Americanah

Adaptations

In 2014, it was announced that David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong'o would star in a film adaptation of the novel,[16] to be produced by Brad Pitt and his production company Plan B.[17] In 2018, Nyong'o told The Hollywood Reporter that she was developing a television miniseries based on the book, which she would produce and star in.[18] It was announced on September 13, 2019, that HBO Max would air the miniseries in ten episodes, with actor and playwright Danai Gurira as writer and showrunner.[19] On October 15, 2020, it was reported that the miniseries would not move forward due to scheduling conflicts.[20]


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