Issa Rae’s career as a Hollywood writer-producer has included four series developed through the studio system, but she says that recent industry tides have her considering alternate avenues as a creator in the future.
“You’re seeing so many Black shows get canceled, you’re seeing so many executives — especially on the Dei side — get canned. You’re seeing very clearly now that our stories are less of a priority,” she says in a cover story for Net-a-Porter’s digital publication Porter. “It’s made me take more steps to try to be independent down the line if I have to.”
Rae is currently under a five-year overall deal with the conglomerate that was known as WarnerMedia when she signed it in 2021, an extension of a relationship with HBO that began in 2016, just before her Emmy-winning comedy Insecure premiered. Earlier this month, Max canceled her comedy Rap Sh!t after two seasons.
“You’re seeing so many Black shows get canceled, you’re seeing so many executives — especially on the Dei side — get canned. You’re seeing very clearly now that our stories are less of a priority,” she says in a cover story for Net-a-Porter’s digital publication Porter. “It’s made me take more steps to try to be independent down the line if I have to.”
Rae is currently under a five-year overall deal with the conglomerate that was known as WarnerMedia when she signed it in 2021, an extension of a relationship with HBO that began in 2016, just before her Emmy-winning comedy Insecure premiered. Earlier this month, Max canceled her comedy Rap Sh!t after two seasons.
- 1/29/2024
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Oscar-nominated film is a biting satire of the publishing industry’s obsession with stereotypical ‘Black’ stories. It’s eerily true to life, says author Otegha Uwagba, who speaks to the film’s creators about how they brought Percival Everett’s book Erasure to the big screen
A few years ago, I walked into a large central London bookstore to find a book I’d written, planning to sign a few copies before its imminent publication (as authors are often encouraged to do). The book was about money – as both title and jacket copy made abundantly clear – and yet the bookseller I approached to ask where I might find copies informed me he’d placed them in… race studies. When I challenged him on that categorisation, he grew defensive, while one of his colleagues standing nearby visibly cringed. Over time, I grew to see the encounter as so on the...
A few years ago, I walked into a large central London bookstore to find a book I’d written, planning to sign a few copies before its imminent publication (as authors are often encouraged to do). The book was about money – as both title and jacket copy made abundantly clear – and yet the bookseller I approached to ask where I might find copies informed me he’d placed them in… race studies. When I challenged him on that categorisation, he grew defensive, while one of his colleagues standing nearby visibly cringed. Over time, I grew to see the encounter as so on the...
- 1/28/2024
- by Otegha Uwagba
- The Guardian - Film News
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