The limited TV series is based on ‘Americanah‘, the award-winning book of Nigerian renowned author Chimamanda Adichie.
‘Americanah’, the planned limited series starring Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o and from showrunner actress Danai Gurira, is no longer moving forward at HBO Max.
The 10-episode series is no longer in the works following scheduling issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic for Nyong’o, according to reports from Variety.
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Production for the HBO Max series was originally billed to kick off earlier this year but the unannounced date was pushed back due to the pandemic. Co-showrunner, Lupita Nyong’O then reportedly dropped out as it conflicted with other scheduled projects.
The Mexican-born, Kenyan-raised 37-year-old was supposed to play Ifemelu, a Nigerian woman, who moves to the United States for college and discovers ‘for the first time with what it means to be Black.’
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Lupita was already ramping up her preparation for the series prior to its cancelation, with the actress revealing she’ll be learning Pidgin and Igbo during a dinner party with celebrities from the Nigerian entertainment industry back in February,
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