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‘Americanah’ Limited Series Not Moving Forward At HBO Max After Lupita Nyong’o Exits

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Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVAmericanah will not be moving forward at HBO Max.The limited series had been a longtime passion project of Lupita Nyong’o who was set to star in and executive produce the adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s best-selling novel of the same name.

Nyong’o’s Black Panther co-star Danai Gurira wrote the pilot and was to serve as showrunner.According to sources, the decision to not proceed with Americanah was made after Oscar winner Nyong’o dropped out because of a scheduling conflict.

The show had received a 10-episode straight-to-series order at the streamer last year. Americanah tells the epic story of Ifemelu (Nyong’o), a young, beautiful, self-assured woman raised in Nigeria, who as a teenager falls.

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