Insecure is an American comedy-drama television series created by Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore, and is partially based on Rae’s acclaimed web series Awkward Black Girl.[2][3][4][5] The series is about the awkward experiences of a contemporary African-American woman. The series premiered online on September 23, 2016, via HBO Now and HBO Go, before airing weekly on HBO from October 9, 2016.[6][7] On November 14, 2016, HBO renewed the show for a second season[8] which premiered on July 23, 2017.[9] On August 8, 2017, HBO renewed the show for a third season,[10] which premiered on August 12, 2018. On September 6, 2018, HBO renewed the series for a fourth season which premiered on April 12, 2020.[11][12] On May 1, 2020, the series was renewed for a fifth season.[13] On January 13, 2021, HBO announced that the fifth season will be its last.[14] The fifth and final season premiered on October 24, 2021.[15]Insecure Season 1-5 Download
Insecure has received critical acclaim since its debut in 2016.[16][17] In 2017, the American Film Institute selected it as one of the top 10 television programs of the year.[18] In 2020, the series received eight Primetime Emmy Award nominations for its fourth season, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. For her performance on the series, Rae has received two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy, in addition to two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2018 and 2020). Yvonne Orji received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2020 for her performance in the series.On August 6, 2013, Rae began working on a comedy series pilot with co-creator Larry Wilmore. The show was planned to be about the awkward experiences of a contemporary African-American woman, and the pair eventually settled on the current title of Insecure.[19] HBO picked up the pilot on October 15, 2015, and it was subsequently greenlit for production.[20]At HBO’s 2016 Television Critics Association session, which featured Rae, show runner Prentice Penny, and executive producer Melina Matsoukas, Issa Rae explained that the series will examine “the complexities of ‘Blackness’ and the reality that you can’t escape being Black.” She also mentioned, in regard to the potential mainstream reaction to the series: