Yvonne Orji, an actress of Nigerian and American descent, is spearheading the creation of a TV series for Sony Pictures Television. The series will be based on the book Transcendent Kingdom, written by Yaa Gyasi, a Ghanaian author.
Following her signing of a two-year agreement with Sony Pictures Television, Orji will be responsible for developing scripted shows for streaming and cable platforms. This news was reported in an article published by Deadline on April 22, 2024.
Orji gained widespread recognition for her portrayal of Molly in the HBO Max series Insecure, which earned her an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 2020.
Recently, Orji appeared in The Blackening, a horror-comedy, and Vacation Friends 2, a comedy sequel on Hulu released in 2021. She has also lent her voice to the comedy film Night School directed by Malcolm D.
Lee and the animated series My Dad the Bounty Hunter on Netflix. Additionally, she has other previous credits to her name.Gifty’s intricate life is explored in Transcendent Kingdom, Gyasi’s second novel.
“a neuroscientist in training studying the behaviour patterns in mice as they relate to depression and addiction. Bouncing back and forth between her present-day life in the Bay Area and her childhood as a first-generation Ghanaian growing up in rural Alabama, Gifty is on both a methodical and a spiritual journey to make sense of the suffering she’s seen all around her,” as per the information provided by Deadline.
Orji is no stranger to the world of production. She has successfully created two well-received stand-up specials and served as an executive producer for the popular HBO Max reality series My Mom, Your Dad. With the release of Transcendent Kingdom, Orji takes a bold step and demonstrates her impressive skills behind the scenes.
