HBO Max’s ‘Americanah’ Casts Tireni Oyenusi; Kerri Medders Joins Amazon’s ‘Panic’

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HBOMax has rounded out the lead cast for Americanah, its upcoming limited series based on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s best-selling novel of the same name

is set as a series regular, joining previously announced Lupita Nyong’o, Zackary Momoh, Uzo Aduba and Corey Hawkins.tells the epic story of Ifemelu , a young, beautiful, self-assured woman raised in Nigeria, who as a teenager falls in love with her classmate Obinze . Living in a military-ruled country, they each depart for the west, with Ifemelu heading for America, where, despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple for the first time with what it means to be black.

Quiet, thoughtful Obinze had hoped to join her, but with post-9/11 America closed to him, he instead plunges into a dangerous undocumented life in London. Oyenusi plays Dike, Aunty Uju’s son, who immigrated to America as an infant. An old soul who is incredibly dear to Ifemelu , Dike is on a path to self-discovery, starting with the mystery shrouding the identity of his father. Americanaah is Oyenusi’s first major TV role.

 

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