'Insecure' Season 5 Guide to Release Date, Cast News ...

Insecure offered some much-needed pleasures in 2020. But with its 10-episode fourth season now drawn to a close, the Emmy-nominated HBO series from Issa Rae ... SearchShopBAZAARSubscribeCleanBeautyFashionAllFashionShowsStreetStyleTrends&ShoppingGuidesFashionPhotographyFashionDesignersFashionModelsSpringFashionSummerFashionFallFashionWinterFashionBeautyHairstylesandColorsMakeupSkincareNailsDiet&FitnessMind&BodyCelebrityRedCarpetDressesPartiesCelebrityNewsCoverStoriesCultureFilm&TVArt,Books&MusicInteriors&EntertainingFeaturesTheEditFashionSales&DealsBeautyBazaarBrideWeddingFashionWeddingPlanningRealWeddingsWeddingBeautyRelationshipsTravel&FoodPoliticsNewsletterGiveawaysUnitedStatesUSUKEspañaNederlandItalia台灣JapanDoNotSellMyPersonalInformationSkiptoContentFashionBeautyCelebrityCultureTheEditSubscribesigninInsecureofferedsomemuch-neededpleasuresin2020.Butwithits10-episodefourthseasonnowdrawntoaclose,theEmmy-nominatedHBOseriesfromIssaRaeandLarryWilmorewillbedearlymissed.What'stocomenextofIssaandMolly'sfriendship,orIssaandLawrence'sloveafterthatbombshellreveal?WemayhavetowaituntilSeason5tofindout.Here'swhatweknowabouttheupcominginstallmentsofar.Season5premieresOctober24.HBOhasdroppedthefirstteaserfortheshow'sfinalseason,alongwithitsreleasedate,October24.ThesentimentalclipflashesthroughIssa'sbathroommirrorpeptalksandconfessionalsovertheseasons,withhervoicesayinginthebackground,"Ijustwannabedramafreeandhappy."Shealsoadmitsthatsheis"terrified"ofwhathappensnext.ViewfullpostonInstagramTheofficialtrailershowsthecastgoingthroughgrowingpains.IssaappearstobenavigatinglifewithoutLawrence,Mollyadjuststoreenteringsinglelife,Tiffanyembracesmotherhood,andLawrenceislookingemoandsad.Oh,andCondolahadherbaby.Watchtheofficialtrailerforthefinalseason,below.ThiscontentisimportedfromyouTube.Youmaybeabletofindthesamecontentinanotherformat,oryoumaybeabletofindmoreinformation,attheirwebsite.WatchonSeason5willbetheshow'slast.Inheartbreakingnews,HBOconfirmedthatInsecurewillendwithitsfifthseason.IssaRaealsoaddressedtheshow'sendingtoDeadline."Prentice[Penny]andIaresogratefulthatHBObelievedinourshowfromthebeginningandkeptfaithinustoseeourvisionthroughtheend,”shesaid.“Wealwaysplannedtotellthisstorythroughfiveseasons,butwecouldn’thavemadeitthisfarwithoutthetremendoussupportofouraudience.Ifeelblessedbeyondmeasuretobringourcharacters’storiestoanend,on-screenatleast.”Itwillbereleasedlaterin2021.HBOMaxconfirmedinanewvideothatInsecure'snewseasonwouldbearrivingin2021.WhileannouncingthefateofSeason5,thenetworkconfirmedproductionwouldbegininlateJanuaryandthefinalinstallmentwouldbereleasedlaterintheyear.ThiscontentisimportedfromyouTube.Youmaybeabletofindthesamecontentinanotherformat,oryoumaybeabletofindmoreinformation,attheirwebsite.HBOMax'sEpicLineupThrough2022WatchonRaeteasedtoVarietythatInsecureisexpectedtoreturnin2021,andfilmingwassettobegininNovember2020("sixmonthsfromnow,"shesaidinmid-May),butgiventhepandemic,theschedulehasunderstandablychanged.“Andso,inshort,Iguessitdependsonwhereweare,youknow,sixmonthsfromnowwhenweshoot,”shesaid.“Obviouslywehaveaschedulewherewe’resupposedtoshoot,butwhoknowsifwe’regoingtomeetthat.Whoknowsifwe’reevengoingtobeabletocomeoutnextyear,sothere’sjustsomany‘if’factors.”Season5wasconfirmedinMay2020.HBOannouncedthenewsonMay1,justweeksintoSeason4.“We’rethrilledthatIssa,Prentice[Penny,producer],andthewholeInsecureteamwillbegettingbacktogetherforafifthseason,”AmyGravitt,executivevicepresidentofHBOProgramming,saidinastatementatthetime.“Aswelaughandcringewithrecognition,theirstoriesmakeusallfeelalittlelessaloneintheworld.”Whentheannouncementdropped,starslikeRae,JayEllis(Lawrence),andYvonneOrji(Molly)celebratedthenewsonsocialmedia."GratefultoofficiallycomebackforSeason5!"Raetweetedwithaclipoftheseries.Thiscontentisimportedfromtwitter.Youmaybeabletofindthesamecontentinanotherformat,oryoumaybeabletofindmoreinformation,attheirwebsite.GratefultoofficiallycomebackforSeason5!#InsecureHBOpic.twitter.com/Kf8hozqm2X—IssaRae(@IssaRae)May1,2020ViewfullpostonInstagramThiscontentisimportedfromtwitter.Youmaybeabletofindthesamecontentinanotherformat,oryoumaybeabletofindmoreinformation,attheirwebsite.WeOUT’CHYEA!!InsecureRenewedforSeason5onHBOhttps://t.co/n2Ad8VQckA—YvonneOrji(@YvonneOrji)May1,2020Itwaswrittenduringquarantine.OnMay4,RaesharedaphotooftheInsecurewriters"backtowork"forthefifthseason,congregatingviavideochat.Someoftheattendeesincludedthestarandco-creatorherself,producerPrenticePenny,andstar/writer/producer/directorNatashaRothwell(Kelli).ViewfullpostonInstagramSpeakingtoVariety,Raesaid"itfeelsreallygoodtobeback"workingwiththeInsecureteam,evenifit'svirtually."Andit’slikemyonlysocialinteractionrightnowisjusttheweirdvirtualwriter’sroom.Sothatpartisreallyexciting."Raeandtherestofthecasthavestartedtablereadsagain—viaZoom.IssaRaesharedonInstagramthefirstglimpseofthecastcomingbacktogetherforseasonfivewithofcourse,avirtualtablereadingviaZoom.Inthephotothescriptforthefirstepisodeoftheshow'sfifthseasoncanbeseenwithmembersofthecastintheirrespectiveZoomtilesonRae'scomputerscreen."Season5TableRead.Different.#insecurehbo,"wroteRae.ViewfullpostonInstagramButdon'tgetyourhopesupforasociallydistancedepisode.Whenaskedifshe'dincludesocialdistancingcultureorshelter-in-placepracticesintheupcomingseason,Raewasn'tcrazyabouttheidea."Ialreadyhavefatigueofitbecausewe’relivingitandIthinkthat’smybiggestworryisjust,youknow,Idon’twanttheshowtofeeldatedandobviouslycertainaspectswillalreadyfeeldatedbynature,”shealsotoldVariety.