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The Other Black Girl tackles race complexities and the fight for success. Based on Zakiya Dalila Harris’ bestselling book of the same name, the 10-episode series focuses on a relationship between two employees in their mostly-white workplace that posits how racial discrimination still exists.

Wagner, an all-white publishing house, hires Nella (Sinclair Daniel) who is the only black employee. She faces the pressure of being the “diversity token” without being too “black.” When Hazel (Ashleigh Murray) — who is also black — joins the company, Nella finds solace, but unease begins to fester due to Hazel’s past and ambition.

Then things take a turn for the worse. Nella receives threats and warnings to leave Wagner. Eventually, she becomes entangled in uncovering Wagner’s dark history about its previous black editor.

Hazel and Nella’s dynamic reflects on another duo in the 80s who shared similar experiences. This comes through apparitions and hallucinations that Nella experiences, showing that even though time has gone by, the mentality of racial competitiveness still lives on.

“We talked a lot in the writers’ room about how far we’ve come since the 80s — or not,”explain Jordan Reddout and Gus Hickey, the writers and producers of the new show. They also add that each pair of women were reacting to the system around them in vastly different decades. But what is scary — horrific, even — to see the similarities in their experiences, and what these systems are making them sacrifice just to exist,” they told Variety.

WHERE TO WATCH- Disney+ and Hulu.

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