Emmy winning Uzo Aduba has been cast in the forthcoming limited series from HBO Max. 

Aduba is set to star opposite Lupita Nyong’o in the series based on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s best-selling novel of the same name. Also starring is Zackary Momoh. 

According to the streamer, the series tells the story of Ifemelu (Nyong’o), a self-assured young woman raised in Nigeria, who as a teenager falls in love with her classmate Obinze (Momoh).

“Living in a military-ruled country, they each depart for the west. Ifemelu heads for America, where she finds academic success but is forced to grapple for the first time with what it means to be black,” according to the official description. “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. A highly lauded tale that has become a leader in the cultural conversation, Americanah is an incredible exploration of the human experience that crosses three continents to give an empathetic, compelling view of the complex realities of race, politics, immigration, and identity.”

HBO Max will launch in May. 

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Variety reports that Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira’s adaptation of the novel Americanah has been given a straight-to-series order at HBO Max, the premium cabler’s forthcoming streaming service. HBO Max has given the limited series a 10-episode order. 

The adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s best-selling novel will be written and showrun by Gurira. Nyong’o will star and both will executive produce.

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

The project has been in development since 2014. 

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Emmy winning Uzo Aduba has been cast in the forthcoming limited series from HBO Max. 

Aduba is set to star opposite Lupita Nyong’o in the series based on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s best-selling novel of the same name. Also starring is Zackary Momoh. 

According to the streamer, the series tells the story of Ifemelu (Nyong’o), a self-assured young woman raised in Nigeria, who as a teenager falls in love with her classmate Obinze (Momoh).

“Living in a military-ruled country, they each depart for the west. Ifemelu heads for America, where she finds academic success but is forced to grapple for the first time with what it means to be black,” according to the official description. “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. A highly lauded tale that has become a leader in the cultural conversation, Americanah is an incredible exploration of the human experience that crosses three continents to give an empathetic, compelling view of the complex realities of race, politics, immigration, and identity.”

HBO Max will launch in May. 

The post Uzo Aduba Cast in HBO Max Series “Americanah” appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Variety reports that Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira’s adaptation of the novel Americanah has been given a straight-to-series order at HBO Max, the premium cabler’s forthcoming streaming service. HBO Max has given the limited series a 10-episode order. 

The adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s best-selling novel will be written and showrun by Gurira. Nyong’o will star and both will executive produce.

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

The project has been in development since 2014. 

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