”.

TBS was apparently impressed by the success of the 100 episode run of “House of Pain” – which got off to a rocky start because it simply wasn’t funny.

For that reason, TBS has ordered only 10 episodes of “Brown” with an option to kill the rest of the contract if the show doesn’t garner good ratings out the gate. As with “House” Perry introduces unfamiliar faces in the new sitcom.

From the press release:

“Meet the Browns” stars David Mann as Leroy Brown, a character who earlier this year was featured in Perry’s hit film of the same name. He has also appeared in several episodes of “House of Payne” on TBS. Perry’s new series begins after Brown inherits a dilapidated house from his deceased father.

Angela Bassett, who was in the original film, won’t be joining the new crew. (Source)