Insecure
Issa Rae, ‘Rap Sh!t’ Cast Predict Grammy Winners, from SZA to Meryl Streep to Nicki Minaj
For Issa Rae, music has always been an extra cast member on the call sheet. The nine-time Emmy nominee has used music as a storytelling tool, extending the voices of her complex and comedic characters — from the groundbreaking series Insecure and to her current adventure Rap Sh!t to the web series that launched her […]
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SZA, Ariana Grande and ‘Insecure’: Everyone Wants a Piece of Producer Leon Thomas
Ariana Grande’s 2013 debut album, Yours Truly, not only marked a seminal breakthrough for the former Nickelodeon actress, but it also helped launch the careers of its creators behind the scenes. A decade later, two of those acts are taking center stage at the Grammy Awards. Victoria Monét co-wrote two songs on Grande’s debut and […]
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Yvonne Orji on Embracing Her “Endearing” Christianity and “Crazy” Hollywood
Yvonne Orji, like so many of her peers, is eager to get back to work. But as she Zooms from her Los Angeles home office in mid-August, she’s mostly itching to get out of town. “When the strikes end, and I think it’ll be soon, everyone is going to be bat-crap crazy — so get […]
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Netflix Adds HBO’s ‘Insecure’ as ‘Six Feet Under,’ ‘Ballers’ Headed to Rival Streamer
HBO’s Insecure is now streaming on Netflix, marking the first time an HBO original series is available on a rival streaming platform in the U.S. All five seasons of the Issa Rae-fronted series, which aired its series finale in 2021, landed on the rival platform on Monday, confirming reports that the show could be among […]
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HBO’s ‘Insecure’ to Stream on Netflix? It Could Happen
It’s the syndication move that nobody expected. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Warner Bros. Discovery is actively talking with Netflix to license HBO shows — including Insecure — to the streamer. Such a deal would be considered a stunning move for the two big-spending rivals, neither of whom immediately responded to THR’s request for […]
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Issa Rae: “We’re Really Out Here Winning”
After her longtime gig Insecure came to an end last year, Issa Rae didn’t miss a beat in launching the next phase of her career. With a five-year overall deal with WarnerMedia, Rae, via her Hoorae production company, created and executive produced HBO Max comedy Rap Sh!t and is developing a revival of docuseries Project […]
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Issa Rae’s Hoorae Media, Walmart Team for Emerging Black Talent Incubator
Issa Rae’s HOORAE media banner and Walmart are partnering for a new program to incubate emerging Black talent to become next-generation content creators. Rae, co-creator and star of Insecure, is spearheading the inaugural Black & Unlimited Digital Development program to offer next-generation Black content creators courses and mentorship with top industry professionals. “HOORAE is proud to […]
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Emmys: The Hollywood Reporter’s Critics Break Down the Frontrunners
DANIEL FIENBERG Emmy voters enjoy a good juggernaut. Two years ago, you had Succession, Schitt’s Creek and Watchmen thoroughly dominate the list of winners. Last year, even though Hacks snuck in with a couple of surprising and thoroughly not-surprising wins — all hail Jean Smart — The Crown, Ted Lasso and The Queen’s Gambit had […]
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Why Warner Bros. Discovery’s Issues Are Beyond ‘Batgirl’
Months before the Justice Department blessed the $43 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger, 30 members of Congress warned the agency in a letter that the resulting competition vacuum could allow the newly formed giant to ignore what consumers want. Among the antitrust concerns they pressed was that it could dampen diverse and inclusive programming — which […]
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Denise Dowse, Actress in ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ and ‘Insecure,’ Dies at 64
Denise Dowse, the busy character actress who portrayed Vice Principal Yvonne Teasley on Beverly Hills, 90210, Judge Rebecca Damsen on The Guardian and therapist Rhonda Pine on Insecure, has died. She was 64. Dowse’s passing was announced Saturday on her Instagram account by older sister Tracey Dowse, who praised her sibling as “the most amazing sister, a consummate, illustrious […]
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Issa Rae, ‘Rap Sh!t’ Team on Exploring Female Rap World: “We Were Enraged and Inspired by This Double Standard”
Insecurity may have been what Issa Rae began building her TV empire on, but her latest offering is anything but. Rap Sh!t, Rae’s latest half-hour comedy series for HBO Max, is a case study in confidence; the show follows two estranged high school friends from Miami who form an unlikely rap group, determined to achieve […]
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“It Feels Like Graduation”: ‘THR Presents’ Q&A With Issa Rae and Cast of ‘Insecure’
Five months after the release of the series finale, the cast and creators of Insecure are back together. The group, including series creator and star Issa Rae, showrunner Prentice Penny, and castmembers Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis, Kendrick Sampson, Amanda Seales, and Christina Elmore reunited for a THR Presents conversation (powered by Vision Media) dedicated to the end […]
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