The pandemic has deprived us of yet another eagerly anticipated TV project.
Lupita Nyong’oandDanai Gurira’sAmericanahseriesis no longer moving forward at HBO Max, EW has confirmed.
Representatives for Nyong’o and Gurira did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment.
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Americanahis a longtime passion project for Nyong’o, who has beenattached to a potential adaptation since 2014.
The two flee their military-ruled country, with Ifemelu heading to America and Obinze heading to London.
“I’m involved with every angle of it,“Gurira told EW of the seriesearlier this year.
But I realized that if I didn’t do it I would never, ever forgive myself.
Taking it on will require everything I’ve got, and then some.”
This is the latest ina growing number of seriesto be called off for reasons related to the pandemic.
