Here is the first episode, “Spiderling,” of the Issa Rae-produced Anansi series, starring Andrew Allan James, who played the role of “A” in the The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl. I am not so sure how I feel about it yet, but I am intrigued by this kind of were-spider concept where he changes at night and has little memory of what he has done the next day. I want to see how it fleshes out. Also, it is nice to see James play a completely different character than the dorky one he does on Awkward Black Girl.
Why didn’t this series ever continue and will it ever continue or was this a one time thing.
I have no idea! I guess it was only a pilot and they didn’t receive enough support or funding to turn it into a series. But it would have been cool to see.