HBO To Adapt Ta-Nehisi Coates’ ‘Between The World And Me’

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NEW YORK -- A stage production of Ta-Nehisi Coates' "Between the World and Me," his prize winning book about racism and police violence, is being adapted by HBO for a special this fall. HBO announced Thursday that the program will feature readings from “Between the World and Me” and will be directed by Apollo Theater Executive Producer Kamilah Forbes, who handled the stage show in 2018 at the celebrated performance center in Harlem.

Since the recent murder of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests that have continued as a result, you may have been seeing quite a few book recommendations being shared for people looking to better understand the systemic racism that affects People of Color in the US in 2020. One of those books is probably “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates.

Peter White Television EditorBetween The World and Me, the stage show based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ New York Times bestseller is getting a television adaptation at HBO.The premium cable network is adapting the show and book to air as a special event this fall.It will be directed by Apollo Theater Executive Producer Kamilah Forbes and exec produced by Coates and Susan Kelechi Watson (This Is Us).