“Ithinktheremightbeaworldwhereweacknowledgeitinthebackground,becauseIthinkitobviouslywillhavelong-lastingimpacts."Raeaddedthatshedidn'twanttooverlookhowthepandemichasaffectedtheBlackcommunity."Butoneofthesaddestthingsisseeinghowit’saffectingmyfavoriterestaurantsinSouthL.A.,myfavoriteBlackbusinessesarebeingimpactedandhavingtocloseshop,andsowedon’twanttofeeltone-deafinignoringit,"shecontinued."We’vealwaystakenprideinrepresentingthecityasis."AlexanderHodge(Andrew)andYvonneOrji(Molly)inInsecureSeason4,Episode10.HBOIssaandMolly'sfriendshipwon'tbethesame.InthefinalmomentsoftheSeason4finale—spoileralert!—IssaandMollyfinallymeetupforalong-overduesit-down,onethatcameafterweeksofhightensionsandfrustratingarguments.Butthatdoesn'tmeantheirbrokenfriendshipwillbecompletelymendedcomenextseason.Thewriters"don'twantthemtogobacktowheretheywere,"showrunneranddirectorPrenticePennytoldEntertainmentWeeklyaboutcraftingSeason5."They'regoingtobeforeverchangedbythis,foreverhumbledbythis,andhopefully,foreverclosebythis.Idon'tthinkit'saboutgettingthembacktowheretheywere.Ithinkwe'realwaysgoingtohaveaversionofthemhavingfuntogetherbecausethey'refriends,butIthinkwewanttoexplorewhatisthatroadbacklikeandhowisthatroaddifferent."Pennylateraddedoftheduo'snewdynamic,"Ithinkwe'retryingtoletthembelikea2.0versionofthemselves."YvonneOrjiandIssaRaeinInsecureSeason4.HBOWe'llhavetowaitandseewhetherLawrenceandIssaarestilltogether.WhenaskedwhetherIssaandLawrence'sfinaljointscene—afterherevealsthathisex,Condola,ispregnantwithhischild—wassupposedtobereadasabreakupscene,Pennyplayedcoy."Imean,youhavetowaituntilseason5.Where'sthefuninthat?"Healsoexplainedthatthatscenewasintentionallyvagueandupforinterpretation.TherecouldbemoreofIssaandNathan."Ithinkwe'retryingoneofthequestionsthat'sstillsortofhangingfromthis:TheIssa-LawrenceIssa-Nathan[relationships],"PennyteasedofSeason5toEW.HeaddedthatotherpotentialthemesincludewhetherIssafindsprofessionalsuccess,whereherfriendshipwithMollystands,andwhetherMollycanfindlove."Really,thethingwe'replayingwithis,again:Iflifedoesn'tlooklikehowyouimaginedit,doesthatmeanit'sasuccessorafailure?"Pennysaid.Theyhavealreadystartedfilming.OnJanuary21,RaesharedaselfievideoshowingherSeason5trailer."FirstDayofSeasonBye-ve,"shewroteinapunnycaption.ViewfullpostonInstagramShealsosharedaBTSvideowithcostarOrji.InstagramKerryWashingtonisreturningtodirect.WashingtonwillhelmInsecure'sSeason5,Episode5,whichwaswrittenbyLauraKittrell,theScandalstarannouncedinanInstagramvideo.Theactor-directorsharedthenewswithaclipofRaeandOrjidiscussingthelasttimeshedirectedanInsecureepisode,whichwasforSeason4."Kerrywaslike,'Ijustwanttoletyouknow,ifIdon'tfeelit,I'mgonnacallyouout,'"Orjirecalledinthevideo."Iwaslike,'Ihopeyoufeelit!'Shedidn'tfeelit.""She'snotplaying,"Raerespondedwithalaugh.Playingalong,Washingtonwroteinthecaptionofhervideo,"Season5🎬.Stillnotplayin....