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Insecure is coming to an end after five seasons, HBO revealed today. The Issa Rae comedy, which first premiered on the network in 2016, will be wrapping up for good later this year, Amy Gravitt, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming, announced.
“Issa has turned insecurity into an iconic form of comedy,” Gravitt said in a statement. “The show is as incisive as it is heartfelt, and it has resonated strongly with its audience because of the deeply personal work that Issa, Prentice, Melina, the cast and the writers have put into it. This talented team has conceived a brilliant final season for Insecure and we look forward to having many more stories to tell with this singular group of collaborators.”
The fifth and final season of the series, which will begin production later this month, will “continue to follow our favorite characters as they evaluate their relationships, both new and old, in an effort to figure out who and what comes with them in this next phase of their lives,” HBO shared in a press release today.
Insecure, which was crated by Rae and Larry Wilmore, also stars Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis, Natasha Rothwell, Amanda Seales and Alexander Hodge. The series comes from executive producers Rae, Prentice Penny, Melina Matsoukas, Michael Rotenberg, Dave Becky, Jonathan Berry, Amy Aniobi and Jim Kleverweis.
“Prentice and I are so grateful that HBO believed in our show from the beginning and kept faith in us to see our vision through the end,” Rae told Deadline today. “We always planned to tell this story through five seasons, but we couldn’t have made it this far without the tremendous support of our audience.”
Rae’s show, which is loosely based on her successful web series Awkward Black Girl, follows two best friends in Los Angeles, Issa (played by Rae) and Molly (Orji), who are both trying to figure out relationships, work struggles, and life in their late 20s. The most recent season, which debuted this summer, was praised by critics as one of the most successful installments in the series yet. Decider’s Lea Palmieri praised Season 4 for its “authenticity and relatable vibes,” writing, “As it continues to grow, the series is able to show how nimble and introspective it can be while allowing its characters and also its viewers to think deeper. As the internet would (and likely will) say, this season hits different.”
Since its debut five years ago, Insecure has gone on to score two Golden Globe nominations and multiple Emmy wins, and an NAACP Image Award nomination.
