{"id":11897,"date":"2019-09-16T05:19:49","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T09:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/hbo-max-orders-americanah-limited-series-lupita-nyongo\/"},"modified":"2020-04-17T14:55:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T18:55:07","slug":"hbo-max-orders-americanah-limited-series-with-lupita-nyongo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/hbo-max-orders-americanah-limited-series-with-lupita-nyongo\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO Max Orders Americanah Limited Series with Lupita Nyong\u2019o"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HBO Max has given a straight-to-series order for <em>Americanah<\/em>, based on the best-selling novel of the same name, with Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong\u2019o (<em>12 Years a Slave,<\/em>\u00a0<em>Black Panther<\/em>) attached to star.<\/p>\n<p><em>Americanah<\/em> is an epic story of a woman born in Nigeria who leaves for America and her extraordinary experiences with love, heartache, adversity and self-discovery.\u00a0Nyong\u2019o will star in the ten-episode limited series,\u00a0with the pilot being written by showrunner Danai Gurira (<em>Black Panther<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Avengers: Endgame<\/em>), who was nominated for a Tony Award for writing the Broadway show <em>Eclipsed<\/em>. The book was penned by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Americanah<\/em> has sparked a cultural phenomenon and is revered by fans around the world. It has affected me deeply as one of the most moving, socially relevant and romantic stories of our time,\u201d said Sarah Aubrey, head of original content at HBO Max. \u201cWith exceptional talent like Lupita and Danai in front of and behind the camera, this series will give viewers a uniquely heartfelt and unforgettable experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough <em>Americanah<\/em>, Chimamanda brought the African female voice into mainstream consciousness in an unprecedented way. It is intellectually incisive, indicting, yet full of humor, and riddled with humanity. She makes unheard voices familiar, universal and yet palpably specific,\u201d said Gurira. \u201cI am honored to bring her incredible novel to life on the screen. I\u2019m thrilled to collaborate once again with Lupita who brings her astounding ability as a performer and producer shepherding this project, along with HBO Max\u2019s unbridled enthusiasm to bring this groundbreaking narrative to the TV audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Americanah<\/em> has been a passion project for me since I read Chimamanda\u2019s beautiful novel in 2013. It\u2019s a tale that is simultaneously timely and timeless,\u201d said Nyong\u2019o. \u201cHBO Max is the perfect partner to bring this profound and celebrated story to life, and I\u2019m thrilled that Danai will bring to the project her intelligence, wit and understanding of the stories and the worlds of <em>Americanah<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The series will be executive produced by Gurira, Nyong\u2019o for Eba Productions, Plan B Entertainment, Andrea Calderwood (<em>Generation Kill<\/em>) for Potboiler Television, Didi Rea and Danielle Del for D2 Productions and Nancy Won (<em>Jessica Jones<\/em>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HBO Max has given a straight-to-series order for Americanah, based on the best-selling novel of the same name, with Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong\u2019o (12 Years a Slave, Black Panther) attached to star.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[3213,3329],"class_list":["post-11897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-hbo-max","tag-lupita-nyong","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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