HBO's 'Vanishing Half' Taps Aziza Barnes, Jeremy O. Harris as Writers
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The duo will also executive produce alongside Issa Rae and Stephanie Allain.
HBO has found the writers for its potential series based on Brit Bennett's novel
The Vanishing Half.
Aziza Barnes and Jeremy O. Harris will adapt the best seller and serve as executive producers of the project. They'll also serve as executive producers;
Insecure star and co-creator Issa Rae and Oscars producer Stephanie Allain are also EPs.
The Vanishing Half, which became an instant best seller upon its publication in June 2020, centers on identical twin sisters who run away from their small, southern Black community at age 16. As adults, it’s not just the shape of their daily lives that is different, it’s everything: their families, their communities, the essence of who they are. Ten years later, they are living completely separate lives, far from the close-knit sisters they once were — and with many secrets that divide them further. Still, even separated by so many miles and just as many lies, the fates of the twins remain intertwined.