‘Harlem’ Star Jerrie Johnson Preps for Wedding at New York Bridal Fashion Week

For Jerrie Johnson, the plot of the final season of “Harlem,” the television series in which she stars, feels oddly similar to her own life.

In a plot twist in the series finale, which aired in February, the character Ms. Johnson plays, Tye, a notorious player, proposes to her love interest. Ms. Johnson’s partner, Dria Brown, was on the set when the scene was filmed in March 2024. The two looked at each other between takes, even crying at one point. It all felt too real.

“When I read about the proposal, I had already been thinking about proposing,” Ms. Johnson said.

After filming, Ms. Johnson went on a solo trip to Tulum, Mexico, where she had an epiphany: She, too, should propose. (The couple plan to marry next year, though they have not set a date.)

The couple theorize that the show’s creator, Tracy Oliver, drew inspiration from their love while writing the final season of the series, which follows the lives of four women in New York. “I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, this season is really our life,’” Ms. Brown, 33, said. “But I am not a player — just to be clear,” Ms. Johnson, 31, added.