After four sometimes awkward and often award-winning seasons on HBO, Inseker will come to a conclusion with the upcoming fifth season.
“Prentice and I are so grateful that HBO believed in our show from the beginning and had faith in us to see our vision to the end,” co-creator and star Issa Rae told Deadline today of the Emmy- nominated comedy she co-produced with Prentice. Pennie.
“We always intended to tell this story for five seasons, but we could not have made it this far without the tremendous support of our audience,” the bestseller The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl author and recently added a joint member of the executive committee of the Television Academy.
“I feel extremely blessed to at least bring the stories of our characters to the end of the screen.”
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With all its text completed, the fifth and final season of Uncertain will be in production later this month. Starring Rae, Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis, Natasha Rothwell and Amanda Seales, the show will return later this year, says HBO.
Based on Rae’s online series Uncomfortable black girl, co-created by Larry Wilmore Uncertain focused on the trials, tribulations and twists and turns of Issa in LA while negotiating love, life and friendship (especially with Orji portraying Molly). The Golden Globe and NAACP Image Award-nominated series debuted on HBO in October 2016 and ended its fourth season in June last year with a final-rounded Penny.
Uncertain was renewed in May 2020 by AT&T-owned HBO for the final season.
“Issa has turned uncertainty into an iconic form of comedy,” said EPP programmer Amy Gravitt.
“The show is just as moving as it is heartfelt, and it resonated strongly with the audience because of the deeply personal work that Issa, Prentice, Melina, the cast and the writers put into it,” the executive added. . ‘This talented team has had a brilliant final season for Uncertain and we look forward to telling many more stories with this unique group of collaborators. ”
From that group, Uncertain is EP by Rae, Penny, Melina Matsoukas, Michael Rotenberg, Dave Becky, Jonathan Berry, Amy Aniobi and Jim Kleverweis.
Though Rae is venturing into new arenas as a producer and creator, the daring and vulnerability of Uncertain will be missed. Describing Rae’s character from the final season 4 was a lot – in the best way.