Sistas Season 8 Sets October Premiere Date on BET — New Trailer Reveals Gary’s Fate (Exclusive)

Who stabbed Gary and left him for dead on his wedding day? That mystery will unfold when Tyler Perry‘s Sistas returns to BET for Season 8 on Wednesday, Oct. 16 (9/8c), TVLine has learned exclusively.

We can also confirm, by way of the trailer above, that Gary is not dead. The 30-second sneak peek includes a shot of Zac’s handmade murder board, which shows “Who Killed Gary?” crossed out and replaced by “Who Tried to Kill Gary?” As if something as simple as a stab wound could keep him down.

As you may recall, Gary presented Andi with a lose-lose ultimatum last season: marry him, or he would destroy Jordan’s career. Scared and desperate, she chose to put a ring on it, a move that both broke Jordan’s heart and further fractured the Sista-hood. At this point, she’s the only person we know for sure didn’t stab Gary — and that’s only because we saw her discover his body.

Elsewhere in the Aug. 7 finale, Andi was promoted to partner at her law firm, Hayden figured out that Gary and Tamara have been sleeping together behind his back, Zac flipped out after one of Gary’s goons got physical with Fatima, Rich insisted that his love for Sabrina outweighs his lack of a desire for children, and Danni battled doubts about her relationship with Tony.

Sistas stars KJ Smith as Andi, Ebony Obsidian as Karen, Mignon as Danni, Novi Brown as Sabrina, Chido Nwokocha as Gary, DeVale Ellis as Zac, Brian Jordan Jr. as Maurice, Crystal Renee Hayslett as Fatima, Chris Warren as Hayden, Angela Beyincé as Pam, Branden Wellington as Tony, Monti Washington as Rich, Devin Way as Jordan, Joi Symone as Tamara, Tonya Pinkins as Marie and David Lami Friebe as Trey.