😂"ViewfullpostonInstagramRaeismostexcitedforMolly'sSeason5storyline.AfterspeakingexclusivelywiththeInsecurestarandcreator,PeoplereportedthatRae"saysshe'smostexcitedforpeopletowatchMolly'scharacterdevelopmentthroughoutthefinalseason,butwon'tspoilanydetails."Thoughshedidn'tshareintelaboutMolly'sSeason5arc,shedidsharehowthepandemicwouldaffectallthecharactersinthefinalepisodes."They'reaskingthemselves,'Arewegoingtobeokay?'Becausesomuchhappenedlastseasonintheirlives,"shetoldPeople."Wethoughttheywouldbefacedwiththisquestionofdespair,andthatquestionwillmotivatethemthroughouttheseason."Thelastthreeepisodeswillfeellikea"triptych."Thefinalthreeepisodesoftheseries"shouldfeellikeacohesivetriptych,"VanityFairreportsinIssaRae'scoverstory.That'sprovingtobeachallenge,however,becausethecrewisnotfilmingtheepisodesinorder.ThefinalewasnotyetwrittenatthetimeofRae'sinterviewforthemagazine,buttheInsecurecreatorhadshareda"long,passionateletter"toshowrunnerPrenticePennyandwriterAmyAniobiabouthervisionfortheseries'ending."CameupwithanideaI’mreallyexcitedaboutthatconsolidatessomeoftheideasthathavebeenbrewingforus…Iwasthinkingofmyownlifeandsomeofmylong-termandlong-distancefriendships—andthinkingofthereasonstogatherourgirls,thatfeelcentraltoourshow...."Raewrote.Thecastiswrappingupfilming.CastmemberssuchasYvonneOrjiand,ofcourse,creatorandstarIssaRaebegantosharetheirgoodbyestoInsecureonsocialmediaastheshowwrappedupfilmingaroundJune11.OrjisharedasentimentalInstagrampostfeaturingaseriesofvideoclipsandsnapshotsfromherfinaldayoffilmingandpennedanodetoIssaRaeandshowrunner,PrenticePenny."LastnightwesaidgoodbyeandGodBlessto,notonlyMolly,butalsotoourfearlessleader,@the_a_prentice.Wecriedariver,group-hugged,atecake&poppedmultiplebottles,"wroteOrji."I’mgon’misstheheckouttathesebeautifulpeople.Thiswasn’tjustashowwithsomeco-starsthatIHADtoworkwith.ThiswasafamilythatIwasprivilegedtogrowwith,learnfrom,anddolifewith.Asweeachmoveontootherprojects,weknowthatwe’llalwayshavethismoment,thisexperience,theselast6years.Whatablessing.WHAT.A.MUTHA.EFFIN.BLESSING."ViewfullpostonInstagramIssaRaealsosharedbehind-the-scenesimagesaheadofherfinaldayoffilmingtoherInstagramstories,andgaveaspecialshoutouttoheronscreenbestfriendforallofhersupportthroughouttheyears.IssaRae//Instagram"IknowthatI'llneverhaveaco-starasgenerous[or]asbeautifulasyou,wroteRaealongsideaphotoofthemselves."Thankyouforholdingmeandusdownfor6years.ILOVEYOUFOREVER@yvonneorji"RaealsosharedaphotofeaturingEllis,Penny,andOrjistandingsidebysidewiththecaption,"Family."IssaRae//InstagramTheactressalsosharedasetofherphotosonTwitter:Thiscontentisimportedfromtwitter.Youmaybeabletofindthesamecontentinanotherformat,oryoumaybeabletofindmoreinformation,attheirwebsite.Todayismylastdayshooting#InsecureHBO.🥲SaidgoodbyetosomeofmyfavoritepeopleonEarth,onandoffscreen,thispastweek.Neverimaginedallthedoorsthiswouldopen.Forevergratefultothosewhopavedthewayforustodous.pic.twitter.com/EUz6IOe85N—IssaRae(@IssaRae)June11,2021PennyalsosharedapostonInstagramasatributetotheendoftheseries."HellaOver.