Photograph Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Day by day Beast/Getty
Final February, HBO introduced that Jeremy O. Harris, the playwright behind the groundbreaking Slave Play, would function a author and govt producer on The Vanishing Half, the cable community’s adaptation of Brit Bennett’s best-selling novel in regards to the decades-spanning relationship between two an identical twin sisters—each light-skinned and Black—whose paths deviate and converge as they cope with lynching, home abuse, and colorism in America. Becoming a member of him as EPs have been Issa Rae, Aziza Barnes, and Stephanie Allain.
“One of many few highlights of 2020 was the night I spent on my birthday curled on my sofa screaming at Stella Vignes, ‘HOW COULD YOU’ so loudly my neighbor thought one thing was incorrect,” Harris mentioned on the time. “To know that I get the privilege to collaborate with Brit and one among my favourite playwrights Aziza in translating that second to tens of millions world wide is an honor.”
Harris, who's an lively presence on Twitter, had been posting periodic—and enthusiastic—updates from the writers’ room in regards to the present’s progress, although the posts stopped round March of this 12 months.
The Day by day Beast has realized that Harris has departed the extremely anticipated present. Two sources preserve that Harris, who has an total cope with HBO, was let go after having hassle assembly script deadlines—owing, maybe, to the numerous different sequence he’s concerned with on the community, together with as a supervising producer on Irma Vep and a guide/co-producer on Euphoria.
HBO confirmed Harris had departed the challenge within the following assertion:
“Jeremy O. Harris was not fired from ‘The Vanishing Half.’ As typically happens as a part of the traditional improvement course of, we’ve taken a special inventive strategy, and Jeremy is not connected to the challenge. He's a valued collaborator, and we at present produce other initiatives in improvement with him.”
Harris moreover served as co-writer of the 2021 movie Zola with Janicza Bravo, has popped up in appearing elements on HBO Max’s Gossip Lady reboot (enjoying himself) and Emily in Paris, and his Slave Play acquired a report 12 Tony Award nominations (probably the most for a non-musical), although it was robbed of receiving any. Harris’ representatives didn't reply to requests for remark for this story.