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Lena Waithe's 'Twenties' Gets Pilot Order From TBS | THR News
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Emmy winner Lena Waithe just landed a TBS deal, as the Turner-owned cable network has handed out a pilot order to 'Twenties.'
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Emmy winner Lena Waithe just landed a TBS deal, as the Turner-owned cable network has
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handed out a pilot order to Twenties.
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The single-camera comedy, created, written and executive produced by the master of none
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and the shy writer-actress, is based on her YouTube series of the same name.
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Twenties revolves around Hattie, a queer black girl and her two best friends Marie and Nina,
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who together spend their days talking shit and chasing their dreams.
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It explores friendship, finding love and, you know, screwing everything up along the way.
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Of the pilot order, Waithe said,
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I wrote Twenties back in 2009.
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I always wanted to tell a story where a queer black woman was the protagonist, and I'm so
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grateful to TBS for giving me a platform to tell this story.
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Queer black characters have been the sidekick for long enough.
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It's time for us to finally take the lead.
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This will be the second pilot for Twenties.
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Back in 2014, Waithe, who was then a comedian best known for the YouTube series Dear White
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People and a writer on Fox's Bones, scored a pilot order at Viacom's BET for the Combi.
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Flavor Unit produced it.
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The TBS deal for Twenties comes after Waithe's Emmy win for writing the Thanksgiving episode
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of Netflix's Master of None, which followed her characters coming out over multiple years.
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The Emmy made her the first African-American woman to win for comedy writing.
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She also scored an early season two renewal at Showtime for The Chi, which she created.
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For TBS, Twenties joins a pilot slate that also includes World's End.
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And if it moves to series, it would join a comedy-focused lineup that also includes Angie
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Tribeca, The Detour, The Guest Book, People of Earth, Search Party, Wrecked, The Last
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OG, and more.
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What do you think of Waithe's latest victory?
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Let us know in the comments.
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Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Jordyn Rolling.
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