‘First Lady Of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story’ Exclusive Trailer: Vivica A. Fox Directs Upcoming BET+ Film

Shadow and Act has the exclusive trailer premiere for First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story, directed by Vivica A. Fox. It brings Tonesa Welch’s story to BET+ with drama and action.

The film stars Michelle Mitchenor as Welch, a Detroit woman who rises up the ranks in the city’s drug game to become one of the heads of the city’s biggest drug empire, Black Mafia Family, aka BMF. According to the film’s description:

Inspired by a true-life story, Tonesa Welch is a middle-class woman, raised in 1980s Detroit, who becomes seduced by the limelight and adventure of being in the drug game. Tonesa meets H, an older, sophisticated head of a drug organization who gives her a taste of the good life. But when H gets locked up, Tonesa forges a new path with a young, trusted confidante (Southwest T). Together, they build a notorious drug empire that puts Tonesa on a path of crime, drugs, infidelity, deception, and redemption.

The cast also includes Tobias Truvillion, Jessica “Jess Hilarious” Moore, Kellie Shanygne Williams, Leon, Tristin Fazekas, Faith Malonte and Daphnique Springs.

First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story premieres Oct. 5 on BET+.

Watch the trailer below: