Comedian Mike Epps Inks Deal For Two More Specials With Netflix

EXCLUSIVE: Following the success of his fifth Netflix special, Mike Epps: Delusional, which delivered his strongest launch to date on the platform with nearly four million views in its first week, comedian Mike Epps has inked a deal for two more specials with the company.

Netflix is eyeing to release the specials in 2028 and 2030. Further details as to their plans are under wraps for now.

When it comes to Netflix’s creative partnership with Epps, which goes back more than a decade, the numbers tell the story. Since 2023, when Netflix began releasing its What We Watched reports, his specials have racked up 12.5M views. The streamer hasn’t yet released data for 2026, so that figure doesn’t factor in Delusional, which ranked as the No. 5 English-language TV title globally on Netflix in its debut and rose to No. 3 on the U.S. Top 10 list.

Prior to Delusional, Epps’ 2024 special Ready to Sell Out delivered his biggest pop on the service, with 5.9M views in its first six months.

A veteran comic who’s been working since the mid-’90s, Epps’ relationship with Netflix has also included his work producing and starring in The Upshaws, a sitcom about a working-class family set in his Indiana hometown, which was nominated for 10 NAACP Image Awards, with Epps winning for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series in 2024.

Epps has also been seen on shows like I’m a Virgo, Survivor’s Remorse and Winning Time, with film credits including The Underdoggs, You People and Dolemite Is My Name, to name just a few. In a couple of weeks, he’ll wrap up his We Them Ones Tour, spanning 35 U.S. cities, which we announced in February.

Epps is repped by UTA, producing partner Niles Kirchner, IAG for stand-up, and Yorn, Levine, Barnes.

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