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‘Insecure’ to end after season 5, Issa Rae announces
Production will soon begin on the final season of Insecure later this month
Issa Rae’s culture-shifting show ‘
Insecure‘ will be concluding after its fifth season.
Insecure’s creator and star Rae announced that the
HBO staple would end in a statement to
Deadline on Wednesday. The fourth season concluded last June and production will begin later this month on the Emmy nominated comedy’s final season.
(Credit: HBO)
“Very excited to film our fifth and final season! We couldn’t have told a complete story without the tremendous support of our audience and the faith of @HBO. See y’all soon! #InsecureHBO,” Rae tweeted.
(Photo by Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)
The pair will adapt the successful 5-part podcast of the same name into a comedy series and will co-executive produce.
The project has already received a pilot commitment at HBO. The half-hour comedy is described as ‘a satirical look at the conflict and comedy that arise when highly resourced white parents, who claim to have the best intentions, wield their influence over generations of black and brown students within the NY public school system.’
An earlier report on
theGrio noted that Rae revamped her production company to “raise the profile of other artists of color.”