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PHOTOS | Issa Rae and cast say goodbye as filming wraps on Insecure

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Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis and Issa Rae.
Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis and Issa Rae.
Photo: Twitter/@issarae
  • The cast and crew are hella emotional as they wrap filming for HBO's Insecure.
  • In January, star and co-creator, Issa Rae announced the show would end with its upcoming fifth season.
  • "Forever grateful to those who paved the way for us to do us," wrote Issa on Twitter.


Issa Rae has wrapped filming on the HBO series, Insecure.

In January, the 36-year-old announced that the show's upcoming fifth season would be its last.

The co-creator told Deadline at the time: "Prentice [Penny] 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."

On Friday, Issa had her last day shooting the comedy show. Sharing some behind-the-scenes pictures on Twitter, she wrote: "Today is my last day shooting #InsecureHBO. Said goodbye to some of my favourite people on Earth, on and off-screen, this past week. Never imagined all the doors this would open. Forever grateful to those who paved the way for us to do us."

SEE THE TWEET HERE:

Other cast and crew also shared snaps of their final day on set.

Yvonne Orji, who plays Molly shared an emotional post on Instagram: "We cried a river, group-hugged, ate cake & popped multiple bottles. I'm gon'miss the heck outta these beautiful people. This wasn't just a show with some co-stars that I had to work with. This was a family that I was privileged to grow with, learn from, and do life with, she wrote."

SEE THE FULL POST HERE:

Executive producer and showrunner Prentice Penny wrote: "Hella Over. The way #insecurehbo changed my life is too incredible, to sum up in a post. All I can say is I'm so thankful and grateful to my sister @issarae for trusting me with her baby."

SEE THE FULL POST HERE:

Insecure seasons 1 - 4 is available on Showmax.

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