![]() ![]() And that’s something that I’m also really conscious of, is making sure that as many types of women are represented as possible.” They’re all different heights and weights and hair textures and complexions. Oliver continued, in part, “People are really going to appreciate just all the variety of beauty on the show. I’ve loved Girlfriends, and Sex and the City, and even Living Single, though that was more co-ed.” She added, “Usually what I do when there’s something missing that I really want to see is I just decide, okay, well I’ll just write it. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Oliver revealed that she came to the idea after realizing “there just wasn’t a lot of like Black female friendship stories on the air, and those have always been my favorites. For creator Oliver, the idea for Harlem was always something she wanted to pursue-in fact, she thought of it long before her 2017 hit film, Girls Trip, which featured another iconic foursome starring Tiffany Haddish, Jada Pinkett Smith, Regina Hall and Queen Latifah. The ladies-anthropology professor Camilla, wealthy fashion designer Quinn, singer Angie and tech exec Tye-all live in the neighborhood of Harlem, the city’s historic center of Black excellence. Harlem, which premiered in December 2021, follows the lives of four best girlfriends as they navigate all the personal and professional dramas that come with being thirtysomething in the city. ![]()
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