"Twenties has been a project I’ve been dreaming about for as long as I can remember. Hattie, a queer African American woman, hangs out with her two straight best friends, as they all try to make their dreams come true. Twenties BET soundtrack OST 2020 music from and inspired by the show Twenties season 1 on BET © 2020 The Hollywood Reporter Twenties will premiere in early 2020.The show co-stars Sophina Brown and Big Sean, and features Jenifer Lewis, Rick Fox, Vanessa Williams and Seth Green as guest stars. "I couldn't be more excited to deepen my relationship with BET. Lena Waithe wrote the series when she was in her twenties based on her experience of Los Angeles when she first moved there. '. Created by Lena Waithe. The network shared a first trailer Tuesday for the scripted comedy starring Jonica "JoJo" T. Gibbs, Christina Elmore and Gabrielle Graham. Waithe also executive produces the series Boomerang for BET, which gave Twenties a series order in April. 9:00am PT Sitemap | Twenties was created and written by Waithe in her early 20s. With the win, Waithe became the first African-American woman to win an Emmy for comedy writing. Maisel'. (Watch the first YouTube installment below.). "Twenties has been a project I've been dreaming about for as long as I can remember. Twenties was created and written by Waithe in her early 20s. Waithe asked Susan Fales-Hill to help her produce the series, which was initially in talks to be produced by BET, then landed at Hulubefore being picked up by BET again. It is the first series on the network to center a … 8 Episodes Twenties 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 'ish' and chasing their dreams. Twenties is a comedy TV series from BET which premiered on the 4th of March 2020. Lena Waithe's Twenties is a comedy series about screenwriter Hattie and her best friends Marie and Nia pursuing their dreams in Los Angeles. The deal for Twenties arrives as Waithe has become an in-demand voice thanks to her Emmy win for writing the "Thanksgiving" episode of Netflix's Master of None, which followed her character's coming out over multiple years. Waithe's Showtime drama The Chi, which she created, recently launched its second season on the premium cable network. Twenties joins a BET roster that includes recently renewed American Soul, which with Boomerang were the first two new shows to be ordered by Mills after he was tapped to take over the cabler from Debra Lee in December 2017. April 15, 2019 With Jonica T. Gibbs, Christina Elmore, Gabrielle Graham, Sophina Brown. The eight-episode, half-hour series follows the adventures of a queer black … "BET is committed to the elevation of inclusive and authentic storytelling that viewers continue to expect from the brand.". The comedy, originally developed at WarnerMedia-owned TBS as a pilot, has been ordered to series at Viacom's BET. She stated that she was intentional about creating a series starring a "masculine-presenting stud" with straight friends because that was her own personal experience. "BET Networks is thrilled to partner once again with the creative visionary Lena Waithe on both Boomerang and Twenties, as she is without a doubt a leading relevant voice of our generation and a disruptor in her own right," said Connie Orlando, head of programming at BET Networks. Gibbs plays Hattie, a queer 20-something pursuing a career as a TV writer. I couldn’t be more excited to deepen my relationship with BET. Lesley Goldberg. The series will be exec produced by Waithe, co-showrunner Susan Fales-Hill (A Different World), Rishi Rajani and Waithe's manager, Andrew Coles. BET's originals also include the upcoming series finale movie of Being Mary Jane, TV Land and Paramount Network transplant First Wives Club, In Contempt and Peachtree Place, among others. by Twenties was created and written by Waithe was she was in her early 20s. BET has renewed the series for a second season. "I'm so grateful Scott Mills and Connie Orlando did. Twenties is a Comedy series that is currently running and has 1 seasons (8 episodes). Additionally, the … Waithe also executive produces the series Boomerang for BET, which gave Twenties a series order in April. The series is produced via Waithe's Hillman Grad Productions banner. You can check out and listen to the complete list of credited songs as well as the season 1 soundtrack below. Twenties extends Waithe's relationship with BET, for whom she exec produces the recently renewed reboot of Boomerang. Privacy | Lena Waithe’s breakout hit Twenties will be back for a second go-round. The series is full-packed with tracks from performers like Tank and the Bangas and Dinah Washington. I know audiences have been waiting a long time for this one.". The eight-episode, half-hour series 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 ish and chasing their dreams. Twenties is available for streaming on the BET website, both individual episodes and full seasons. BET has renewed the series for a second season. The comedy, based on Waithe's YouTube series of the same name, explores friendship, finding love and messing everything up along the way. About Our Ads 9.3 She wrote and produced the new film Queen & Slim, which opened in theaters last week. It has moderate reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 5.6. I think a lot of people were interested, but didn't see the vision," Waithe said at the time. Copyright © 2020 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Waithe is known for starring on the Netflix series Master of None and for creating the Showtime series The Chi. Great-granddaughter of Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz dead at 31, Robin Williams' son Zak marries Olivia June, Stars say 'Walking Dead' helped them navigate real pandemic, 'War with Grandpa' tops the North American box office with $3.6M. Terms of Use | Dec. 3 (UPI) -- BET is giving a glimpse of the new Lena Waithe series Twenties. Twenties was created and written by Waithe was she was in her early 20s. All rights reserved.