Americanah
As of April 28, 2026, Americanah is a tv movie that has completed production. Five production companies are attached, including Plan B Entertainment, Production Office and Bialy / Thomas Casting. Attached are casting directors Sherry Thomas, Gohar Gazazyan and 1 other; director Chinonye Chukwu; writer Danai Gurira; producers Andrea Calderwood, Lupita Nyong'o" and 1 other; and line producers Jonathan Filley, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and 2 others. Cast includes Lupita Nyong’o, Tireni Oyenusi, Uzo Aduba and 2 others. It was scheduled to start shooting in London, England and Nigeria and 1 other location in November 2020. Production List last updated this listing on April 28, 2026.
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Project Summary
Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple with what it means to be black for the first time. Quiet, thoughtful Obinze had hoped to join her, but with post-9/11 America closed to him, he instead plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London. Fifteen years later, they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria, and reignite their passion or each other and for their homeland.
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Cast & Crew
Casting
| Casting Director | Sherry Thomas |
| Casting Director | Gohar Gazazyan |
| Casting Director | Sharon Bialy |
Directing
| Director | Chinonye Chukwu |
| 1st AD | Rebecca Strickland |
Production
| Producer | Andrea Calderwood |
| Producer | Lupita Nyong'o" |
| Producer | Brad Pitt |
| Line Producer | Jonathan Filley |
| Line Producer | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie |
| Line Producer | Erika Klopper |
| Line Producer | Nick O'Hagan |
Writing
| Writer | Danai Gurira |
Camera & Lighting
| Cinematographer | Adrian Peng Correia |
Cast
| Cast | Lupita Nyong’o |
| Cast | Tireni Oyenusi |
| Cast | Uzo Aduba |
| Cast | Corey Hawkins |
| Cast | Zackary Momoh |
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