
'Insecure' creator Issa Rae just signed a deal to produce new shows and films for WarnerMedia
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The hit HBO show "Insecure" is set to premiere its fifth and final season later this year, but the series' end is just the beginning for the relationship between its star, Jo-Issa Rae Diop — aka Issa Rae — and the premium cable channel's parent company WarnerMedia.
The 36-year-old actress and executive producer's media label Hoorae has signed a new five-year contract with WarnerMedia, which also owns CNN, to produce a number of new shows and movies, according to a statement from HBO released Wednesday. Variety, which first reported the news Wednesday morning, estimates the value of deal to be $40 million.
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