Natasha Rothwell is following up her Emmy-nominated supporting function in one in every of final 12 months’s hottest exhibits by main her personal sequence. Deadline experiences that the “White Lotus” actress has has scored a sequence order from Onyx Collective for “The way to Die Alone,” a comedy that she’ll star in, write, co-showrun, and exec produce. The eight-part, half-hour sequence will stream on Hulu.
“The way to Die Alone” stars Rothwell as Melissa, “a fats, Black neurotic who’s by no means been in love,” the supply particulars. After a near-death expertise, Melissa is decided to stay her greatest life and turn out to be “100% that bitch” regardless of the price.
Rothwell, who’s beneath an general take care of ABC Signature, is sharing showrunning duties with Vera Santamaria (“PEN15”).
Reflecting on the significance of various storytellers within the business, Rothwell has stated, “With the ability to be in a author’s room that displays the world that we stay in, so far as who’s populating it, and being on units that talk to the variety of our skills as folks […] positively set the tone for a way I wish to run Massive Hattie Productions and the way I take a look at tasks that I take.” She added, “I need to have the ability to proceed diversifying the methods by which we’re perceived, and the one manner we do that’s with extra illustration and visibility. My objective is to proceed to write down, direct and star in tasks that try this.”
Rothwell’s Emmy nom this 12 months marked her second. She was beforehand nominated for Excellent Comedy Collection for Issa Rae-starrer “Insecure,” which she co-produced, wrote for, and acted in. Her upcoming slate consists of “Wonka,” a “Charlie and the Chocolate Manufacturing facility” prequel about Willy Wonka.
Supply: Women And Hollywood
