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‘Insecure’ Producer Prentice Penny To Direct ‘Black Twitter’ Docuseries

A docuseries chronicling the rise of Black Twitter is in the works. According to Deadline, Insecure producer Prentice Penny is set to direct the three-part series. “For those who know…

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 06: Prentice Penny attends the 4th Annual Celebration of Black Cinema and Television presented by The Critics Choice Association at Fairmont Century Plaza on December 06, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.

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A docuseries chronicling the rise of Black Twitter is in the works. According to Deadline, Insecure producer Prentice Penny is set to direct the three-part series.

"For those who know me you know how much love, respect, fear, and admiration I have for #BlackTwitter so I can’t be more excited and scared to a doc about the culture - just remember im doing this in love," Penny tweeted.

The series is based on Jason Parham’s story for Wired, A People’s History of Black Twitter. The project is set to follow "the rise, the movements, the voices and the memes that made Black Twitter an influential and dominant force in nearly every aspect of American political and cultural life."

Black Twitter (the series' working title) will be a scripted comedy and marks Penny's first project with the Onyx collective. If picked up to series, Black Twitter is expected to stream on Hulu. Black Twitter has been an object of fascination in the media. Besides the aforementioned Wired piece, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Daily Beast and The Guardian have done extensive features on Black Twitter. The University of Virginia and The University of Colorado have also posted lengthy pieces on the topic.

Several films will be celebrating their 25th anniversary in 2023. Many of these films still reign supreme in our personal movie archives and are still relevant in pop culture today. The Parent Trap, The Truman Show, the first installment of the Rush Hour franchise, and many more have a huge anniversary to celebrate in the upcoming months. Take a look at 20 films that will be celebrating their 25th anniversary in 2023:

1. There's Something About Mary

2. Rush Hour

3. Armageddon

4. Doctor Dolittle

5. The Truman Show

6. The Parent Trap

7. Saving Private Ryan

8. The Rugrats Movie

9. Blade

10. Antz

11. The Wedding Singer

12. Belly

13. How Stella Got Her Groove Back

14. Star Trek: Insurrection

15. The Players Club

16. Godzilla

17. Mulan

18. A Bug’s Life

19. Star Trek: Insurrection

20. Enemy of the State

Autumn Hawkins is the National Hip-Hop and R&B writer for Beasley Media, currently residing in New Jersey. Prior to working at Beasley Media, she was in broadcast news as an entertainment producer. When she's not impatiently waiting for Beyoncé to drop new music, she is reading, shopping, or planning a vacation.

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