Issa Rae is aware that some Insecure fans are still unsatisfied with how the series ended.
When the acclaimed comedy concluded its five-season fun on HBO in December 2021, Rae’s leading character Issa Dee rekindled her romance with Lawrence Walker (Jay Ellis). Despite the pair finally being at peace in their relationship, for many, this decision to reconcile was controversial due to the on-again, off-again nature of their bond. This also came after Lawrence discovered he fathered a child with another woman, Condola Hayes (Christina Elmore), as he and Issa were potentially discussing their future together.
Nearly four years later, Rae, 40, tells PEOPLE she knows that “people are really mad about” how the series ended.
“People have told me to reshoot, which is crazy because they didn’t like the decision that Issa makes in the end,” the actress and business mogul shares while promoting her new Super Bowl ad with TurboTax.
“I get asked for season 6 a lot — even this morning [Thursday, Jan. 30]. I had to just post because I got hacked this morning. Unfortunately, I fell for whatever phishing scams and now can’t get into my account. And I don’t even use it. So if you see crazy tweets for me, just know it’s not me [and I said], ‘Somebody, please help’ on my Insta Story. ‘I got hacked on Twitter.’ And somebody was like, ‘I’ll help you if you give me three more seasons of Insecure.'”
“So I’m like, y’all can’t even take me seriously,” she adds.
Rae has no plans to revisit Insecure, which followed the everyday experiences of modern-day Black women — and the awkwardness that sometimes comes with it. Yvonne Orji, Amanda Seales, Natasha Rothwell and Kendrick Sampson were also among the series stars.
However, fans can not only see Rae in her newly-released movie One of Them Days, which she helped produce, but they can also soon see her star in her first-ever Super Bowl ad, thanks to TurboTax promoting its “done-for-you” tax prep solutions and making filing taxes easier than ever before.
“I was hyped to get this opportunity and really actually intrigued by the creative [aspect of it] because it was very relatable to me just knowing how daunting taxes can be,” Rae shares.
“I was just like any opportunity to help the 20-year-old version of me that was constantly confused by [the task] and wanted people to do her taxes for her,” she adds. “I was like, ‘This is easy. This is right up my alley.'”
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Insecure can be streamed in full on Netflix and HBO.
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