via Instagram (@ziwef)Film & TV / NewsFilm & TV / NewsZiwe is releasing a series about scammers, The Nigerian PrincessThe show follows 20-something Zoe, who, debilitated by student debt, partners with a con artist to live out the American DreamShareLink copied ✔️June 18, 2021June 18, 2021TextFelicity Martin Our appetite for Ziwe content knows no bounds, and, following the finale of her self-titled variety series for Showtime, the comedian and social media star is working on a new comedy series called The Nigerian Princess. According to Variety, the Amazon show will follow “wise-beyond-her-years” graduate Zoe who, struggling under a burden of student debt, partners up with a local con artist to make some cash. Predictably, things don’t go to plan and they end up secretly trying to out-scam each other. beyond excited!!!! https://t.co/y2oR0r6dqO— ziwe (@ziwe) June 17, 2021 Ziwe is the show’s writer and creator, with Will Graham and Hailey Wierengo of Field Trip as executive producers. Wondaland Pictures, founded by Janelle Monáe, Chuck Lightning, Mikael Moore, and Nate Wonder, is also executive producing the series. “Beyond excited!!!!” Ziwe tweeted about the news. There’s no word on a premiere date for the show just yet, but – for fans of her direct, biting, and hilarious style of comedy – her upcoming book of essays, The Book of Ziwe, is due to land in February 2022. Ziwe, her recent late-night series, saw the Desus & Mero writer smashing ukeleles with Phoebe Bridgers, asking Fran Lebowitz “What percentage of white women do you hate?”, and interviewing four real-life Karens about speaking to the manager. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE7 generation-defining moments from Girls Euphoria season 3 is a celebration of female degradation Nike Nike’s ‘wild card’ Team Kits are already in actionThis iPhone-shot doc exposes the ugliness of authoritarianism7 things to watch from trans film festival TITE10 films we’re excited to see at Cannes Film Festival 2026Exit8: A must-see Japanese horror about an endless commute ‘It’s just the aesthetic’: The Drama and the allure of violent subculturesWhat went down at our 25th anniversary screening of AmélieHow Daniel Blumberg turned water, wind and silence into a film scoreDazed x MUBI Cinema Club’s season finale: Father Mother Sister Brother6LILITH6: Inside the witchy femme mall cult of Forbidden FruitsEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy