‘Sistas’ Season 5 Episode 1 Spoilers: Sabrina in Jail — Novi Brown Q&A

Sabrina and Maurice have been friends and colleagues (for better or for worse) ever since. sisters‘ first season. But cellmates? That would be new.

The Tyler Perry drama returns tonight for Season 5 (BET, 9/8c), just two months after Sabrina and Maurice were arrested on conspiracy charges to commit a bank robbery in the Season 4 finale — and it sounds like it , as if the twists had just begun.

“I was just as surprised as everyone else,” Novi Brown tells TVLine of the “unexpected” turn of events. “I thought, ‘What’s going on? What’s it about? Where is it going?!’”

On the subject of how Sabrina and Maurice would fare behind bars, Novi says they would have a much better chance together. In fact, they would be an unstoppable team.

“If there were a unisex prison — now I know that’s controversial, but we’re talking about Sabrina and Maurice at this point — I think they would do very, very well,” Brown says. “They wouldn’t need any help from anyone, they would 100 percent stand in a row.”

Can we expect Sabrina to show up? sisters‘ Spin off from BET+ Zatima, Brown says, “I don’t know. Hopefully. I have not heard anything yet.”

What are your hopes (and fears) as we head into season five of sisters? Watch the Season 5 trailer below, then leave a comment with your thoughts.

Give my sistas their flowers!! 💐🧡 #SistasOnBET returns next Wednesday 9/8c! pic.twitter.com/uyDaWXB4CP

— Tyler Perry’s Sistas (@SistasOnBET) October 5, 2022

Reporting by Diane Gordon