Natasha Rothwell Comedy Collection “The right way to Die Alone” Lands Collection Order From Onyx Collective At Hulu

Natasha Rothwell is following up her Emmy-nominated supporting position in one in every of final 12 months’s hottest exhibits by main her personal collection. Deadline stories that the “White Lotus” actress has has scored a collection order from Onyx Collective for “The right way to Die Alone,” a comedy that she’ll star in, write, co-showrun, and exec produce. The eight-part, half-hour collection will stream on Hulu.

“The right way to Die Alone” stars Rothwell as Melissa, “a fats, Black neurotic who’s by no means been in love,” the supply particulars. After a near-death expertise, Melissa is decided to stay her greatest life and turn into “100% that bitch” irrespective of the associated fee.

Rothwell, who’s below an general take care of ABC Signature, is sharing showrunning duties with Vera Santamaria (“PEN15”).

Reflecting on the significance of numerous storytellers within the business, Rothwell has mentioned, “With the ability to be in a author’s room that displays the world that we stay in, so far as who’s populating it, and being on units that talk to the range of our abilities as individuals […] positively set the tone for the way I wish to run Large Hattie Productions and the way I take a look at initiatives that I take.” She added, “I need to have the ability to proceed diversifying the methods through which we’re perceived, and the one method we do that’s with extra illustration and visibility. My purpose is to proceed to jot down, direct and star in initiatives that do this.”

Rothwell’s Emmy nom this 12 months marked her second. She was beforehand nominated for Excellent Comedy Collection for Issa Rae-starrer “Insecure,” which she co-produced, wrote for, and acted in. Her upcoming slate consists of “Wonka,” a “Charlie and the Chocolate Manufacturing unit” prequel about Willy Wonka.