85 South Media is taking The 85 South Show to a broader streaming audience through a new Tubi distribution deal. The Atlanta-based company’s first collection for the free streaming service is The Best Of The 85 South Show, a package of 10 episodes featuring DC Young Fly, Karlous Miller and Chico Bean.
The agreement is significant less because it changes what the trio makes and more because it adds another front door to work that has already built an audience across podcasting, stand-up, film and the group’s own direct-to-fan platform. Further 85 South programming is anticipated for Tubi, though no additional projects have been identified.
For viewers, the immediate practical detail is straightforward: a curated selection from the show is set to be available on an ad-supported streaming service rather than solely through the group’s existing channels. For 85 South Media, it is an expansion of distribution while the company continues operating Channel Eighty Five, its own subscription service.
What is coming to Tubi?
The announced collection is titled The Best Of The 85 South Show and consists of 10 episodes. Its central performers are DC Young Fly, Karlous Miller and Chico Bean, the comics whose chemistry has defined the show’s loose, conversational comedy format.
A “best of” package is a curated collection rather than a new season or a newly named original series. That distinction matters. The available information confirms 10 episodes, but does not identify which episodes were selected, provide a launch date, or say whether the collection will be exclusive to Tubi. It also does not detail the format of later 85 South Media programs expected to follow.
Chad Oubre, 85 South Media’s CEO and co-founder, has framed the expansion as a way to reach more viewers while the company keeps building its own business. In practice, the arrangement places the group’s material in front of people who may not already subscribe to Channel Eighty Five or seek out the podcast and its live-show material independently.
A growing Tubi relationship, not a one-off connection
The 10-episode collection arrives after the comedians had already become part of Tubi’s wider film plans. On October 29, 2025, Tubi announced a four-film deal with Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat that included 85 South: Dead End.
85 South: Dead End is described as a horror comedy about the trio taking a road trip through the South and arriving in a town that no one can leave. The premise gives DC Young Fly, Miller and Bean a vehicle built around their established group presence, while moving them into a narrative genre setting rather than a stand-up or podcast environment.
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Another project in that slate was Sundown, a supernatural thriller written and directed by Kinigra Deon, who also stars in the film. Both 85 South: Dead End and Sundown were placed within Tubi for Creators, an initiative aimed at bringing work from creators to the streaming service and widening its potential audience.
That context makes the new distribution agreement easier to read as part of a broader relationship. Tubi is not merely adding an unrelated archive package: it has already attached the 85 South trio to a forthcoming film project and has used its creator-focused banner for productions tied to their circle.
Why a free-streaming outlet matters
Tubi is a free, ad-supported streaming service. The essential trade-off in that model is simple: viewers do not pay a direct subscription fee to watch, while advertising supports access. For a comedy brand with an established following, that can make a selected catalog package easier for unfamiliar audiences to sample.
That does not replace the role of a subscription platform. Channel Eighty Five remains 85 South Media’s owned streaming destination, carrying classic shows, original series and a live-show library the service describes as exclusive. It lists a monthly subscription price of $8.50. The platform also features comics including Desi Banks, Moneybag Mafia and Navv Greene.
The difference between these destinations is useful for fans to understand. A subscription service can be a home for a dedicated catalog and exclusive programming; a free streamer can work as a more accessible point of discovery. The reported Tubi offering is a 10-episode best-of collection, not a statement that the full Channel Eighty Five library is moving to the ad-supported service.
It is also another example of creators balancing owned distribution with wider platform reach. That issue is increasingly relevant across entertainment, including debates over how artists maintain control when their work is delivered through large services. Recent discussion around artist-set terms in streaming underscores why the business side of access and ownership remains important, even when the immediate news is simply a new place to watch comedy.
The trio’s work beyond the podcast
DC Young Fly, Karlous Miller and Chico Bean have not confined their collaboration to one medium. Netflix released their stand-up special, 85 South: Ghetto Legends, in 2023. The special brought the three comedians together for a stage performance shaped by the same free-form comedic energy associated with their podcast work.
They also have a separate connection to Tubi through Da Partments, an Atlanta comedy written and directed by T.I. DC Young Fly co-produced the film, while Karlous Miller and Lil Duval served as executive producers. DC Young Fly, Miller and Chico Bean all appeared in it.
Those credits help explain why a distribution deal for The 85 South Show is more than a standard library addition. The 85 South brand has been active across audio-led comedy, filmed stand-up, scripted feature work and its own streaming outlet. Tubi’s current and forthcoming involvement touches both sides of that activity: a collection built from the established show and a new horror-comedy film built around the three performers.
Recognition and audience-building
The 85 South Show won Outstanding Society and Culture Podcast at the 2024 NAACP Image Awards. The same awards cycle brought individual and adjacent recognition for the group’s members and collaborators: DC Young Fly won a hosting award for Celebrity Squares, while Wild ’n Out, which featured all three comedians, won in its reality-program category.
Awards do not automatically tell a viewer whether a particular episode will land for them, but they do establish that the show has received formal recognition within its category. In this case, that recognition sits alongside a distribution strategy that now spans paid and free streaming options, television-style on-demand viewing, films, and live-performance programming.
What has not been announced
The Tubi agreement leaves several practical questions open. No release date for the 10-episode collection has been specified. The announced episodes have not been individually named, and there is no disclosed timetable or title list for the additional 85 South Media programming expected on the service.
There is likewise no indication that the deal changes the status of Channel Eighty Five or its subscription offering. Based on the information available, the sensible reading is that the Tubi package expands the group’s visibility while its proprietary service continues as a separate destination for its wider catalog, original programs and exclusive live-show library.
For now, the clearest takeaway is a concise one: DC Young Fly, Karlous Miller and Chico Bean are bringing a 10-episode, carefully selected version of The 85 South Show to free streaming, with more 85 South Media material expected later. It adds a low-barrier way to encounter a comedy brand that has steadily extended from a podcast setting into specials, movies and a self-operated streaming business.
