About Insecure:
Insecure is a dream created by Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore. The HBO series is based on Rae’s web series Awkward Black Girl. The series first premiered online on September 23, 2016, before airing on HBO from October 9, 2016. On November 14, 2016, HBO renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on July 23, 2017. On August 8, 2017, HBO renewed the show for a third season, which premiered on August 12, 2018. On September 6, 2018, HBO renewed the series for a fourth season, which premiered on April 12, 2020. In May 2020, the series was renewed for a fifth season.
Fans and critics praise insecure since the show’s debut in 2016. The American Film Institute selected the series as one of the top 10 television programs in 2017. In 2020, the series received eight Primetime Emmy Award nominations for its fourth season, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. Rae has received two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for her performance on the series. Also, to two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Yvonne Orji received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series to act in the TV series.
Issa Rae started working on a comedy series pilot with the show’s co-creator in 2013. The show was supposed to be about the awkward experiences of modern African-American women. The duo eventually landed on the title of Insecure. HBO picked up the pilot in early 2015, and it was greenly for production.
The first season centered around the story of the black female experience from two different views. Issa Rae and Molly (Yvonne Orji), who have been best friends since college. Both in their late 20s, they navigate their career and relationships while in their hometown of Los Angeles. The two are close and throughout the show, they deal with struggles between themselves and others. Issa works at a non-profit that helps middle-schooled students from underserved populations. She struggles to keep up the relationship with her boyfriend Lawrence (Jay Ellis), who has become lazy after his start-up failed. Molly is a corporate attorney who is successful but struggles to date men. The 30-minute series explores social and racial issues that impact the black experience.
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Insecure Cast:
Issa Rae as Issa Dee
Jay Ellis as Martin Lawrence Walker
Yvonne Orji as Molly Carter
Lisa Joyce as FriedaÂ
Natasha Rothwell as Kelli Prenny
Amanda Seales as Tiffany DuBois
Y’lan Noel as Daniel KingÂ
Alexander Hodge as Andrew
Kendrick Sampson as Nathan CampbellÂ
Neil Brown Jr. as Chad Kerr
Catherine Curtin as JoanneÂ
Mason McCulley as KenÂ
Veronica Mannion as Kitty
Sujata Day as Sarah
Wade Allain-Marcus as Derek DuBois
Langston Kerman as Jared
Dominique Perry as Tasha
Kathreen Khavari as Patricia
Tristen J. Winger as Thug Yoda
Maya Erskine as Diane Nakamura
Heather Mazur as Hannah Richards-Foster
Tiana Le as Dayniece
Denise Dowse as Dr. Rhonda Pine
Sarunas J. Jackson as Alejandro ‘Dro’ Peña
Spencer Garrett as John Merrill
Jean Elie as Ahmal Dee
Lil Rel Howery as Quentin
Jasmine Kaur as Aparna
Leon Thomas as Eddie
Samantha Cope as Brooke
Don Franklin as Malcolm
Leonard Robinson as Taurean Jackson
Christina Elmore as Condola Hayes
