Tyler Perry's "Straw" nearly doubled its viewership in its second week on Netflix to score the biggest audience a Netflix movie has seen so far in 2025.

Tyler Perry has come a long way from simply being a playwright. Over the past two decades, he's solidified himself as a major power player in the film industry and, through his successful business, Tyler Perry Studios,

Tyler Perry’s Straw, a psychological crime drama released on Netflix on June 6, 2025, marks a departure from the filmmaker’s signature comedic and melodramatic fare.