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Hello, and welcome to the Scene 2 Seen Podcast!I am your host Valerie Complex, an associate editor and film writer at Deadline. Today, I'm chatting with Prentice Penny, an Emmy nominated, Peabody, and Golden Globe winning writer-director-producer who has brought his unique voice and sensibilities to some…

Elon Musk's positions on race and racism can be viewed as problematic, to say the least — much like his ownership of Twitter/X, one of the foremost means of modern communication. He has used the social media platform he bought in October 2022 to attack diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. And…

EXCLUSIVE: Yetide Badaki, who starred in Starz' American Gods, is biting into the comic book world. Badaki is developing a Nigerian vampire story as a TV series and a comic and has teamed with Payback Entertainment, the company founded by Insecure showrunner Prentice Penny and Stranger Comics…

Filmmaker Prentice Penny (Insecure) and his A Penny For Your Thoughts Entertainment banner today announced the launch of The First Up, a new program for writers of color at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Emmy-nominated SCA alum Penny created the First Up program to give BIPOC writers the opportunity to have their…

When Matt Reeves graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Tim Burton was about to film Batman’s big return to the big screen. Now The Batman writer-director and Class of 1988 alum will give the 2022 commencement address on May 13 at the campus-adjacent Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. SCA also said today…

Prentice Penny (Insecure, Uncorked) has signed on to direct an adaptation of the New York Times bestselling graphic novel New Kid for Universal Pictures, tapping Eli Wilson Pelton (Insecure, Bridgerton) to adapt the script. His production company A Penny For Your Thoughts Entertainment has also come aboard to develop…

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details of tonight's Insecure series finale on HBO. "Thank you for everything," Yvonne Orji's Molly proclaims to Issa Rae's Issa in the series finale of Insecure on Sunday. After more than a spell of discord and distance between the treasured friends last year and throughout this…

Insecure showrunner Prentice Penny has struck a high-end, multi-year overall deal with Disney General Entertainment's Onyx Collective. It will see Penny and his A Penny For Your Thoughts Entertainment company develop and produce projects for all Disney platforms, including Hulu, which serves as the primary home to…

EXCLUSIVE: Marjan Kamali's novel The Stationery Shop, which tells the story of star-crossed lovers in 1953 Tehran, is getting a television adaptation at HBO. Prentice Penny's A Penny For Your Thoughts Entertainment has teamed up with writer and actress Mozhan Marnò and author Kamali for the small-screen…

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Pollack is segueing out of management and joining long-time client Prentice Penny’s A Penny For Your Thoughts Entertainment as President and Partner. With Pollack transitioning into his new role, Penny has re-teamed with his former agent-turned-manager Theresa Kang-Lowe, bringing the well-respected…

EXCLUSIVE: As HBO’s Insecure heads into its fifth and final season, showrunner and executive producer Prentice Penny has lined up his latest project at HBO. The premium cabler has put in development a single-camera half-hour comedy from Penny and his A Penny For Your Thoughts Entertainment and Janine Nabers…

After four sometimes awkward and often acclaimed seasons on HBO, Insecure will come to its conclusion with the upcoming fifth season. “Prentice and I are so grateful that HBO believed in our show from the beginning and kept faith in us to see our vision through the end,” co-creator and star Issa Rae told Deadline…