BET+ is bringing again the gripping true-crime collection American Gangster: Lure Queens for the primary half of its extremely anticipated fourth season, and we’ve obtained your unique introduction (or reintroduction) to nefarious underground empresses.
Recognized for spotlighting the rise, fall, and infrequently redemption of America’s most infamous feminine criminals, the hit collection returns with 5 new episodes and much more jaw-dropping tales on July 10.
Narrated by rapper, actress, and radio persona Da Brat and that includes confessionals from Trick Daddy and Technique Man, every episode follows the real-life journey of a “lure queen” who constructed an underground empire, usually value hundreds of thousands, earlier than all of it got here crashing down.
Based on an official press launch, season 4 dives into the complicated lives of ten ladies who hustled exhausting, defied the percentages—and the regulation:
Felicia “Snoop” Pearson: “How her hair look, Mike?” It appears to be like good to us, woman. From the violent streets of Nineteen Eighties Baltimore, Pearson rose to energy as a feared enforcer and drug queenpin. Her life story later impressed her iconic position on The Wire, however loyalty to outdated mates threatened to derail her second act.
Black Madam (Padge Windslowe): Rejected by her household after popping out as trans, Windslowe hustled her solution to the highest of Philly’s underground beauty scene. However her reign resulted in tragedy when a deadly injection landed her in authorized hassle.
Angela “Shay” Wright: By day, a schoolteacher. By night time, a cocaine courier tied to BMF. Wright constructed a multimillion-dollar drug ring—till betrayal introduced her empire to a halt.
Sharita Mathis: Fueled by the strain to succeed, Mathis engineered a large Medicaid fraud scheme utilizing stolen identities. However a routine audit led to a federal investigation and the collapse of her empire.
Celeste Wells: Raised in Fifties Miami, Wells turned childhood trauma into a lifetime of crime. From pickpocketing vacationers to orchestrating jewellery heists and drug runs, her downfall got here by the hands of a corrupt cop.
Kristell Miles: Hoping for a brand new begin at an HBCU, Miles obtained pulled into the quick life with a neighborhood drug vendor. After hitting all-time low, she reemerged as a strong determine in Florida’s drug scene.
Starr Austin: Recognized for stealing luxurious automobiles straight off Detroit tons, Austin made hundreds of thousands flipping Cadillacs by way of underground chop outlets—till the warmth obtained too intense.
Veronica Henderson: A former financial institution teller turned rip-off queen, Henderson masterminded a $20 million bank card fraud ring dubbed “The Approval Recreation.” Her empire unraveled when her family turned her in.
Nelly Idowu: After relocating to Utah, Idowu constructed a worldwide romance rip-off ring, laundering cash throughout borders and utilizing love because the bait in a high-stakes fraud scheme.
Regina Blackshear: Dubbed the “Queen of Furs,” Blackshear ran a multimillion-dollar black-market operation dealing luxurious coats to celebs and athletes. Her luck ran out when she joined a high-risk jewellery heist crew.
The newest season continues the success of Lure Queens and expands BET+’s lineup of crime-focused originals. It additionally follows the thrill of the platform’s biopic First Girl of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story, which premiered to widespread acclaim final yr.
