Danai Gurira ('04) has signed an two year deal with ABC Studios, under which she will develop, write and produce for the studio across all platforms. Gurira is currently the showrunner and executive producer for the HBO miniseries, Americanah, and continues to stars as Michonne on AMC’s The Walking Dead.
From Deadline:
“From Zimbabwe to Wakanda to Broadway, there is no one like Danai Gurira, said Jonnie Davis, president, ABC Studios. The scope of her talents and the breadth of her abilities are simply astonishing. We are over the moon that she has chosen to make ABC Studios her exclusive home.” Gurira holds the distinction of being the first African female writer to have a play on Broadway and to bring the perspective of African women to mainstream theater. Her stage plays, which give voice to untold narratives, include In the Continuum, Tony-nominated Eclipsed and The Convert. Her newest play, Familiar, received its world premiere at Yale Rep and premiered in New York at Playwrights Horizons in 2016. Commissioned by Yale Rep, Center Theatre Group, Playwrights Horizons and the Royal Court, she is a recipient of the Sam Norkin Award (2016 Drama Desk Awards), a Whiting Award as well as a Hodder Fellowship."
Read more about Danai's work in the article below.