Insecure Showrunner Prentice Penny

Insecure showrunner Prentice Penny joins Kate and Franklin to talk about his movie-loving roots, his project Brooklyn Nine-Nine, working with Issa Rae, being inspired by Spike Lee, cutting his teeth on television. Plus: the origin story and goals that led him to write and direct the film Uncorked, which presented a different type of father-son relationship.

This conversation took place in 2020. Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.

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+Uncorked review and trailer, in Food and Wine magazine: https://www.foodandwine.com/news/netflix-uncorked-trailer-release 

+Insecure: on HBO: https://www.hbo.com/insecure