

Nyong'o's statement references the involvement of her Black Panther co-star and The Walking Dead cast member Danai Gurira. HBO Max is the perfect partner to bring this profound and celebrated story to life, and I’m thrilled that Danai will bring to the project her intelligence, wit, and understanding of the stories and the worlds of Americanah." It’s a tale that is simultaneously timely and timeless.
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When Americanah found a home at HBO Max as a limited series in 2019, Nyong'o released the following statement: Americanah has been a passion project for me since I read Chimamanda’s beautiful novel in 2013. Lupita Nyong'o has been attached to the project as Ifemelu since 2014, as reported by Variety.

A highly lauded tale that has become a leader in the cultural conversation, Americanah is an incredible exploration of the human experience that crosses three continents to give an empathetic, compelling view of the complex realities of race, politics, immigration and identity." Who is involved? Quiet, thoughtful Obinze had hoped to join her, but with post-9/11 America closed to him, he instead plunges into a dangerous undocumented life in London. Living in a military-ruled country, they each depart for the west, with Ifemelu heading for America, where, despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple for the first time with what it means to be black. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play Americanah tells the story of Ifemelu (N'Yongo), a young, beautiful, self-assured woman raised in Nigeria, who as a teenager falls in love with her classmate Obinze (Zackary Momoh).
