TV SERIES · 2016– · USA
Insecure
11 archived facts 1 topic 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026
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- #001
From the show's beginning, Issa Rae established a policy of having male actors show more skin than female actors in sex scenes, since the opposite is usually the norm.
- #002
Insecure is based on creator and star Issa Rae's New York Times bestselling memoir The Misadventures of An Awkward Black Girl, published by Atria / Simon & Schuster in 2015.
- #003
Behind the scenes of Insecure: comedian and talk-show host Larry Wilmore serves as a consultant on the series. Singer and actress Solange Knowles serves as the show's music consultant, and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Raphael Saadiq handles the music. Their contributions appear in each episode's end title sequence.
- #004
On November 14, 2016, midway through its first season, HBO renewed Insecure for a second season.
- #005
Issa Rae is the only actor who appears in every episode.
- #006
Season one, episode one begins on Issa's birthday, and the series finale ends on Issa's birthday.
- #007
The third season's final episode was actually shot before the second and final episode in order to accommodate director Regina King's schedule.
- #008
Production on season 4 was delayed because Issa Rae was working on other projects.
- #009
The seventh episode of season 4 was filmed as the season's final episode.
- #010
Jay Ellis revealed that he wore a 'cock sock' during sex scenes with DomiNque Perry and Issa Rae.
- #011
Two actors on Insecure also appeared on Lost. Malcolm David Kelley plays Jerome Carte; he also played Walt on Lost. L. Scott Caldwell plays Carol Carter; she also played Rose on Lost.
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