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Tyler Perry’s Legendary Character Returns in Madea’s Destination Wedding
Head to the Bahamas with the latest installment, now streaming.
By Brookie McIlvaine
July 11, 2025
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Everyone’s favorite matriarch is back, this time taking her rollicking, heartwarming fun to more tropical climes. Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Destination Wedding, his second Madea film to be released in creative partnership with Netflix, finds the family headed to the Bahamas to celebrate an unexpected wedding. Watch the hilarious movie on Netflix now.
Madea appeared onscreen for the first time in 2005’s Diary of a Mad Black Woman and went on to become a massive franchise star. In fact, Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Destination Wedding is Perry’s 13th Madea film (and 30th overall). “It’s been 20 years now since Diary of a Mad Black Woman came out,” says writer, director, star, and producer Tyler Perry of the milestone anniversary. “To see that this character is still enduring, and people are still watching and enjoying and laughing, it’s really mind-blowing to me.”
See the squad touch down in the trailer above.
Following the astronomical success of Madea’s debut on Netflix (A Madea Homecoming, which spent four weeks at No.1 on the Global Top 10 Films List when it came out in 2022), Madea’s Destination Wedding promises the same raucous comedy the iconic outspoken grandmother has become known for. “I keep coming back because some of this is just escapism,” adds Perry. “Just let’s leave the world behind for a moment and come to Madea’s house, and have some good food and laugh, and cry and celebrate and be all of those things.”
Alongside Perry, Angi Bones and Tony Strickland produce for Tyler Perry Studios. Niya Palmer, Keisha Lance Bottoms, and Terri J. Vaughn serve as executive producers.
Keep scrolling for everything you need to know about the new film.
What is Madea’s Destination Wedding about?
Madea’s nephew Brian (also played by Perry) and his ex-wife Debrah (Taja V. Simpson) are shocked to learn their daughter Tiffany (Diamond White) is engaged to a rapper she met on a yacht — and the wedding is in two weeks. Madea and her crew head to the Bahamas, where familial tensions and hijinks ensue.
Who’s in the cast of Madea’s Destination Wedding?
Madea’s Destination Wedding unites familiar franchise faces with breakout ones.
- Tyler Perry (The Six Triple Eight, A Madea Homecoming)
- Cassi Davis Patton (A Madea Family Funeral, A Madea Homecoming)
- David Mann (A Madea Homecoming, Meet the Browns)
- Tamela Mann (A Madea Homecoming, Diary of a Mad Black Woman)
- Taja V. Simpson (The Oval, Found)
- Diamond White (Dear White People, Boo! A Madea Halloween)
- Jermaine Harris (Saturdays, The Map of Tiny Perfect Things)
- Xavier Smalls (Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black)
For Perry, this character has begun to feel like family. “They’re like the family members that have passed on who are still in my brain, and their joy and their laughter and their time, their funny stuff is all in my head,” says the megaproducer.
What other Tyler Perry films and series can I watch?
You can catch up on all things Perry with films like the Oscar-nominated The Six Triple Eight, A Madea Homecoming, A Jazzman’s Blues, Ruth & Boaz,
When will Madea’s Destination Wedding be on Netflix?
Grab your passport and head to Netflix — Madea’s Destination Wedding is streaming now.
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