Twenties Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV-14
TV Episode | 22 min | Comedy

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Twenties

Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV-14

TV Episode | 22 min | Comedy

An earthquake shakes up the girls' relationships. Marie becomes wary of Chuck when a night watching porn together goes awry. Hattie grows more fond of Ida when she's tasked with sorting her old manuscripts, leading to a heart-to-heart.

Showrunner

Susan Fales-Hill

Director

Juel Taylor

Writers

Lena Waithe (created by) | Naomi Iwamoto (written by) (story editor) | Kimiko Matsuda-Lawrence (staff writer) | Daniel Willis (staff writer)

Producers

Susan Fales-Hill | Christine Larson-Nitzsche (produced by)

Composer

Amanda Delores Patricia Jones

Cinematographer

Michelle Lawler

Editor

Taylor Mason

Casting Directors

Libby Goldstein | Junie Lowry-Johnson (as Junie Lowry Johnson)

Production Designer

Sammi Wallschlaeger

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 25, 2020

Release date

Mar 25, 2020 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

5 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
19 cast members

Name	Known for
Jojo T. Gibbs Hattie (as Jonica T. Gibbs) Hattie (as Jonica T. Gibbs) See fewer	Fresh (2022)
Christina Elmore Marie Marie See fewer	Fruitvale Station (2013)
Gabrielle Graham Nia Nia See fewer	In the Shadow of the Moon (2019)
Sophina Brown Ida B. Ida B. See fewer	Because I Said So (2007)
Jevon McFerrin Chuck Chuck See fewer	Twenties (2020)
Parker Young Zach Zach See fewer	Imposters (2017)
Big Sean Tristan (as Shawn "Big Sean" Anderson) Tristan (as Shawn "Big Sean" Anderson) See fewer	Terminator Genisys (2015)
Sheria Irving Lorraine Lorraine See fewer	Kindred (2022)
Iman Shumpert Quintrell Quintrell See fewer	21 & Over (2013)
Alex Akpobome Ben Ben See fewer	Industry (2020)
Madeleine Byrne Lauren Lauren See fewer	Twenties (2020)
Ashli Haynes Courtney Courtney See fewer	Twenties (2020)
Jon Sklaroff Tim Tim See fewer	Gifted (2017)
Chinyere Dobson Maya Maya See fewer	You People (2023)
Alex Skinner Sean Sean See fewer	Super Pumped (2022)
Caroline Tudor Del Del See fewer	Selfish (II) (2016)
Kalena Ranoa Amber Amber See fewer	All Rise (2019)
Eric Lutz Buddly Buddly See fewer	Status Updates (2021)
Terence Davis Doowayne Doowayne See fewer	Wayward Sisters (2024)