Amy Aniobi is a Nigerian-American writer and producer. She is the head writer and co-executive producer of '' Insecure'' and was also an executive producer for the

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''. Aniobi signed a two-year overall deal with HBO in 2019.

Life and career

Aniobi was raised in north Texas, the daughter of

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immigrants. She developed her interest in writing during her college years. Aniobi received her bachelor's degree in American Studies from

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. She is the head writer for

's ''Insecure'', as well as an executive producer. She is a long-time collaborator of creator

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, a fellow student from Stanford. Aniobi was a writer for Rae's web series '' The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl''. She is also an executive producer for another HBO series, ''

''. Aniobi signed a two-year overall deal with HBO in 2019. As a part of that deal, she is writing the limited series ''The Dolls'' with Issa Rae and Laura Kittrell. She is also developing the comedy series ''Attachment'' with

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and

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. Aniobi is also developing film content, and forthcoming films include ''American Princess'' for

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, and two productions for

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, ''Bye Bye Bye'' and ''Love in America''. She and Rae are co-producers for ''Love In America'', a musical comedy feature. Aniobi is co-writing the screenplay with Khiyon Hursey and Harrison Richlin. In 2021, Aniobi created a networking program called Tribe, that provides screenwriter skillsharing and professional development information for entertainment industry professionals. She is an executive producer for ''Enjoy Your Meal'', an upcoming workplace comedy series based in part on the allegations of institutional racism at ''

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'' that emerged in June 2020. She most recently launched her production company SuperSpecial, and renewed her overall deal with HBO Max. In 2022 it was announced that Aniobi will develop a television series adaptation for the forthcoming novel ''The Nigerwife'' by

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Awards and nominations

* 2019 –

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, 100 Women

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aniobi, Amy Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century American women writers American women screenwriters American women film producers American women television writers American people of Nigerian descent Stanford University alumni Writers from Texas HBO people