Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira’s ‘Americanah’ Adaptation Ordered to Series at HBO Max

[hewontgo]

Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira’s ‘Americanah’ Adaptation Ordered to Series at HBO Max https://t.co/Brv3xZcyo8
- Variety (@Variety) September 13, 2019
HBO Max has given the limited series a 10-episode order

Comments

[sdpt]

when is that rihanna/lupita movie ever supposed to be made?

[treenotree]

that's the twitter movie, right? i wonder that too. they signed a contract and everything at cannes right? i wonder if it's stuck in development or if it's ever actually happening

[vina_3]

interesting!

[smilofax]

I really hope they manage to get Nigerian actors in this or at least do some serious accent work cause Nigerian accents on US (and sometimes UK) tv/film are always shit.

They were seen in Lagos last year apparently for filming so fingers crossed they're able to do some there but I would understand why they may not be able to with Nigeria being Nigeria.

[bellwetherr]

this has been sitting on my shelf for like 2 years i feel like, i need to finally read it

[nomoneyfun]

It's actually really good. I enjoyed reading it a lot.

[bellwetherr]

ty bb!

[yami_no_hoshi]

It’s great!

[fimh]

oh im glad its a series not a movie

but...what is HBO max? what did i miss? am i going to need to buy two hbos?

[ghettoluvpr]

Streaming service

[scriptedending]

It's HBO as we know it + a new slate of original programming and other stuff, and it's gonna cost $17 or so, slightly more than HBO Now (which is $15). Idk if both are going to exist or if Max is gonna replace Now.

[sandstorm]

17$?????