Insecure may have come to a close, but please know the Insecure writers are out here WRITING. Many of whom will have projects out in 2022 and beyond...
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There is nothing weak or soft about this. Your child receiving accolades, when you know youโve come from the trenches to give them everything, is a blessing. Dad should be extremely proud. Let the tears flow. โค๏ธ
Yโall, itโs his first time riding the bus and mom is a wreck, but his bus mates told his mom (in Spanish) anyone mess with him and theyโre getting handled. Little man got some homies for life right there. ๐ฅน
Yโall, thereโs an update video.
First of all, sis is hilarious, but then says she didnโt want to be in protective custody againโฆ Maโam, AGAIN?! ๐ณ
All jokes aside, what Hollywood will see in the next few days are Chris and Will protecting each other in front of the press because as Black men, especially creatives, we exist in a white environment where we canโt afford to be portrayed as aggressive or unhinged.
Give #InsecureHBO costume design all the awards. The fashion is truly a show within a show. The Activism (with that whites only top) to black fashion history (with the coogi cardigan) alone is >>>>>>>>>>>>>
Checkout Grand Crew on NBC. Written, created, and showrun by Insecure Alum @PhilAugustaJ. Insecure Alum Kindsey Young also writes on the show. ๐๐พ The first two episodes are out now and episode 3 airs Jan 4th.
The hair journey Issa and Molly have been on over the years is a story in itself. I love how unintentionally intentional this show is. Everything decision truly matters. A masterclass in television. #InsecureHBO
Checkout Rap Sh*t summer of 2022 on HBOmax. Created by @IssaRae and written/showrun/EPโd by Insecure Alum @ReetaFajita. Also working on the show are @franrichter, @amyaniobi and new staff writer and former insecure writers assistant, @ChrisSanfordLA ๐พ๐พ ๐พ
Gets nominated for an Emmy this morning, then goes to hilltop coffee to work behind the counter and kiki with her fansโฆ this is peak @IssaRae and why we fucks with her. The most down to earth person youโll ever meet. But why she looking like she donโt know the menu items? ๐
Insecure alum @gracyact is the Showrunner/EP behind Jodie, the Daria Spin-off. Slated to premiere by 2023. I love this for Jodie. I love this for us! โค๏ธ๐พ๐พ๐ฅ
Iโm doing this because when your favorite show ends, it doesnโt mean that everyone who worked on the show ends with it. If you enjoyed the work, chances are youโll enjoy what those writers make in the future. This is meant to highlight those talented folks. โค๏ธ๐๐พ
Checkout new series Send Help, premiering fall of 2022. Co-Written, Co-Created, and Co-Showrun by me and my brother, insecure Alum (slash on screen boyfriend๐) @jeanelie. You can watch Send Help on AMC Networkโs new streaming platform, AllBLK. ๐พ๐ญ๐น๐๐พ
I mean, I donโt even have enough characters to list all the projects @IssaRae, @The_A_Prentice, and @amyaniobi are cooking up. Imma just say they doing everything from comic books, tv, movies, to finding new ways to put niggas in space. Like idk, they doing a lot. ๐พ๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐พ
His girl got him a ps5 for Valentineโs Day and this was his reaction.
Fav part is when he said โAnd you think I wonโt give you the world?โ ๐ฅน๐ฅน๐ฅน
Checkout Killing It, staring Craig Robinson. Airs in 2022 on Peacock. Former insecure script coord and now badass staff writer @KiraTalise is a writer on the show. ๐ฅบโค๏ธ๐พ๐พ๐พ๐ฅ
-Wrote on 2 extremely dope shows, one of which I made an appearance on.
-Sold a TV show.
-Closed 2 feature deals.
-Closed a pilot development deal.
-Launched a mentorship program for Black Writers.
-And most important: I stopped playing with my potentialโค๏ธ๐๐พ
#BlackBoyWrites
Checkout the next season of Bridgerton on Netflix, for insecure alum @eliwilsonpelton, who is one of their new writers. Eli also just sold a show and a feature. Go. TF. AWFFFF โค๏ธ๐ฅ๐พ๐พ
Insecure alum and one of the original gangstas, @classicdayna, is the writer and EP of the highly anticipated Best Man series, which will premiere on Peacock. With the original cast from the movies coming back. When I tell yโall I can not wait!! ๐ญ๐ฅ๐พโค๏ธ
My friend just saidโฆ โMy landlord texted me a rent reminder, I texted back the Renaissance tour dates. Now we both looking crazy.โ
Goodbyeeeeee ๐๐๐
I watched โShowrunners: The Art of Running a TV Showโ years ago, thinking just wait, thatโs gonna be me. To watch it again now, as a new Showrunner is absolutely wild.
My kids are just gonna have to be homeschooled because if Iโm losing it from a video I canโt imagine the actually day when I have to do this. Iโd have to follow the bus and sit in the parking lot till school let out. ๐ญ
Such an honor and so incredibly proud to be able to say that I was a writer on the ground breaking show that is Insecure. Iโm not crying, youโre crying!! ๐ฅบโค๏ธ #InsecureHBO@insecurehbo#BlackBoyWrites ๐ญ๐น
Keke Palmer just seems like one of the realest people in entertainment. ๐
Is there a sign that yโall donโt fw like that? Iโm a Leo and idk if I have one. ๐ค I generally like everyone until you give me a reason not to. ๐คท๐พโโ๏ธ
Constant creative output is work. It is mentally and emotionally tiring. Our profession takes skill and many yrs of transforming life experience, pain, & trauma into digestible entertaining whimsical, comedic and(or) suspenseful content. That shit ainโt easy. PAY. US.
#wgastrike
Excited to be joining the @insecurehbo writers room for season 5! Thanks to @IssaRae and @The_A_Prentice for having me and s/o to the other dope writers for being so welcoming. Lets gooo!!... *Pweh Pweh Pweh!*... Those were finger guns. ๐ #InsecureWriter#InsecureHBO
The answer Issa gives during the panel was so real. You donโt have to have it all figured it and itโs ok to realize that and adjust. Life is a journey of self discovery. Go discover yourselves, my niggas. ๐ค #insecurehbo