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As the fallout continues from the Super Tuesday brawl between Sen. Bernie Sanders and ex-Vice-President Joe Biden last night and the declaration of a state of emergency in Los Angeles today over the coronavirus, finding something good to sit down and watch on TV might just be what the doctor ordered. Specifically, the…

During the TCA session for BET’s forthcoming Twenties show creator and writer was joined by fellow executive producer Susan Fales-Hill as well as actors Jonica T. Gibbs, Christina Elmore and Gabrielle Graham to talk about the half-hour comedy that follows a queer black girl Hattie (Gibbs) who is navigating her 20s…

BET has released the first trailer for Twenties, Lena Waithe’s new single-camera comedy series set to premiere in early 2020. In a first for the network, the eight-episode series follows the adventures of a queer black girl named Hattie, played by newcomer Jonica "JoJo" T. Gibbs (Good Trouble, The Neighborhood), in…

Lena Waithe’s forthcoming Twenties has set the cast for the BET comedy that focuses on those angsty adult formative years. Rapper Sean “Big Sean” Anderson will make his acting debut joining the previously announced cast that includes “JoJo” T. Gibbs (Good Trouble, The Neighborhood), Christina Elmore (The Last Ship, Ins…

On the heels of the second season pickup of Lena Waithe’s critically-acclaimed Boomerang reboot, BET has ordered Twenties, a single-camera comedy series from the Emmy-winning creator/writer/actor. Created and written by Waithe when she was in her early 20s, the eight-episode half-hour series follows the adventures of…

EXCLUSIVE: TBS has locked in the main cast of Twenties, its single-camera comedy from The Chi creator and Master of None Emmy winner Lena Waithe. Jonica T. Gibbs has landed the lead, with Christina Elmore, Gabrielle Graham and Sophina Brown as co-leads in the project, created and written by Waithe nine years ago, when…

TBS has given a pilot green light to Twenties, a single-camera comedy from The Chi creator and Master of None Emmy winner Lena Waithe. Created and written by Waithe nine years ago, when she was in her early 20s, Twenties follows the adventures of a queer black girl, Hattie, and her two straight best friends, Marie and…