Danai Gurira, Lupita working on a limited series adaptation of a Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie book

Zimbabwean actress Danai Gurira is leaving The Walking Dead and is already on to her next project which is a limited series adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah.

Danai Gurira [R] with Lupita Nyong’o | PIC: STEVE GRANITZ/WIREIMAGEGETTY IMAGES

She will be an actress as a well executive producer for the HBO Max project adding showrunner to her CV.

Fellow Black Panther actress Lupita Nyong’o will play the novel’s main protagonist in the 10-episode series. Nyong’o will also produce under her Eba Productions company.

The network has released a full description for the show, which goes like this: “Americanah tells the story of Ifemelu (Nyong’o), a young, beautiful, self-assured woman raised in Nigeria, who as a teenager falls in love with her classmate Obinze.

“Living in a military-ruled country, they each depart for the west, with Ifemelu heading for America, where, despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple for the first time with what it means to be black.

“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.

“A highly lauded tale that has become a leader in the cultural conversation, Americanah is an incredible exploration of the human experience that crosses three continents to give an empathetic, compelling view of the complex realities of race, politics, immigration and identity.”