This small-town drama started making viewers ‘uncomfortable.’ Its creator is thrilled

There’s something about “P-Valley” that draws you in, more than likely its central trifecta: the promise of sex, the hope of love and the certainty of death. Television Hollywood considered Black strip clubs ‘taboo.’ Then came ‘P-Valley’ Katori Hall talks turning her play into Starz’ “P-Valley,” showcasing strippers as athletes and artists, and demanding action from American theaters. “I always tell people the show is not called ‘The Pynk,’ the show is called ‘P-Valley.’ What I have found to be the most ambitious thing is getting inside of our characters more and becoming more intimate with them,” said Hall, who won a 2021 Pulitzer Prize for her play “The Hot Wing King.” “The audience, because we’re getting behind the masks, literally and figuratively, of all of our characters, they’re beginning to see themselves more … and it’s been making people really uncomfortable, which is a joy.” And no one is seeing more than Uncle Clifford, who is in everybody’s business. “This season, it’s like the Olympics for me with Uncle Clifford; it’s an emotional roller coaster,” Annan said. Hall and Annan joined The Times to break down Season 2’s style, some of it lovingly called “corona couture.” Chitlins suit Nicco Annan as Uncle Clifford in “P-Valley.” This look and its pointed shoulder pads are inspired by Ugandan traditional wear called the gomesi.