Master of None actress Lena Waithe has announced that she's developing a television series about her experience growing up as a queer black woman - a story that's been nine years in the making.
A pilot of the comedy, titled Twenties, has been ordered by TBS.
According to Deadline, the series, which was written by Waithe while she was in her early 20s, “follows the adventures of a queer black girl, Hattie, and her two straight best friends, Marie, and Nia, who spend most of their days talking shit and chasing their dreams. It’s a show about friendship, finding love, and messing everything up along the way.”
“I wrote Twenties back in 2009,” Waithe told Deadline, “I always wanted to tell a story where a queer black woman was the protagonist, and I’m so grateful to TBS for giving me a platform to tell this story. Queer black characters have been the sidekick for long enough; it’s time for us to finally take the lead.”
Waithe made history at the 2017 Emmys when she became the first black woman to win an award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series on Master of None.
