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    Lupita Nyong’o to Star in HBO Max’s Americanah, With Danai Gurira Writing

    KhusokoBy Khusoko2019-09-14Updated:2019-09-16No Comments2 Mins Read
    Lupita Nyong'o to Star in HBO Max's Americanah, With Danai Gurira Writing

    Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira will star in a limited series based on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s best-selling novel ‘Americanah‘ ordered by HBO Max.

    HBO Max orders limited series 'Americanah' based on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s best-selling novel of the same name. The 10-episode series will star @Lupita_Nyongo with the pilot written by showrunner @DanaiGurira: https://t.co/ncZXyTMvzT pic.twitter.com/deDrJtUzE4

    — WarnerMedia (@WarnerMedia) September 13, 2019

    “‘Americanah’ has been a passion project for me since I read Chimamanda’s beautiful novel in 2013,” Nyong’o said in a statement.

    “It’s a tale that is simultaneously timely and timeless. HBO Max is the perfect partner to bring this profound and celebrated story to life, and I’m thrilled that Danai will bring to the project her intelligence, wit, and understanding of the stories and the worlds of ‘Americanah.’”

    Dream team, dream project! @DanaiGurira #Americanah https://t.co/JmMhKxrcGh

    — Lupita Nyong'o (@Lupita_Nyongo) September 13, 2019

    Americanah tells the story of Ifemelu (Nyong’o) and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple with what it means to be black for the first time. Quiet, thoughtful Obinze had hoped to join her, but with post-9/11 America closed to him, he instead plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London. Fifteen years later, they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria, and reignite their passion—for each other and for their homeland.

    “Through ‘Americanah,’ Chimamanda brought the African female voice into mainstream consciousness in an unprecedented way,” Gurira said in a statement.

    “It is intellectually incisive, indicting, yet full of humor, and riddled with humanity. She makes unheard voices familiar, universal and yet palpably specific. I am honored to bring her incredible novel to life on the screen. I’m thrilled to collaborate once again with Lupita, who brings her astounding ability as a performer and producer shepherding this project, along with HBO MAX’s unbridled enthusiasm to bring this groundbreaking narrative to the TV audience.”

    This will be the fourth project where Nyong’o and Gurira will be working together.

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