Issa Rae's 'Insecure' may already be a hit

By Lisa Respers France, CNN

Updated 4:26 PM EDT, Tue July 05, 2016

(CNN) Issa Rae's new series has yet to premiere and already people can't stop talking about it.

The star and creator of the eagerly awaited HBO comedy, "Insecure," stirred buzz with her appearance at the annual Essence Festival in New Orleans over the weekend. Rae spoke at a screening of the show's first episode and the messages on Twitter and Instagram were pretty consistent: Rae's followers can't wait for the show to debut.

Yaas @issarae you better have a hit show on @hbo ....so let it be written, so let it be done! Kudos my love & thank you for allowing me to moderate the 1st public screening of #InsecureHBO

#SoulBounceAtESSENCE At the exclusive private screening for @issarae's upcoming @HBO series "Insecure"!! So excited to see Issa's new misadventures!! Thank you for the invite, @gm_diversity & @chevrolet! #ESSENCE #ESSENCEFest #ESSENCEFestival #IssaRae #Insecure #InsecureHBO

"Insecure" premieres this fall -- HBO has yet to release the date - and comes as the network announced Lena Dunham's comedy, "Girls," will wrap up its run after season six. With a multiracial cast and team of writers, "Insecure" stands to broaden the diversity of HBO's current programming lineup.

Rae built a loyal audience with her 2011 web series, "The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl," which spurred a 2015 book of the same name.

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