2 John Wells Dramas in the Works at HBO Max, Including ‘Things That Make White People Uncomfortable’

John Wells has lined up two more scripted TV projects at HBO Max under his overall deal with Warner Bros. Television, the streamer announced Friday. The first is a series inspired by the book “Things That Make White People Uncomfortable” from Michael Bennett and Dave Zirin. It is described as “a one-hour anthology series that has one goal: to make white people uncomfortable.” The first season will explore “the danger of white liberal thought” by taking a “hard look at how white liberal thought has impacted American society and contributed to the state of race relations in America today.” Bennett will serve as a executive producer on the series, with writer Rodney Barnes adapting Bennett and Zirin’s book.