Insecure executive producer, writer and director Prentice Penny is expanding his relationship with HBO, signing a two-year overall deal with the premium cable network. Under the pact, Penny will develop, write, produce and direct television projects in both comedy and drama for the premium cabler through his…

Courtney B. Vance, Claws star Niecy Nash, and Mamoudou Athie are attached as the leads in Uncorked, a father-son story loosely based on the family history of Insecure EP and showrunner Prentice Penny, who wrote and is directing the pic for Netflix. A Boy. A Girl. A Dream. producer Datari Turner is producing this…

Issa Rae's hit HBO comedy Insecure entered some dramatic territory in its second season, as the onscreen fictional Issa battled a break-up, a rent hike, workplace horrors and toxic friendships. Still, through it all, Rae always manages to bring some laughs. But in her new, upcoming HBO project Sweet Life—about teen…

There was a time, not that long ago, when each of the six Black showrunners at tonight's "They Run the Show" panel at the Paley Center were the only African Americans in the writers' rooms they started out in. "I was the diversity," laughed Power showrunner Courtney Kemp about her days breaking into the…

WME has signed writer-producer Prentice Penny. Penny serves as executive producer/showrunner on HBO’s acclaimed comedy Insecure, which was recently renewed for a third season. The series, co-created, exec produced by and starring Issa Rae, has been praised for its honest take on race, relationships, sexuality and what…

There will be no second season for Upscale with Prentice Penny. TruTV confirmed that it is not moving forward with a new season of the lifestyle reality series. Creator and star Prentice Penny earlier announced the cancellation on Twitter but suggested he is planning to shop the series. Unfortunately #UpscaleWithPren…

TruTV has ordered 12 episodes of Upscale With Prentice Penny, a lifestyle reality series helmed and hosted by the Insecure showrunner, writer and producer for premiere in 2017. Created by Penny with DEFY Media's Chris Pollack and Jared Hoffman,each half-hour episode features Penny exploring what it takes to lead an…

Top singer-songwriter Bruno Mars is venturing into producing, teaming with Empire executive producer Brian Grazer for a single-camera family comedy with music elements, which has landed at NBC with a put pilot commitment. Written by Prentice Penny (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), the comedy follows a loud, boisterous, and…

Prentice Penny (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) has been tapped as executive producer and showrunner of HBO’s comedy pilot Insecure starring Issa Rae. Co-written by Rae and Larry Wilmore and directed by top music video director Melina Matsoukas,  Insecure focuses on the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern day…