Issa Raes highly-anticipated HBO comedy revisits a black narrative she says she hasnt seen on the small screen in a very long time.

While programs have tackled the more serious aspects of black life, Raes Insecure centers on the experience of a black woman in Los Angeles, dealing with dating, adulting and all the mundane aspects of life in between.

I say that black people dont really get a chance to just be regular and boring and go through everyday things and this is very much a slice of life show, Rae said during a live conversation with The Huffington Post on Tuesday.

The show, which premieres on Oct. 9, also focuses on the friendship between characters Issa and her best friend Molly. That bond between the programs principal black female characters a nod to Mara Brock Akils Girlfriends came from the real-life relationship between Rae and one of her best friends.

The show is clearly influenced by Raes witty sense of humor and personal life, but the actor, writer and producer said the script isnt autobiographical by any means. Instead, she called on a diverse group of writers to draw from their own experiences to craft the shows narrative.

Every writer has like a piece or a morsel or a chunk of their life in [the script] and were all from different backgrounds, she told HuffPost Black Voices senior editor Lilly Workneh.