The Cancellations of Black Shows Could Have Issa Rae Go Independent

The prolific television creator, whose Hoorae banner also made the Emmy-nominated A Black Lady Sketch Show, which was canceled over the summer, also has a thriving career as a film star, appearing in three Oscar-nominated movies last year: American Fiction, Barbie and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. In the satirical American Fiction, she plays author Sintara Golden, whose minstrel-y best-seller fuels protagonist Monk’s plot to make up a similar memoir in order to make a point. It’s an ironic role for the multihyphenate whose work has been responsible for so many of the diverse and multidimensional depictions of Black women onscreen. “When Insecure came out, I was very clear: ‘This is not a story about all Black women. This is a very specific story.’”

Source: Hollywood Reporter