Release
Holy Hustle Fact Sheet
PREMIERE DATE: September 4, 2025, only on BET+.
FILM SYNOPSIS: In a tight‑knit Midwestern town, where the church isn’t just a place of worship but the heartbeat of the community, Pastor Marcus Thompson is the rising star everyone’s watching. Charismatic and devoted, he seems to have the perfect life lined up: a thriving congregation, the backing of powerful church leaders, and an engagement to the daughter of the church deacon that promises a picture-perfect future. But beneath his polished sermons and practiced smile, Marcus wrestles with doubt, desire, and the crushing weight of expectations.
Enter Harmony Davis — a sharp, resilient single mother with a past the church has never let her forget. Once the “good girl” of the pews, she has turned survival into strategy as online content creator Mary Magdalene on SexyPeeps, a lucrative platform where she not only exposes her body but also the very hypocrisy that cast her out. When Marcus stumbles across her, what begins as a mission to save a lost soul quickly spirals into a collision that threatens to unravel them both.
Holy Hustle is a bold and unapologetic story about faith, temptation, and the price of authenticity. Set against the backdrop of tradition, ambition, and modern-day hustles, it asks the question: What happens when the image you’ve built collides with the truth you can no longer deny?
EXECUTIVE CREDITS:
- Director: Marvin Towns
- Writer: Justin Kelly
- Executive Producer(s): Lisa Mathis, Marvin Towns Jr., Matt Allen, Krista Suh, Jason Harvey, Rose Catherine Pinkney, Lisa Oliver-King, Andola Mathis, Gabrielle Graham, Ryan Keller, Robert Fisher
- Co-Executive Producer(s): Maddie Zekkou, James Griffith, Tomas Street, Jennifer Mathewson, Nicole Hilliard Forde
CAST:
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Gabrielle Graham as Harmony Davis: Sharp, resilient, and unapologetically authentic, Harmony Davis is a single mother who flipped the script on life’s judgment. Once the “good church girl” unjustly cast out from the community, she now commands her own destiny as a savvy SexyPeeps creator, exposing the very hypocrisy that once shamed her. With beauty, brains, and a past she can’t outrun, Harmony isn’t just surviving—she’s rewriting the rules. |
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Mykee Selkin as Pastor Marcus Thompson: Marcus Thompson is the charismatic young pastor everyone believes has it all—faith, ambition, and the perfect fiancée. But behind the pulpit’s polished image is a man wrestling with doubt, desire, and the crushing weight of expectation. When his path collides with Harmony’s, Marcus must confront the biggest test of his life: saving his flock—or saving himself. |
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Kevin Hanchard as Deacon Hayes: A pillar of the church and a master of appearances, Deacon Hayes wields his faith like a weapon and his influence like a crown. Fiercely protective of his daughter Rebecca and the legacy of his family, Hayes will stop at nothing to preserve the church’s image—even if it means crushing anyone who threatens it. To the congregation, he’s a guardian of tradition. Behind closed doors, he’s a calculating powerbroker whose righteousness masks ruthless ambition. |
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Robyn Alomar as Rebecca Hayes: Elegant, devoted, and the picture of a perfect pastor’s wife-to-be, Rebecca Hayes is everything the church wants in a first lady — loyal, polished, and unwavering in her faith. But beneath her graceful exterior lies a woman torn between love, duty, and loyalty to her powerful family. When forced to choose between protecting Marcus and preserving her family’s legacy, Rebecca’s decision will shake the foundation of everything she claims to believe. |
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Brendan Jeffers as Dr. Jonathan Hayes: Charming, brilliant, and dangerously self-destructive, Dr. Jonathan Hayes is the prodigal son of the Hayes family. A once-celebrated surgeon now spiraling under the weight of addiction and scandal, Jonathan is both a cautionary tale and a mirror of the hypocrisy he was raised in. His reckless choices threaten his family’s spotless image — and force Marcus and Harmony to confront whether faith alone can heal a man standing on the edge of ruin. |
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