❤️🥲,"hewroteinthepost'scaption."Theway#insecurehbochangedmylifeistooincredibletosumupinapost.AllIcansayisI’msothankfulandgratefultomysister@issaraefortrustingmewithherbaby.Allofmyloveandgratitudefortheotherthirdof#[email protected]’s@yvonneorji@jayrellismakingthislittlebittyshowinInglewoodbackin2015noneofushadanyidea,butweallfellinlovewithwitheachotherimmediately.Tothebackbonesoftheshow@msdenieseand@jonathanberry100Ican’tthankyouenoughforwelcomingmeintothefold.ThankyoutoCaseyand@nortivargforgivingmeanopportunitytobeapartofthisamazingshow.Thankyouto@jimkleverweiswhomadethishappeneveryday-literally.Toallmywriters,directors,castandcrewthateverworkedontheshow,Itrulyappreciateeverythingyoupouredintoit.Tomyamazingwife@mz_money_pennyandmythreechildrenIcan’tthankyouenoughforunderstandingandbeingpatientthroughallofthesacrifices.Icanonlyhopeonedayyoulookbackproudlythatyourhusbandandfathertriedtodosomethingpositivefortheculture.Andtotheculture,justknoweverythingIdidwasbecauseIloveyou.Thankyouandgoodnight."ViewfullpostonInstagramTheshow'sfifthandfinalseasonwillairinOctober.Theendofaneraisamongus.TheofficialTwitteraccountforInsecuretweetedthattheshow'sfinalseasonwillpremiereinOctober."Thewaitisalmostover.Thefinalseason.October,"thetweet,whichwasaccompaniedbyanewimageoftheshow'sstar,IssaRae,read.Thiscontentisimportedfromtwitter.Youmaybeabletofindthesamecontentinanotherformat,oryoumaybeabletofindmoreinformation,attheirwebsite.Thewaitisalmostover.Thefinalseason.October💜.pic.twitter.com/4p1mGHRVV2—insecurehbo(@insecurehbo)August23,2021RaealsotooktoTwittertoassurefansthatasneakpeekoftheupcomingseasonisontheway."Chillchillchillwe'reeditingthefinale,"Raewroteinresponsetoafanaskingaboutthewhereaboutsofthenewepisodes."Y'allgoneseealittlesomethingsoon.Inthemeantime,checkoutmyniecesandnephewson@SweetLifeonMax."ViewfullpostonTwitterWatchthisspaceforupdates.EricaGonzalesEricaGonzalesistheSeniorCultureEditoratELLE.com,wheresheoverseescoverageonTV,movies,music,books,andmore.ShewaspreviouslyaneditoratHarpersBAZAAR.com.Thereisa75percentchanceshe'slisteningtoLorderightnow. BiancaBetancourtCultureEditorBiancaBetancourtistheCultureEditoratHarpersBAZAAR.comwhereshecoversallthingsmusic,film,andTV.Whenshe'snotwritingshelovesimpulsivelybakingabatchofcookies,re-listeningtothesameearly2000spopplaylistandstalkingMariahCarey'sTwitterfeed. QuinciLeGardyeQuinciLeGardyeisanLA-basedfreelancewriterwhocoversculture,politics,andmentalhealththroughaBlackfeministlens.Whensheisn’twritingorcheckingTwitter,she’sprobablywatchingthelatestK-dramaorgivingaconcertperformanceinhercar.Film,TV&TheatreThe'KnivesOut'SequelTeaserTrailerIsHereSeetheFirstLookatJ.Lo,ActionStarQueenCharlotte:ABridgertonStoryIsOntheWayWatchtheFirstTrailerfor'TheCrown'Season5Advertisement-ContinueReadingBelowThe20BestHorrorMoviesonPrimeVideoHowAnadeArmasTransformedIntoMarilynMonroeTheWhiteLotusSeason2WillPremiereinOctoberYourUltimateGuidetothe'Wicked'MovieAFirstLookat'EmilyinParis'Season3IsHereFantasyHasAlwaysBeenAboutRaceTwitterReactsto'HouseoftheDragon'Episode5AFirstLookattheWhitneyHoustonBiopicIsHereAdvertisement-ContinueReadingBelow