Here's Why We Have To Wait Until 2020 For A New Season Of 'Insecure'

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Insecure Won’t Be Back On HBO Until 2020

Issa Rae’s life as a bonafide movie star means that Insecure isn’t coming back to our TV screens for a while.

In an interview with Vulture, HBO’s programming chief Casey Bloys revealed that Insecure is not going to return with new episodes until next year, 2020. Luckily for Issa, the network understands that the show’s creator is doing it big in other areas of her career and they don’t want to impede on her hustle right now.

“Issa became a big movie star,” Bloys explained. “We’re not the first place to deal with this, but when you’re in business with very creative and talented people, there’s a lot more opportunities for people to do things.” The exec assured viewers that Issa’s busy schedule hasn’t caused HBO to shelve Insecure permanently, but they know that their star will need a break before committing herself to the series.

He also thinks that this brief departure from our screens will allow award shows to give Insecure the recognition it deserves.

“It wasn’t exactly random that we ended up [scheduling the show] in the spring, right before Emmys,” said Bloys. “So that the show should get the Emmy love that it has deserved.”

Though this year might be a little slower than usual following the Game of Thrones series finale, 2020 is looking great for the network. Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm is also on a hiatus, set to return to HBO in 2020.