HBO Max orders adaptation of Chimamanda Ngzoi Adichie novel 'Americanah,' with Lupita Nyong'o (Lupita_Nyongo) to star and Danai Gurira (DanaiGurira) as showrunner:
costar. The two women bring together impressive resumes; Nyong’o won an Oscar in 2014, while Gurira was previously nominated for a Tony Award for writing the Broadway showis the story of Ifemelu , who as a teenager falls in love with her classmate Obinze . They leave their military-ruled homeland of Nigeria for what they hope is the free and bountiful West. Ifemelu departs for America, where her academic prestige must hold firm against attacks on her race.
Obinze had hoped to join her, but post-9/11 America immigration laws leave him in the dangerous situation of being undocumented in London. The cross-continental story deals with facets of the human experience ranging from love, heartache, adversity and self-discovery, to complex realities of immigration, race and politics.has been a passion project for me since I read Chimamanda’s beautiful novel in 2013,” said Nyong’o, who is serving as an executive producer along with Gurira.
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