'Insecure' Showrunner Shares An Upbeat Note On 'Fate' After Announcing Last Season

Insecure showrunner Prentice Penny offered fans a positive way to think about the end of the series after HBO announced on Wednesday that it will end after its upcoming fifth season.

Penny tweeted to grieving fans of the show, which stars its creator Issa Rae, that the last episode of Insecure will inadvertently pay homage to former President Barack Obama .

We found it comforting to end the series doing #44 episodes, he wrote. As fate would have it - our best numbered President. #barackObamaTheGoat

We found it comforting to end the series doing #44 episodes. As fate would have it - our best numbered President #barackObamaTheGoat #insecurehbo

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We found it comforting to end the series doing #44 episodes. As fate would have it - our best numbered President #barackObamaTheGoat #insecurehbo
Prentice Penny (@The_A_Prentice) January 13, 2021

The nod to Obama, who was the 44th president of the U.S., may or may not have eased the pain for fans who have long followed the shows characters, including Issa, played by Rae, Lawrence (Jay Ellis), Molly (Yvonne Orji), Tiffany (Amanda Seales) and Kelli (Natasha Rothwell).

Insecure fans have long been vocal about their love for the critically acclaimed series.

In 2019, many viewers expressed their dismay on Twitter that the shows fourth season would not be returning until 2020, which was nearly two years after Season 3.

In another tweet on Wednesday, Prentice assured disappointed fans that he and Rae had always intended to have only five seasons of Insecure.

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He then teased that the last season would have 150 episodes a joke referencing fans who continually tweet about wanting more and lengthier episodes of Insecure, which are a half hour long.

Rae joined other castmates who tweeted about the end of the series on Wednesday, writing that she was very excited to film the fifth and final season of the show.

We couldnt have told a complete story without the tremendous support of our audience and the faith of @HBO, she wrote . See yall soon!