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Insecure: Eight episodes of awkward TV gold

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by Thea Voutiritsas

Issa Rae in Insecure (2016)
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HBO original comedy series Insecure premiered on HBO Now and HBO Go in 2016, and has since won critical acclaim. A second season is in the works. The show follows Issa (Issa Rae) and her best friend Molly (Yvonne Orji) through their career and relationship experiences. Creator and star, Issa Rae, began the series about the awkward experiences of a contemporary African-American woman.  At HBO’s 2016 Television Critics Association session, Rae said she created the series aiming to examine “the complexities of ‘blackness’ and the reality that you can’t escape being black.” She went on to say:

We’re just trying to convey that people of color are relatable. This is not a hood story. This is about regular people living life.

The show has a rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. The site’s critical consensus reads, “Insecure uses star Issa Rae’s breakout web series Awkward Black Girl as the basis for an insightful, raunchy, and hilarious journey through the life of a twenty-something black woman that cuts through stereotypes with sharp wit and an effusive spirit.”